ADVANCED METHOD to LEARN and REMEMBER ENGLISH WORDS

The Goldlist Method
Remember 1000s of Words
With NO Memorization

  • What it is
  • How it works
  • How to do it
  • All the resources you will need
  • My own personal experience
By
Robert Farmilo

The Goldlist Method for Deep Learning English ---> What is it?

There are English expressions, phrases, and words you want to learn...that you want to remember. You need this stuff to be stored in your long-term memory.

This method will do this for you.

Your long-term memory works under the surface in your subconscious...and it works best when you don't know it is going on.

The Goldlist Method is going to do this for you with some consistent and regular application of this method.

How it Works:

You write down in one notebook lists of words, phrases, and expressions that you want to stuff into your long-term memory.

Now comes the super-weird part: You wait two weeks (or longer) and come back to the list and test yourself to see what you remember from the list you made.

Believe it or not, you will discover that you will remember about 30% of the list...without having studied the list for two weeks or longer.

How to Do It:

VIDEO: GOLDLIST METHOD EXPLAINED


You need a notebook. I recommend you use a notebook with at least 25 lines on each page. Make sure it is a notebook you can easily write in.

Select pens that you like to use. You can use different colors for the different parts of the list you will be creating. You don't have to use different colors. I suggest you experiment and find the colors that you like best.

In my case, I am happy to have a pen that works. You see, in my home, it is almost impossible to keep the pen borrowers from finding and "borrowing" one of my pens.

Here is an example of how to set up your notebook:

Take Breaks

Do not do more than 20-minutes at any one time when you add words and such to your list. Take at least a ten-minute break between each list you work on. This is to keep your long-term memory working properly. Don't try and do more. It won't work.

Important Note

Once you have been doing this regularly for 15 days in a row, you will have at least one list to begin distilling words and such into your first "distillation" also known as "D1".

When another 15 days go by, you can begin to do your second distillation, known as "D2". This D2 list is derived from your D1 list.

After another 15 days, it is time to begin your third distillation of words and such from your D2 list. This third list is known as D3.

It can seem a bit confusing when you read about it. But once you go over the "how-to" part a few times, it is easy to do.

What makes it all worth the effort and time are the results. You see, you are bending your long-term memory to serve you. And this Goldlist Method is another version of spaced repetition.

Spaced repetition is the way we mostly learn anything at all. The trick is to incorporate your long-term memory into how you learn...get that long-term memory chugging away right from the get-go.

That is why it is crucial for you to take ten-minute (or longer) breaks between working on any one of your various lists...and not to work longer than 20 minutes on any one of your lists.

Where to Find the Content?

If you have already been studying your language of choice, you will find all kinds of raw content in previous course books and notebooks.

Plus, you will find stuff to learn in all the usual suspect sources, including news articles, word lists, phrase lists, TV shows, subtitles of movies and series...any specialized vocabulary lists you need to master. Do you get the idea?

Here are some lists you can plunder:

1000 Most Common English Phrases:

Legal Lingo:

https://www.plainenglish.co.uk/files/legalguide.pdf

2265 Most Frequently Used English Words List 
Includes many examples of how to use each word.

4000 Most Commonly Used Words:
https://www.worldclasslearning.com/english/4000-most-common-english-words.html

LEARN GROUPS OF WORD FAMILIES:
Most Common Word Families?
What is the word family?



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The ULTIMATE explanation of the Goldlist method to learn vocabulary without memorizing!

---> Click Here


LINKS TO MORE ABOUT THE GOLDLIST METHOD:

https://www.open.edu/openlearn/languages/learning-languages/the-goldlist-method

https://howtogetfluent.com/gold-list-method/

https://www.languagementoring.com/goldlist-method-how-to-learn-vocabulary/

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GHKy2nK1oLM

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Alternative to the Goldlist Method:

Chaotic Language Learning Method English1

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dk9gJtmWWH

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HOW TO REALLY UNDERSTAND SPOKEN & WRITTEN ENGLISH


By Robert Farmilo

This is one of the same methods I use to learn a foreign language. I have included links to the best online resources currently available.

What is it?

