Discuss the questions below with a partner. 1. What English slang do you know? Where did you learn it? 2. Does your language have a rich vocabulary? Do you know any words in your language that don’t exist in English? 3. Are there any alphabets that seem completely alien to you? Would you ever want to learn one? 4. What is your motivation for learning English? 5. Do you think learning a foreign language should be mandatory at school? At what age should foreign language learning start? 6. Have you ever had to get by with just a couple of phrases in a foreign country? How did you feel? 7. Have you ever felt embarrassed when speaking another language? Why? 8. What foreign words have you picked up when travelling abroad? 9. What is more important for you: speaking confidently or speaking accurately? Why? 10. At what level, will you be satisfied with your fluency?