hi elizabeth, i admire you for your interest in learning english, I am also like you eager to speak the language well, one advise i can give you is to practice speaking english everytime and start reading books in english cause it could help you alot. Speaking the language well doesnt happen overnight, what you need is practice practice and practice. Eventually you'll get use to it and and be able to converse with other people confidently. You might want to check the site below, its a good school, I highly recommend this . http://www.aiepro.org