Learn English grammar, pronunciation, vocabulary, and listening with Listen & Answer Stories
Learn English grammar without studying any grammar rules. How?
Listen & Answer stories are designed to teach you grammar in an intuitive, natural way. You learn grammar the same way American children learn it– by understanding the structure of the language.
Most native speakers do not know grammar rules. Ask an American, “what is the past perfect tense” and most will not know. But, of course, they use the past perfect tense correctly every day.
In fact, they use English grammar effortlessly. They don’t think about it. Rather, native speakers have a “feeling for correctness”. They know what “sounds right” and they know what “sounds wrong”.
Can a non-native English learner develop these same skills? Yes. Definitely.
But you’ll never develop the natural ability to use grammar effortlessly if you try to learn by memorizing and thinking.
Learn English Effortlessly
In many ways, becoming effortless with English grammar is a zen-like experience. You can’t do it directly through studying grammar rules.
Listen & Answer stories, on the other hand, imitate the natural way children learn. Your job as the student is very easy- simply listen to the story and answer the super-easy questions.
In fact, I make the questions super-easy for a reason. If the questions were difficult, you would start to THINK. You would probably try to translate. I don’t want that. I want you to answer instantly and automatically– without any kind of translation.
Another thing I do in the stories is repeat these easy questions in many different ways. I do this to get the grammar structures deep into your brain. You don’t realize it, but as you answer all these easy questions, you are actually learning English grammar.
This kind of learning is useful and practical. You can learn English online with these stories- just download them and put them on your iPod.
Over time, you will use grammar correctly as you speak. You’ll use the correct grammar but you won’t think about rules at all.
The more you listen to the Listen & Answer Stories, the more deeply you learn the grammar, and the more automatically you will use it. That’s why I tell students to listen to only one Lesson Set per week. I want you to be a master of English grammar.
One final benefit of learning in this way– its a lot more fun. You’ll actually smile and laugh while you learn English grammar. Does that happen when you study textbooks? 
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God bless,
Yours,
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Regards,
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dear my teacher
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thank you again. to may I learning of you.
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Thank you,
October 17th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
AJ,
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October 17th, 2008 at 7:29 pm
ThAnks a lot for your helopful emails and you helphful ideas for learning english
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Thanks Hoge. I an English teacher in China. I discovered your website and the podcasts two weeks ago and found them fantastic. I am recommending my students to read and listen to your English learning materials and using your methods in teaching. It works and inspires me.
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October 20th, 2008 at 4:18 pm
Good afternoon A.J…!!!
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October 30th, 2008 at 6:03 pm
Ihas been learned english since five years,but couldn’t speck, now i have confidence to speck.Thank you A.J.Your teaching mathord is excelant. you are realy a good teacher.
November 3rd, 2008 at 5:31 am
Hi! AJ,
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It feels you are sitting right in front of me anytime I play my ipod.Questions are super easy.When I answer questions,I not only learn grammar intuitively but my pronunciation is also improving automatically.
I congratulate you on making such a impressive learning system.
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i’m really impressed of your english teaching method and i’m so happy because i can a lot improve my english knowledge, thank you indeed A.J
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hi, i glad you are helping me. thanks for everything. i feel better now about english but i’m still studying. thanks again…
November 14th, 2008 at 11:41 pm
It’s great. Your teaching gives me hope, motivation and energy to improve my English understanding and speaking. Thank You.
Anna
November 24th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
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December 5th, 2008 at 4:57 pm
Hi A.J.! Thanks for sending me your 7-Rules. I noticed that I’m improving specially my pronunciation as well as my poor listening ability. As my boss said that I’m not a good listener, that’s why when someone spoke to me I easily forgot everything what they were saying.
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I really found a better way to speak English effortlessly. You know, I’ve been searching a good English teacher on the internet for so many time and it is a blessing in disguise.
I’m so grateful to you. Please keep me sending your News Letter. Thanks again and more power to you! LA
PS,
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December 6th, 2008 at 12:05 pm
Hi,
I have been learning English since 2 years.but I still could not speak. your rules help me to improve. I told my friends about you.
thanks alot.
