口语外挂！句模系统，理智而高效的口语学习法！新手必看！

• Learning spoken English can be simplified by following the 80/20 principle.
• Focus on common questions and relevant answers to improve communication.
• Use sentence banks created from native speakers to enhance fluency.
• Patterns and rhythm in language are more important than extensive vocabulary.
• The goal is to build a flexible sentence bank for effective conversations.

I used to spend all my time every day on learning spoken English.
There are so many different materials.
I have this over-scheduled study plan and I was always in the middle of something.
It's like a battle of attention.
Until one day I learned this 8020 principle and I realized that things don't take as much time as we think they should.
Cause in all aspects of life, the majority of outputs will actually confirm the minority of inputs.
And the same holds true for language learning.

When I talk to people, especially when it comes to the first meeting, most of the time they will ask me questions like:
“Hey, tell me something about you.
Tell me about your hometown.
What is your favorite sport?
Do you like pets?
How do you feel like living in the big city?
What is your favorite video game?
What's your ideal job?
You know, questions like that.

These are the most common questions when it comes to communication because:
A. People want to know more about you, about your personality,
the way you look at this world.
B. This question brings us from small talk to deeper conversation.
They are not just some simple questions; they also serve as icebreakers.

Okay? People try to get to know more about you through asking these questions.
So they would automatically think that your English is pretty good if you have no problem tackling these questions.
It's like if you provide them with a well-balanced and quick feedback every time they throw questions at you,
that can be a strong indicator of telling everyone that “Hey, I'm fluent in English.”

It takes a relatively short time to reach this level because at this level, we don't have to be the person who equates themselves with extensive vocabulary or works so hard to be an expert on grammar rules.
Instead, we pay more attention to being a better communicator by getting ready to answer those questions that appear frequently in everyday conversation.

So I was like, okay, let's make it really simple.
I wrote down 30 most common topics and on these topics, I collected six high-frequency questions as a pocket.
It all comes together as a concept of sentence bank.
So immediately, I have this laser focus.
My eye goes straight to the sentence bank.

I spend time collecting these questions and trying to answer them one by one by extracting sentences that are created by native speakers from books, TV shows, websites.
I know some of you guys may have questions like “What?
Why do you have to go all the way to do that, bro?
Why can't you just answer the question in your own way, from your own perspective?”

Okay, here’s the deal:
A. Sentences that are created by native speakers come with coherent structure.
B. They are filled with different viewpoints and new perspectives.

Having different viewpoints and new perspectives on things enables me to have a clear idea of what I want to say and offer immediate feedback in the sentences I have collected.
They come with new patterns, phrases, and sentence structures, right?
They keep the flavor and rhythm of native tongues.

So when people ask a question like “Hey, what is your favorite sport?”
People who are obsessed with the passion for memorizing vocabulary and grammar rules, when a question like this pops out,
they push themselves into translation mode, a literal translation.
And they would end up getting stuck or putting out the answer that feels flat and monotonous.

Somehow, they’re under severe strain when they try to put those words and rules together as an answer.
I mean, they might have extensive vocabulary and know all the rules, but how many phrases and sentence structures can they actually put into words when it comes to the topic of sport?
I don't know about that.

So how about we step out of the comfort zone and adopt the pattern mode?
When we have the question like “Hey, what is your favorite sport?”
All of a sudden, the patterns of the sentence bank pop up like crazy.
I develop this love for running because it feels like you get into this meditative state and build that rhythm.
It makes you feel like you're moving forward in life.

And you can lose weight by building muscle through running, right?
Because it takes a lot of energy for your body to contain muscle fiber.
So if you build that muscle, all the fat will just dissolve away automatically.

Instead of brainstorming and trying to create a new answer, I'm getting an answer out of my sentence bank.
And you know what?
Even if someone asks me a question that is not on my sentence bank, I can still come up with an answer that sounds satisfactory and legit.

Because at the end of it, it's not about topics,
it's not about answers,
it's not about sentences.
This is all about patterns.

Because patterns are alive; they have this flexibility and mobility that allows them to go around and shuffle and reassemble themselves
like a Tetris game or a jigsaw puzzle to make what you need in dealing with different conversations and interactions.

So hey, let's play a different game.
It's time for you to build a sentence bank for yourself so that you can have the laser focus on what you need to do and enjoy the benefits of the rapid growth.