The Dictation Method
It Really Works!

Quickly Improves EVERY English Language Skill


Okay, so what do you do?

Read the lesson plan.
After you have read the lesson plan, scroll down and find the first dictation link.



You open up the FIRST link on this page, and sit down with your notebook and click on FIRST set of the ELEMENTARY exercises. You will hear English being spoken. You write down what you hear. 


Then you check what you have written with the transcript of what you listened to. Correct any mistakes you have made. 

Any words you do not know, add them to your New Words List.
Begin to actively use your new words following the method outlined in this lesson:

Realistic Expectations
What you can realistically expect to happen when you consistently practice this method?

  • Quicker understanding when people talk to you in English.

  • Your spelling of English words will get a lot better.

  • Speed up your ability to speak English more fluently.

  • Learn AND remember a lot more English vocabulary.

  • Help you with correct punctuation of written English.

  • Improve your reading skills.

  • Smooth out pronunciation problems.

  • Become closer and closer to being like a native English language speaker.


WARNING!
To have results with this method you MUST be consistent.
How often should you do it?
Do it six days a week OR five days a week.
(IF you can't do that, how about four days OR three days a week?)

How long should you do it?
30 to 60 minutes each time you practice this method.

Not able to do it for 30 minutes? Do it for as long as you can. If that is 25, 21, 17, 12, 9 minutes...whatever you can squeeze in is better than nothing.

Tools you need to really get the full results:
  • Notebook 
  • Pen or pencil
  • Laptop OR mobile phone OR computer
  • Someplace to do it
  • Quiet really helps
  • If not quiet space, then a headset, headphones

I have included a list of FREE online dictation resources for you to use. Please read how to use the resources before you start the exercises.

HOW TO USE THE DICTATION RESOURCES

I recommend you start with the first link. Click the link and then start with the ELEMENTARY exercises. Begin with the first section called QUESTIONS. Start at exercise number one. Do each one of the exercises. 

TWO IMPORTANT STEPS
When you have completed one dictation exercise and written what you have heard, these next two steps are going to take your listening comprehension skill to the next level.

ONE: Repeat the words out loud, in English. Imitate the way you hear the words being pronounced. Say the words out loud several times. Your main goal is to be able to repeat the words easily, without stumbling over the pronunciation. It may take you several attempts to begin to get the flow. Remember to imitate the way you are hearing the words being spoken.

TWO: Translate what you have written in English into your own, native language. Write your translation in your own native language. Do NOT use a translation tool like Google Translate or CHAT GPT.

After you have translated the English into your own language, verify your translation is correct by using a translation tool like Google Translate or CHAT GPT.

If you made some mistakes in your written translation, correct your mistakes. Now you are ready to complete the next exercise.



When finished, start on the next section, NUMBERS AND LETTERS, and when completed, start the next section, and so on.

Once you have completed ALL the exercises, begin the INTERMEDIATE level. After finishing ALL the INTERMEDIATE level exercises, begin and complete all the ADVANCED level exercises.  

English Club Dictation Exercises


Learn English Through Dictation

Dictation Practice, English

Native Speakers, Free Online

Practice English Through Dictation

Learn American English Online

Dictation Exercises for English Learners

Dictation in English Online

Advanced Dictation Exercises

Difficult Dictation Exercises

I can promise you measurable results if you use this method for 90 days, and do it for 30 to 60 minutes each time. 

What measurable results mean is you will notice a VAST improvement in your English language skills.

Remember to take a one day vacation after doing this method every six days. This means take the day off. Don't do any dictation practice. 

I recommend you take one complete day off each week from ANY English language training...if you are a serious English student who is practicing every day for two or more hours each day.

If you want results, you will have to put the work in over a period of time. After you complete the first 90 day period of doing this dictation method, that will not be the moment to stop doing this method. No.

The more you do this method over a long period of time, the better you are going to get at listening to and understanding what you are hearing when someone speaks to you in English.

And when you open your mouth to speak English, you will notice that the words you need will come faster into your mouth.

Your writing skills will dramatically improve. So don't spare the horses! Onward! 

IMPORTANT!

Do you know anyone who is even slightly interested in learning English?


