Describe a foreign language you want to learn (except English)

Sample Answer 1

A language that I would like to learn apart from English is French
There are numerous reasons for this. The most important one is that I want to visit my uncle and aunt who reside in France.

When I communicated my wish to them, they informed me that it was essential to know some French if I wished to communicate with Francophones as very few people know English. Also, my aunt has offered to sponsor my fees for higher education if I decide to study in France. In such a case, if I choose to study there, then learning the language would be a prerequisite. Another reason is that my parents are deciding to move to Canada. So, my knowledge of French would come in very handy there. Moreover, it may help me in getting a job.

French is spoken in more than 33 countries. French is the second most commonly taught language after English. Furthermore, in my country, if I know a foreign language, I can get an excellent job in the tourism industry. Everyone knows that tourists from all parts of the world flock to India. Those who are multilingual stand a better chance in the job market.

Although I don’t think learning the language will be difficult if I am determined enough and practise it regularly, finding an institution or someone who will assist me in learning it appropriately might be challenging.

Sample Answer 2

It would probably be French. This language holds great attraction for me, probably because it’s the language of love, and I LOVE the sound of French.

However, as far as I know, there are many things about this language that frustrates a Vietnamese person. For example, French has a very different system of sounds, grammar and vocabulary, making it very hard for us to get correct pronunciation, remember words and form sentences.

I think I’m going to struggle at first but with some persistence I will get past the most difficult period. After that everything would gradually become easier. Especially when you start to understand movies or articles in a new language, you have this huge sense of achievement and that moves you forward even faster.

So my advice for anyone who struggles to learn a new skill is, invest a lot of efforts at the start; the moment you get the hang of something you’ll be motivated and just keep going from there.

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Vocabulary

• Attraction: a quality or feature that evokes interest, liking, or desire
  Eg: The new ride at the amusement park was a great attraction. 
• Frustrate: to make someone feel annoyed or less confident. 
  Eg: John was frustrated with the neighbours. 
• Hang on: to hold or continue holding onto something
  Eg:  She hung on to the rope.
• Efforts: a vigorous or determined attempt. 
  Eg: The Indian team made a great effort to win the tournament. 

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