English Speech

Assalamu’alaikum Warahmatullahi Wabarokatuh,

The honorable jury,
Dear my friends who participate in this speech contest,
In the name of Allah, the Most Beneficent and the Most Merciful.
All praises be to Allah SWT, the lord of the world, the master of the day after, the creator of everything
in this Universe. He has given us such deeply enjoyable, particularly faith and healthy comfort, hence, we
could attend here in a good situation.

Ladies and Gentlemen,

Indeed, it is a very great pleasure for me in this precious chance to deliver my speech to the most
honorable audiences entitled:
“THE IMPORTANCE OF MASTERING ENGLISH”
Before I am going to deliver the main point of my speech, I would like to thank to Tidar Bangka Belitung,
particularly to the committee of this program who has given me the opportunity to participate in this
contest.

Distinguished Audiences,
Language plays an important role in human life. One tries to acquire, learn and use language as a means
of communication, and simultaneously as social symbol of humanity. By using language someone could
make statements, convey facts and knowledge, explain or report something, and keep social relations
among the language users. These indicate that by means of language, people can express their ideas,
feeling, information etc. through communication.

Respectable Audiences,
As one of language in the world, English is considered and applied as international language. Since then,
it is very popular and has been spoken and learnt by almost all people in the world. There are some
reasons why English is important and many people attempt to learn it. Some of them are: for finding
jobs, traveling, interacting each other, doing business, taking examination, doing research, writing in the
foreign language, etc.

My fellow contestants,
In such developing country like Indonesia, English has a vital role in all aspects of life, particularly in
science and technology. Furthermore, it can be used for developing relationships in the international
forum, for reading English book (especially for students from primary school up to colleges/university),
to tighten the relationship among nations in the world, etc. As students, learning English is intended to
obtain various knowledge, to comprehend and understand the textbooks learned in English, to gain
knowledge and skills, and to be ready to enter to the university, as one of the test requirements for
students of senior High School (SMA), etc. Looking at the above important roles of English, that is why
English is very important to understand and to master by every people throughout the world since
before.
Honorable Audiences,
At the end of my speech, I will quote a wise expression: “ENGLISH WILL MAKE EVERYBODY SURVIVE AND
GO ANYWHERE”. This expression reminds us how importance of English for human life is. As global or
universal language, English not only enables us to communicate and interact with every people
throughout the world, but also it could alter our life to be better. Furthermore, we also must be aware
that the western countries play extraordinary role in developing and keeping science and technology.
Thus, if we want to be skillful scientists, linguists, and be able to compete with the other countries in the
world, we must understand, master and learn the language they use, namely English.

Respectable Audiences,
Before ending this speech, let me conclude the essential points of my speech:
1. English is highly necessary to be learned and mastered by everyone, in order to be able to compete in
the globalization era;
2. English is a key to open and master science and technology, because most of scientists write their
experts and inventions in English.
3. As students of high school (SMA), we have to prepare ourselves by learning hard, particularly English
as well as the other subjects at school;
4. By mastering English enables us to become survive and go anywhere throughout the world;
Goethe (a Greek philosopher) has ever said:
“Knowing is not enough, we must apply. Willing is not enough, we must do”
Remember: Language indicates Nation. And Don’t Forget “English is a bridge for the future”

Ladies and Gentlemen,

I think it’s completely enough for me to this point. The wrong utterances are caused by limitation of my
ability and the right one is merely from Allah SWT. So, I beg your pardon, finally I say.

Wassalamu’alaikum Warohmatullohi Wabarokatuh