BARNES

METHOD
ENGLISH SPECIALIST
Barnes Method Invented
by Dr Perry Barnes

Method Specialist
Writing this Edition
Rodivaldo Marcelo Raimundo
How to suddenly enjoy English, learn
lots and find yourself speaking English
perfectly
Translated into 5 Languages
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 I remember my first time . . . being absorbed into a story about something that intrigued me enormously,
even though the actual topic is irrelevant at the moment because it started quite innocently as I first read
with deep curiosity and anticipation, even during the opening paragraphs of what I was reading, while I was
more and more consumed into what it was I hadn't yet known, and wanted to because the story wasn't just
about the story as much as it was about desire: wanting to draw me into an experience in my mind that was
as real as could be inside in such a way that whatever was on the outside didn't matter as much anymore and
perhaps even at all because my attention focused inside on the experience that was unfolding
Owen Fitzpatrick

Experiencing stories so vividly, like the ones told by great story tellers, the ones that spark every sensory
receptor triggering connections in each cortex, from clean bright images to crystal clear sounds, tingling
sensations from the surface of your skin to the deepest fiber of your bones, is what creates ideas so profound
that they blur the differences between what is reality and what is hallucination, and since it can be very
difficult to distinguish these difference means you can build realities around how well you can
conversationally and naturally weave the fabric that will be present inside your mind with any subject you
want and propagate that to others
John La Valle

Subject: MÉTODO BARNES

He says:
I am a professor and I am looking for a method as I am decided that I will open a good English
school in the axis Goiânia-Anápolis-Brasilia (those are Brazilian cities in the middle of Brazil)
I got your contact through the internet and the indication of your phone many times linked to the
Method Barnes.
I would like to know the methodology and resources applied as well as the possibility of applying
the method to a conventional school.
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I asked him at the answer to contact you. I said we did a partnership in translation that is why my
name is there and that you are the creator of the method

Good luck
Best,
Gil

Subject: Re: MÉTODO BARNES

Gilseane Stefani,

Sou professor universitário e procuro o método porque estou decido a abrir uma boa escola
de inglês no eixo Goiânia-Anápolis-Brasília.
Consegui o seu contato na internet, inclusive com a indicação de um número de
telefone (07951048218), várias vezes vinculado do Métdo Barnes.
Gostaria de conhecer a metodologia e os recursos empregados bem como a possibilidade
de aplicação do método numa escola convecional.

Se puder me ajudar, fico grato.

Jorge Bezerra - Goiânia / GO

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September 22, 2009 - Tuesday

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 Interesting URLs to learn and improve
English
Current mood: inspired
Hello everyone.

Below I show for you some websites

that are interesting for you keep your
English better day by day:

Voice Of America - American English

BBC Learning English - British English

English Grammar (Tips and Exercises)

Rachel's English - YouTube channel for American

English

Misterduncan (Duncan James) - YouTube

channel for British English

Teacher Paul - YouTube channel for American

English (pronunciation and grammar tips)

I hope this information come to be useful

for you and other ones interested in
learn and keep English language up to
date.
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 My best regards and happy studies for
all of you.

May 19, 2009 - Tuesday

Some tips from an English native about

learning English
Current mood: determined

Watch closely these two videos below

and think about what he, Misterduncan,
says.

Hugs from Rod.

Like anything new, English is not impossible to

learn. Maybe it is a little hard, but this is
normal for anyone in the begining. Do not give
up. Check it out.

American or British accent? Which kind of

English is the best to be spoken? It does not
matter because in the end you will decide.

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 Think and reflect about the words of
some wise ones
Current mood: thankful

Excellence is an art won by training and

habituation. We do not act rightly
because we have virtue or excellence, but
we rather have those because we have
acted rightly. We are what we repeatedly
do. Excellence, then, is not an act but a
habit.

Aristotle, philosopher (384 bC - 322 bC.).

Better give your path to a dog than be

bitten by him in contesting for the right.
Even killing the dog would not cure the
bite.

Abraham Lincoln, USA ex-President (1809 -

1865).

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 If you don't get out of the box you've
been raised in, you won't understand
how much bigger the world is.

Angelina Jolie, Actress.

If you concentrate only on what you

are good at, how do you want to be
good at everything?

Learning English as a second language

Current mood: thankful

Learning English as a second language:

Why do we need to learn English?

One of the reasons why we need to be

able to speak English nowadays is
because the world has become smaller.

Due the Internet and the development of

the global economy, more persons are
using English as a common way for
communication. Because of this,

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 companies are hiring more persons that
are able to speak more than their own
native languages. This means that English
is considered officially as an
international language for business
communication.

Anything you want to learn from

scratch is difficult, and English language
is not exception. There are some general
rules that can be used for learning
English. Check them out:

1. Learning English takes time and a lot of

patience; no hurry. So, be patient young
padawan.

