Whilst developing the TEA method, I quickly realised that textbooks for learning English containing hundreds of grammar exercises do not pass the test in everyday life. The most important thing about any language is to be able to communicate and be understood. In order to do that, you have to be confident enough to talk without worrying about tenses, participles and rules. After all, what is the point of having perfect grammar if you’re too scared to use it in practice?

Have you ever seen a baby solving grammar exercises? I hope not. Yet babies are able to master their parents’ language to a native level. How? Through listening, reading and speaking!