A useful skill

5. If you were given the opportunity to learn one skill free of charge, what skill do you think would be useful to you?

If I was given the opportunity to learn one skill for free of charge, I would love to learn different languages. Being a multilingual is what I have always wanted to be. The languages of my choice would be French. I chose French because it is one of languages which is highly in demand now and it is also because I can speak and understand the other two important international languages, English and Mandarin. Knowing different languages do bring many advantages. It not only allows us to mix around and communicate with people from other countries but also increase our knowledge. With being able to speak various languages, we’re able to travel around the world without the help of a tour guide or the burden of bringing a dictionary along with us. Being able to speak and understand English, Mandarin and French is just like icing on the cake because they are international languages and commonly used in the economic world. Most people do not believe that Mandarin is important but I do not agree with it. This is because China’s economic world is growing in a blink of an eye. It might eventually be the world’s most advance country. If it’s so, China will play a very big part in not only our country but also the entire world’s economy. Without say, people will start vending into China and the competition there will grow. Everyone can be smart academically but China will not employ you if you can’t speak nor understand a single Mandarin word. You might be thinking on why would I choose to learn French then, when France is not near close to China in the economical world, my answer will be because, many people especially teenagers in the United States of America are learning French in their high school years. We might not know what might happen in 10 years time, maybe a leader or a big well known company’s boss speaks French. The world is becoming more competitive day by day. We shouldn’t take a chance and risk our future or lower the chances of getting a good pay job just because we do not speak the languages they do. Work smart, play safe.