One big warning here is to always remember that tests don’t really matter! What matters is that you
enjoy learning English, and that you become happy and comfortable with speaking it. The test is only
a nice little tool to give your mind something to head towards, so you can learn faster.
One reason many students stop enjoying learning English, or start to find it stressful, is because
education today is obsessed with tests and exams. When you are only thinking about passing exams,
so you can impress your parents, or get a certain job, or prove yourself, or whatever reason. When
you focus on tests alone, you can forget how much fun it is to learn English.
Remember the first chapter? Children love learning, because it is just fun to learn. You have to keep
that mindset. Always remember the test is just a tool to help your mind gently focus a little bit more
and learn a little bit faster. That is all.
Any time you start to feel stressed about preparing for a test, remember you can just drop the test at
any time. It’s not the real goal. The real goal is to enjoy learning English, and to speak it fluently soon.
The test is just to help you get there a little bit faster.
You might find that other people in your life – your parents or friends – take the test very seriously.
It’s because they don’t understand the principles in this book. Don’t let the stress of other people get
you nervous. This is another reason some people stop enjoying English. Because there is so much
pressure and expectations from other people.
Like all things in life, to fully enjoy it for yourself, you have to do it for yourself. Find a way to stop
worrying about what other people expect of you. Without meaning to, they can be holding you back.
Take the tests as a tool to help you learn, but nothing more. Don’t take them too seriously.
Also, passing a test does not necessarily mean you can have fun speaking English if you go to London
or New York. But to make a goal specific so your mind can focus on it, aiming for a test is a good
idea. It will supercharge your mind and make you learn twice as quickly!
I do understand that sometimes English tests are important, for your career, not just for personal
pleasure. Perhaps a university or future employer wants to see that you have that qualification as
proof of your English level. So the next chapter will teach you how to prepare for and pass English
language tests with ease.
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