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There are 4 main spoken languages in Taiwan, Taiwanese and Chinese make up 70% of total spoken languages.

English constitutes 15 % of total spoken language.
Taiwanese constitutes 31% of total spoken language.
Chinese constitutes 39% of total spoken language.
other constitutes 15% of total spoken language.
Chinese is the most common spoken language in Taiwan

Comparing the different pieces of a pit chart:
Taiwanese language is almost as much as Chinese spoken in Taiwan.
Nearly half as much English language as Taiwanese language is spoken in Taiwan.

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More severe petrol shortages in Iraq
This is a petrol station in central Baghdad and as far as I can see along the street outside, there are cars lined up waiting for fuel. There are literally hundreds, their owners hoping the petrol won't run out before it's their turn. Fuel shortages have become a fact of life for Iraqis since the US and British invasion despite their country's vast oil reserves.
But the situation has got a lot worse in the past month or so. Many people now start queuing the night before. It's also dangerous. As the queues have grown they've become a magnet for insurgent attacks. There were two bombings aimed at petrol queues on Sunday with at least ten people killed and injured. With electricity as unreliable as ever, people need fuel not just for cars but generators at home, essential to power air conditioners to cope with the rising summer heat.
But petrol supplies into the capital have been badly disrupted, the government says, by recent attacks on several key bridges. Extra army checkpoints set up to prevent more such bombings have made things worse with many fuel trucks not being allowed through. Supplies are still getting through to the black market though, where petrol is more than double the price.

This is a petrol station in central Baghdad; there are really hundreds of cars queuing up along the street outside waiting for petrol. The car owners hoping the petrol won't be finished before they can add petrol. Since US and UK invade Iraq, the shortage of fuel become a fact of life, even though Iraqis have plenty of oil reserves.
In the past month even longer, the situation has got a lot worse. Many people now start queuing the night before. It's also dangerous. Because of the long queues, they've become an attraction for insurgent attacks. There were two bombings aimed at petrol queues on Sunday with at least ten people killed and injured. With electricity as unreliable as ever, people need fuel not just for cars but generators at home, essential to power air conditioners to deal with the rising summer heat.
But the petrol is very difficult to get through to the capital been a long time, the government says, by recent attacks on several key bridges. Extra army checkpoints set up to prevent more such bombings have made things worse with many fuel trucks not being allowed through. Supplies are still getting through to the black market though, where petrol is more than double the price.

Summaries
Because of the war, US and UK invade to Iraq, makes them lack of petrol. Then it makes the petrol price much higher then normal price. More then that, because lack of petrol, makes them queuing over night just for one barrel of petrol, even though it attracts the insurgent to seize.

classification

Base upon the topic, I am going to study, “How to overcome language study barrier” the language barrier my can be classified according to input and output barrier. That is the basic of language skills you have to learn, also it is the basic way you learn a language.
But what is input barrier? Input barriers can be sub-divided into reading and listening problems. Also, output barriers can be sub-divided into speaking and writing problems. Back to the input problems, most of learners, they do not know what does the importance of input, so they ignore it all the time or try to skip it. Basically, most reading problem is because they lack of vocabulary, so it makes them do not understand what is the meaning of articles, or misunderstanding. Then listening problem is caused by lack of practice of English, most of student they do not used to listen English program, or can not ignore subtitle when thy watch foreign films. Above two problems affect the next step, speaking and writing, output barrier.
Under output skills, there are speaking and writing, two kinds of skills. A lot of students, they have speaking problem, that is because they do not used to express their idea, especially in foreign language. So even they overcome the input barrier, become a good reader and listener, they still hard to speak out, lack of confidence.
After all of those problems, the last and final problem, writing. I believe most of language learners have experience the problem before. That is because writing is not easy as speaking. You have to care a lot of grammar, vocabulary, structure problems. Once you overcome all of them, you just can write a good composition, or make clear point, to let reader to understand. So that is the field we try to study, we still work on it, hope one day we can find a good way to learn languages, and help our-self as well.

