Effortless English: Learn To Speak English Like a native

How Mini-Stories Work
Let me give you a very easy and simple sample of a question-and-answer mini-
story, just a couple of sentences. Now, imagine you have a short little story about a
monkey. In listen-and-answer stories, it would work this way. As a teacher, I would
say: “Class, there was a monkey. Was there a monkey?” You would shout: “Yes!”
You could also shout, “Yes, there was a monkey!” but a one word answer is
sufficient.
Then I would say, “Was there a monkey or was there a girl? You would
immediately shout: “A monkey – a monkey.”
And I would say, “Ah, so there was a monkey?” Again, you would shout, “Yes, a
monkey.”
I would say, “Ah, I see there was a monkey. What was his name?” Here you don’t
know, so you guess quickly – John or Jim – anything – you would shout an answer
as fast as possible.
“Actually,” I would say, “his name was Reggie. Was Reggie a monkey or was

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Reggie a girl?” And you would shout again, “A monkey!”
This continues for twenty minutes or more, slowly building the story. I continue
to ask more questions, and because you are constantly answering questions, you
learn to think in English. You learn to respond, to answer faster and faster in
English. Now of course, this example is very simple. My real mini-story lessons are
longer and much more interesting, and there are a lot more questions. (You can
download a free sample Effortless English™ lesson, including a listen-and-answer
story, at: 
http://EffortlessEnglishClub.com/point-of-view-grammar
.) And when you
use these lessons, you will gradually train yourself to think in English.
Listen-and-answer stories are a form of active brain exercise. Because they are
stories, you can visualize what’s happening. You learn the phrases, grammar and
vocabulary in a meaningful context. Because the stories are strange and funny, you
remember the English used in them much longer. Because you constantly answer
questions, you learn to think and respond in English faster and faster.
In fact, a good listen-and-answer story skillfully combines all elements of the
Effortless English™ system into one powerful learning tool. I know of no better
tool for rapid improvement in spoken English.