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    My name is Michael.My mother is a（1）

German

German

（Germany） teacher，but we live in Poland.Polish is my native language.I learned English very well and now I want to share my experience （2）

with

with

you.
    When I was six，my dad encouraged me to listen to the Beatles.I listened to （3）

them

them

（they） every day for the next seven years.At the （4）

beginning

beginning

（begin），I could understand nothing of what they were singing.（5）

But

But

soon I started to understand more words，especially the ones which appeared in the titles.
    Today，I can understand the Beatles very （6）

clearly

clearly

（clear）.Each time，I hear a Beatle's song.I am proud because I have made my childhood dream （7）

come

come

（come） true.I can understand the songs I listen to.And that gives me pleasure （8）

for

for

many hours every day.
    When I was 13 years old，I started reading science fiction books.I read in Polish.Somehow I felt that in English the books would be much （9）

more interesting

more interesting

（interesting）.I finally decided that I wanted to read books in English.
    I learned every new English word that I met.With each word I felt that my reading ability was increasing.At some point，I read my （10）

first

first

（one） whole book in English and I understood it.That moment was a breakthrough in my life.My dad said to me，"You have broken a barrier（障礙），and got into a new world!"