Interview

Who are you?

I am...

a girlfriend

I am…

a daughter

I am…

a friend

I am…

a sister

I am…

an aunt

I am...

a student
a teacher
a reader
a listener
a net surfer

a photographer

I am...
green-eyed

of average height
and riant

I am...
humorous
curious

cheerful

outgoing

kind

and lazy

I am...
me

How did you learn English?

This is a very long story! :-) I started learning English at school, and then continued at the university. The listening always was the hardest for me. But I tried to overcome these difficulties, listening to music, and watching films in English. And there was a moment when I thought that I coped with it. But! When I went to Canada and found myself in English-speaking community, I realized that I did not understand almost anything. It was a shock. The Chinese talked with one accent, the French-with another, the speech of the African-Canadians I did not understand at all. And then I realized that the best way of the language learning is to be in the environment where this language is spoken. Since then I try to communicate with my English-speaking friends not through the typing, but with the help of Skype.

What does English give to you?

It gives me new opportunities such as making new acquaintances or building new business prospects.

The learning a foreign language gives me the opportunity to meet new people.

The learning a foreign language also provides new employment opportunities.

Professionals who speak second language are called for travel and business purposes. Moreover such people also get to use new technologies and ideas. They also get to seek out more opportunities in the community.

Apart from business and profession, foreign language acquisition opens new doors to a new culture, its ideas and its people. Learning a new language makes a difference to how I see the people and how the world sees me.

Knowing a second language is definitely a plus, an advantage! It may ensure better job, a better pay, or new opportunities. No matter what benefits it gives in the tangible world, it definitely opens ways to meet people from other countries and cultures.