Three ways of having fun while learning English. Part 1 My last notebook entry was about a year ago. Since then I have practiced a lot. Now I feel more comfortable in writing some notes in English. It does not mean that the number of errors is keenly decreased, but the process of writing became much easier. The most important thing for me in any activity is having fun while doing it. The English learning is not exception! The popular myth is that the only way to make some progress after achieving the intermediate level is to hit the books to get results. But my experience shows that there are many other ways to stay on the right track in learning process. 1. Let your freak flag fly, break the rules Never follow the crowd. There are a lot of English courses in my city. I tried to attend at a bunch of them. And you know what, for me it's the essence of dullness. "I want you to open the books on the page A", "Let's do the exercise number B", "Now let's listen the tape C", "And your homework will be D". Are you kidding me? I don't want to listen the tape about the farmer from Scotland, nor to read about the Jane from Chicago who loves her kids and 7 cats as hell. Give me the freshness! Give me the real stories about the interesting people. Tell me about the people who are chasing their dreams and whose dreams are world-changing and beyond having a regular consumer lifestyle! You are unique and you need to find the unique way to handle your learning process. If you are really enjoy English courses, so why not. But if you don't feel excited by every minute of the lesson, why don't you say goodbye to your classroom and step up your game? How many ways to learn English do you know? Have you ever tried to call to San Francisco and have a talk with the random girl from a local Pizza restaurant? Or probably to have a conversation with the random collage student from NY in facebook and discuss world-famous entrepreneurs? I tried, and you know what, it was fun! It's also fun and interesting to have a conversation with the real native speaker from the Great Britain, who are live in my country about two years and who was a troop commander, served in many war zones and awarded by Her Majesty queen Elizabeth 2nd. It's exciting to watch inspiring TED talks, to listen to Richard Brandon's, Elon Mask's, many other speeches. It's exciting to attend at speaking clubs, ToastMasters club and prepare my own speech. Just take control of your learning process, If you want something done right, you have to do it yourself!