What's Your Opinion About English?

Well, what is your opinion about English?

Maybe some people will say, “Well… it’s just English. What I have to say?” or “Wow, it’s a complicated language” or “It’s just an ordinary language, because I use it every day. Why are you asking me?” or “Aaa… It’s very difficult to speak English” or “It’s a very important language! We must be able to speak English, because everyone in the world speaks English!”.

I’ll agree with the last statement. From my previous article, I have told you that English is very important in our life. And now I want to tell you some opinions from my relevant about English. I will take a big line and make sure that you’re here to read this. I hope if read this article, you’ll open your mind and realize that English IS an important to learn. Besides it’ll also to prove my previous article.

So, if you want to study English, I suggest you to learn from now on. You don’t have to be worry that you’re late in learning English. You know the word late is better than nothing? Yeah, that’s right. Study from now on, or you got nothing than regret.

I’ll tell you a little story of mine. I have a friend, just call her X. She’s really expert in English. When we’re both together, we usually speak English in our conversation—although it’s only a word. But, the awkward thing is I never speak English if there’s anyone besides us. You know why? Because, I’m a chicken. And I know I’m not supposed to do that ridiculous thing. It’s stupid, you know…  I really amazed with X. X is a very confident person, she’s able to speak Bahasa or even English everywhere she wants. And the amazing thing is that she never cares about what people said about her, like, “How could be she’s so proud of herself???”. She always says, “No matter what people say, this is me”. And that hit me right to the point just like her eyes said, “I speak English because I want to. And I don’t have to be worry what people say about me. I’m practicing! Because I’m learning! What’s wrong with that hah?!”.

And the question is WHY am I amazed with her? The answer is BECAUSE she can speak English without caring people said she’s so proud of herself. Because she WANT to speak English. Because she WANT to learn. Yes. What’s wrong with those people? And now—when I’m writing this article—I successfully regret all what I have done. I’m a stupid chicken, right?

And from that experience, if there’s anyone whisper to me about X, I’ll say, “No. she’s right. She speak English because she’s practicing. Because you must practice your English or you won’t be able to speak English”.

For myself, I’m a very introvert person. So, I think I have to learn harder to start a conversation—with anyone—in English. Because for an introvert person, it’s very difficult to start a conversation, even in Bahasa. But from X, I learn how to be brave to start a conversation and how we don’t have to be afraid about what people’s opinion about us when we speak English. Because, we have to confident of our self. But I admitted that she really has AN over confident. It’s an opposite thing from me. Sometimes I think that I’m jealous with her, because why I can just think as simple as her. I always think about people’s opinion about me. And it’s a bit frustrating me.

And also at home, my Mom is quite well in English. She always ask me to speak English. Well, actually she almost speak English every day. But, you know, what is the stupid thing that I’ve done—again? I answer all her question in Bahasa. I don’t have much confident to speak English, even in my own house. With my own Mom. What a terrible! Well, I know I have to try harder to face my introvert disease. And really realized that I HAVE TO be confident in speaking English from now on. It’s a must. I know. Since I learn the mind set of X, I try to open my mind and I can be able to spill my opinion that speaking English is not a wrong thing. We can start by practicing it with our Mom, Dad, or our brother, sister, or even with our friends.

Another opinion about English comes from my other friend, just call him Y. Y he’s a very enthusiastic person. He likes to speak English with me. He really trying hard to improve his English since we’re in the Vocational School. Obviously. And you know what? Now he can speak English very well. For me, it’s really a fantastic achievement. Someday, I told him that I just fail a test of a lesson, and he answered, “Maybe your effort is not enough hard”. That really slap me and make me realize that he’s right. To reach anything, it needs a hard work. I learn from him that to improve our English, we need a very big effort. And that effort must take action from now on. Not later, not tomorrow, not after tomorrow, or not even next month. But from now on.