1. BRIAN’S AFFIRMATIONS FOR ENGLISH
I enjoy speaking English.
My speaking ability improves every day.
I listen to English stories every night.
I listen readily to English songs.
I dream in English.
I am open to learning all different kinds of expressions.
I like to hear and learn to understand many types of accents.
My voice is strong.
I express my opinions freely and openly.
I don’t worry about trivial things.
I enjoy different people, different cultures and different opinions.
I am gracious to all the people I meet.
I find the people around me friendly and helpful.
The local people are kind.
I obtain a number of talking books and listen to them repeatedly in the house, in
the car, on the bus – with some “device”.
I join clubs and associations in the city in order to make new native speaker
friends.
I enjoy my classes.
I like my classmates.
I prepare my classes and do my homework.
I ask my teacher questions when I don’t understand.
I sometimes just listen to English as if it were music, listening to its rhythm and its
beauty.
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2. I listen to stories and articles over and over until I can imagine the words coming
next.
I learn vocabulary quickly by listening to it in context; surrounded by synonyms,
repetitions and even redundancies.
Colourful language makes for a colourful person.
I like to use colourful words or expressions.
I am not afraid to be adventurous.
I seek out stories, movies, books with strong, interesting and colourful characters
and situations, told in rich narrative and dialogue.
I find differences good.
I keep my opinions positive.
I look on the bright side of learning.
I listen to stories and use my tape recorder to do dictations and to practice my
pronunciation.
My script improves daily.
My composition improves each time I write.
When I get stuck, I take a break and lighten up.
When I feel I can’t learn more, I go back to what I know and review it and
consolidate it.
Language learners reach plateaus where they feel they are no longer learning. At
such times I relax and I am good to myself.
I compliment myself.
I tell myself how far I’ve come and how much I’ve learned and how much I know
and I feel better about myself.
I don’t worry about my plateau. I know that soon I will be able to learn more.
I have patience.
I am kind to myself.
I am always positive when I look back on how much I have already achieved.
I enjoy the aesthetics of the language I am learning. I am keenly aware of its
beauty.
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3. I surround myself with beautiful English voices.
My ears are getting finer every day.
My ears are more and more sensitive to different sounds every day.
My ears are my best pronunciation teachers.
My ears teach my tongue.
People and friends comment positively on my improvements. They say things
like:
“Your English is beautiful!”
“You have a strong command of the language.”
“It’s a pleasure to speak with you.”
“It’s a pleasure to listen to your voice.”
“Your writing is very good!”
I enjoy shopping for English books, magazines, videos, cds and my library of
materials is growing.
I am proud of my English ability.
I am confident when I am speaking in English.
I am proud of my study habits.
I always try to keep my learning fun.
I remember that using humor and learning with humor helps to accelerate my
learning.
When I get tired, I rest.
I don’t overtax myself.
I try to perfect my English.
When I speak I am believable.
My voice can project sincerity, warmth, irony, sarcasm, anger or any emotion
appropriate for the communication.
I always strive to be congruent in my language, my body language and voice.
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4. I try to be understood and so maintain clarity.
I find everything in language learning good and useful.
I am enjoying my language learning experience.
I smile openly and my smiles are often returned.
I make friends with native speakers.
I am interested in their culture.
I like perfecting my grammar, my pronunciation, my intonation, my vocabulary,
my syntax and my style.
I listen attentively to other people and hear how they speak.
I practice reading aloud to improve my pronunciation, delivery, and believability. ©
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