Pablo's First Impressions of "Effortless English"

by Pablo Alcantara
(Huelva, Spain)

*For those of you who don't know, my brother in law, Pablo, is currently studying with "Effortless English" to see if the course actually works.

Pablo wasn't comfortable writing in English just yet, so I translated his Spanish comments into English for you.*

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Hi Everyone, I'm going to answer some questions about the "Effortless English" course.

1) How do you feel while doing the course?

Very good. It has met my expectations so far (after the first week).

2) Is "Effortless English" like other English courses? Why or why not?

Effortless English is not like other courses because it focuses on only listening, in order to get used to the sound, pronunciation and way to speak English in a very relaxed way. You don't find this sort of thing with other courses that focus almost exclusively on studying grammar.

3) What is that you like the most about the "Effortless English" MP3 course?

I like the fact that I am getting used to listening to English and I am noticing that each time I use the materials I catch or understand more words and I understand everything better.

I also like how relaxed and easy the course is to do. I can listen to the course on my mp3 player when I take the bus or when I workout.

The vocabulary section is really useful and a good addition to the course because it explains the meaning of the more complicated words in a simple and easy to understand way.


4) What do you like the least about the course so far?

The first "mini-story" is maybe a little slow and repetitive, but AJ explained that it would be the first so that we can understand it more easily and answer the questions. I guess that with each level the course adapts its speed and level of difficulty for the mini-stories.

5) Are you going to keep using the course? Why or why not?

I'm going to keep using the course because my goal is to be able to have a fluid conversation in English and I believe that with this method I will be able to achieve my goal.

Other methods or courses teach you lots of grammar but leave out listening skills and pronunciation. I believe that these aspects

of English are more important because grammar isn't going to help you if you when you don't understand what others are saying or you don't know how to say what you want to say.

See you soon,
Pablo

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If you'd like to try Effortless English for yourself and leave your own comments or review here, just visit "www.effortlessenglishclub.com" to get your copy today.

Hola todos, voy a responder a las preguntas sobre el curso, ""Effortless English"".

1) ¿Como sientes haciendo el curso?

Muy bien, se están cumpliendo mis expectativas.

2) ¿Es como otros cursos? Porque si o no?

No es como otros cursos, porque en éste se trata simplemente de escuchar, de acostumbrar el oído a la pronunciación y forma de hablar en inglés de forma relajada. Esto no se consigue con los cursos que se dedican casi exclusivamente a estudiar gramática.

3) ¿Que es la cosa que mas te gusta?

Lo que más me gusta es que estoy acostumbrándome a escuchar en inglés y noto que cada vez capto más palabras y lo entiendo mejor.

Además es un curso muy relajado y fácil de realizar, ya que lo puedo escuchar con mi mp3 cuando voy en el autobús o estoy practicando deporte.

La parte del vocabulario me parece muy acertada, porque te explica el significado de las palabras que se suponen más complicadas de una manera muy sencilla y fácil de comprender.

4) ¿Que es la cosa que menos te gusta?

La primera mini-historia es quizás algo lenta y repetitiva, pero ya te avisa que por ser la primera es más lenta para que sea más fácil de entender y así poder contestar las preguntas. Supongo que cada nivel irá aumentando la velocidad y dificultad de la mini-historia

5) ¿Vas a seguir con "Effortless English"? Porque si o no?

Voy a seguir con el curso porque mi finalidad es poder mantener una conversación fluida en inglés, y con este método creo que al final seré capaz. Otros métodos te enseñan mucha gramática pero dejan la parte que considero más importante, que es acostumbrar el oído a la pronunciación, porque de nada sirve saber mucha gramática si después no sabes que te están hablando o si no te entienden lo que quieres decir.

Hasta pronto,
Pablo

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If you'd like to try Effortless English for yourself and leave your own comments or review here, just visit "www.effortlessenglishclub.com" to get your copy today.