Post-it® Heaven!

This one is nice and simple. It works on the principle of learning language that's around you first, because you encounter it everyday, making it memorable.

By the way, if you want to learn a new language fast, while focusing on communication rather than stressing about grammar, using the right method is key.

My courses teach you through StoryLearning®, a fun and effective method that gets you fluent thanks to stories, not rules. Find out more and claim your free 7-day trial of the course of your choice.

Level: Beginner

What you'll need: loads of Post-it® notes, a pen and a Lang-8 account/native speaker

1) Walk around the house and think about the simple, menial things you do everyday at home: look in the mirror, brush your teeth, open the door etc.

2) Pick a handful of them and write down phrases (in your native language) based on the action that you do. Note: we're not looking for single words here. We need complete phrases with the verb and noun together: mirror look in the mirror. You could stretch it even further by writing a complete sentence: I'm looking in the mirror.

3) Translate them into your target language and have the phrases checked by a native speaker or on website Lang-8.

4) Transfer them onto Post-it® notes and stick them in the place that they describe

5) Get on with your life and integrate the language into your routine. Every time you look in the mirror, say the phrase that goes with it.

6) When you know them really well, replace the notes with English ones. Then test yourself each time you see it: “How do you say ‘look in the mirror'“?

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Olly Richards

Creator of the StoryLearning® Method

Olly Richards is a renowned polyglot and language learning expert with over 15 years of experience teaching millions through his innovative StoryLearning® method. He is the creator of StoryLearning, one of the world's largest language learning blogs with 500,000+ monthly readers.

Olly has authored 30+ language learning books and courses, including the bestselling "Short Stories" series published by Teach Yourself.

When not developing new teaching methods, Richards practices what he preaches—he speaks 8 languages fluently and continues learning new ones through his own methodology.