December 7th, 2008 at 8:15 pm
Hi
honestly , i feel that i just now started learning english correctly with your ideal way. i am listening to the 7 rules in daily bases and they are very useful , thanks for your HUGE EFFORTS.
meshaal
December 10th, 2008 at 11:21 am
i just start to learn english whith you AJ. I hope to improve instinctly my speaking and my reading
thanks and see you later
December 13th, 2008 at 5:38 am
Thank you A.J Hoge, before I found your seven rules, I’s still not confident when speaking with my native bos from england, but now, i don’t be afraid to speak to them, i use your simple rule then I applied every day in the project meeting, thank one more time Huge, God Bless in Jesus Christ my shepherd.
December 14th, 2008 at 8:20 am
Hi!
May God always bless you & give you good health. You are helping many students. Your strategies in teaching is excellent….Hoping all teachers know your techniques.
With best regards,
Diane Makiling
From: Doha, Qatar
December 17th, 2008 at 7:39 am
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December 17th, 2008 at 10:09 am
Many thanks on your 7 rules, I’ve learn a lot may i request? please don’t stop emailing us about your new lesson your lesson and some of your videos is giving me to have self confident to speak English and i very like how you speak english more power and god bless..merry Christmas…
December 22nd, 2008 at 5:24 pm
i donot know what i want to say
but i realy like your english systeem i got to much penifit from you, any way i wont to say
thank you very much.
imad abduljabbar
December 23rd, 2008 at 9:51 pm
The lesson about Hitch is really great and useful. Please keep doing it
December 25th, 2008 at 6:15 am
Hi A J my best teacher just i want to say thanks thanks thanks ……
December 29th, 2008 at 3:42 pm
Hi!
i`d like to say thank you so much.. now i can speak easily i studied many years but i miss speaking easily i knew that listening is the key but i didn`t know how many times or listen to what but with your rules ican do it easily … i told my frinds about your website i want them to learn like i do
thanks alot
January 7th, 2009 at 1:17 am
Hi AJ,
Just wanna say thanks alot..your 7 rules its a great and helpfull to improve my english.
Thanks alot-again-
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hello.., AJ Hoge..
I’m your English learner..
I would like to say thank you for your rules.
They’re awesome.
Thanks…
January 14th, 2009 at 4:02 am
Thank you so much…I’m learning a lot through your mini-stories…they are great and I already learned a lot of vocabulary…I’m on my second lesson only and I’m already improving…I’m really greatful to you…Congratulations, your system really works …I’ve told my friends about your website .
Best Regards !
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hello dear AJ Hog !
Thank you for your 7 rule to improve my listening and learning english on that roules i could improve my listening thank you very much.
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Hi, you are a great Teacher.I always remember for your kind help.May god bless you.
January 27th, 2009 at 8:11 am
I have follow your rules and now I’m very happy that I can speak English. I appreciate your
help.
Thank You very much.
January 28th, 2009 at 4:25 am
hi Aj Hoge..
Thanks a lot for help me how to improve my english right now..
i try to study with your English recommendations..hope i’m successful..
January 30th, 2009 at 3:55 pm
thanks a lot…….
A.J.sir
i am so happy for your teaching.
January 31st, 2009 at 8:27 pm
Thank you,A.J.
I just start to use your mothed a few weeks ago and I feel good with it. My husband said that I made a big progress with my pronunciation. I’m happy about that. Thanks!!
February 1st, 2009 at 1:45 pm
HIIIII my english teacher
Thanks for your kind help…….
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hi AJ you are agreat teacher and helpful for evry learner. you are the best one who teaching english for ever
February 7th, 2009 at 6:10 am
a.j
thanks abundle .. i’m deeply grateful ..
all your lessons are amazing..an ur way of teaching is very smart ..
again thanks alot
February 14th, 2009 at 8:42 am
i hope to try this program. i trust it.
February 14th, 2009 at 7:54 pm
Hi,through the deeds that you are doing you look an experience teacher .
February 20th, 2009 at 1:09 am
My listening skill in English does improve very much, and I enjoy listening and reading your lessons everyday. You are a great teacher! Thank you very much.
