Quote Originally Posted by DDT
Quote Originally Posted by jonnyjonny_uk
Great tips thanks.

Immersion isnt always the best way as ive been living in Moscow a year now and have a gf that speaks fluent English and I work from home so my Russian is still very poor. I can understand lots of words when spoken but not understand what is actually being said.

I have just started to make more of an effort now by starting pimsleur and using text books with dialogues in and grammar books.

Thanks for the help.
For about 700 roubles you can have a private tutor converse with you for 2 hours. Do it several times a week and you will improve.
You can also substitute а prostitute in the place of this "private tour" for a possibly smaller sum and you could radically extend your vocabulary. As DDT stated, "Do it several times a week and you will improve" ( in more areas than one )