One of the best and fastest ways to learn a foreign language, of course, is to communicate with its native speakers. Informal immersion in the language environment, positive emotional reinforcement and personal interest - all this positively affects the assimilation of new information. And if in our life it is not always possible to find a native speaker in your immediate environment, then making acquaintances by correspondence is not difficult.
Instruction manual
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If you study American English and want to improve your skills, try to find a pen pal from the United States. So you will get not only the practice of language communication, but also learn a lively spoken language, which is often impossible to learn from textbooks.
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Keep in mind that today there are two ways of correspondence: by regular mail, using paper and ink, and via the Internet. Of course, although the second method is much less romantic, it is more convenient, and most importantly - faster. However, keep in mind that whichever way you choose, you first need to find Americans who want to keep in touch with you.
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To do this, try to choose people close to you by age, beliefs and hobbies. After all, your communication should bring pleasure and interest to both parties. The best way to find like-minded people is to start attending interest clubs or thematic forums. If your city has a home of Russian-American friendship, contact them. Surely, tourists from America and various cultural delegations regularly visit him. This way you can make personal "live" contacts, which then continue through correspondence.
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If you do not have the opportunity to get to know American citizens in reality, but have free access to the Internet, start exploring thematic forums and sites that fall within your area of interest. It can be any language portals where people from all over the world gather and help each other learn foreign languages. For example, such as busuu.com.
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If you have any hobbies or hobbies (movies, literature, music, computers, etc.), try reading the American thematic forums. You can find them using the search engines, entering as a query a keyword in English and the word forum or community. Having found a suitable forum, try to establish an exchange of views with its regulars, and in the future proceed to private correspondence.
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Pay particular attention to social networks such as Facebook. In them you can find many people from America, suitable for you by age and range of interests. Join a few different communities, and if you find the people you are interested in, try to establish a closer correspondence with them.
