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How Not to Learn English

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HowHow to learn Englishto learn Englishnotnot

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UseUse a reallya really oldold English bookEnglish book

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““The oxen are stepping on my feet”The oxen are stepping on my feet”

““Those people have Those people have lost your teeth”lost your teeth”

““Come down from the tree Come down from the tree so that I may kiss you...”so that I may kiss you...”

“This is my armIs this my head?Is this your leg?”

“My husband is a man”

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MemoriseMemorise the phrases the phrases In the old book and use In the old book and use them whenever you canthem whenever you can

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My tailor is richMy tailor is rich

Your tailor is not richYour tailor is not rich

Is your tailor rich?Is your tailor rich?

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PractisePractise on people you meet on people you meet

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Practise Practise on your petson your pets

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choose achoose a miraclemiracle methodmethod

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How many beers?How many beers?

GetGet drunkdrunk

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Join a Join a Crazy English Crazy English classclass

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Don'tDon't get a private teacher get a private teacher

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Don'tDon't get an experienced teacher get an experienced teacher

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Spend hours and hours in a language labSpend hours and hours in a language lab

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Write down Write down everyevery word that you find word that you find

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Don't Don't use a dictionary use a dictionary

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Look up Look up every wordevery word in a dictionary in a dictionary

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Learn your Learn your English English in in the streetthe street

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Translate Translate signssigns

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Try to Try to understandunderstandEnglish English pronunciation pronunciation

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La la la la la la la laLa la la la la la la laLa la la la la la la laLa la la la la la la laI just can't get you out of my headLa la la la la la la laLa la la la la la la laI just can't get you out of my headLa la la la la la la laLa la la la la la la laI just can't get you out of my headLa la la la la la la laLa la la la la la la laI just can't get you out of my headLa la la la la la la la

Learn Learn allall your your EnglishEnglishfrom pop from pop songssongs

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AyerAyer, , Todos mis apurosTodos mis apuros parecían parecían tan lejanostan lejanos, , AhoraAhora mira como simira como si

they' re aquíthey' re aquí permanecerpermanecer,,oh, creooh, creo adentro adentro ayerayer. . RepentinamenteRepentinamente, I' del , I' del hombre dehombre de m no m no mitad que eramitad que era, There' , There' sombra delsombra del S.A. S.A. queque cuelga sobrecuelga sobre mí, mí, Oh, vino ayerOh, vino ayer repentinamenterepentinamente. . Porqué Porqué ella ella Tuvo que ir I don' t sabeTuvo que ir I don' t sabe, , ella ella wouldn' t dice.wouldn' t dice. Dije,Dije, Algo Algo mal,mal, ahora yoahora yo de largo de largo para ayerpara ayer. . AyerAyer, , El amor era El amor era un juegoun juego tan tan fácil a fácil a jugar, jugar, Ahora Ahora necesito unnecesito un lugar lugar ocultar lejosocultar lejos, Oh, creo , Oh, creo adentro ayer. adentro ayer. PorquéPorqué ella ella Tuvo Tuvo que ir que ir II don' t sabe don' t sabe, ella , ella wouldn' t dice.wouldn' t dice. Dije, Dije, Algo mal, Algo mal, ahoraahora yo deyo de largolargo para ayerpara ayer. Ayer, El amor . Ayer, El amor era era un juegoun juego tan fáciltan fácil a jugar, a jugar, AhoraAhora necesitonecesito un un lugar lugar ocultar lejosocultar lejos, , Oh, Oh, creocreo adentro adentro ayer. ayer. MilímetroMilímetro--milímetro-milímetromilímetro-milímetro--milímetromilímetro--milímetromilímetro--milímetro-milímetro-milímetromilímetro..

Use automaticUse automatictranslationtranslation

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English Is Tough StuffEnglish Is Tough Stuff

Finally, which rhymes with enough --Finally, which rhymes with enough --Though, through, plough, or dough, or Though, through, plough, or dough, or cough?cough?

Hiccough has the sound of cup.Hiccough has the sound of cup.

My advice is to give up!My advice is to give up!

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