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Immersion helps.

But outside of that, there are some great suggestions. A few things I have to suggest:

Get ahold of some of the books and workbooks for adult learners. This is an easy way to learn grammar and common phrases. I'd use these in conjunction with other things.

Next, watch children's cartoons. Here (Norway), adult films often simply have subtitles and leave the English audio, but children's shows are dubbed with simple words and clear language. It is a bonus if it is a crossover - I watched many hours of "Spiderman" cartoons in Norwegian.

Read books, especialy ones you've read in English. Harry Potter, for example, is available in multiple languages. It'll be difficult at first, but you'll increase vocabulary from the repetition in the book. Terry Pratchett is another choice for German, at least (I can find some in Norwegian).

For speaking, Skype is popular for tutoring and speaking practice, though you might have to pay for this.

Good luck :)



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