English Explained Simply

I) STARTING A CONVERSATION - How is it going? = How are things? = What's up? = How's everything with you? - Fine thanks = I'm good = Couldn't be better = Can't complain = It's going good = Good. You? = Good, thanks. And yourself? - Not too bad! = Pretty good! Yourself? - I'm A-Okay = I'm A-One = I'm peachy = I'm doing well = I'm doing just great = I'm doing well and good = I feel fantastic = I feel great = I feel good = I'm mirth-inspired - I'm walking on air = I'm over the moon = I'm on cloud nine = I'm in seventh heaven = I'm flying high = I'm gleeful = I'm overjoyed = I'm mirthful = I'm blissful - I'm doing alright = I'm doing good = I'm doing fine = I'm doing okay - Howdy! = Hi! = Howdy there! = Hi there! - You haven't changed much physically after so many years. You never age, do you? - Look who's talking, you are the same. Years just don't seem to have a toll on you...

I. FIRST THINGS FIRST - As the title itself suggests, learning any language, including English, relies on speaking. Here, we don't beat around the bush: if you want to familiarize yourself with English, opt for conversation.  - However, conversation is not the only thing worth dwelling on, as speaking is part of a whole thing consisting of listening, interacting with people from a variety of cultures and accents. II. LET'S START AT THE BEGINNING - I would advise commencing by memorizing the fundamentals of the language: saying hello, saying goodbye, repeating, thanking someone, asking and answering basic questions and so on and so forth.  - The other aspect of mastering the language is listening to a variety of speakers to become familiar with different accents and tones of voice.  III. WORK ON YOUR ACCENT AND PRONUNCIATION - In point of fact, you can choose the type of accent you like, American English or British English for example, by listening to it over and over agai...