Last year my English class was difficult. First of all, it wasn't easy for me to understand the teacher when she (talk). She spoke so (quick) that I couldn't understand every word. I was afraid to speak in class I thought my classmates might laugh at (I).

    Then one day I watched English movie called The Sound of Music. I fell in love with it. So I decided (watch) other English movies. I realized I could get the meaning listening to the key words. My pronunciation improved as well. I think that doing lots of listening practice (be) the secret of becoming a good language learner.

    Another thing that I found very difficult was English grammar. So I started to take lots of grammar (note) in every class. I wrote my own original sentences using the grammar I was (learn). It's amazing how much this helped.

    Now I am really enjoying my English class.