Send them this link...they can use it to get a 15 minute FREE online English lesson with a native speaker. Copy and paste this link and send it to them, now!


Here are some lessons you can use to explode your English language skills:






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For Advanced and Intermediate English Students: TOP SECRET METHOD TO LEARN ENGLISH


HOW TO LEARN ENGLISH
COMBINE FOUR ENGLISH LANGUAGE SUPERPOWERS: READING, WRITING,  LISTENING and SPEAKING


by
Robert Farmilo
(There is some really cool stuff waiting for you at the end of this lesson...don't miss it!)




NOTE: This is a method I use to learn a language that is NOT my original native mother tongue. I can tell you from personal experience, this method will get you deep inside the English language.


Here is the video I made
that explains part of the Top Secret Method

 Let's get started with this method of super-charging your English language skills.

 ONE: Find a book in English. It can be either fiction or non-fiction. Best place is to look for a book "in the public domain."

 SUPER TIP FOR YOU
Decide what level of reading difficulty you want. You can always choose easy-to-read books.
TWO: You can find books by typing into the Google search bar: "English books in the public domain."
THREE: Okay, now select a book title you are interested in. Let's say it is The Maltese Falcon by Dashiel Hammet. Type into Google search: "The Maltese Falcon, PDF, free".

Here is the website link I used for this example:
http://lucite.org/lucite/archive/fiction_-_hammett/dashiell.hammett.-.the.maltese.falcon.pdf

You can use this website to find lots of titles. (Yes, it is free.)
http://lucite.org

 NOTE: You may have to try a few websites before you find one that opens directly to the PDF of the book.

 Some websites want you to register first with your email address. If you don't mind doing that, go for it.

 FIVE: Now go to You Tube and type, "audio-book, The Maltese Falcon, free".

 Once the page loads, find a free audio-book version. 

 SIX: Synchronize your PDF webpage and the audio-book webpage. Start the audio-book version and begin to read along with the PDF pages of the book.


SEVEN: If you can't keep up with the audio-book and read at the same time, go to the You Tube page and change the speed of the playback of the audio-book.

 EIGHT: Change the playback speed by clicking on the settings icon shaped like a cog. This cog is found in the lower right hand corner of the video, just above the timeline of the video.



You can make the playback speed a lot faster or you can make it a lot slower. Find the speed that allows you to keep up while you read the text of the PDF copy of the book.

 NOTE: You are probably going to discover that you will not know the meaning of phrases and words. This next step will help you bridge this gap.

 NINE: Open up the Google Translate webpage. Select the English language and your native language. Every time you find a word or phrase you do not know the meaning of, or you are unsure of the meaing, copy it and then paste the word or phrase into the English side of the Google Translate webpage.
NOTE: Many students tell me that Google Translate is okay for some languages, but not all languages. My students from KSA (the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia) tell me that Google Translate is not very good for complicated translations of the English language...or even for simple translation of common phrases from English into Arabic---and vice-versa.

 (What do you think? Does Google Translate do a good job in your language? Please let me know in the comment box.)

 NOTE: An alternative to Google Translate, especially for Arabic, is the Cambridge Dictionary Translator.
TEN: Now type into the Google Translate the English name of the book. Copy the name in your language.

 ELEVEN: Open up a new tab and paste the name of the book in your language and make sure to add "...PDF...."

 TWELVE: Now see if you can find a free version of the book in your own language in a PDF. If you do find one, open it up and now you are ready for the next step.

 THIRTEEN: To maximize your study time, you can split your screen into two, three or four sections. This way, If you are using Windows 10, you can split your screen into four different screens using "snap".
For Mac users:> SPLIT YOUR SCREEN <

FOURTEEN: Now you are ready to get to work. Begin to play the audiobook from the beginning. Sometimes you will have a few minutes of narration covering details about the recording you are listening to. 

 Find the start of the story and then begin to follow along with the PDF version of the book. 

 FIFTEEN: Stop after you have read one complete page. Start again from the beginning, but this time, you read aloud to yourself. Your goal here is to take your time and practice your pronunciation of each word.

