Learning a foreign language has come into fashion. 【小题1】 I’ve chosen these reasons as they express not only learning goals, but also personal goals.

【小题2】 However, I think that’s just a problem of how you learn English. Take time to

This is obvious to anyone who lives in our modern world. Employers want employees who speak English. 【小题3】 Learning English to take a test such as IELTS will give you a chance that others might not have, and that might help you get the job you need.

You are on the Internet learning English right now. 【小题4】 We are probably living in two different places, and we have been brought up in different cultures. We all know the world needs more love and understanding. No way to improve the world is better than to communicate in English (or other languages) with those from other cultures!

I believe that we are all brought up to see the world in one way. That’s a good thing. However, at a certain point we need to expand our horizons. Learning English will help you understand the world through a different language. Understanding the world through a different language will also help you view the world in a different perspective (视角).

I just counted how many foreign languages I’ve studied so far in my life and it’s been twelve! I always follow my interests and find ways to put my language learning into things I’m already interested in. I like to read blogs in other languages.【小题1】.For the most part, bloggers tend to write the same way they speak, so I don’t have to worry much about adopting strange terms that are only used in writing.

Movies are also a really good tool, especially if you can find subtitles in the language you’re learning.【小题2】, they will still keep your brain listening and reading in the same language. Music is another way to start listening to things in your new language. Personally, I’m so bad at understanding lyrics（歌词）even in English, so this one doesn’t really work for me, but I have friends who learn a language through lyrics. Games are of course also an excellent way of studying a new language. A lot of language learning computer programs include games. I’m super competitive and if I play any of them, I can be hooked for hours.【小题3】.

When the initial excitement of learning a new language begins to fade, it can be hard to stick with it. The hardest bit for me is when I’m comfortable enough with a language to understand most things and make myself understood. I’m actually stuck at this stage in Norwegian.【小题4】. Ideally I should sign up to take a big language exam. Each time I start getting self-satisfied, it’s time to take a new course or sign up for online lessons, or take up some sort of challenge that will require me to level up my skills.

【小题5】.The best language class I’ve ever taken was my beginner’s Russian course at university where my professor never used any English. It got to the point where I would kind of just forget about English while in Russian class, which helped me to really immerse myself in the Russian language and do a whole lot with the limited Russian I had.

Last year, I accepted an overseas job in a small town of China as an English teacher. I had been there for only a few days, and I was already feeling homesick. For some reason, I had an urge (冲动) to make some fresh bread, so I decided to go to the store to buy some flour. 【小题1】 , I thought I would find where flour was displayed (陈列).

The small town where I lived had one tiny store. I walked around the store a few times, but I did not see a bag of anything that appeared to be flour. I wanted to ask one of the three saleswomen where the flour was, but I did not know the word for “flour.” Just then, I saw one of my students leaving the store. I ran to him and asked, “How do you say ‘flour’?” 【小题2】.

I ran back into the store and found one of the saleswomen and asked in Chinese, “Ni hao, hua zai na li?” The woman moved as quickly as she could to the far right side of the store. Finally, I thought to myself, “I’m going to be able to make bread.” 【小题3】 when the woman, pointed to some red roses. At first I was confused, but suddenly it all made sense. 【小题4】 When I asked my student for the Chinese word for “flour”, I did not specify (详细说明) whether I meant “flour” or “flower”.

I did not buy any roses that night. 【小题5】. My very limited knowledge of Chinese caused me to go home empty-handed. However, I learned the value of simple vocabulary in speaking a second language.