Friday, October 28, 2011

Secret #4: DON'T LISTEN!

 In the last secret I said LISTEN! LISTEN! LISTEN!
 Now I say DON'T LISTEN! What do I mean?!


 Do you know the difference between the verbs TO LISTEN
 and TO HEAR? TO LISTEN is active. TO HEAR is passive.
 Sometimes you can LISTEN too hard. Sometimes you can TRY
 too hard. Sometimes it is better only to HEAR. Let the
 radio play. Let the cassette play. But DON'T listen.
 Just HEAR. Your subconscious will listen for you. And
 you will still learn. If you listen and try to
 understand, you may block on one word and get
 frustrated. Don't worry! Just HEAR! Believe me, you will
 still be learning. The important thing is to let the
 radio or cassette or television or record PLAY. Let it
 play. And you - you do nothing. Your brain will HEAR,
 your subconscious will LISTEN and you will LEARN!

From Josef Essberger, Founder
 EnglishClub

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