English speaking room

Dinochka, hello. Glad to see you again. I was absent for two days as my husband and I went to other city to congratulate his mother on her 81st birthday. It usually takes us four hours to get there, but this time it was only three hours. The road was not as busy as it is in summer, and we have a good car.
From your statement I've drawn a conclusion that you don't enjoy the process of learning English. It's a usual thing when such factor as motivation is ignored by teachers. My students sometimes even don't notice that they are being taught because we discuss different things that are actual for them and in these discussions we learn new words and grammar. It doesn't mean that they don't learn any rules or words at all. Nothing of the kind. They do learn a lot, but they learn all these things to use them in discussions and conversations. They don't answer questions or reproduce texts. They communicate using all they have learned. As for my handbooks, I mean those ones I wrote, they are based on authentic materials, taken from English and American magazine and newspapers I buy travelling abroad or I'm presented with, etc.
What about American English, I don't think I like it as I was taught Standard British at the university and I try not to use American though I undersatand it and like to mix with Americans. They seem kind, generous and friendly. At least those I've mixed with.
Do you feel tired now? If yes, I'm sorry. See you later. Bye.