I think my strengths in English are my habits. When I read books, I take notes often; when I write, I usually make a plan (in my head/on paper) before I write. I think I am also weak at writing. The skill that needs the most improvement is speaking skills; I get nervous before I do speeches and sometimes even during the speech.  To improve these skills, I should work on being more confident during speeches and read more. The best resource that could help me learn would be book recommendations (which we already have). Reading really helps me to learn more different vocabulary and sentence structures. Asking my friends and searching for things on the net are also very convenient ways to help myself. At the end of the year, I wish to be more confident when I speak. Also, I want to write passages/stories clearly, using precise language.