What are your ways of learning language?

I've learned English since fifth class in elementary school but in all these years, anyone didn't practice with us in English. The most important things were grammar and formal vocabulary.

Also I don't use english in daily life.

I can communicate with someone in English by writting (for example chatting), but I have big problems when I speak. I can't speak fluently, I have to think which word I should use and my the biggest problem is to understand.

I am curious your the best ways to learning languages, especialy to speak fluent and understanding. (good ways for people on Pre-Intermediate or intermediate level)

I think that good ideas are:
*watching movies (one episode in polish subtitles, and next the same episode in english subtitles)
* chatting with people in english and notice new world (sometimes when I am chatting I use dictionary and next I notice these words)

Thanks for corecting and new ideas :)

Ohh you described me :) I supposed that they are the same problems for person who began to learn English newly.I don't understand  anything when I hear but ıf I read, it's easier.It's about knowledge acquired by listening.We have to listen more and memorise more words.