Tower of Babel Won’t Fall

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1、Roughdraft:IfyouaskafreshmanintheBeijingNormalUniversity,“DidyoutakeEnglishcourses?”Ithinkmostofthemwillanswer“yes”.HaveyoueverdoubtedifitisrighttogiveEnglishcoursesintheuniversity?Iwilltellyouwhy.English,asthemostfrequentlyusedlanguageintheworld,isanessentialtool.Englishisregardedastheoffici

2、allanguage,whichmeanswhenyouareabroadyoucanturntoforhelptosolvethecommunicationproblem.Everytimeyourunintosometrouble,Englishisthelanguageyouchoosetofaceit.Now,you,asauniversitystudentarefacingadynamicworld.Youaresupposedtoexploreitandcreateit.Whileyoucannoteventakeastepwhenyoudon’thavethebas

3、ictool--language.Iknowyouwanttoargueabout“bodylanguage”,butbodylanguagemaymakeyouunderstoodbutnotaccepted.Idon’tmeantosaythatEnglishisakeytoeverydoor,butitdoesworkwithmostofthem.Outline:Title:TowerofBabelWon’tFallIntroductionA.Hook:storyaboutBabelB.Controversy:shouldn'tforcetotakeEnglishcours

4、esC.Thesisstatement:1.Englishistheofficiallanguage.2.Englishhelpspeoplefromdifferentcountriescommunicateeasily.3.Languageisanotherability,anotheropportunity.BodyA.speakingthemostwidelyusedlanguagehelppeoplefaceadynamicworld1.Englishspeaker2.Globalization3.OpenChinaB.ausefultoolforcommunicatio

5、nwithpeoplespeakingdifferentlanguages1.Decreasingcultureconflicts2.HelpingcultureblendC.Addingthechancetosurviveinthesocialcompetition1.MoreandmoreChinesepeoplearecapableofspeakingEnglish2.CompaniespreferpeoplethatcouldspeakEnglishConclusionA.Closingstatement:CompulsoryEnglishhasmorebenefitst

6、hanharm.B.Restatethesis:LearningEnglishisnecessary.Revisedversion:TowerofBabelWon’tFallThere’safamousstoryofBabelintheBible:peoplewasbuildingaveryhightowernamedBabeltotheheaven.Atthattime,allthepeopleintheworldspokeonlyonelanguage.However,thegodwantedtopreventthemfromtheheavensothathemadepeop

7、lespeakdifferentlanguages,whichblockedthecommunicationbetweenworkersandtheBabelfinallyfelldown.ThisstorycouldhaveadifferentversiontodaybecausewehaveEnglish.ManypeoplearestronglyagainsttherequireofcompulsoryEnglishfromuniversity.Theyarguethats