I learned English, but not conversation on a radio English conversation program

I'm telling story about when I'm listening to a radio English conversation program.
This 6-month course is composed of 15-minute everyday session and the monthly textbook.
Topics vary by week.
Vocabulary in each skit in each topic wasn't so difficult. I only had to learn a few words for each skit or each topic.

The problem, which I have come to notice only recently, is that I'm able to easily understand a topic is one thing, but whether I'm able to choose a particular topic for a conversation is quite different.

When I was listening to the programs, I meant to study English, but actually I hardly learned about conversation. I learned a lot of vocabulary and expression in the course, and it was a great help to prove "my English proficiency" in some English test.
However I failed to acquire an attitude to gather potential topics from my daily experience and news I hear and see every day.

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