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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

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Some say that living in a country where one another has to speak a foreign
language
, can cause social
problems
 as well as practical
problems
.
This
 essay will discuss both sides of
this
 statement.
To begin
 with, I agree with the statement that going abroad without speaking the
language
 can cause
problems
. The
problems
 can occur as it may be difficult to communicate with one another due to the
language
 barrier. The foreign
habitants
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 may not treat you as equal due to the lack of
language
 skills, and
therefore
, you may experience social difficulties.
For example
, if you go to France and you do not speak the french
language
, the french inhabitants will not help you and not treat you equally.
Moreover
, practical
problems
 may occur as it may be hard to read street signs or other important signs.
For example
, driving on
a
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 80
kilometers
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 per hour highway whilst being allowed to drive only 60
kilometers
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 per hour can cause practical
problems
 due to not
understaning
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understanding
 the signs.
Although
 some
problems
 may occur, I do not completely agree with
this
 statement as nowadays, telephones play a crucial role in society.
For example
, a telephone provides one
antoher
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another
 to communicate in other languages due to google translate.
Furthermore
, google maps could be used when being on the road which solves practical
problems
.
This
 digital age reduces the social and practical struggles when going abroad.
However
, not everyone is equipped with a
telehpone
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telephone
,
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 or understands a
telehpone
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telephone
.
Therefore
, it can be said that the struggles may relate to a certain generation. To conclude, it is possible to face some social and practical struggles when going abroad without knowing the foreign
language
. On the other side, we live in an age where with lots of digital tools that reduce the
problems
 when going abroad.
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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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