as u have just mentioned "the thin man" is quite an old movie,that made in 1934. i find some introductions about it ,but just can't see the movie. maybe i should just see--- "gone with wind"

At the bottom of this page is a review in English of the Thin Man films - you will see that people still buy the films on DVD - they are also available online in China http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009GX1C4/

Yes I understand. I don't memorise words, I learn them in context, learn a useful sentence or sentences. See if you can find this series of films - The Thin Man - very old but they have excellent dialog and they are funny and interesting. Here is a description and review in Chinese http://movie.douban.com/subject/1293827/

thank u so much! i think the part that i need to be improved is listening and speaking. i give up studying english fo nearly 4years, because i turn to learn korean. i feel that it's quite hard to start, there are quite a lot of new words.and i hate memorizing words , that's kind of boring. maybe i shall take your advice , i gonna find some old movies thanks a lot!!!!!!

Hi Fionane What aspects of English do you want to focus on ? It appears that your writing level is pretty good. If you want to improve it then writing is always good. Perhaps instead of a diary you could set up blog page, describe your life, the area where you live (but don't give your home address or street name), your life experiences. Writing for other people to read will push you much more than just writing for yourself. Do also you need to improve your listening, understanding of spoken English ? In that case I recommend old movies - pre 1965 - they have a lot more complex dialog than most modern movies. If your listening is generally ok but you want to expand your experience then I suggest podcasts of radio programs in English From Australia - with discussions in many accents with people from all over the world - http://www.abc.net.au/services/podcasting/ some of these have transcripts - all of them should have background notes on the topics and the speakers From the USA - http://www.npr.org/rss/podcast/podcast_directory.php?type=topic&id=-1 excellent quality and a good range of speakers The BBC also has many excellent podcasts but the site is harder to navigate - http://www.bbc.co.uk/podcasts the best way to find things there is to put a topic in the search and see what turns up. Radio New Zealand podcasts are excellent http://www.radionz.co.nz/podcasts Let me know if that is helpful Philip