five good ways to get started:
1. Listen to English songs. Don’t worry if you don’t understand all the lyrics – often I don’t, either – but see if you can get the lyrics and sing along.
2. Listen to English radio. Again, don’t worry about understanding every word. Just let it seep into your brain. Do your homework or your work with the English radio in the background.
3. Watch English movies and TV shows WITHOUT the subtitles. That’s right … watch … NOT “read” … no more “reading movies”. Turn off the subtitles when you watch movies on DVD. I’m serious.
4. Make a foreign friend on the internet. Yes, I know, there are lots of obnoxious, impolite people out there. But there are lots of nice people, too. Start chatting to some of the regular posters on our webboard, for example.
5. Start a diary. Write a sentence or two every day about your life. No need to show anybody, and don’t worry about making mistakes. but write every day.
