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EUREKA! Suddenly I got an idea. First, I asked my seven-year-old daughter, what did she talk with her friends about? Then I asked her to repeat some phrases for me and recorded them with a microphone. Then I wrote these phrases in English and added Russian translations. Then I created a program to listen to these phrases in random order. I got something like this: *(I rewrote the phrases backward to give you better understanding how it's working)

politeness вежливость Привет! Hi! Рад тебя видеть! I'm glad to see you! Приятно тебя видеть! Nice to see you! Большое спасибо! Thank you very much! Я часто думаю о тебе. I often think of you. Хорошо выглядишь! You look very nice! Молодец! Good job! Это хороший вопрос! That's a good question! Не спеши! Don't hurry! Не волнуйся! Don't worry! Простите! Excuse me! Мне очень жаль! I'm sorry about that! Поправляйся скорее! Get well soon! Пожалуйста! You are welcome! Пока! Bye! recognize the phrase:

It took me 15 minutes to distinguish 15 phrases. On the same day, I found that I instantly recognized these phrases in any speech, even if they were surrounded by many unfamiliar words. My hearing seemed to skip unfamiliar words and to emphasize only well-known words and phrases. This discovery inspired me. I made a new block of phrases, and one more, and one more... The English language began slowly to open its doors. I decided to draw a kind of language system. I have defined the basic unit of this system, which, I thought, is a concept expressed by a noun. I chose some topics, such as food, clothes, people, body, weather, etc. I found pictures for these concepts and added other elements tested before: English word, Russian translation, sound and, finally, a program that allows me to hear the word in random order.

furniture мебель стол стол chair стул couch диван bed кровать

What is it? Train your memory

From that moment my rapid immersion in English started. next content