The Power of Reading

This lesson I got from AJ Hoge, director of Effortless English system. In the lesson, AJ talked about how to improve vocabulary, grammar and other things just by reading English stories. But not every stories can be appropriate to you for listening. Only easy stories - the stories that you can understand most of the words when reading - is good for reading. When you read an easy stories, for example, you understand the general meaning. So if you see a new word, you probably can guess its meaning. Remember one thing: "Don't use dictionary when reading English books like these". Dictionary will make your brain feel more reliable on it. If you cannot guess it meaning, just ignore it.
Moreover, you can also learn English grammar just by reading English books. Months ago, I read a article on the Internet. On the article, they said about learning English by right input, and learning English subconsciously. Your brain will feel less stress and learn more effectively. English grammar is one of the terrible things that learners meet when they start learning English. There are hundreds of rules you need to remember. It is likely to be impossible to remember all of that and use it correctly.
Research showed that reading English frequently is the effective way to learn English. And it is more effective than learning English at school (with textbooks, grammar, test...)

So, why you are still using old, traditional method for learning English. Change the way you learn and make a big success.