Book people from the LME community, gather around ... what was the first book you read in English? Mine says a lot about me… and I’m not sure in a good way 😂 Well...my actual “first book” was a bunch of kid’s books just to get the hang of English… but the first real challenge I read was The Shining by Stephen King. And honestly, what a chaotic way to start. 😂 It took me 6 months 😱 And even if you’ve never read a book in English, you’re still invited. Tell me...If you were to start now, what would your first book be?

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My core question is about English learning methods and paths: On the pace of learning: Am I too aggressive? For example, after practicing the N, L, R, TH sounds at AMA, I would involuntarily capture all the relevant consonants while watching a movie (like “red sports car effect”), which made me wonder: should I focus on the sound I am currently practicing (like TH), or can I capture all the learned consonants at the same time? About the learning path and content: From basic teaching at PIRF to doing Daily Dictation, is this the way to go? At this stage, should I focus fully on pronunciation, or can I understand techniques such as “sound swallowing” in parallel? For example, I am confused about how the strong n in I didn't even have a name affects the pronunciation rules of t and d. I learned that there are “strong sounds” and “weak sounds”, and began to notice the phenomenon of “stop sounds”. I would like to know, what are the specific rules of this type?

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Thank you for your questions guys!