As a kid I would watch english-spoken news without having any understanding of English. Then all of a sudden one day I started understanding the news anchors. I

As a kid I would watch english-spoken news without having any understanding of English. Then all of a sudden one day I started understanding the news anchors. It was a weird experience. Shortly after I started on a lessons book and that got me to basic english - enough to understand a tiny bit to get into an American school, but not enough to actually communicate.