Don't sit at a light with the clutch pedal pressed in.
You can start slowing down by pressing the brakes, with the car still in gear, and while not pressing the clutch pedal (i think it's safer that way). At some point, either downshift through the gears (usually unnecessary), or just press the clutch in and drop the transmission into neutral. Do this while you're still slowing down with the brakes. When you drop the gear into neutral, let go of the clutch pedal. Come to a stop. Sit at the light with just your brake pedal (i.e. clutch pedal NOT pressed in, the gear in Neutral). Pull away as you described, by putting the car in gear, and slowly letting out the clutch until you feel it engage, at which point you give it gas.
I dont know why people sit at a light with the car in gear and the pedal in. I think that's more of a safety precaution, allowing you pull away faster, should you need, but I believe you're also burning the clutch, unnecessarily as you do that.
Don't pull away from a light by dropping the clutch from 1500rpm. WTF is that?
Also, never ride with your left foot on top of the clutch pedal. Make sure you always put the left food on the dead (foot rest) pedal, in between uses. Make a point of learning and doing this. If you don't, you'll likely be ridding the clutch without even noticing it.
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