was young. That fear kept me away from water. That was because once I was pushed into the
swimming pool by a classmate when I was eight and first arrived in Australia from Vietnam. That
experience was horrible. I was down at the deep end, struggling, and I thought I was going to
drown. It was a big fear. The next thing that happened was my teacher, dressed in full clothes,
jumped in, and rescued me. Then I started to like that teacher who happened to be my English
teacher. My English was broken as English was my second language. I didn’t want to learn
English or speak English. Then I changed. I find it to be an amazing experience. Now my fear
Of water has gone. I just actually love water now, and I’m interested in English as well. I’m a
Bit more, let’s say, a bit more confident in speaking English now, I think. I’m no longer worried
about my broken English. I don’t care if people laugh. I just find it fun to speak English. And I
don’t feel ashamed of myself when other people correct the mistakes in my English.
1. C) Vietnam 2. D) All of the above. 3. B) He jumped into the pool to save the speaker.
4. A) English was not his native language.
5. A) Because his English teacher saved him from drowning, he came to like both water and
English.
