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Aug 14th 2011 16:40
As many critics say, we, Japanese, study grammar hard when we're students, meanwhile we don't train speaking or listening enough. I studied grammar hard, too, when I was a student.

So, like many Japanese people who're studying English, I didn't study grammar for years.

But recently I realized I needed to improve my grammar in order to achieve higher level, and I've been studying grammar by a famous book `English Grammar in Use Intermediate'.

The book has 142 units and I already finished unit 15. It's a good progress. I decided to finish this book by the end of this year and I made a spreadsheet and a graph which shows current progress and target progress.

Current perfect continuous and past perfect continuous are a bit difficult. I've known its existence but I don't often use those. But now I think I can differentiate well if I can use those.

As well as grammar, I need to add to my vocabulary, which is often a boring task.

Lightning
Thank you for your correction!
Aug 14th 2011 17:10
  • As many critics say, we, Japanese, study grammar hard when we're students, meanwhile we don't train speaking or listening enough.

  • As many critics say, we Japanese study grammar hard when we're students, meanwhile we don't train our speaking or listening skills enough.

 
  • I studied grammar hard, too, when I was a student.

  • I studied grammar hard too, when I was a student.

 
  • But recently I realized I needed to improve my grammar in order to achieve higher level, and I've been studying grammar by a famous book `English Grammar in Use Intermediate'.

  • But recently I realized I needed to improve my grammar in order to achieve a higher level, and I've been studying grammar using by a famous book, "English Grammar in Use Intermediate".

 
  • The book has 142 units and I already finished unit 15.

  • The book has 142 units and I have already finished unit 15.

 
  • It's a good progress.

  • It's a good progress.

 
  • I decided to finish this book by the end of this year and I made a spreadsheet and a graph which shows current progress and target progress.

  • I have decided to finish this book by the end of this year and I made a spreadsheet and a graph which shows my current progress and target progress.

 
  • I've known its existence but I don't often use those.

  • I've known its existence but I don't often use it. those.

 
  • But now I think I can differentiate well if I can use those.

  • But now I think I can differentiate them well if I can use them.

 
It's crucial to remember that alongside learning grammar, it's always good to expose yourself to native English. :-) English speakers don't always use correct grammar, but it's good to study grammar, then read what a native speaker has wrote, it'll help you get used to how it's used and in what contexts and situations. ^^ Good luck with your studies :-)
Aug 14th 2011 17:41 Takashi
Thank you for your corrections and advice. As you've modified, one of the most difficult things is the matter whether it is countable or not. I confirmed just now that `level' is countable and `progress' is not.

Have a good weekend! (In Tokyo, unfortunately our weekend is ending. It means we need to work hard! And it's hotter than usual due to lack of electricity.)
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