Originally Posted by astronomer
I study English by myself (without assistance). When I _ started to learn English I had a simple goal. I simply wanted to understand _ English speech when I was listening to radio or watching TV. I wanted _ to pick out the words from a speech and to have the ability to write down the words I _ heard. I thought it was an impossible goal to reach :-) After a few months of practice I did it. I can also pronounce English words not badly, I hope ;-) (A more natural way to say it: I hope I pronounce English words pretty well, too!)
My next goal was an ability to think in English a little, to put my thoughts into English words so that native speakers can understand me. I hope I can do it ;-)
And now I have a question for all of you. What do I have to do in order to write and speak in English correctly. What kind of activities allowed you to write and speak in English/Russian well? It will be interesting for me to listen to your opinions.
I would also really love to listen to answers from "Rtyom", "Leof", "Оля", "Zaya", "VendingMachine", "kalinka_vinnie", "chaika", "tranlations.nm.ru", "Lampada", and THE OTHER participants.
P.S. I am open for any question myself.