Studying English Is a Neverending Process (my experience)

When I studied English at school, I never believed that I would be able to speak with native speakers without problems or being embarrassed (better: embarrassing myself. succinctness is best!) . When I graduated from school, my English level was not very good. I had to study on my own later and work hard to be (better: become better. it shows the transition) better.

Now I know that the main rule of getting better is: DO NOT BE SHY. (is not to be shy) It is important to try to speak even if you do not know or remember some words. To be honest, everything also depends on the other person who is listening to you – such a person has to be (better: should be) patient, understanding and helpful.

I did not start to practice my English with a native speaker. (incomplete sentence. I did not start practicing my English with a speaker UNTIL... something else. or do you mean: It took me a while before I started to practice with a native speaker?) I used to have an Indian friend here in Prague and we got along very well with each other. We did some activities together and I remember that she used to laugh at my English – I did not mind it and laughed along with her because I had really made funny mistakes. She was very nice to me, and corrected me although she could not explain her corrections to me. 

Then I made friends from Canada and America. (better: Canadian and American friends) I recall that when they used to call me, I was sweating (better: I'd sweat so much) so much that I needed (better: I'd need to) to take a shower after our conversations. It was extremely difficult for me to concentrate and answer their questions correctly.

However, I feel more confident now. I can speak in English on the phone, and though it is not perfect and sometimes I still have to ask people to repeat what they had said or ask what a certain phrase means, it is much better than in the past. (good sentence, just somewhat longwinded. it's always best to break up run-on sentences into smoother, shorter sentences) I know that I have to continue to study hard (better: continue studying hard) though. As I said in one of my previous entries – studying English is a neverending process.

Very good job! You have a very good grasp of not only English grammar and diction, but also use of idiomatic phrases that make your writing sound much more native. There were some grammar issues, but not many at all. I wrote "(better)" not because what you'd written was wrong per se, but just to give you a slightly better option. If you have any questions about my corrections and suggestions, please feel free to ask me to elaborate. Again, good job. Keep on writing and reading!

Studying English Is a Neverending Process (my experience)

When I studied English at school, I never believed that I would be able to speak with native speakers without any problems or being embarrassed. When I graduated from school, my English level was not very good. I had to study on my own later and work hard to be better.

Now I know that the main rule of getting better is: DO NOT BE SHY. It is important to try to speak even though you do not know or remember some words. To be honest, everything also depends on the other person who is listening to you – such a person has to be patient, understandable understanding (understandable means that the other person can be understood by you) and helpful.

I did not start to practice my English with a native speaker. I used to have an Indian friend here in Prague and we got along very well with each other. We did some activities together, and I remember that she used to laugh at my English – I did not mind it and laughed with her because I really made funny mistakes. She was very nice to me, and corrected me although even though she could not explained it to me. (sounds like native speaker...)

Then I made friends from Canada and America. I recall that when they used to call me, I was sweating so much that I needed to take a shower after our conversations. (Wow!) It was extremely difficult for me to concentrate and answer their questions correctly.

However, I feel more confident now. I can speak in English on the phone - it is not perfect, and sometimes I still have to ask people to repeat what they had said or ask what a certain phrase means meant, but it is much better than in the past. I know that I have to continue to study hard though. As I said in one of my previous entries – studying English is a neverending process.

Your English is quite good!