Too Shy To Speak With A Foreigner In English
When I was a Senior in university,one day,I went to the library to find some materials.When I was reading a book by the bookshelf,a foreign teacher came to me."Can you help me find the right book about English Grade8?(I forget the exactly sentence she said) ","Pardon?",I said,"I am sorry"."Grade 8",she said,"G-R-A-D-E"."I am sorry",I said.Because I was so nervous,I can't get the meaning of that word "GRADE".My face turned to red.I never speak to a foreigner,I was afraid of making mistakes."I am sorry,please...",I said,and point to another student who stand by the bookshelf nearby.The foreign teacher smiled,"thank you",she said,then she turned to ask the student nearby.
I felt so upset.I had learned English for almost 10 years,but I couldn't talk with a foreigner in English.
Eight years past,now I begin to learn English once more.I hope one day I can talk with a foreigner without shyness and feeling nervous.
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Too Shy To Speak With A Foreigner In English
When I was a senior at a university,one day, I went to the library to find some materials.{This is good but let's say "When I was a senior at a university, I went to the library to find some materials one day.} When I was reading a book by the bookshelf,a foreign teacher came up to me, "Can you help me find the right book about Eightth Grade English?"(I forget the exact words she said),""Pardon?" I asked. "I am sorry".
"Grade eight",she said. "G-R-A-D-E".
"I am sorry",I apologized again. Because I was so nervous I couldn't get the meaning of that word "GRADE". My face turned
"I am sorry,please..." I said,and pointed at another student who stood by the bookshelf nearby.
The foreign teacher smiled,"Thank you". Then, she turned towards the other student and asked the student nearby instead.
I felt so ashamed.I had learned English for almost 10 years now,but I still couldn't talk with a foreigner in English.
Eight years past and I began to learn English once more.{or "...and I began to learn English all over again"}I hope one day I can talk with a foreigner without any shyness and feeling any nervousness.{best if said "I hope one day I can truly speak with a foreigner with confidence"}
---haha, if you haven't noticed. you are writing a story composition. the style is different it is more freely written. here i only fixed you're grammar and tried to make it sound more smoother, meaning the style. NICE JOB!
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Thank you.These words give me much motivation.haha.
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Do not be shy, it happens to everyone when he or she meets someone new. They would also become shy. Do not be afraid that you will make mistakes in front of someone, a part of learning is learning from those mistakes, if you are too shy to talk to someone in English, how will you improve? This is what I tell the small children at my school and I will tell this to you too, I hope this will motivate you to keep trying. "Listen, You are a big boy now, the words I Can't does not exist here, When you try hard and put effort into it YOU CAN DO IT." I hope these words will help motivate you and do not be scared of what others may think. Just remember everyone including the foreigners were all once a student learning English.
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