How to get further with your English

This article is based on an expats.cz article which describes how to improve your Czech. It is of course meant for expats who live in the CR and are learning Czech. But the principles are the same for any other language. Out of 15 original ideas, I chose those that seem especially helpful and changed Czech to English.
Let me know what you think!

Decide if you’re a visual or aural learner and proceed accordingly.
If someone gives you his telephone number do you remember it? Or do you need to see it written out? Those who answered “yes” to the former are aural learners and should focus more on
listening to English and reading it aloud. Those who answered “yes” to the latter are visual learners; labeling and writing things may be better learning techniques for you.

Label every last surface.
Not only will doing so improve your vocabulary, but labeling works for verbs as well (truly the most crucial part of the sentence, along with proper word endings; use these correctly and you’ll be understood much better). Mark your TV “television” with "I am watching television” written beneath.

Always (really, always!) carry a dictionary.
From billboard ads to cafe menus, look up any unfamiliar words as soon as you encounter them. Once you’ve learned a new word, use it right away and repeatedly. Carry a notebook, too, for faithfully jotting down all of that new vocabulary!
And I add, use your smartphone too. Download Dic-O dictionary. It is free, offline and useful.

Memorize key words and phrases.
Phrases like “Jak se řekne...?” (How do you say...?) and “Mluvíte anglicky?” (Do you speak English?) are gold to non-native speakers. Use them, and others, repeatedly until they are firmly anchored in your head.
Frequent English words are also listed in Longman and Oxford 3000 wordlists.

While you’re at it, switch your phone settings to English.
Anything that forces you to think, read, and write in the target language will undoubtedly encourage your developing English skills. Changing the settings on your computer—though frustrating at first—will have the same affect.

...Facebook, too!
Switching your Facebook language settings to English will, through repetition, teach you common phrases like “To se mi líbí” (I like it) and "sdílet" (Share). You’ll also get used to thinking in the target language.

Shop, cook, and dine in English.
Write your grocery list in English. I know it is difficult to shop in English in the CR but maybe you can try Tesco where some of their own products still have English names. Read products contents in English and compare to the Czech version. Sometimes you can find out that the two are actually different :-)

Stop thinking in Czech.
Constantly translating everything back into Czech is sure to hinder your progress in English. While it’s great that you know that “table” is “stůl”, it’s even better to know that “table” is where you’re eating breakfast. Imagine the thing itself, not the word. Once you stop thinking in Czech, you will be on your way to fluency!

You can read the original article (the link is above) and compare. What would you recommend to a foreigner learning Czech?