February 20th, 2009 at 1:07 pm
Thanks A. J I received the 7 Rules and just star to use the method is easy and fun learn English with it
February 21st, 2009 at 10:19 am
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February 22nd, 2009 at 5:15 pm
hey ! A .J. How are you ? your technique is really innovative and spectacular. I am benefited tremendously. keep it up . God bless you .
Jewel Ahmed
Second Secretary (Customs)
National Board of Revenue,
Dhaka, Bangladesh
February 24th, 2009 at 7:13 pm
A.J, you and your lessons are great, thanks. I dont give any efort and time for leorning English any more, I realy escape from test books, I do it just as a fun. Thanks a lot, thanks a lot!!!!
February 26th, 2009 at 2:42 am
Thanks alot A.J
I found the best way how to inpruving my English.Iam enjoying with your Lessons.
I recomended many of my friends,and they also took them.
Regards
February 27th, 2009 at 9:18 pm
HI A.J. I WOULD LIKE TO THANK YOU DEEPLY FOR YOUR RESPONSE AND HELP WHICH ARE REALLY APPRECIATED.I REALLY DO WISH YOU MORE PROGRESS FOR THE SAKE OF THOSE WHO ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO DEVELOP THEIR LANGUAGE SKILLS.BY THE WAY,I ENJOYED YOUR E MAILS VERY MUCH AND WISH TO GET MORE. THANKS AGAIN. BBBBBBBBYYYYYYYYEEEEEE
March 4th, 2009 at 9:24 am
Dear Sir,
you are great. i improved my English skill with your given lessons. Thanks so much.
March 6th, 2009 at 11:41 am
We love you . Your styl and as a teacher
March 6th, 2009 at 10:49 pm
many thanks m.r A.J iam realy greetful to you iam continue your program in how to improve my skil language when i went outsid my country i feel happy to speake english fluaency becuase alwayes i rea phrases and listining by using audio so thank you very much
March 10th, 2009 at 3:38 pm
Hi Mr. AJ Hoge.
I have started learning English since 1995. I have found a great difficulty to speak English. Now, after listening to your samples you sent me (Hitch1 & Hitch2), I can say that your method is the best one yes effortlessenglish is number one.
Thank you very much for your help.
March 12th, 2009 at 6:24 pm
Thank you so much for your method teaching English
thank you aj
March 14th, 2009 at 2:45 pm
Thank you for your program.It really helps and I have never experienced such a successfull program,method before,you are wonderfull and as a foreing speaker og english,you are wright on every point about english language teaching.Thank you very much for your help
March 18th, 2009 at 6:23 am
Hi,
Dear respectful Hoge.
Hope every thing goes well in your life.
I tried a lot, studied more books and other English materials to speed and improve my English language as soon as possible, but I couldn’t.
When I found your nice and great method and followed that, now I can speak as well as a native speaker of English.
Thanks, thanks and so much thanks.
March 22nd, 2009 at 3:11 am
THANKS FOR YOUR ATTENTION,AND
FOR ALLYOURS ADVICES IN LEARNING
ENGLISH.
I WILL TAKE THE MP 3 IN THE
MONTH OF MAY, I WANT TO GET THE
AUDIOBOOK CHARLY AND THECHOCOLATE
FACTORY.
March 22nd, 2009 at 8:39 pm
Helo!I’m begining to learn english with your lessons only 3 weeks ago.I hope it is real to help me.Thank you very much!Sorry for my mistakes
April 7th, 2009 at 6:32 pm
Dear A.J.
I really appreciate for your good advices and rules. I enjoy when I read them. My English is improving since I began to read your lessons. I think you are the best English teacher in the world.
Mojtaba , Iran.
April 10th, 2009 at 9:32 am
I am trying to learn english speaking and writting with your help. Thanks a lot for your kind cooperation.
April 14th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
Your lessons are very interesting .Thanks so much!
April 16th, 2009 at 9:11 am
I AM VERY THANKFULL TO TOU THAT YOU ARE TEACHING IN BEST WAY .YOUR TEACING METHOD IS SO SO BEAUTIFUL .
THANKS
April 18th, 2009 at 7:26 am
Dear Teather AJ
I registed and joined your lesson already but not in my name. I told my wife and she tried it. She liked it and paid for The efforless lesson. Until now I have learned for three weeks and found it’s very useful. I hope my English will be impoved soon.
