The specific learning methods vary greatly from person to person. You must find a learning method and content that suits your time, rhythm, intensity and difficulty. This homework must be done first, otherwise it will waste time and money blindly, and it is more likely to make you feel psychologically burdened and bored with English, which is counterproductive. I suggest you take one or two primary training courses (don't look for any books casually and imitate them in front of the video. Beginners must have the guidance of a good teacher in order to get started correctly and quickly. Otherwise, once you take a detour, pulling it back will be more painful than starting from scratch! When you find the feeling, you will know what you are really interested in and then move in that direction. For example, some people are willing to step into business English in one step, because they feel that they can use it in their daily work immediately after learning it. Some people are willing to accumulate feelings about this language from the beginning of life conversation, and then transfer to professional English after laying a solid foundation. It all depends on you personally. I suggest you take the latter road.
Another suggestion is that due to the huge differences between English and Chinese, I find that many beginners like to use Chinese characters to mark English words/sentences. This is a very bad habit. Just like when the teacher asked the children to copy books in primary school, if I asked others to copy them for me, I would not only be unable to practice my words, but also learn the contents of the text. That is to say, tagging Chinese characters will never help us learn English pronunciation. It is better to study hard and lay the foundation honestly. Learn the phonetic symbols well first, and then you can pinyin accurately. As long as this step can stand firm, future study will be guaranteed. Fortunately, the level of English education in China has been greatly improved, and all schools can provide you with in-place training.
The third suggestion: don't believe that there are such shortcuts and methods in the world, so that people can become language masters and speak foreign languages without too much effort. Just like martial arts or sports, it is impossible to succeed without being beaten and studying hard for a long time, otherwise it will be a "flower shelf" at most. The same is true of learning a language. Hard work is inevitable. You should be mentally prepared. This is what I told you above. You have to go through a long process of "rote learning". After this, you will be comfortable. You can teach yourself or expand into other fields. )
Finally, don't be shy and afraid to speak. Language is used for communication. What's the use of not saying "dumb English"? Only by opening your mouth, reading aloud and catchy can you remember them well, and you can say them without thinking when you need them in the future.
This is another famous English proverb, "It's never too late to learn." It's never too old to learn. I wish you an early success!