Do you Speak English? A conversation lesson

Look at the following statements and say whether you agree or disagree

To be able to speak English well, you have to live in an English-speaking country for at least a year

Life offers more opportunities if you can speak English well

It’s never too late to learn a new language

It doesn’t matter if you make mistakes in English if people are able to understand you

The Internet can help you when you’re learning a language

Most young people in my country can communicate well in English

To be able to communicate well in a language, pronunciation and vocabulary are more important than grammar.

What do you think?

Why do some people have more difficulty than others when learning a language?
What three languages would you really like to speak, and why?

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