Thanks.
Yutthana from Thailand
May 11th, 2009 at 3:08 pm
Thx, AJ. You’re the best English teacher I’ve seen. I still in lesson 1 nevertheless listening your lesson since 5 weeks ago but I’m sure I’ll be able to speak English fluently. I’ll also invite my friend in my country to join your lesson.
May 12th, 2009 at 4:55 pm
Hi AJ
Thanks a lot for sending me these mails.i’ll ask my friends to join your easier way of learning english.The way you taught was really good.I’ll keep listning to ur mails and iam sure i can do a batter job.thanks a lot.
May 14th, 2009 at 4:57 am
Hello AJ:>
I listen to your podcast 3 hours a day and then y’know I can pronouce correctly when I do a presentation at my class(my teacher and friends told me that) —–> I’m so happy.WoW!I can do it!Thanks so much my lovely teacher^*^
May 17th, 2009 at 3:56 am
Dear AJ
I am greatly indebted for the posts you are sending me. The words you are using in teching are indeed charming. Your efforts towards teaching English to the world community is superb and I would wish that this Effortless will never stop.
Regards
HK Khan from Bangladesh
May 20th, 2009 at 5:24 am
Hello dear sir thinks for Effortless course.
Now i can speak Easily.
when i follow the Effrotless English course.
thanks Mr.A.J. Hoge
May 22nd, 2009 at 2:47 am
Hi AJ,
i really love your entire English learning courses. That helped me alot in improving my language. I have no words to thank you. But still i love u lessons so much.
keep going my teacher. thanks alot.
May 26th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Dear A.J.
Thank you for your great work.
I am a Chinese English teacher from China. After seeing and listening to what you have written and said about learning English, I think I have got some brilliant new ideas about teaching English in my country now. Thank you very much again.I will introduce you and your website to more English learning people.
May 27th, 2009 at 11:34 am
hello my teacher
thank you for your lessons and advances to learn english
iam just 16 years old(male) i can improve my english with my dear(AJ)
i hope i can continoue with my teacher
please i want to be friend with other studentd ,i hope students will connect me by my email
good luck for all
May 27th, 2009 at 11:45 am
hello students and my teacher
thank u for your information and lessons
i hope i can continue with u
after u teach with me i will improve my english
hozhen_kurd93@yahoo.com
May 30th, 2009 at 3:33 pm
I don’t know, I am learning Efforless English. But I say “thanks A.J Hoge because your lessons for me, thanks you very much!”
June 1st, 2009 at 8:26 am
Dear sir,
Thanks sir a lot!I really like the way you teaching English.It sounds so great!Your voice is very very beautiful and I wish I could speak English as well as you,I hope Meet you so much.
June 2nd, 2009 at 2:57 pm
This system remind us our humanity. Humanbeing tends to “effortless”. Thanks a lot.
June 2nd, 2009 at 5:44 pm
thanx for your information and lessons
i hope i learn more English with u
June 4th, 2009 at 1:30 pm
i hope to learen english but i dont wnow who can speak Easily.
i can not learen in my plase and improve language
i hope to travel to speak and found new freind to help my
thank you for informition to learn
i hope you are ok see you soon
mozo0o7@hotmail.com
June 4th, 2009 at 11:54 pm
Dear A.J.
Your Effortless English Method of teaching is really fantastic. Before knowing it, I had a great difficult in understanding what native speakers were saying. Now the things are getting easier and easier for me. Thanks a lot.
June 5th, 2009 at 10:01 am
Thanks sir a lot!I really like the way you teaching English.It sounds so great!Your voice is very very beautiful and I wish I could speak English as well as you,I hope Meet you so much.
June 17th, 2009 at 3:05 pm
Dear Teather AJ
Thanks very much for your help and for your tips .I’m glad for the way you teach .You have beautiful pronunciation , that help me to understand well.
June 19th, 2009 at 8:34 am
Dear Teacher AJ
Thank you very much again to provide this learning material.
prasad
June 23rd, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Thank you very much
yasser
June 28th, 2009 at 7:32 am
Hi A.J.
It was hard to learning english speaking before I get your Learenig system.
Thank you very much