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Message: <blockquote data-quote="kosandpol" data-source="post: 24919536" data-attributes="member: 105851">Below was my approach in learning the language. See if it helps.Thinking in English helps a lot. Allows  you to sort out the structure of sentences. Reading good books helps. Shakespeare ranks on top but obviously not a must, as his use of the language is most certainly not for every day use. Classics, yes. Charles Dickens, Arthur Conan Doyle, Mark Twain,  etc. These will enhance your vocabulary. Good novels helps a lot too. For me, it was Arthur C. Clerk, Edgar Wallace, Robert Ludlum, Tom Clancy, P.G. Wodehouse, Clive Cussler, Enid Blyton, Frank Richards.These really helped me in understanding how to use the language to describe, well basically, anything and of cause the casual use of it during conversations.Also, good magazines such as the Reader's Digest and news papers. These days though, News papers may not be the best thing to read, considering the content and the lack of proof reading.Also good movies and TV shows. Specially the old BBC tv series such as Sherlock Holmes, Jeeves & Wooster, Blake's 7, etc.A word on the classics, read the unabridged original versions and not the simplified ones and use a dictionary when you come across words you are not familiar with.Finally, having conversations with people who are has better knowledge and are willing to correct you, certainly helps.</blockquote>

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