My daily writing practice. Any feedback is very important to me :) This text may be a bit longer than usual. I asked myself, "Why is my spoken English so bad?" First of all, I don't practice speaking at all. When it comes to 'output' skills, I'm mainly focused on writing. I write a lot in English. Being in touch with friends all around the world allows me to be good at texting. Secondly, I read and listen to tons of materials in English, so I'm too focused on my 'input' skills only. It’s essential that I start talking more. Even if I have no one to practice with, I should start doing it alone. After reading some text, I should summarize it, ask myself additional questions, and try to answer them. I've already started recording my speaking. I read some articles aloud and recorded them. I see benefits from that approach to learning. I should definitely play these recordings to someone else and get some feedback. I'm really embarrassed by my poor pronunciation. I am fully aware that perfect pronunciation isn't the most important part of speaking, but somehow I avoid speaking during my daily learning. Remember, Lucas, that making mistakes is the best way to learn something new. I associate speaking with something difficult and terrible, while in fact, it may be easy and fun. Luckily, I have a girlfriend who has the same goal as me. Despite her current level being pretty good (?), she wants to speak English more confidently. I must convince her to speak in English more than once a week, but it’s important to be patient. It's normal to feel disappointed sometimes because the benefits don't come overnight. It takes time to develop skills in this field.