Learning a foreign language

I wish I could speak with a British accent-it is so brilliant, so unique, so bloody awesome:)

Learning English may be a daunting experience in the beginning. But also a very exciting experience:) Step by step you build up your volabulary and realize that Grammar is not so complex. Then, you reckon that it is not complex at all...not even a little bit:) The more you know, the more confident you become...

Best advice: Do not be scared of speaking. Communication is of a prime importance! I know people who are brilliant at Grammar and do not want to speak, as they are terrified of making mistakes... Generally speaking, we are just fallible human beings and we just do make errors! No one is flawless-even language teachers. Frankly speaking, some native speakers are worse than non-native speakers.

As far as I am concerned, I have got my favourite Grammar Book. I may recommend: "Grammarway 4"-thousands of clear examples and interesting exercises.

Good vocabulary builder: Mariusz Misztal "Tests in English-thematic vocabulary"- maybe it is slightly challenging and quite advanced but it is worth trying:)

Best English magazines: "English Matters"-it is full of particularly interesting articles concerning different walks of life. And the second place goes to..."Business English Magazine"-brilliant business articles and MP3 versions of them.

Take advantage of plethora of modern means of communication-English blogs, websites, movies (you may watch movies in English if you have Foxlife. You just have to change language settings using your TV remote control:) I enjoy watching "Got to dance"-oh, clear British accent is awesome, "X-factor USA"-American English is so simple:)

Furthermore, you may watch BBC if you have a decoder-CYFRA Plus or CYFROWY Polsat. If you don't have one, you can also listen to online BBC Radio BBC Radio News.

Maybe you like Business Reports:) BBC Business Reports.

Still, you have problems with listening? Don't worry! I recommend watching funny English movies, such as: the Simpsons (watch it online or on FOX and have fun):)

If your English is a bit rusty, do not worry. It is never to late. Just make your foreign language not so foreign. When you are surrounded by English, it becomes a part of you. Join English conversation classes conducted by native-speakers-a wonderful experience:) In conclusion, do not learn from one source. And do not even try to translate everything into Polish!

Examples, examples, practise, practise, practise... You must repeat new words. Make simple sentences using new vocabulary and repeat every day:) If you want to speak English fluently you really need to know a bit of Grammar! Learn from examples. When you get to know a new structure, you may feel quite bewildered! Don't worry! Learn from your own simple sentences. For instance, my hands-on-experience with "but for" (Gdyby nie). I just learned one easy sentence: "But for your hepl/involvement, it would have collapsed then/we wouldn't be here now" and I alway thing about this easy sentence when I want to use this elaborate structure or Second/Third Conditional:)

To conclude, never give up in the middle of your way! Do not be scared! Just try to live your own British life:)