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Hearing and Speaking are difficult for me.

I have a hard time hearing it and trying to respond, when I only caught a few words. Writings easy since you have all the time in the world to figure out what they wrote. ________________________________________________________________ MommaBear22m

You're right on there. You get the gist of the story when reading but hearing something said, translating in your head, and then replying is a completely different matter.

I don't know if this can help but,... As you may know my mother language is Spanish. I studied English at school and at the university.

I learnt a lot of grammar, but my "problem" is -also- understanding. Of course it is easier to read and understand what you are reading, as you have all the time to do it. When listening, as Angie mentions, (�Hola, Angie!), if you haven't got much practice, you have to "process" all that information.

But, that's a question of practice. Listen to Spanish songs, videos, films, etc... and your listening abilities will improve.

When I was 15, I used to listen to looots of songs in English, and, without reading the lyrics, tried to understand the words. When I was not able to understand I concrete word, went to the dictionary. Sometimes this didn't work, sometimes it did, and, with the practice, all those songs started to have a meaning!

Hope this helps!