If you ask for who around the world learning English is really the most difficult, Chinese people will definitely tell you it is for them! Most of us have started learning English at a very early age, but we did something quite different. We started learning English from reading, not listening. After reading for over 12 years, some of us are good at reading, but are unable to order food in a restaurant. Why we choose such an unusual way to learn English? If I show some Chinese characters to you, you would understand something. For example, Horse, this simple word sounds like a neighing horse in English, but In Chinese, it is pronounced "ma". When we look at the word, something becomes really different. In Chinese, horse is written "马", it was also written in other characters (please check the picture below). You might understand that Chinese people have got used to learn a word through its shape first, not pronunciation. This is a great way to learn Chinese quickly, but it is not fit for learning English. So, I forced myself to listen English at the age of 35 with my little children. Starting with listening, then speaking, reading and writing is the correct way to learn English. This is my experience, but also my advice for others.