How to learn English? (30/30 Challenge)

[Aryam]

Hi Torsten!
I found your idea very useful, since I read your topic here, I have started to listen to BBC or CNN or other English channels, by the time I began to understand much more than before, which means that I came across with a very important vocabulary in different fields, actually I can understand native speaker easily and without any problems.
This morning I listened to BBC news and I gathered the main headlines...include,
-Brazil confirm that they finally found French plane debris floating over the Atlantic Ocean.
-President Obama visiting Middle East .
That is what I remember now..

[Jose]

South Africa President Jacob Zoma promised to create 500 jobs by December during his first nation State speech.
British cytizen was killed in Maly.
Investigators found fragments from french plain 447 which crashed in Antalantic ocean on Monday morning. The number of pasengers was more than 200 and there was no sign of life. The fragment was stretched about five kilometers. The investigation will be difficult because the sea where the crash took place is very deep and mountainous. The black box wan't found yet.
China tightened the security in Tianna men square on the occasion of its 20th anniversary.
Barack Obama visits Saoudi Arabia. Ben Laden said hObama followed the same steps as George Bush.Ben Laden warned to attack US again.
One member of Gordon Brown government resigned.
Jose

[Romashka]

Hi Torsten,

What Can I say? I'll try this approach =)
I have noticed that when I'm listening something while doing my daily activities I'm not concerned about the information I'm receiving at all.
Now I try to develop my own learning system by your advice. But what should I do with the grammar? I understand that I will not be able to learning English grammar every day (with listening it's much more easier)..

Thanks for your help.

[Bek]

Hi all.
I think, it's a good and usefully idea mr. Torsten, but I haven't time, because my job take a more time, if I rest or have free time my daughter ask me play with her. When I say before it's perfect idea, and the next week I will start listening radio or book. By the way anybody know where in intranet I can listen radio and hear music in English. I will pleased if you help me.

[Torsten]

Hi Bek,

The idea of the 30/30 Challenge is to surround yourself with spoken English for at least 60 minutes per day. To do that you don't need any more time. All you need is to change your habits. For example, you can have CNN or the BBC play in the background while you are having breakfast or even while you are playing with your child. You can listen to an audio book while you are commuting to and from work. The 30/30 Challenge doesn't say you should listen to English only in your 'free time'. It says you should try and incorporate spoken English into your daily routines.

As for free listening resources, simply google 'CNN Internet radio' or 'BBC radio' or 'CNBC radio'.

Good luck,
Torsten
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[Sunshinegirl]

Hi Torsten!
First of all I would like to thank you about learning emails, and the patience that you have! Every single day I learn something new. Thanks!
I also would like to excuse that sometimes I don't come to the forum for a long time, but I just don't have the time to do it.
Thanks to all that support that wonderful site!
About the topic I think that you're right. We must listen english every day.

Regards,
Angelina

[Sadig Sati]

Dear Torsten:
Thank you for the new idea
I hope I will be able to follow the program up to the end then sence the diffierence and improvement of my langauge.
Is it enough to hear Radio news for 30 minuts per day?
This because i had no other source of english audios availble in my country.
Sadig Sati

[Jmr2de]

Hi,I'm Jacqueline

I'm Hispanic, since living here in USA I always hear radio and the television in English, only when I need relax me listen Spanish music.

[Maggie]

[Nasernow]

hi evrybody
i think listening only 30 minuates to english audio is lke that you revieu the english words in your mind with high speed
of course we have to countinue our experince and i think after a time suddenly our ears will open and will be like a amaze that you know the meaning of the films. imean it will acure suddenly not slow
thanks

[Maggie]

H Kitos, Torsten and everyone

Here is my next topic for 30/30 Challenge.

Discover Tunisia

-Take a language guide , but not a lot of money
It means if you want to visit Tunisia, you don't need to spend much money.
-sandwich between Algeria and Liberia
Eg. Louisiana sandwiches in between Texas and Mississippi.
-financial difficulty
Eg. Because of financial difficlty, we need to save money in case of unemployment.
-don’t offend people
Eg. From time to time, we should speak more carefully to avoid offending others.

Please correct me if available and I speak more details on my voice file actually.
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[Maggie]

Well, it sounds like something wrong with the "record". I'm not sure weather something is wrong with my computer or not. I'll check it myself later when I come back home because now I'm NOT at home at this moment. I simply study something in a studying center where I also can get on Internet.

Speak to you soon.
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[Abdirisack Hassan]

DEAR tutor
am abdi i hope you will apprciate to see me in the forum coz you asked me so many times its good for me to see me in the forum.

really, i enjoy your lessons and it seems that my level of english is going well, so before my quesion let me to say you and the other friens in the forum HI!

my question is how can i improve my abilty of speaking since i live in africa.

[Abdirisack Hassan]

DEAR tutor
am abdi i hope you will apprciate to see me in the forum coz you asked me so many times its good for me to see me in the forum.

really, i enjoy your lessons and it seems that my level of english is going well, so before my quesion let me to say you and the other friens in the forum HI!

my question is how can i improve my abilty of speaking since i live in africa.

am abdirisack my E-mail is cadaawe2826@yahoo.com