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Personal experience
- remember vividly
- (i) I can remember vividly the first time I spoke English
with an English native speaker on [certain day, such
as New Year / Christmas Eve few years ago etc.]
- (i) I can remember vividly the first time I spoke English
with an English native speaker on [certain day, such
as New Year / Christmas Eve few years ago etc.]
- hanging out
- (ii) At that time, I was hanging out with my friends.
- (ii) At that time, I was hanging out with my friends.
- asked for directions
- (iii) Suddenly, a foreigner came up to
me and asked for directions to a
cinema.
- (iii) Suddenly, a foreigner came up to
me and asked for directions to a
cinema.
- couldn’t catch everything
- (iv) At first, I couldn’t catch everything he
said, because he spoke too fast.
- (iv) At first, I couldn’t catch everything he
said, because he spoke too fast.
- repeated, finally understood
- (v) But after he repeated his words slowly, I finally
understood and showed him the way to the cinema.
- (v) But after he repeated his words slowly, I finally
understood and showed him the way to the cinema.
- body language
- (vi) I used body language a lot to explain the direction
to him, since I didn’t speak English well then.
- (vi) I used body language a lot to explain the direction
to him, since I didn’t speak English well then.
- headed for
- (vii) After that, he said
thank you and headed for
the cinema.
- (vii) After that, he said
thank you and headed for
the cinema.
- important
role, despite
- (viii) Then, I realize that English plays
an important role in our life, despite
the fact that we don’t live in an
English speaking country.
- (viii) Then, I realize that English plays
an important role in our life, despite
the fact that we don’t live in an
English speaking country.
- spoken globally
- (ix) It is truly an
International language
spoken globally.
- (ix) It is truly an
International language
spoken globally.
- good command,
speak confidently
- (x) Since then, I determined to improve
my English so that I can have a good
command of this language, so that I
can speak confidently with foreigners,
whatever the topic of conversation.
- (x) Since then, I determined to improve
my English so that I can have a good
command of this language, so that I
can speak confidently with foreigners,
whatever the topic of conversation.
- Describe the first time you
used a foreign language?
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