Hi Girl. A small correction: "I have been hooked on English for a long time". You could say "I am hooked on English (at the present time). But you "HAVE BEEN hooked" on it for a long time. :-)

not hooked but stuck :D anyways to help yourself you can do these... Read fiction especially Arthur Conan Doyle (writer of sherlock holmes series), Agatha Christie, J.K. Rowling - simple but correct english usage in those books. Collins Cobuild Dictionary and thesaurus (Available in books as well as CD's - can get them for free on net) Wren and Martin high school Grammar book (No need for deep study just understand what is author trying to convey) Read online newspapers like The New York Times, The Herald, The Daily Telegraph, The Hindu - (Best newspaper i have ever read though Indian but uses British English Standards) Read online magazines - Frontline (from the hindu foundation) and others Also listen to BBC A piece of advice - Don't try to learn rules and regulations that much but the necessary ones instead go for the feeling of how words are used and sentences are structured and google a lot A few tips for you which I have followed 1 Always carry a dictonary with you - Collins Gem Pocket Dictionary is the best ever or you can opt for Oxford Pocket Dictionary - just randomly open any page and skim through words and any word you like just memorize it and tick it darkly in your dictionary. Revise that word from time to time. 2 Read online newspaper/ Magazines like The Newyork Times, The Herald, Outlook, Times. My Favorite are The Hindu and Frontline (Though Indian but standard of English they use is even higher then British Newspaper.) While reading try reading different books in english and you can opt for any number of topics and instead of learning grammar rules by heart get the feeling of how the words are used. 3 To learn how to speak and understand english watch BBC and English Movies and Seasons (Serials telecasted on TV). But remember to opt for either British Accent or American Accent and repeat the way you hear them talk, repeat those words again and again. 4 Make few friends here and talk to them online from time to time( I mean call them on gtlk or skype or other source) and tell them to correct you in your pronunciation and word structuring.

Hi.These sites will help you learn English. You can learn English using Chinese at Italki at http://www.italki.com/knowledge/learn-English-Chinese.htm Here are the Italki English teachers who speak Chinese Mandarin http://www.italki.com/teachers/1-3-English-Chinese--0-999999-0-0-1.htm Here are the Italki English/ Chinese speakers. Email some of them and invite them to be your friend or language partner. Set up a time to chat on MSN or SKYPE. Remember the time differences between countries, If there is a green light next to a person's name, it means that they are on line. Good luck! Click on here: http://www.italki.com/partners/1-Chinese-English200-00-0.htm There is a free online talking dictionary of English pronunciation. Just click over the pink words to hear them spoken at www.howjsay.com/index.php?word. Here is a free online translation service: http://free-translator.imtranslator.net http://www.taisha.org/ is recommended by other Italki members There are many Italki groups for learning English. Here are 2 groups for Chinese speakers learning English: http://www.italki.com/groups/165 Also http://www.italki.com/groups/710 Italki English Skype Chat group http://www.italki.com/groups/740/topic/9312.htm

me too,but i think it's difficult to make progress when none who is good at english around u,,,,,,,,,,,,,