Why Are You Learning English? 🤔

0:00 So if you've been watching my channel for a while now,

0:03 you'll know that I'm a very curious person.

0:05 I'm always wondering about things,

0:06 and today I'm wondering about why are you learning English?

0:10 I'm just curious.

0:11 This channel is usually about me talking to you, and it's not very often that I

0:16 hear from you about your English learning journey.

0:18 So I'm very curious about why you are learning English.

0:22 So in this lesson, there's two things that we're going to do.

0:25 Number one, I would love it if in the comments below

0:28 the you could post in the comments why you are learning English.

0:32 Think about it for a little bit.

0:34 Write me a sentence and tell me why you're learning this crazy

0:37 language that I speak naturally and for some reason you want to learn.

0:40 And then the second thing I want to do

0:42 in this video is I'm going to teach you a bunch

0:45 of different example sentences that you can use if

0:48 you're having trouble expressing the reason why you're learning English.

0:51 So, two things.

0:52 You leave a comment, you tell me why you're learning English,

0:55 and I will teach you exactly how to say it.

0:58 So you might want to do this in the opposite direction.

1:01 You might want to watch the rest of the lesson first,

1:03 find the English example sentence that works best for you

1:06 and use that as a model to write your comment.

1:10 Okay, here we go.

1:11 Example sentence number one.

1:13 I'm learning English because I want to talk to people from other countries.

1:17 One of the reasons sometimes people learn a language is because they

1:20 want to talk to people who live in other parts of the world.

1:23 For me, one of the reasons I learned French is because

1:26 I find it very interesting to talk to people from France,

1:30 also from the province of Quebec.

1:31 But that's not a different country.

1:33 That's just part of Canada.

1:34 So one of the reasons you might be learning English.

1:37 I want to talk to people from other countries.

1:40 Example sentence number two.

1:42 I'm learning English because I want a better job.

1:45 Maybe you work in a field where learning English

1:47 and speaking the English language is a huge benefit,

1:50 and it might mean you can get a promotion,

1:52 or it might mean you can get a different job entirely.

1:55 This is often true if you're a teacher or if you're an engineer,

1:58 or if you're someone who works in the medical field.

2:01 If you can learn English,

2:02 you can get a better job or you can get a promotion at your existing job.

2:06 So example sentence number two.

2:08 I'm learning English because I want a better job.

2:12 Example sentence number three.

2:14 I'm learning English as a hobby.

2:16 A hobby is something that you do in your spare time.

2:19 It's something you do after work.

2:20 Or maybe it's something you do in retirement.

2:22 It's something you do for fun, it gives you enjoyment,

2:25 and it really makes your day better.

2:28 So maybe learning English for you is something really fun.

2:31 Maybe it's like a gigantic puzzle.

2:33 As you learn the language, you're fitting all the pieces together.

2:36 So, example sentence number three.

2:38 I'm learning English as a hobby.

2:41 Example sentence number four.

2:43 I'm learning English because I want to study at a university.

2:46 This is a very common reason to learn the English language.

2:50 Maybe you want to go to an English speaking country

2:52 and you want to go to university in that country.

2:55 So you'll learn English so when you go there,

2:58 you can learn something at university,

3:00 but also continue to improve your English while you're there.

3:03 Example sentence number five.

3:05 I'm learning English because I want to use the Internet more.

3:08 The Internet is filled with all kinds of information

3:11 and there's so many things to watch as entertainment,

3:14 but a lot of it is in English.

3:16 Now, I will admit AI translation

3:18 and translation software is getting a lot better.

3:20 But sometimes it is nicer to watch things in the original language.

3:25 Sometimes it's nicer to read and understand the English webpage

3:28 because it makes you feel good because you accomplished something.

3:31 So reason number five,

3:32 I'm learning English because I want to use the Internet more.

3:36 Example sentence number six.

3:38 I'm learning English because I want to travel.

3:40 This is probably one of the most exciting reasons to learn English.

3:44 Maybe you're going to visit England or Canada or the United States or Australia

3:47 or one of the many countries in the world where they speak English.

3:51 This would certainly be the sentence you

3:53 would use to describe why you're learning English.

3:55 When you go there, you can speak to people in the English

3:58 language and enjoy your vacation and improve your English while you're there.

4:02 So example sentence number six.

4:04 I'm learning English because I want to travel.

4:07 Example sentence number seven.

4:09 I'm learning English to understand movies, TV shows and songs.

4:13 If you think about all of the movies in the world,

4:15 a lot of them come from the United States.

4:18 If you think about all the TV shows in the world,

4:20 a lot of them come from English speaking countries.

4:23 And certainly if you think about music,

4:25 there is a lot of music in the world that is in English.

4:28 And maybe you enjoy movies and you enjoy English TV shows

4:31 and you enjoy music from Canada and you want to understand it better.

4:35 That's the sentence you would use you would say,

4:37 I'm learning English to understand movies, TV shows and songs.

4:42 Example sentence number eight.

4:44 I'm learning English because I want to make new friends.

4:47 If you are an online gamer, if you play online games,

4:50 you will meet people from around the world

4:52 and maybe you want to speak English to them.

4:55 If you are someone who watches live streams,

4:57 you might participate in English conversations

5:00 in the chat and eventually make new friends.

5:03 So your reason for learning English is a very social reason.

5:06 It's because you would like to meet people and perhaps become their friend.

5:09 So, example sentence number eight.

5:11 I'm learning English to make new friends.

5:14 Example sentence number nine.

5:15 I'm learning English to improve my brain.

5:18 It has been proven that learning another language is really good for your brain.

5:23 It's a really good activity.

5:25 It's very similar to playing video games or doing

5:28 puzzles or even solving math problems just for fun.

5:32 Is that a thing?

5:32 I think some people do that.

5:34 When you exercise your brain, your brain stays healthier.

5:37 So, example sentence number nine.

5:39 I'm learning English to improve my brain.

5:42 Example sentence number 10.

5:45 I'm learning English to read the news, to watch the news, to listen to the news.

5:49 There are so many things happening in the world,

5:51 and sometimes the news source is only in English.

5:54 And maybe you're someone who really likes

5:56 to follow the news from around the world.

5:59 You would naturally need to learn English

6:01 to understand some of the things you're reading, watching, or listening to.

6:04 So, example sentence number 10.

6:06 I'm learning English to read the news,

6:08 to watch the news, or to listen to the news.

6:12 Well, hey, thank you so much for watching this English lesson

6:14 where I challenged you to think about why you're learning English,

6:17 and please do leave a comment below,

6:20 explaining to all of us why you are learning this fun and crazy language.

6:24 I'm Bob the Canadian.

6:25 Thanks once again for watching.

6:26 If this is your first time here,

6:28 don't forget to click that red subscribe button, give me a thumbs up,

6:31 and of course, leave a comment,

6:32 and in that comment, tell us why you're learning English.

6:35 I'll see you next week with another English lesson.

6:37 Bye.