Why we learn English?

C.Robert

shimizu:,I am confused, isn't your native language English,C.Robert?

Haha, no, my native language is Dutch. Almost everybody speaks English in The Netherlands/Holland, but only as a second language. We all speak Dutch here in daily life.

C.Robert

shimizu: ,are there many differences between Dutch and English? Ha, can you write some sentences in Dutch?I have not seen Dutch .

English, German, Dutch and the Scandinavian languages have some similarities.

1. Ik loop naar school
2. I walk to school
3. Ich laufe zu Schule
4. Je marche à l'école

Any idea which languages i used here?

C.Robert

shimizu:

Scandianavia is an area located in the north of Europe. It's not a country. Some Scandinavian languages are for exmaple Danish, Finish, Swedish...

C.Robert

shimizu: ,Ha,it is kind of you to tell me these. C.Robert, recently,I find that my vocabulary is vey poor, can you give me some advice on increasing the

Read books and articles on British websites and use a good dictionary to find the words you don't understand yet.

Good  luck!