Takeda 1
Yuki Takeda
Professor Dr. Akridge
ENG 114 14 Freshman Composition
4 October 2016
Communicating in a Second Language
When communicating in English with my American friends, sometimes a serious
misunderstanding occurs. Though, I know such misunderstandings are natural since I am a
non-native speaker of English, I am embarrassed each time it happens just two weeks ago.
If began at a dinner with an American friend of mine, Ruben. We have known each
other since last semester. His father is from Columbia and his mother is from Florida. Before
he came to Campbellsville University, he had lived in Florida. He likes watching soccer so
we always talk about soccer. We had a good time and enjoyed the food very much. When the
