Your secret weapon: the cell phone

Those who bemoan their lack of language skills forget they have a secret ally in their struggle to master a language: their cell phone.
--The cell phone gives us instant information on the meaning of words and how to pronounce them. Dictionary apps. Download one or two. And use them.
-- Audio books. These apps. allow you to listen to your favorite works of literature in your target language. Check YouTube.
-- You can have "penpals" from any place in the world. Check WhatsAp.
-- Biographies can be read in the original tongue. Check Wikipedia.
-- And you can also speak and converse with anybody in the world without spending a penny! Make an effort, and check WhatsAp.
--- All the above can be used anywhere, anytime!
So, don´t give me the song and dance, please!