Definition of language barrier

Because this is regard to my essay, so I'd like to give definiton to my essay.
Language barrier means in my essay, only means to study problem, not means to physical or mental problem. Because this time the essay we write, just want to help us to know us study way more, so we don't want to discuss other problem to much.

Comparison of IELTS test and TOFEL test

Comparison of IELTS test and TOFEL test
These two examinations of English are taken by thousands of student world wide. But what is the different between TOEFL and IELTS?
Those two English examinations both are taken for English entrance test, to test your English level is good enough for covering whole academic purpose during you studying abroad.
Then, TOEFL is taken for people who want to study in North America countries, like Canada and USA. TOEFL examination is using a lot of academic sentences or words, articles etc…, it is not that easy to prepare when you first touch it. The test contains a lots of subject, like campus life, Astronomy, Geology etc… It is designed to train you for general academic skills.
On the another hand, IELTS test is taken for who want to study in UK, New Zealand, and Australia, etc., IELTS is using a lot of general life situation, something like house rental, art, people and shopping etc…. It is a bit easy study it than TOEFL, and the score you got, is quite correct to reflect your English level, IELTS examination is designed for people who want to living in a English counties, so that is the reason its contain a lot of stuff regard to daily life.
Those two English examination are using worldwide and those have recognized for the whole world. Recently most of schools accept both two examinations for entrance test, although you can choose which you want to take but if you want to get a brilliant score, it is no doubt you have to study hard. Then a little advice, before you go to take examination, you better get everything ready, because it is very costly.

cause and effect

A event happened let me can not forget about it since then. Months ago, I went to my office as usual, I never thought about that day was a bad day to me.

I went to office as punctual everyday, then I did my work till my colleagues came in for working the day afternoon. But I did a thing, let me got some trouble for it. Which is, when the time closing to 14 o’clock, the time was my colleagues needed come in for punching in their working card, but the phone was ringing, I picked up with no doubt and answers it? That was our manager of studying abroad department, she asked me to punch in the card for her, and she would arrive the company in a minute! Because of she is my manager and she said she would arrive in a short time, so I did it for her.

I think that was not my day, someone told my boss about it. So my boss was very mad about this kind of action, then she started to question my colleague and me about it, is it true or not?

That was a very serious problem, so I told everything I know and pointed her did ask me to punch in the card for her. As the matter of fact, my boss was very angry for it, and mad a fine about both our manager and me.

This event tells me, never tell a lie, otherwise you have to making another lie to cover it. Because of I punched in the card for her, mad me had to pay some fine, but at least, no one dare to do the same thing again for ever!

Process

I'd like to introduce the process of TOEFT test,The TOEFL is register on internet now.Why do I only mention register on internet？That's because the new generation of TOEFL test only can be registered on internet and that's the reason it named ToFEL-iBT.

First let my introduce the meaning of TOFEL-iBT came from and its history.Previous TOFEL test is based on paper,you have to do all test with text book.That is the first generation of TOFEL.

Then second generation of TOFEL came out,it's named TOFEL-CBT.That means computer based test,as the name described,it based on computer,but it is different to first one,this kind of test is a bit difficult and the difficulty is changed relate on your answer.If you answered correct continously,then the question will be more difficult.Also the opposite way if you didn't,so that is a big change between new and old test.

Finally the last generation of TOFEL is coming out now,they use latest technology to deal with and use new method to structure the test.That is TOFEL-iBT,internet based test system.It is designed to reading,listening,speaking and writing four parts of test for every exam taker and the test relate on internet,controled by far away country-USA.

The new TOFEL test is more difficult and cost you much more time,then it exams your gernal English skill far more then ever.And with no doubt,it is absolutely safe for taking the exam.

About the iBT you have to register on the internet and pay the test fee on the internet.The most impressive part of the system is the profile once you register in.That will record every single test,you take for five years,to help you know about your English improved or not.How convenient,but it is very costly,that costs you 150US dollar for each test ,so if you want to take the exam, I suggest you getting all the things ready and then just go to try it ,otherwisw you just waste your money though.

