The Importance of Learning English

As everyone knows, English is very important today. It has been used everywhere in the world. It has become the most common language on the Internet and for international trade. If we can speak English well, we will have more chances to succeed. Because more and more people have taken notice of it, the number of people who go to learn English has increased at a high speed. But for myself, I learn English not only because of its importance and its usefulness but also because of my love for it. When I learn English, I can feel a different way of thinking which gives me more room to touch the world. When I read English novels, I can feel the pleasure of the book which is different from reading the translation. When I speak English, I can feel confident in my words. I love English, it gives me a colorful dream. I hope I can travel around the world one day. With my good English, I can make friends with many people from different countries. I can see many places of great interest. I dream that I can go to Europe because it is the birthplace of English.I also want to use my good English to introduce our great places to the English spoken people, I hope that they can love our country like us. English is the most widely used language in the world.

Therefore, having great English skills will have many advantages. Luckily, I have realized the importance of learning English and worked hard on it since I was a child. However, 18 years of learning English experience did not lead me to success, but being a person who can hardly communicate in English and definitely unable to write an essay. Once I came to the European place, I knew that I had made too many mistakes in learning English. Those mistakes are translating English into different languages, don’t learn vocabulary as much as I can, and do not read and write enough. Everybody knows that English is the most widely used international language of today. It is spoken by more than half of the people in the world. Some speak English as their own language, and some speak it as a second language. By learning English we can enlarge our mental horizons and increase our knowledge because we shall have a better chance of reading a wide variety of books, newspapers, and magazines. English is also useful in other different fields of life such as business and commerce. Indeed, many businessmen build their success upon their good knowledge of English. Students sometimes study their subjects in English. Businessmen use English at their meetings; scientists and doctors write articles in English; tourists speak English when they go abroad, it helps them enjoy their trips and communicate with other people to develop a better understanding and establish new friendships.

Moreover, English helps us follow television programs and enjoy interesting films, and read the literature of other people.
First of all, every language is unique. They usually have different grammar and use of vocabulary, which means learning English by translating it into different languages will lead to an inevitable defeat. For example, I have worked hard on learning a lot of vocabulary by translating them into Chinese. I thought it was a good idea to build up my vocabulary in order to read and write better. However, those translation processes were hugely disappointing. At that time, I failed to express my idea accurately by that translated vocabulary. As a consequence, good grades and improvement seemed untouchable. Also, when I either wrote or read, I had to use Chinese to think about the passage. As a result, I didn’t do it well and did it very slowly. When I traveled to Europe, I desperately and completely stopped translation. Just a month of time, my English was obviously and generally improved. I attribute my success to the stop of translation. Every language is unique. They usually have different grammar and use of vocabulary, which means learning English by translating it into different languages will lead to an inevitable defeat. For example, I have worked hard on learning a lot of vocabulary by translating them into Chinese. I thought it was a good idea to build up my vocabulary to read and write better. However, those translation processes were hugely disappointing. At that time, I failed to express my idea accurately by that translated vocabulary. As a consequence, good grades and improvement seemed untouchable. Also, when I either wrote or read, I had to use Chinese to think about the passage. As a result, I didn’t do it well and did it very slowly. When I traveled to Europe, I desperately and completely stopped translation. Just a month, my English was obviously and generally improved. I attribute my success to the stop of translation.

Second, I would like to show about how best we can utilize our English skills by learning more vocabulary. When I came here, I bought a book about the Second World War. The book is very thick and has too many new words for me. While I started reading, I could only read 3 pages per half an hour. However, I had never been frustrated. Whereas, I worked hard on it and learned 10 new words from it every day. Subsequently, I can probably read 10 pages per half an hour. On the other hand, the vocabulary can also help me in different aspects. Whenever I read a newspaper, a magazine or other books, they help me to understand more about the context. In addition, they also work when I write. They enable me to write in various ways for the same meaning and provide me with more word choices to write accurately. So my essay is generally improved. In my opinion, my reading and writing improvement are partly from the extension of my vocabulary.As the deepening of globalization, English is increasingly important, especially for those who communicate with foreigners. For one thing, English is an essential tool to know the outside world. Nowadays, most information broadcast in English, especially the advanced information. For another, learning English well, we can see a totally different world. For example, we can read original novels or enjoying English movies better. Sometimes, Translation may translate the meaning of the wrong text. We even would develop a different way of thinking, the English way, so different from Chinese way. In short, asa communication tool, English plays an important role in our lives.

Finally, I am going to talk about reading and writing. Certainly,they are the key factors in learning English comfortably and effectively. In the past, I put majority of time on doing grammar exercises, but improvement is near invisible. Once I put my heart into reading and writing, I can feel my English is leaping over many steps. On the other side of the coin, let’s talk about soccer. If i just tell you how to control and shot the ball, but do not give you any chance to practice. Do you think you can still play it well? Improving English from only doing grammar exercises is usually inferior to reading and writing practice. Only practices can help us to react to the reality.Therefore reading and writing are crucial to our English.It’s important for us to listen to teacher and take notes carefully in class. We should do our homework carefully. We also should believe ourselves.I believe if we work hard, we are sure to learn it well.In China, English is spoken as an important and useful foreign language. We need to learn English because with the development of our economy, there are more and more opportunities for us to visit other countries. If we want to communicate with foreigners who do not know how to speak Chinese, we need to speak English. It's important for us to learn English because we want to learn other people's technologies and cultures, therefore we can improve our knowledge.

In conclusion, English is important seem to be a much more important idea that most give credit for. Next time you see or think of English is important, think about what you just read and realize what is really going on. It is likely you undervalued English is important before, but will now start to give the credited needed and deserved. Stopping translation processes, learning more vocabulary, reading more, and writing more are the most effective way or even the only way to improve our English. The advice is invaluable and learnt painfully. If I have learnt them before, my English must be much better than now. Anyway, I hope you guys can pay heed to me and have a good future.   

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