Dear Mary,
I'm glad to hear from you. From your letter, I know you've fallen in loveChinese. You want me to give you some useful advice on how to learn it( good). The (follow)is what I want to say.
First, read your textbook again and again. If possible, read aloud as much as you can. You know, if you want to speak foreign language, you must pronounce the words in a right way,others can't understand what you say.
(two), try to talk with your friends in Chinese, especially with your Chinese friends. You can learn how to make up right(sentence) from them. You can even get what their words mean from their body language.
Third, read as many Chinese books as you can. In order to improve your reading ability, you'd better find out the key words first. The key words can help you understand the article. As time goes by(increase) your reading speed. Then you will read(fast) than before. For language learning, reading something you are(interesting) in is the key to success. You can have a try.
Last, review the things you have learned as often as possible. As the saying goes: get new knowledge by reviewing the old.
Yours,
Li Hua