Bill Handley 
Fast Easy Way to Learn a Language 

Fast, Easy Way to Learn a Language is essential reading for
anyone studying a language at school, for business, travel or just
for pleasure. Well-known inspirational teacher Bill Handley speaks
15 languages at various degrees of fluency. He is passionate about
learning languages and believes language learning should be an
adventure. In this book he explains:



* how to have fun building your vocabulary in record time

* the easy way to get to grips with grammar

* why you should use more than one textbook

* how to use your ‘lost time’ to learn faster

* what to do when you feel like giving up

* how to write your own ‘survival skills’ course.

Fast Easy Way to Learn a Language will have you speaking
your new language in no time. The book explores all the important
topics: active and passive learning, mastering a different
alphabet, using recorded material, planning your own immersion
program, making effective use of the internet and much more. It
includes special advice for school and university students. This is
the fun way to learn a language.

Table of Content

Preface v

Introduction vii

1 Why learn a language? 1

2 Preparation 5

3 Choosing your tools 13

4 Getting started 27

5 Make your own survival course 43

6 Learning a different alphabet or writing system 47

7 Using a dictionary 53

8 Recorded material 57

9 Vocabulary 67

10 Your plan 91

11 Using ‘lost’ time 103

12 Enjoy light reading 107

13 Language classes 111

14 Meeting people 115

15 Grammar 123

16 Plan your own immersion program 139

17 What if you just don’t feel like it? 145

18 Using the internet 149

19 Advice for school and university students 159

20 Language addicts 165

21 How to make a comeback 169

Afterword 171

Appendix A: Model survival course 175

Appendix B: Language websites 207

About the author

Bill Handley is the author of the best-selling books Teach Your Children Tables, Speed Mathematics and Speed Maths For Kids. Based in Melbourne, he is recognised internationally as an authority on teaching and study methods. He lectures regularly to educators and teachers and his methods have achieved astonishing results in schools worldwide.