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? Give reasons for your answer and include any relevant examples from your own knowledge or experience.

Write at least 250 words. Some individuals believe that living in a foreign country can lead to many social and practical problems because of the

language

barrier. I tend to believe that

this

is a real concern, I will elaborate my point of view below.

Firstly

, it is a trend

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privileged people to spend some time abroad, being for

language

studies or college education. There is no doubt that if they do not have a basic knowledge of the foreign

language

they might get involved in embarrassing

situations

. I have lived in Ireland a couple of years ago, even with an intermediate level of English I have had several

situations

where I could not communicate myself properly, I have lost job opportunities, I was not able to rent a flat and even to order a proper food.

Secondly

, there are expressions, jokes and idioms that are only understandable by natives, another aspect from experience a new

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abroad is about specific vocabulary and defending your point of view, follow rules and be able to properly communicate in different environments and

situations

. I addition to that, small mistakes can have

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impact on communication. One example of

that is

one time when I had to order an orange juice at mc Donald’s, and I receive an orange fruit because I have asked for a “juice orange” and the attendant understood me saying “just orange”,

This

sample may be funny, but, on other

situations

could be extremely bad

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the context. In conclusion, in order to adapt to a new culture,

language

and environment, immigrants should be able to communicate well in the

language

spoken in their localities. Lack of

language

skills and

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to

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communicate themselves can cause multiple troubles.

Therefore

, before

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to relocate to a new and different state or country, people should learn the

language

beforehand.