InthemodernsocietystudyEnglishisbecomingmoreimportantandpopular.ButwhenIwasyoung,Ididn’tknowofthisandprefertoplayoutsideratherthanlearnEnglish.Butmymothersaid:“Englishisthenecessarytoolstotalkwithforeigners,soyoushouldstudyinanEnglishclass.Believeyourself,YoucancertainlystudyEnglishwell!”FinallyIagreedmymom’sopinionandbegantostudyladderEnglishwhenIwasfive.
AtthebeginningIwashappytostudy,becauseitwasfunintheEnglishclass.Weplayedgames,andonlystudiedfivewords,sentenceatime.WealsolearnedtosingalotofEnglishsongs.Inthisstudyingenvironment,IwasinterestedinEnglishforthefirsttime.
WhenIwasingradetwo,mymotherthoughtthatIshouldstudyEnglishformally,sosheletmestudyintheclassofteacherYeofYoungPalaceofBeijing.InherclassIbegantolearntheNewConceptEnglishandtouchedthegrammarforthefirsttime.TeacherYeletuspracticetheoralEnglish,listeningandwriting.AlthoughIshouldremembermuchmorewordsthanbeforeandhadtopracticelisteningandwritingeveryday,andmusttakethecrowdedbustoschoolfortwohourseveryweek,IwasveryhappybecauseIcouldlearnmuchknowledgethatnottaughtinschool.
Withmymotherandteacher’sencouragementandteaching,Istudiedveryhardandwonmanyprizeinthecompetition.WhenIwasingradefour,IpassedPETS1withthescoreof88ofwriting,and5oforalEnglish,andIpassedPETS2ingradefive.IwasveryhappyandexcitedbecauseIhadtheexperienceoftalkingwithforeigners,andevenusedEnglishtohelpsomepeoplewhentheymetthecommunicationproblem.IwasalsoveryproudwhentheforeignpeopleprizedmethatmyEnglishwasgood.
Uptillnow,IhavebeenstudiedEnglishforabout6years.IdeeplyrealizetheimportanceoflearningEnglish.Iwillcontinuetostudyinthefuture,andIreallyappreciatemymotherandmyEnglishteacher,too.ThisyearBeijingwillhosttheOlympicgames,IbelievethatmasterEnglishwellwillcertainhelpmetodosomeusefulworkforthisOlympics.