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Living in a country where you have to speak a foreign language can cause serious social problems, as well as practical problems. To what extent do you agree or disagree with this statement?

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It is said that an individual who is living in an overseas land and urged to speak a foreign
language
 may face both social and practical issues. I completely agree with
this
 because speaking a different
language
 may cause
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ack of communication between distinct cultures and
furthermore
, new inhabitants will find great difficulties in finding properties in the foreign land. A person who has to live in a country that speaks a different
language
 may seriously face a lack of communication and bread misunderstanding of the foreign culture.
This
 is because if a person who is incompetent in speaking the foreign
language
, he or she is unable to fully express the ideas and opinions, which in turn will encourage them to refrain from communicating with the residents in the foreign country.
For instance
, when I was living in Mongolia, it was impossible for me to socialise with Mongolians since I was unable to converse with them in their
language
.
This
 swayed me to have
acquiantance
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acquaintance
acquaintances
 with them and generated antagonism towards the culture.
Moreover
, the foreign resident will struggle to find a house if he or she does not speak the
language
 of the residing country. Finding a house would be a grave concern as the person is unable to search sufficient information both on- and offline of the suitable properties as well as to accurately comprehend the terms stipulated in the housing contract.
For example
, after two months of futile house hunting in Mongolia, I had to request my employer to find any place that I could move in upon my arrival. In conclusion,
this
 essay argued that residing in a place where you have to speak in their
language
 will disconcert the inhabitants to socialise and breed misconception of the foreign culture, and
furthermore
, they will
also
 face immense stress in finding a comfortable place to live.
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Topic Vocabulary:
  • linguistic proficiency
  • cross-cultural communication
  • miscommunication
  • social integration
  • linguistic alienation
  • cultural dissonance
  • language acquisition
  • communication breakdown
  • interpreter services
  • language courses
  • bilingualism
  • multilingualism
  • language barrier
  • effective communication
  • cultural assimilation
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