Essay

The benefit of learning English
English is considered to be the most common and important language of the world today. A great
number of people understand and use English in every part of the world.
English is the most useful language. Being good at English, we can travel to any place or any country
we like. We shall not find it hard to make others understand what we wish to say.
English also helps us to learn all kinds of subjects. Hundreds of books are written in English every day
in all countries to teach people useful things. The English language has therefore helped to spread ideas
and knowledge to all the corners of the world. There is no subject that cannot be learned in the English
language.
As English is used so much everywhere in the world, it has helped to make countries of the world
become friendlier with one another. The leaders of the world use English to understand one another.
The English language has therefore spread better understanding and friendship among countries of the
world.
Lastly, as a person who knows English easily get more knowledge from many parts of the world, he or
she is respected by people. It is for all these reasons that I want to learn English.
My Hoppy
My hobby is stamp colleting. When I was still only a baby, my mother began to collect for me. Of
course, she did not let me touch the stamps until I was old enough not to spoil them. I remember that it
was on my fifteenth birthday that she first put them into my hands. They were in four fat books, but
since that time I have addedthree more, so that now I have a bigger collection than any of my friends.
How do I get my stamps? I have never bought a single one from a shop -- so my collection has really
cost me nothing. My father, who works in a big office, sometimes brings me home stamps from many
countries of the world. And I have friends both here and in other lands who send me stamps in return
for ones which I send to them.
Now that I am working for my living, I do not have as much time as before to spend on my stamps. But
in the evenings, what can be better than to sit down at a table with my precious books, arranging new
stamps in them, writing in the names of countries, or, if I am too tired, only looking through the stamps
already in the books? Each stamp has a story to tell me of far countries and strange peoples. I see
pictures of men and women, birds and animals that I have never seen. Kings and presidents pass before
my eyes, and I can follow the history of nations -- I can see Hitler's Germany spreading over Europe
and then suddenly breaking into pieces; Pakistan is born before my eyes; countries rise and countries

fall - and the whole time I remain comfortably in my armchair at home.
But my stamp collection does not make me think only of the past. Just as my mother collected for me,
so I, too, am collecting for my future child. What better way will there be of interesting him in history,
geography and languages, and of making these subjects live for him instead of being only things in
school books? If I pass my hobby on to him, he will bless me for it as I have blessed my mother for her
wise action.
My family
My family consists of four people. There are my parents, my sister and me. My father is an engineer
working for a government office. My mother is a housewife. My sisteris a primary school teacher, and I
am a high school student.
We get up at 6 o’clock every morning. After breakfast, my father and my sister go to work, my mother
does the housework and I go to school. We have lunch at noon and dinner at 7 p.m. In the evening after
dinner, we sit together in the living-room talking or watching television for about an hour. Then my
sister and I go to our own rooms to prepare the lessons for the coming week.
My family is a very happy one. We love each other very much and expect to live together under the
same roof forever.
Describe your best friend and tell why you like him or her
In our daily activities we often get in touch with the others and from these relations we meet some
people whose interests, characteristics and behaviors are similar to ours and we choose them as our
friends.
To me, one of my best friends is Nam. Nam is only over eighteen but he is well developed; so he is
thought to be twenty or more. He has black hair, a broad forehead, a straight nose and bright eyes. He
is very good-looking. He has a kind heart and is easy to get on with everybody. We have been friends
for a very long time. The deeper our mutual understanding becomes the more we feel closely attached
to each other. “Birds of a feather flock together”, Nam and I are keen on learning. We are the best
pupils in our class. Nam is always at the top. He is good at every subject, but he never shows pride in
his abilities and always tries to learn harder.
Nam’s family is not rich enough. His parents are retired workers. Realizing the hardships of his
parents, although he is absorbed in his study, he often spends most of his spare time doing useful things
to help his parents in their old age. He gets up early in the morning to have enough time to deliver

newspapers to subscribers before going to school. After school in the afternoon, he repairs bicycles and
motorbikes. Therefore the money he gets from his manual job is sufficient for his school fees and for
his parents’ presents. I like Nam very much because of his honesty and straight forwardness. He is
always ready to help his weak friends in their study; as a result, lots of friends, thanks to his whole-
hearted help, have become good ones.
In my relation with Nam, I have got precious experience: thirst for learning, patience to overcome
difficulties, helpfulness and filial piety.