I agree the statement that children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start school. I believe this statement is true, because I have experienced learning a new language that I couldn’t speak before and I could master it when I was young. I live in Hong Kong for ten years. When I was ten years old, I moved back to Japan. I couldn’t speak Japanese at all. After two years, I could pass the private junior high school entrance exam. I could master most of the Japanese language in two years. My parents were surprised at this. I can say, children have magical powers to learn language. Thanks to the magical powers, children can learn foreign languages more easily than adults. I have three reasons to support my opinion. First, children can enjoy learning languages. Second, children are not afraid of making mistakes. Third, children generally have more time than adults do.

First, children are full of curiosity. They are interested in anything, especially new things. And they can enjoy learning foreign languages. When high school students or adults learn a foreign language, they become stressed because of textbooks and exams. On the other hand, children learn languages by singing songs and playing games. I think to enjoy learning is the key, because it’s led to continue to learn more and master it. Moreover, children love to tell someone what they’ve learned. I think this is the biggest magical power of children. I’ve heard that the point of learning is the combination of input and output. Children do the output spontaneously by telling someone what they’ve learned.

Second, children are not afraid of making mistakes. I think the best way to learn language is to speak the language aloud. Children are not ashamed of themselves when they make mistakes. They can say or think about anything they want to and they can learn from their mistakes. In addition, children don’t care about grammar when they express their feelings. When adults learn languages, they think about grammar too much. I personally think grammar is not the most important part of learning languages. If someone can understand what you are talking, it is good enough.

Third, children generally have more time than adults do. Children can learn a foreign language while they are playing games as I mentioned in second paragraph. Adults are too busy to do that. They try to learn many things in a short time. However, learning a foreign language doesn’t work like that.

In conclusion, when children start the school is the best time to learn a foreign language. They have more time than adults do. They can enjoy learning a foreign language by singing songs and playing games. They can learn more from their mistakes, because they’re not ashamed of making mistakes and they don’t care about grammar as adults do. These three reasons make children more easily to learn a foreign language than adults. It’s a good idea for children to learn foreign languages as soon as they start school.
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I agree [with] the statement that children should begin learning a foreign language as soon as they start school. I believe this statement is true, because I have experienced learning a new language that I couldn’t speak before and I could master it when I was young. I live[d] in Hong Kong for ten years. When I was ten years old, I moved back to Japan. I couldn’t speak Japanese at all. After two years, I could pass the private junior high school entrance exam. I could master most of the Japanese language in two years. My parents were surprised at this. I can say, children have [“]magical[”] powers to learn language[s]. Thanks to the[these] magical powers, children can learn foreign languages more easily than adults. I have three reasons to support my opinion. First, children can enjoy learning languages. Second, children are not afraid of making mistakes. Third, children generally have more time than adults do.

First, children are full of curiosity. They are interested in anything, especially new things. And they can enjoy learning foreign languages. When high school students or adults learn a foreign language, they become stressed because of textbooks and exams. On the other hand, children learn languages by singing songs and playing games. I think to [“]enjoy learning[”] is the key, because it’s led [it leads them] to continue to learn more and master it. Moreover, children love to tell someone what they’ve learned. I think this is the biggest magical power of children. I’ve heard that the point of learning is the combination of input and output. Children do the output spontaneously by telling someone what they’ve learned.

Second, children are not afraid of making mistakes. I think the best way to learn [a] language is to speak the language aloud. Children are not ashamed of themselves when they make mistakes. They can say or think about anything they want to and they can learn from their mistakes. In addition, children don’t care about grammar when they express their feelings. When adults learn languages, they think about grammar too much. I personally think grammar is not the most important part of learning languages. If someone can understand what you are talking [saying], it is good enough.

Third, children generally have more time than adults do. Children can learn a foreign language while they are playing games[,] as [which] I mentioned in [the] second paragraph. Adults are too busy to do that. They try to learn many things in a short time. However, learning a foreign language doesn’t work like that.

In conclusion, when children start the school is the best time to learn a foreign language [is when children start school]. They have more time than adults do. They can enjoy learning a foreign language by singing songs and playing games. They can [also] learn more from their mistakes, because they’re not ashamed of making mistakes [them] and they don’t care about grammar as adults do. [In addition, they have more time than adults do.] These three reasons make [it easier for] children more easily to learn a foreign language than adults. It’s a good idea for children to learn foreign languages as soon as they start school.