U 1 Writing for Myself.doc

U 1 Writing for Myself ⅠLead-in. I. Your Experience of Learning English (discuss in groups ) 1. Reasons to love English Neutral Reasons to hate English 1. No reason-- Personal hobby,fun , interest 2. To increase global understanding—bridge between cultures, communicate with foreigners, globalization, the ability to deal with world affairs… A different language is a different vision of life. - Federico Fellini, Italian film director 3. To improve employment potential—good job, good salary（-- The quickest way to double your money is to fold it in half and put it back in your pocket.）, increase the chance of job or competition 4. To improve chances of entry into college or graduate school 5. fashion 6. don’t wanna lag behind, self-esteem 7. study abroad 8. work abroad and earn foreigners’ money 9. To appreciate international literature, music, and film—Bible, ancient Greek mythology etc 10. To make travel more feasible and enjoyable 11. To increase understanding of oneself and ones own culture Knowing another language and culture affords you the unique opportunity of seeing yourself and your own culture from an outside perspective. 12. To make lifelong friends 13. useful for my work Eg. my big boss is a german guy,I must answer his question in English! 14. means more opportunity 15. learn the value of hard work. 1. To learn for leaning’s sake 2. Everybody is learning , so I am learning. 3. I’m not good in maths , so i learning English. 4. English is a very popular language. 5. I like surfing in the websites, lots of?stuffs?in English 6. I dont like English at all. Every day i want to give up English, however there is still something force me to stick to it. Maybe its the pressure. Tips If you find yourself saying But I cant speak English..., try adding the word ...yet - Jane Revell Susan Norman TeachWhenever you feel like saying Yes, but`, try saying instead Yes, andrs open the door, but you must enter by yourself. - Chinese Proverb i have studi