i think that you can study this book for 3 months. the first month you should listening to the redio, reading eassy,remember words and finding which sentences are good for your writing. then, you should find some friends who like speak english and telling them the stories about your book.
don't worry about your momery, doing it now and keeping remember it everyday.
you said you want to study by yourself and i believe that there are so many people like studying by themselves. you should make a plan for your studying . for example, you should know when you want to study. i think that studying 3 hours everyday is enough for remember long article. next, listing to the redio carefully and learning their sounds, and writing diray for your studing.
good luck ! beliving yourself you can do it very well.
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