Curiosity is underrated in learning a new language just as hardworking is often overrated. You can work your ass off in classroom, but still can barely speak the language, let alone speak it well.
But if you have a strong curiosity, it works the other way around. Everything comes to you easily, at least seemingly. It’s because curiosity drives people nut, and the nut people pick up new things as they hunt for the answers. The second language won’t stop them.
The videos at How Stuff Works are perfect resources to satisfy your curiosity while you learn English. They cover a lot of stuffs, from mundane (How Engine Works) to weird (How ID Theft Works). Each video is only a few minutes long, explains stuff in simple and concise English, and often uses pictures or diagrams for show-and-tell. Really good stuffs.
One stone to kill two birds, as they like to say.
(You can watch the video either at How Stuff Works site or at its YouTube channel)
