Courage is an essential attribute in learning a foreign language. It takes a lot of courage to speak a foreign language,( 11 )in front of your friends or to native speakers. And don’t be afraid of making mistakes because that is the (12) we learn. When I learned French at school, the teacher( 13 )that we speak in complete, grammatical sentences with perfect pronunciation, and (14 ), when I visited France, I didn’t dare say a single word( 15 )fear that I made a mistake. Nowadays, there are many (16) of English, each with its own construction and accent, and, so long as you can make yourself( 17 )and can understand what is said to you, you have succeeded in communicating, which is the (18) of any language. I am not suggesting that you should not learn grammar, or that you should (19)the rules of pronunciation. What I am saying is that you cannot expect to speak fluently or write well (20 )you are prepared to make mistakes and to learn from them.