English Changed My Life
Today I have nothing to talk about, but I have to try since I haven't written in the last two days because I was too busy.
I'm going to talk about how English changed my life. Not in a way a language can change people's lives, such as getting a good job or immigrating. Learning English made me feel more confident and less shy. At the beginning of this year, I couldn't think about practicing my English with someone. Only the idea of having to make a video call and speak English would terrify me. But I pushed myself and I started to have some conversation classes. In the first two or three months, I was still feeling very nervous and answering questions with very simple and short sentences. But as the time went by, I became more and more confident of not only speaking English but also expressing my opinions. Nowadays, I can hold conversations with teachers or language partners without any problem, without feeling nervous, without my hands shaking and my heart beating fast and, the most important, without the fear of making mistakes and feeling stupid. And this also made me more confident to talk to people in real life, make friends and express myself. Now I can write here what I think about various topics knowing some people are going to read it and see my mistakes and I don't even care. I just want to learn and now I know nothing can stop me. I know if I had started to speak English before, my English level would be much better by now, so I want to enjoy every opportunity I have to do it now and I recommend everyone who's learning a language to do the same.
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Today I have nothing to talk about, but I have to try since I haven't written in the last two days because I was too busy. I'm going to talk about how English changed my life. Not in a way a language can change people's lives, such as getting a good job or immigrating. Learning English made me feel more confident and less shy. At the beginning of this year, I couldn't think about practicing my English with someone. Only the idea of having to make a video call and speak English would terrify me. But I pushed myself and I started to have some conversation classes. In the first two or three months, I was still feeling very nervous and answering questions with very simple and short sentences. But as the time went by, I became more and more confident of not only speaking English but also expressing my opinions. Nowadays, I can hold conversations with teachers or language partners without any problem, without feeling nervous, without my hands shaking and my heart beating fast and, the most importantly, without the fear of making mistakes and feeling stupid. And this also made me more confident to talk to people in real life, make friends and express myself. Now I can write here what I think about various topics knowing some people are going to read it and see my mistakes and I don't even care. I just want to learn and now I know nothing can stop me. I know if I had've started to speak English before earlier, my English level would be much better by now, so I want to enjoy every opportunity I have to do it now and I recommend everyone who's learning a language to do the same.Great job! I hope that one day my Portuguese will be as good as your English! The things I corrected are to improve your written communication, although sometimes people would speak as you have written. It's important to note that it's advised that you don't start sentences with "but" in English. I guess nowdays it's a stylistic choice and adds an informal and conversational tone to your writing. [emoji]
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Thank you :)
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You are clever and good luck Yule.
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Thank you. I have been studying English for about a year now. I'm sure Spanish is going to be as beneficial to you as English is to me!
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Wow this is so encouraging Yule! I am learning Spanish and also am really nervous to speak. Just today though I had my first lesson with an italki teacher! I have a feeling that learning Spanish is going to change my life in the same way. :) Also, your English is very good! How long have you been studying English?
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