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?
Communication plays an important role in
people
’s life
. Some people
believe that speaking a foreign language
might not cause
social problems
. However
, I strongly argue that when people
live
in a country where they have to speak a foreign Wrong verb form
living
language
might cause
some practical problems
.
Firstly
, when living in a foreign nation, people
care about their daily life
but speaking a foreign language
might cause
problems
in their daily life
. For example
, when I was an undergraduate student, I participated in an exchange program. At the moment, I stayed in Berlin for one semester. In order to feed myself, I went to the supermarket to buy some food and drink such
as tomatoes, onions, and coca cola. Because I was unfamiliar with German, I can’t read any single word on the label of foods. Thus
, I was confused about the ingredient tables printed on the packages. In the end, I bought a can of sugar for cooking tomato soup instead
of salt. This
mistake made my dish taste weird.
Secondly
, when living and working abroad, people
focus on workplace relationships, but using a foreign language
could result in a misunderstanding in their workplace. For instance
, my friend Alice worked in the UK. When Alice wanted to discuss projects like marketing or business strategy with her co-workers. Since she worked in the UK office, she needs to use English to send messages or take conference calls with her fellows. Besides
, she typed slowly in English, and always wasted others' time. Finally
, Alice felt upset when this
appeared again and again.
In conclusion, speaking an unfamiliar language
can be inconvenient in their daily life
, workplace and school. With the reasons mentioned above, I claim that speaking a foreign language
might cause
some pragmatic problems
while
living in foreign countries.Submitted by CC
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