 Rinse and Repeat:
After doing this, listen to the audiobook version starting at the beginning of the same page while you read along silently to yourself. 
Yes, you are going over the same part a second time. This is the hard part...repetition. Okay, now read the same part outloud to yourself. 

 What? The entire procedure two times in a row? Yes. That's right. (For those of you who are super-serious, do it a third time. Want to be really intense? Okay, do it again... a fourth time!)

 IF you find that one page is too much, then try half a page. If that seems to be too much, try a few paragraphs. And if that is too much, try just one paragraph.

 Your job is to find the amount that is just right for you. And that may end up being only one sentence at a time. This is okay as long as you follow the system I have outlined for you.

 NOTE: Each time you do this, copy and paste any words or phrases that you do not understand...or write them down in a notebook or on a piece of paper.

IMPORTANT!  Find out what the words mean. Yes, this is very time consuming. But if you do this work now, you will really make some progress with your English language comprehension.


One way you can do this is to check the PDF version of the book in your own language to find the translated meaning of these words and phrases. Here is an example:

Check the meaning of words you do not know or are unsure of using Google Translate or similar translation software.

 You may find that there are some words that you see many times but just cannot seem to remember what the words mean. I feel your pain. You are NOT alone. 

 My super-sauce-solution for this recurring  Oh-no, not this-word-again syndrome is to get a pen or pencil, your notebook, and write down the word or phrase along with the meaning in your native language and also in English.

 Now you keep writing the word (or phrase) and it's meaning over and over. Just keep doing this, over and over, until you remember the meaning of the word.

 The very next day, you test yourself to see if you remember the words and phrases that you worked on the previous day.

 Do this by once again writing out the words and phrases you studied the day before.

 If you do remember correctly, then you can start in on the next group of words and phrases that you do not know or are not sure of their meaning.

Do you have trouble remembering English vocabulary?



This is a version of something called SPACED REPETITION. The purpose of this training is for you to remember what you learn. That would be a good thing, right?


What we know is that memory needs to be reinforced through the repetition of what we are learning. And we also know that having lags of time between each repetition of what you have learned is the best way to strengthen your memory.

Is there a time lag that is the very best of all possible intervals of time between repetition of remembering what you have already learned?

 Well, yes...there is. Take a look at this chart below.
So, you have a word...say it is the word "misconception." Okay, great. You have this word show up on your flashcard sequence...and you actually remember what it means in English and your own language.

 GREAT!

 This word won't show up again in your flashcard sequence for seven days. If you don't remember the word...you start over again---back to Day One. The word shows up the very next day. IF you don't remember the word, you start over at the beginning. The word shows up in your flashcard sequence the very next day. Better get it right or...yes, it starts over at the beginning.

 Anytime in the sequence that you cannot remember what the word means, the word is sent to the beginning of the interval sequence---the word starts over at Day One.

 One way to think of this entire process of learning words and phrases is that you are rehearsing for a part in a movie or TV series. You must know all your lines for you part.

 You also MUST use the word or phrase in sentences that you create yourself. Yes! You read right...sentences, in English---past tense, present tense, future tense---each tense, a different sentence.

 Boring! 
For some people, yes! But...effective.

 VERY IMPORTANT!
 Add these words into your spaced repetition software or make your own flashcards to practice with later on.


I have a special lesson for you if you want to really learn AND remember English vocabulary. This is a very detailed lesson. 
Click the image to get started!

Anything you cannot really understand, you MUST make sure to check with your English tutor. Don't scrimp on this part---believe me, it is well worth it.

If you've come this far and have been carefully reading every word and using all of the method I've revealed so far, you deserve this total game-changer method.

 Any word or phrase you really want to remember requires that you do this simple mental exercise.

 Close your eyes and imagine that you are writing the word or phrase on a blackboard. See the word or phrase being written one letter at a time. 

 Do it a few times inside your mind. Okay, that's it.

 You will immediately notice a big improvement in your recall of the word or phrase.


NEXT: You might find that you need a different style of English language writing to get your motor running. It might not be an old novel or story that inspires you.

 It might be an entirely different style of writing.

