Traditional word-by-word English learning is inefficient; mastering 200 common "chunks" (phrases or sentence fragments) allows for faster, more natural communication and thinking like a native speaker.
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You've been learning English the wrong
way. Right now, you probably know 3,000
English words,
maybe even 5,000 words.
But here's the shocking truth.
Americans don't speak
with 5,000 words.
They speak
with 200 chunks.
I'm about to prove it to you. I tested
this with three students for 30 days.
One student learned 600 new words.
The other two students
learned only 200 chunks.
Guess what happened? The chunk learners
spoke better English in half the time.
And today you're getting those exact 200 chunks,
chunks,
not textbook English, real American
English that natives use every single day.
day.
By the end, you'll think like an American,
American,
not like a translator.
So stay with me because what I'm about
to show you changes everything. Here's
what most learners do. They open a
vocabulary book and they study words one
by one. Happy,
Happy,
then very,
then aim,
then today.
And they think,
okay, now I can say I am very happy today.
today.
But here's the problem. When you try to speak,
speak,
your brain does this.
First, it thinks in your language.
Then it searches for the English word
for each word.
Then it tries to remember
the grammar rule. Then
Then
it puts the words together.
Then finally, maybe
maybe
you speak.
That's four steps.
Four slow steps.
And by the time you finish thinking, the conversation
conversation
is over.
Americans don't do this. Americans don't
think I am very happy.
happy.
They think
one thing. I'm so happy. That's one
chunk, one thought, one sound. Let me
show you something crazy. When Americans
speak, they use the same chunks
over and over.
How's it going?
No problem.
Sounds good.
I'm good.
Not bad.
These five chunks
cover 50%
of daily greetings.
Just five chunks.
Now imagine this. Instead of learning
1,000 random words, you learn
200 chunks.
Chunks that Americans
actually use.
Chunks that work in real conversations.
Would you speak better? Yes.
Yes.
Would you speak faster?
Absolutely. Would you sound like an American?
American?
100%. That's the chunking method. And in
the next few minutes,
I'm going to give you the 200 most
powerful chunks in American English.
I'm going to give you the 200 most
powerful chunks in American English.
But first,
let me tell you why your brain
loves chunks.
Scientists discovered something amazing.
Your brain can only hold
about seven things in working memory.
Seven things.
Not seven words.
Seven things.
So when you try to remember
I am very happy today
that's five separate words
five separate things your brain is
working hard
but when you learn
I'm so happy that's one thing one chunk
your brain barely works at all it's automatic
automatic
This is called cognitive load. The more pieces
pieces
your brain holds,
the slower you think.
The fewer pieces,
the faster you speak.
Native speakers
think in chunks.
That's their secret.
And now it's your secret, too.
Okay, let's get to the good stuff. I'm
going to give you the 200 chunks in categories
categories
and after each category, you're going to
repeat with me. This is shadowing practice.
practice.
Listen, then repeat.
Ready? Here we go.
Category one,
greetings and responses.
These are the chunks
Americans use every single day to say
hello and respond.
How's it going? Now repeat.
What's up? Repeat.
Not bad. Repeat.
Repeat.
Pretty good. Repeat.
Can't complain. Repeat.
Repeat.
Same old, same old. Repeat.
Repeat.
Just hanging out. Repeat.
Repeat.
Been busy. Repeat.
Long time no see. Repeat.
Good to see you. Repeat.
Excellent. Now you have 10 greeting
chunks. Notice you didn't learn. How is
it going? You learned. How's it going?
That's how Americans
actually speak.
Let's keep going. Category two,
agreement and disagreement chunks.
These are super important.
because you use them in every conversation.
conversation.
I totally agree. Repeat.
Repeat.
You're absolutely right. Repeat.
Repeat.
That makes sense. Repeat. That makes sense.
Fair enough. Repeat.
Repeat.
I see your point. Repeat.
Repeat.
I'm not so sure. Repeat.
Repeat.
I don't think so. Repeat.
Repeat.
That's not quite right. Repeat.
Repeat.
I hear you, but Repeat.
Repeat.
Let me think about it. Repeat.
Repeat.
Great job. 10 more chunks. Now you have
20 total. See how fast this is? You're
not studying grammar. You're not
memorizing rules. You're just learning chunks.
chunks.
And your brain, your brain loves this.
Category three, asking for things. These
chunks are gold because you use them at
work, in stores, with friends,
everywhere. Could you help me? Repeat.
Repeat.
Would you mind if Repeat.
Repeat.
Can I get repeat?
repeat?
I'd like to
Is it possible to repeat?
repeat?
do you happen to know? Repeat.
Repeat.
Any chance you could repeat?
repeat?
I was wondering if repeat.
repeat.
Would it be okay if repeat?
repeat?
Could I possibly repeat?
repeat?
beautiful? Notice something. These are
all polite chunks. This is how Americans
actually ask for things. Not give me,
not I want. These natural chunks. You're
doing amazing.
We're at 30 chunks now. Let's keep the
momentum going. Category four,
giving opinions. This is where you sound
smart and confident.
in English. In my opinion, repeat.
repeat.
I think that. Repeat.
Repeat.
if you ask me, repeat.
repeat.
the way I see it, repeat
repeat
As far as I'm concerned, repeat
repeat
from my point of view. Repeat.
Repeat.
I'd say that. Repeat.
Repeat.
It seems to me. Repeat.
Repeat.
I feel like Repeat.
Repeat.
I believe that. Repeat.
Repeat.
10 more.
40 chunks total. You're crushing this.
Now, here's where it gets interesting.
Category five,
conversation flow chunks.
These are the chunks
that make you sound smooth and natural.
By the way, repeat.
repeat.
speaking of which, repeat.
repeat.
that reminds me. Repeat.
Repeat.
Anyway, repeat.
repeat. Anyway,
to be honest, repeat
repeat
Actually, repeat.
repeat. Actually,
you know what? Repeat.
Repeat.
Come to think of it. Repeat.
Repeat.
Now that you mention it, repeat
repeat
On second thought, repeat.
repeat.
these chunks,
these are magic
because they help you change topics,
add information, or correct yourself naturally.
naturally.
50 chunks done. Halfway there. And I can
tell you your brain right now is working differently.
