I've been studying English for a long time, but I've never had a chance to communicate directly with native speakers. The first time I used English to communicate, I was a bit surprised.
At that time, I was hanging out with my friends in Ho Guom Lake. Then, a foreigner came up to me and asked for directions to the Circle K nearby. He had such a strong accent that I couldn’t make out what he wanted to say. I froze for a while. He saw it so he repeated it again and fortunately, I understood and showed him the way. After that, he said “Thank you” to me.
I realize that English plays an important role in our life, despite the fact that we don’t live in English-speaking countries. Therefore, I have been trying to practice speaking English daily, and try to use English fluently in life. It will help me a lot in my work and daily communication
I've been studying English for a long time,  
but
 I've never had a chance to communicate  
directly
 with native speakers. The  
first
 time I  
used
 English to communicate, I was a bit surprised.
At that time, I was hanging out with my friends in Ho  
Guom
 Lake. Then, a foreigner came up to me and  
asked for
 directions to the Circle K nearby. He had such a strong accent that I couldn’t  
make
 out what he wanted to say. I froze for a while. He  
saw
 it  
so
 he repeated it again and  
fortunately
, I understood and  
showed
 him the way. After that, he said “Thank you” to me.
I realize that English plays an  
important
 role in our life, despite the fact that we don’t  
live
 in English-speaking countries.  
Therefore
, I have been trying to practice speaking English daily, and try to  
use
 English  
fluently
 in life. It will  
help
 me a lot in my work and daily  
communication