My <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">Experience Learning </em>English

When I was a kid, most schools in Japan started <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">teaching</em> English <s>educations</s> from <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">the</em> 1st <s>grade</s> <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">year</em> of junior high school (I know recently <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">the</em> Japanese government changed the school curriculum to start English education from elementary school.) That means I’ve been studying English over 20 years since then. It is surprising to me because I still feel my English is poor and I always <s>have to</s> feel intimidated when I talk to native speakers.

To improve my English, I’ve been watching English <s>dramas</s> <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">shows</em> <s>in</s> <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">on</em> Netflix these days. <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">First</em>, I watch a scene without subtitles, then pause, rewind and watch <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">it</em> with English subtitles.<em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);"> I</em> check dictionaries if there are any <s>unknown</s> words <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">I don't know </em>(Actually I don’t have <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">any</em> dictionaries, <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">I</em> just google the words), then <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">I</em> rewind again and watch without subtitles, <s>finally</s> <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">eventually </em>move<em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">ing</em> to the next scene. This takes time, but it’s fun <s>to</s> <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">for</em> me because I can learn tons of new words, expressions, and <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">hear</em> fast pronunciations by native speakers. For new <s>vocabularies</s> <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">vocabulary words</em>, I <s>take</s> <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">write</em> notes in my smartphone with example sentences and look again when I have time to check if I remember<s>ed</s> the words.

On the other hand, this work also makes me <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">feel</em> depressed because <s>those</s> <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">these</em> new <s>vocabularies</s> <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">terms</em> are literally limitless to me. It makes me feel as if I can never understand these dramas without subtitles. Of course, there are no subtitles in real life communication and I am still unable to feel confidence in communication with native speakers.

I know it needs time and continuous effort<s>s</s>. One day I want to feel confident <s>to</s> <em style="color: rgb(0, 138, 0);">with</em> my English skill and talk to anyone in English without any hesitations!

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This is all very well written and easy to understand. All of my corrections are minor, sometimes your English isn't wrong, but I changed it to sound more natural. Here are some notes, maybe you already know this info, but just in case I'll add it here:

-In American English, 1st grade is only for kids about 6 years old, for the 1st year of junior high or high school we just say 1st year, we also say freshman year for the 1st year of high school or college.

-Anything with episodes on Netflix or TV we call a "show" or sometimes a "series". We started to use the word "drama" recently, but only for Asian shows with lots of romance. We call romantic shows from America and other countries outside of Asia "soap operas". Sometimes we borrow the Spanish word "novela" for soap operas from Latin America.

-We usually only use "vocabulary" in the singular, "vocabularies" is rare. If we're talking about some words in a list of words to study, we'll probably call them "vocabulary words" or just "terms"

-There's a small difference between "take notes" and "write notes". "Take notes" sounds more general, like the suggestion "I think you should take more notes in class". "Write notes" sounds more specific, like "He left a note on my desk to remind me there's a party tomorrow". For your paragraph, both are okay, but I feel like "write notes in my smartphone" sounds a bit more natural.

-Sometimes we use the plural word "efforts", but in many cases it's an uncountable noun and we just use the singular "effort". "It takes a lot of effort" sounds more natural than "it takes a lot of efforts".

In a restaurant To me "At a restaurant" sounds more natural but "In a restaurant" is okay.

Restaurateur: Good morning sir! How can I help you?

Me: Good morning! I have booked a table at noon. Or "I have booked a table for 12pm"

R: Yes, sir! Let me show you to your <s>the</s> table.

Me: Thank you! Could I have a menu?

R: Yes! Today, as as you'll find on our menu, we can prepare <s>other</s> three dishes: 1. An Italian pizza prepared by our chef Paolo from Italy. 2. Fish and chips made with fresh fish from our sea 3. A big bowl of chocolate Ice Cream prepared by the famous “Mike” Ice Cream Parlor in Camden Town.

Me: I’ll take <s>a</s> an Italian pizza and a pint of beer. Can I choose a beer if I take a pizza? I see on the menu that some dishes come with beverages.

R: Yes, sir. Not a problem, but if you choose a beer, it's 2 pounds extra. "You'll pay" is fine, but "it's" is more natural

Me: Ok, thank you!

Me: Could I have an espresso?

R: Sorry, sir! I can’t prepare <s>your</s> espresso because the coffee machine is out of order. Could I offer you anything else?

Me: Yes, I’ll take a spirit. How much is it?

R: Sorry, sir! <s>I didn’t get it</s>. "I didn't understand" or "I didn't hear you" <s>Could you repeat, please</s>? "What did you say?"

Me: <s>Yes, sure! </s>Could I have the bill!

R: Yes, it’s 15 pounds