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Fast Easy Way to Learn a Languageby  Bill Handley2005 | pages: 146 | ISBN: 0731403355 | EPUB | 1,4 mbFast, Easy Way to Learn a Language is essential reading for anyone studying a language at school, for business, travel or just for pleasure. Well-known inspirational teacher Bill Handley speaks 15 languages at various degrees of fluency. He is passionate about learning languages and believes language learning should be an adventure. In this book he explains:    how to have fun building your vocabulary in record time    the easy way to get to grips with grammar    why you should use more than one textbook    how to use your ‘lost time’ to learn faster    what to do when you feel like giving up    how to write your own ‘survival skills’ course.Fast Easy Way to Learn a Language will have you speaking your new language in no time. The book explores all the important topics: active and passive learning, mastering a different alphabet, using recorded material, planning your own immersion program, making effective use of the internet and much more. It includes special advice for school and university students. This is the fun way to learn a language.Table of ContentsPreface vIntroduction vii1 Why learn a language? 12 Preparation 53 Choosing your tools 134 Getting started 275 Make your own survival course 436 Learning a different alphabet or writing system 477 Using a dictionary 538 Recorded material 579 Vocabulary 6710 Your plan 9111 Using ‘lost’ time 10312 Enjoy light reading 10713 Language classes 11114 Meeting people 11515 Grammar 12316 Plan your own immersion program 13917 What if you just don’t feel like it? 14518 Using the internet 14919 Advice for school and university students 15920 Language addicts 16521 How to make a comeback 169Afterword 171Appendix A: Model survival course 175Appendix B: Language websites 207Author InformationBill Handley is the author of the best-selling books Teach Your Children Tables, Speed Mathematics and Speed Maths For Kids. Based in Melbourne, he is recognised internationally as an authority on teaching and study methods. He lectures regularly to educators and teachers and his methods have achieved astonishing results in schools worldwide.