WhylearningEnglishisimportant? 　　Goodmorning!Boysandgirls, 　　Iamveryverygladtogoonthestageandtellsomethingtoyou.Iamsoproudofmybravery.BecauseasyouallknowmyEnglishissopoor,especiallymyEnglishpronunciation.ButIstillwanttosaysomething.BecauseIknow,Englishisveryimportant.Ishouldpractisemyself,themorethebetter. 　　Asweallknow,Englishisaninternationallanguage,anditcouldbeusedallovertheworld.However,Spanishisthelanguagethatmostpeoplespeakintheworld,butwhyisEnglishstillthelanguagethatcanbeusedinanycountry,anycity,orevenanytown?So,thetopicI'mgoingtodiscusstodayis"WhylearningEnglishisimportant?” 　　Firstofall,let'stakealookatafewcountriesthatuseEnglishasasecondlanguage,forinstance,MalaysiaandJapan.AllstudentsinthesecountrieshavetotakeEnglishclasses,justliketheyhavetolearnMandarin,MalaysianandJapanese.ThisshowshowmuchtheireducationstressestheimportanceoftheEnglishlanguage.Infact,mostothercountriesintheworldhavethesamepointofview.ThisisalsothereasonwhyEnglishisusefultoolfortraveling.LastyearafriendofminewenttoJapan,andsinceshedoesn'tspeakJapanese,shehadtocommunicatewiththenativepeopleinEnglish.Fromtheaboveinstanceweknow,Englishisveryimportantwhenyou'reinanothercountry,anddon'tknowhowtospeaktheirnativelanguage. 　　Well,weliveShanghai’sNewDistrict.thedevelopmentandopeningofShanghai’sNewDistricthasbecomethesymbolofchina’sreformandopening,andafocusofworldattentioninthe1900’s.TherearemanyforeignerscomingformdifferentcountriesinthisNewDistrict.Ifyouwanttohavegoodinfluenceonthem,youshouldspeakEnglishfluently,ifyoucan.However,ifyourEnglishisverypoor,thenyoucertainlycannotdoiteasily.Evenyourappearancemayreflectontheappearanceofthewholepeople.Sobeingamodernperson,allofusshouldhaveagoodeverydayEnglish. 　　Let'stakearecreationalviewpoint.Thingslikebooks,magazines,TV,andradioprogramshavealreadybecomeapartofmanypeople'sdailylife.Manypeopleenjoyreading,watchingandlisteningtoEnglishbooks,TVshowsandtalkshows,andIofcourseamnoexception.Forexample,I'mquiteinterestedinreadingWilliamShakespeare'sfamousnovel"RomeoandJuliet”.IneverthoughtthatEnglishcouldbeusedsobeautifullywithoutmakingitapoem.Andyouknow,nowHarryPotterisverypopularwithourclass.Certainly,IlikeHarryPotter,too.Iknowthereismuchinterestinginformationaboutitonthenet.MaybeyouhavegonetothehomepagesaboutHarryPotter.Theyaretheofficialwebsites.HarryPotterontheinternet.Therearemanyinterestinggamesandstoriesinit.butit’sinEnglish.YouknowIamnotgoodatEnglish,soIcan’tunderstandthesegameswell.Ican’tplaythegameswell,either.becausetheintroductionsarealsowritteninEnglish,Ican’tunderstandthem,either.ThinkhowpoorIam! 　　Well,inanageoffastcommunication,almosteveryfamilyhasacomputer,especiallyasastudentofJianpingMiddelSchool,everyoneofushasacomputerandallofthemconnecttoInternet.ImyselfhavefoundEnglishveryimportantwhenI'monthenet,becauselargeproportionsofthehomepagesIfindareinEnglish.WhenIneedtofinesomedataformyhomework,theinformationIfindontheInternetisofteninEnglish.Thereforetobeanintellectu