1. The tutor acts as a guide for you to become aware whether it be pronunciation, grammar, sentence structure, etc. The tutor will give you encouragement, pass on knowledge and orient you to tools you can use to help yourself and encourage you to be more aware of what you are having difficulties in. Your learning should be a stress-free experience because if you are interested and excited you will learn. Practicing new words when you can, practicing your pronunciation when you can, especially, if you have difficulty, should not be stressful. Take action and become more aware of the need to listen, to really listen to and repeat new words to train your mind and the muscles of your mouth to pronounce words well. You don't have to be perfect always. You just need to be understood. Because English can be difficult to pronounce, sometimes due to the spelling, it is necessary to listen to the pronunciation. Listen to new words as soon as you can. You can use an online dictionary to hear American and British pronunciation. Repeat, repeat and repeat, especially, if the word is difficult. Always ask for help. Your tutor is here for you.

2. Read and/or listen to, in a very relaxed way, useful, informative and interesting material that you want to know about in order to provide food for conversation that you enjoy and which will feed and nourish you linguistically. If you read and/or listen to something every day you will progress and grow in the language you are learning. You will. Let time do its work. Read often and read as much as you can so that you can gain more and more vocabulary. Being aware and conscious of the language you are learning is accomplished by focusing and concentrating on what you are doing. To do that, be in contact with the language every day or as often as is possible. Ideally, be in contact every single day!

3. Remember, learning a language is a process, not a final goal and it requires practice, practice and more practice in order to gain more fluency. Be patient with yourself. Know that you are on a journey, a journey in growing awareness of the language you are learning. There will be no final stop on your journey unless you want to stop. If you want to speak English well you must live it as much as possible. If you really want to learn as much as possible know that you will always be learning new words, especially, if you want to know as much about the language as possible. Even in you own language there are always new words and concepts to learn.

4. Surround yourself with English as much as possible and always stay connected to the language, at least, one way or another. You have the Internet, so, in your hands you have virtually the whole world of English. Remember to always look for the definition of new words, always. Stop for that moment when you see or hear a new to get to know the word like you would stop to get to know someone. Remember to only guess the meaning of the word if the context is very clear. And, even so, look in the dictionary. Words are rich and have various meanings. You will remember what you need for the moment. If for some reason you see or hear the word again and don't remember, look again to see the meaning. This is normal. Seeing words again and again help up to get to know them. Remember, context which surrounds the word is everything. If you cannot figure out the meaning from the context or if you have doubts look in the dictionary or ask a native speaker. Learning requires dedication and diligence but in the end, it will be worth it because you will become part of another world, another culture, another way of living. You will always be learning new words, if you are really interested in becoming more and more aware of the language. Even in you own native language there will always be new words. It's the same when learning another language. Love what you want to learn. It will make it easier, stress-free, more interesting and much more fun if you love what you are doing.