Audiobooks and movies where you already know the source material verbatim (Harry Potter, Star Wars). Just watch a few times with the language track you wish to

Audiobooks and movies where you already know the source material verbatim (Harry Potter, Star Wars). Just watch a few times with the language track you wish to learn. And you will pick up phrases right away. Apart from full immersion, engaging with native speakers on Twitter can help conversationally. Also a great way to pick up modern slang and culture. Make a habit of reading the major daily newspaper online as well. They report the same wire news stories. So you can usually infer meaning just from the content. If there is a live broadcast news stream online, keep it on in the background. And start early in life. I wish there was mandatory Mandarin for every six year old out there ;)