How to Use this Book

Do

• Read a little each day.

• Review and repeat the exercises more than once.

• Keep a positive “can-do” mindset. Stay focused on what you can do and how far you’ve come already!

• Focus on what you can do to improve your skills little by little.

• Learn one new thing each day.

• Think of ways to enjoy English and connect with other English speakers.

• Use both the text and audio. Listen to the audio version alone. Listen while you read. Repeat what you hear on the audio version, pausing as you go or using the shadowing technique (repeat as soon as you hear the words).

If you don’t have the audio version, you can find it at http://gonaturalenglish.com/ebook

DON’T

• DON’T give up if you don’t see immediate improvement. It takes time to change the way you learn and to realize that you are improving.

• DON’T stop reading if this book seems too difficult. But DO put it down if you need a break, try reading something else for a few days, then come back to it.

• DON’T compare yourself to others; just try to improve on your own skills little by little.

• DON’T focus on what you can’t do. You go to where you are focused. So, if you focus on what you cannot do, you will not improve.

• DON’T try to do everything alone. English is about connecting and communicating with others.