2. Have a good vocabulary because if you

have no words, you don't have to work
with. Start from a strong base and
slowly build your learning on it day by
day.

3. English must be showed like a part of

your body. It must become a part of
your everyday life. Daily practice is
very important to improve your

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 learning.

4. Don't be worried about making

mistakes. The more mistakes you make
the more you'll learn from them. If you
make any mistake just try again until
you learn. It's that easy.

5. English should not be faced as just

another subject. It's the way how you
will learn that will make the difference.
But remember: no pain, no gain.

6. Practice and Confidence. These are two

important words to you remember when
learning English. Practice it everyday and
be confident. You will notice that the
more you practice your English the more
better it will become. The more confident
you become the more you will want to
use it. Simply say to yourself: I CAN DO
IT.

7. Some words you will think are very

easy; another words not so much.

8. Learning English should be a fun

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 experience; of course it will depend
totally on you.

Enjoy English.
Hugs from Rod.

March 9, 2009 - Monday

Some tips for English learning. Did you

know?
Current mood: working

1. Between 80% and 90% of language

students doing conventional courses
can't speak or read in language they're
studying.

2. Approximately 80% of foreign

language fluent speakers did not learn
languages at schools. Probably some
language teachers you know are self-
taught.

3. When you will choose a language

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school you should start studying by the
end of the course. This is, you could
watch some classes from the last stage
to check if the other students are feeling
comfortable and speaking naturally.
Otherwise, you just will be part of the
statistics.

4. Good foreign language speakers

know approximately 4,000 words, but
the group of words used daily it's
between 700 and 800. The big challenge
to be fluent in a foreign language is
simpler, and measurable, than you can
suppose or than any examination test
could evaluate.

5. According the more modern methods

for adult teaching, a person does not
need to do an evaluation test. The best
one is the student use the language day-
by-day. There are a lot of students that
can get excellent scores after
examination tests, but they cannot
articulate a simple phrase.

6. The 250 more common English words

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 appear in 60% of any written text.

7. You can learn English language and

don't be worried about grammar. Children
does not learn about grammar before
they can speak fluently. Related to
natural learning, word meaning and
grammar are the last stage in any
language teaching.

8. There are plenty of persons that are

perfectly able to talking in English to
themselves or to other language
teachers, but they can't talk to other
ones. The ability to speak a language
(speaking rhythm) depends on teaching
your body for that language rhythm.
While your body will not be adapted for
the new breathing rhythm, you will not
be able to acquire language fluency and
you will believe that your brain is
blocked.

9. Learn how to think in English is not

only a process in the mind: it's an ability
that depends on breathing, motor skill,
brain oxygenation and thinking velocity.

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 For example in the phrase The book is on
the table: you have 19 letters and 6
syllables (in Portuguese – o livro está
sobre a mesa – the same phrase has 20
letters and 10 syllables). Considering the
breathing, the Portuguese version is
longer than the English one. If you join
thinking and language, it's necessary
think faster in English than in Portuguese
because you use less time to speak in
English. Because this speaking speed that's
hard to develop the English thinking. So,
it will be necessary change old
conditioning and speed up the way you
think.

10. Without effort or stress out, it's

necessary just 4 or 6 months studying
to read and understand any English text

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MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC
MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC MAGIC
MAGIC
Hello guys!
My name's Gustavo, aka "Guto", I'm 22 going on 23 and Brazilian.
To begin with, I think English is the most important language to learn at this
moment, especially in the context of globalization.
I wonder, what's the most important English skill? What skill must you have to
communicate well? I'd say it's fluency! What's fluency? Fluency is the ability to
speak and understand a language quickly and easily, without translation. Fluency
means you can talk easily with native speakers and that is our main goal here. I'm
beginner like most of you and I'm here to exchange some experiences.
Dr Barnes is an excellent teacher, he's brilliant! I really like his method and his
books. So, to have a good teacher like him is a good start. I'm so proud to be one of
his students!
I think to be a fantastic English speaker, you must learn English with your ears, not
just with your eyes, it's an ideology of a North American teacher. In other words,
your ears are the key. The best listening must be understandable and repetitive,
both of those words are important. You must hear a new word and new grammar
many times before you'll understand them instantly.
Increase your learning time and also your listening time. Use iPod or MP3 player.
Listen to movies. Guys, that way you'll learn English faster!
Another great idea is to read a good English dictionary that brings some slangs and
most used expressions by natives and then your speech will sound like theirs. I do
that and it really works!
Read them, make phrases, practise more and more. Your English will come along
like mine.
You have tried the old ways, now it's time to try something new!
Good luck! I wish you success with your English learning!
'Til next time!

Gustavo

language is music
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