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I'm desperate
I did a lot of english lessons in the past: at school, at professionnal school and after the work during a lot of for years. And I did 1 and a half years and a half of intensive English lessons (2 or 3 times per week after my work) in a reputable school but I still was still not able of to understand what the people say. and I thought it was using useless to do anything to continue, I can't arrive, so I stopped.
But after my holidays in England the last year, I decided to restart the English lessons but after 10 months I don't think that I progressed. I don't understand the people (my teacher, the British TV,...) and I can't speak. I musst search my for words and I don't have the confidence for to speak and it's stressful for me.
I can't take more lessons because I work and I don't have any times.
Maybe there are a people who can't know learn a foreign language....
Your English is good! OK there were some little mistakes but that's normal and actually a lot of these were very small (some spelling, some word order that's a bit more natural.) I understood exactly what you were trying to say. You expressed the emotion of your distress very clearly. I think you just have to be confident and try not to get to stressed. Don't worry about making mistakes, native speakers will understand and be willing to help you. We're always impressed when people can speak other languages, believe me!
I'm desperate
I had a lot of english lessons in the past, at school, at professionnal school and after the work during a lot of for many years. And I did a year and a half of intensive english lessons (2 or 3 times per week after my work) in a reputable school but I still was not able of to understand what the people say and I thought it was useless to do anything to continue, I couldn't do it can't arrive, so I stopped.
But after my holidays in England the last year, I decided to restart the English lessons but after 10 months I don't think that I am progressing. I don't understand the people (my teacher, the british tv,...) and I can't speak, I must have to search for words and I don't have the confidence for to speak and it's stressful for me.
I can't take more lessons because I work and I don't have any times.
Maybe there are a people who can't know a foreign language....
Isabelle, just like dwhowie above, I understood you completely. I also noticed that the mistakes you made in English are exactly the same mistakes I make in French! Isn't that strange?! For instance, words of duration (during/pendant/for/pour) and also the use of the indefinite article (I never use it enough in French!). I don't like making these mistakes but people still seem to understand me so I don't think you should worry either, especially if you talk with others who are learning French because they understand that your English "mistakes" are actually just French in disguise!
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