Re: How do you learn new word/phrase?

〉Hi, fauree1845-san. This is Michael.

Hi. Thank you for your reply.

Though I can't write about the second half of it, I think your advice sounds nice and useful to me so I'd like to try something.

〉Recently, I am often listening to BBC, the English radio news.

Oh, do you? In fact, I've tried it a few times but I couldn't.

〉I used to learn American English for a long time like most Japanese, but British English gave me a new light of English.

I know what you mean. That sort of experiense has made you deepen your understanding about English or widen your interest, hasn't it?
〉〉Why can I use certain words or phrases very easily, while it's so difficult for me to use other words or phrases?
〉〉What do you think?

〉I have one method from my experiences.
〉 (This might not be good for you, please receive this as just an reference.)
〉When I was practicing for the speaking test of TOEIC, I often tried to express the every situation I looked.
〉For example, "I am walking on the sidewalk. There are several ca