NOTE: Some students of English do NOT want to read novels or non-fiction books.
You might be one of these types of students.
You are looking for something different.

 Does this sound like you or someone you know?

 Here are two great resources for you to use to find truly powerful and useful speeches and uplifting and inspiring content.

 You will find videos and audios accompanied by the complete transcript of the spoken content. This is a perfect mix for you to apply the Top Secret Method of learning the English language.

 Here is the first link:
https://speakola.com/grad/viola-davis-barnard-commencement-2019

You can learn and memorize many phrases and ideas from this resource.

 Here is a really good example of one such phrase:

 Power concedes nothing without a demand.

You can also use this method to perfect your ability with your own, native language.

 Here is another source for you to use...also fairly awesome:
https://www.englishspeecheschannel.com/english-speeches/

 NEXT IMPORTANT POINTS? This Top Secret Method will take time. You probably will find that it takes one hour to read and really understand one or two pages.

Every word you do not know must be entered in your personal flashcard software program. Here is one that is free to use:
https://www.cram.com/

This Top Secret Method is not for the faint of heart.
It may seem easy, but it isn't really easy, at all.
In fact, this method is difficult because it demands that you pay a lot of attention while you are doing it.

 A bit of back-story will be a good idea... 
...over the years, I have asked all my students a series of questions before accepting them as students.

 When it comes to the subject of reading, some students tell me they don't like to read...even in their own language.

 One of the accompanying comments I hear is that they get bored. Oh-oh---boredom! Oh dear, we wouldn't want you to be, gasp, bored!

 The same students will tell me when I ask them what their goal is with the English language: "...I want to speak like native English speaker...."

 Also, a good number of people I interview tell me when I ask them that they are going to be taking some kind of English fluency test in the near future. Perhaps they are going to be tested by taking IELTS, TOEFL, TOEIC.

 > LIST OF ENGLISH LANGUAGE PROFICIENCY TESTS <

 Plus, a good number of students are willing to do whatever it takes to reach their desired goal. And for good reasons, too. 

 Often the achievement of being really good at the English language will help them make a lot more money and also give them significantly increased job security.

 For the business person, knowing what the bleep is being said by the fast-talking native English speakers or their non-native counterparts can be the difference between being hosed or not.

 So, if you read the phrase "being hosed" and didn't get what that meant, you really need to pay attention to what I am about to reveal to you.

 I went to a lot of trouble making a video that explains this top-secret method to you. You can watch this for free, as many times as you want. No charge. But really, you should be paying me a lot of money to learn what I am about to show you. Oh well, that's just the kind of guy I am.

 Consider it a token of my better nature...a gesture of goodwill to you.

What I can promise you is this: IF you actually use this method for 90 days, you are going to rapidly accelerate your English language skills.


http://lucite.org/lucite/archive/fiction_-_hammett/dashiell.hammett.-.the.maltese.falcon.pdf

FREE! Instant access: No email address or anything like that. 
TRY THIS SUPER METHOD
TO IMPROVE YOUR ENGLISH
I MADE THIS VIDEO FOR YOU,
SO WATCH IT (90 SECONDS!)
Here is the video I made for the Top Secret Method


NEXT?

READ COMICS TO LEARN ENGLISH & START TO "GET" THOSE ALL-IMPORTANT CULTURAL REFERENCES

Read Comics to get Deep Inside the English Language

Let's get this party started with a great website for you to use. This one is for those of you who like comic books. Here are three great words for you to learn: FREE, FREE, FREE!
>>> https://www.comixology.com/free-comics

And here is another one. It also features those three great English words (free, free, free). That was a joke, by the way. The link is NOT a joke. The link works, and it is free, free, free to use.
>>> https://getcomics.info/

 RELATED AND RELEVANT INFORMATION:What part of the brain is used during reading English?
https://www.scilearn.com/the-reading-brain/
The world's most researched reading program:
https://www.scilearn.com/program/




https://youtu.be/R6J-BCOROo8

What part of the brain is used in listening to English?
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3081613/

How the brain learns a new language:
https://brainconnection.brainhq.com/2001/01/27/how-the-brain-learns-a-second-language/


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