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Topic sentence ： The English barrier
A. Use an old word which people nowadays don’t use anymore .
1. My teacher and friends couldn’t understand what I said .

B. English words combine to make different meanings .
1.We have to learn how to combine words instead of trying to make sentence in our own ways .
a. An example of “to work out.”When the word “work” goes alone , it means to work , but when it goes with the word “out,” it means to exercise physically .

C. Another difficulty for foreigners is pronunciation .
1. English has some words that appear to be the same but have different pronunciations for different meanings .
a. For instance , the word “conduct” has two meanings , the attitude and behavior of someone , or to lead or guide someone , depending on the pronunciation .
b. Northerners have a different accent from southerners . If a foreigner learns English in the northern part of the country , he or she might have trouble communicating with southerners .

Finally , this technological language is also part of the English barrier .