Following the new technology,the test system is better and better but all is the new methods are want to help you learning English and shortor the time you spend in foreign country for getting used to it.so ready for new TOFEL-iBT, go to beat it.

Do you think car is good for our life?

About this issue is really depends on person, In my opinion car is really convenient our life, although it's make a lots of pollution and short of energy. Then this situation is could be controled and changed, so let me talk some advantage of car using!

Firstly, if you own a car, when wether get bad. You don't have to be running in the rain, then you get a comfortable seat and lovely air condition. Then if you have a car, you can go wherever and whenever you want to go, not thing could trap your plan. so it is so nice to our daily life.

Secondly, if you have a good car, it is a fantastic thing, it means you could show off to your friends and make them jealous!(hah~~I am joking)

But be honest, car really makes our life better, makes long distance, won't take so long, and helps us for daily transporting, so I think, car is good for our life and it will be hard without it.

A good year!

2005-2006 that was a brilliant year in my life! Last year I extremely wanted to go abroad to study English, so I did all the efforts, I was looking for any posible way to go out with limited budget. That time I was doing my National Service in a elementary school in Tainan city, because I was working there, so I knew a lots of friends and coworker in the school. I always believe if you treat people well, that sometimes you might can get some thing unexpectly from them. When I ran out all of my ideas, and still not found a way to go out abroad, almost gave up! Then some good news just popped in and let me find a hope again.

What happened ? Let me tell you the story! When I almost gave up to go out abroad, there was a chance occurred! One of my colleague told me, there was a experience program is progressing. That program is helping youg people experience the different part of life, you could work as a volunteer sent to different country. You could go to other Asia countries , South America even though European countries Yet I would like to study English and I wanted to to Europe, so I decided to go to UK for my voluntary working life last year.

Last year I got all my luggages ready and flew to UK by myself, that was so exciting! That time was my second time travel abroad, then I did not know the procedure very well, yet it was my first time going abroad alone, all the things I had to do by myself, was so unconvenient. for example when I wanted go to toilet, I had to take my luggage with my all the time, no one could keep an eye on my luggage for me. Fortunately, the toilet was big enough to let me put all my stuff in one room. Then I had to figure out where to catch my next flight and how to get there! After all the adventures, finally I arrived Edinburgh safely, thank god!!

Describe a place

That is one of the most famous resort in world, it is famous, there is a monster lives in that lake, named nessie, and it is located in northen Scotland in UK.

Describe your personality and appearence

I am a outgoing person and have a very pastive thought, always being nice to other people, and very friendly.

I have black short hair, average hight and wight, because of my job, so I wear shirt quite often.

The disadvatages of my motorbike

What I am saying, is a advice for people who want to buy the same type of motorbike as I did. Two years ago, there was a trend of driving old fasion motorbike, so there were some people collecting all different kind of old motorbikes and cars to fix it, to refit it. Then after all works done , they sell all the motors to young people or whoever likes it!

About two years ago, I bought a quite fashionable motorbike, that was a very shining, petrol saving and very cool motorbike. That was a good time to drive my motorbike, lots friends of mine were extremly curious about my motorbike, and desperate to borrow my motorbike. Of course I did satisfied all their curiousness.

My motorbike is a manual kind, every time you want to drive forward, you have to pull the cluth up and step down the gear, then you just can drive. Becaouse of it is manual, so I can save a half as automatic one, that helped me save quite lot of money which is very important.

Two years passed, I still driving my manual motorbike everyday. altough it is still working and not big problem now, but small problems come one by one. Lots of small pieces are broken, light bulbs ,breaks and some part of engine, even now , it is not as petrol saving as it was.

I am giving a advise to whom wants to buy old fashion motorbike, although the figure of my motorbike is really nice, but when the motorbike getting older, problem would come out one by one, for now, I can not drive and park my motorbike in the raining day, and I can not put my stuff in the motorbike, and the most important thing is the breaks is damaged day by day.So it is not very practical, especailly in the raining day. If you read my words seriously, then take my advice, do not buy so old cars or motorbikes, then you could save lot of time and energy to take care your motorbike.