Billion Dollar English

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The BILLION DOLLAR ENGLISH by DAVID SOLOMON. Promo by a South Korean feMALE English Teacher who is suggesting thousands of students about "BILLION DOLLAR ENGLISH" Book. Focus on International Phonetic Alphabet, Importance of Tongue Twisters and Crossword Puzzles. 6 Exercises to warm up, 4-4-6 breathing exercises for confidence and face butterfly in the stomach. Focus on Kaizen Method and Exponential growth of learning by using this book. SHOW INNER BOOK PAGES WITH COLORFUL WORD SEARCH AND CROSSWORD PUZZLE PAGES for 4 seconds. Part 1: Elaborating the "Solomon Method" The steps you outlined form a hierarchy of skills. Here is the breakdown of why each component is critical: 1. The Power of the English-to-English Dictionary Most learners use a bilingual dictionary (e.g., Spanish-to-English). This creates a dependency where your brain must "translate" every time you speak. The Solomon Logic: When you look up a word like "Benevolent" in an English-to-English dictionary, you find the definition: "Well meaning and kindly."1 The Result: You are learning English through English. You create a web of associations between English words, rather than anchoring them to your native tongue. Getty Images 2. Mastering the IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) 3. Solving Crossword Puzzles Crosswords are not just games; they are rigorous vocabulary drills.4 Lateral Thinking: To solve a puzzle, you must look at a definition and retrieve the word. This is active recall. Synonym Mapping: It forces you to understand words in relation to other words (e.g., "A four-letter word for 'happy'"). This builds the neural network required for fluid speech. 4. Tongue Twisters with IPA Muscle Memory: Speaking is a physical act.5 Your tongue and jaw muscles may not be used to the specific shapes required for English sounds (like the TH sound or the R vs L distinction). Fluency: Practicing tongue twisters loudly forces your mouth to move faster than your brain can translate, effectively forcing you into "autopilot" mode. 5. The "Core" Vocabulary (1000 Words & 80 Sentences) Linguists often cite the Pareto Principle (80/20 Rule): You only need about 20% of the vocabulary to understand 80% of daily conversation. The Strategy: Don't memorize the dictionary. Master the top 1000 high-frequency words and the most common sentence structures (Subject-Verb-Object). Phrases & Idioms: These are the "soul" of the language. Understanding that "It's raining cats and dogs" has nothing to do with animals allows you to think abstractly in English. Part 2: The Importance of "Thinking in English" Why is this the ultimate measure of fluency? Why is it more important than just having a large vocabulary? 1. Eliminating "Processing Latency" If you think in your native language and translate to English, your brain goes through a multi-step process: Concept $\rightarrow$ Native Word $\rightarrow$ Grammar Rule Check $\rightarrow$ Translation $\rightarrow$ English Output. This causes pauses, stuttering, and "umms." When you think in English, the process is streamlined: Concept $\rightarrow$ English Output. 2. Preserving Nuance and Emotion Translation is rarely perfect. Every language has words that express feelings unique to that culture. If you are translating, you are often stripping the sentence of its true emotional weight. Thinking in English allows you to express your personality in English. 3. Grammar Becomes Instinctual Native speakers rarely think about grammar rules; they just know when a sentence "sounds right." When you think in English, you stop calculating verb tenses (e.g., "Is this Past Perfect Continuous?") and start feeling the flow of the sentence. This is where the crossword puzzles and tongue twisters pay off—they build that instinct. 4. Confidence and "The Flow State" The moment you stop translating is the moment you stop worrying about making mistakes. You enter a "flow state" where the language becomes a tool for communication rather than a math problem to be solved. Summary Table: The Shift Feature Translating in Head Thinking in English Speed Slow, prone to pauses Fast, rhythmic Focus Grammar rules and vocabulary The message and connection Listening Translating incoming words Understanding context/tone Mental Energy High (Exhausting) Low (Effortless) A Next Step for You This methodology relies heavily on the Core 1000 words and IPA. Would you like me to generate a practice exercise combining these? I can provide a list of 5 common, high-frequency words, their IPA transcription, and a short "tongue twister" sentence for each to help you practice pronunciation immediately. #billiondollarenglish #motivation #learnanewwordtoday #davidsolomon #news #englishgrammar #english