4. Read the student essay below. How would you assess it? What suggestions would you offer the student? (10%)
The Benefits of Knowing English
In this era, we have more chance to connect with foreigners, so we should learn English to link up with them. In my junior high school, there were some Korean and German exchange students. I could not say Korean and German, but I could talk to them by English. There are thousands of languages exist in the world. It is impossible to learn all of the languages, so we should learn English to increase our ability to communicate with foreigners.
All countries have their own language type and culture. We can understand other nations by reading books. For example, I like touring around the world. Before setting out, I used to collect tourist information. However, if I want to go to France, I can’t use it. So, English will play an important role in the situation, I can read tourist books written by English or search information on a website with English editions.
On the reality side, because of globalization, many companies have branches all over the world. That means when a company wants to send employees to another country, the ability to speak English becomes one of the important considering factors. If you can use English fluently, you can shorten the time to conquer the language barrier. So, when a company has overseas career opportunities, the ability of English becomes a pro situation to catch this chance. In short, knowing English can bring a lot of benefits, we should learn English as good as possible.