#Person1#: Say, Lisa, what are you watching?
#Person2#: A Japanese film. I'm going to spend all next year in Japan, and I'd better get to know more about its culture.
#Person1#: You mean you are accepted into the program?
#Person2#: Sure.
#Person1#: That's wonderful. You must be excited.
#Person2#: Excited and nervous. You know I must work on some basic conversation skills.
#Person1#: How much Japanese can you understand?
#Person2#: Only a little now. But I'll attend a special language class next month.
#Person1#: I wish I were as clever as you are in foreign languages. I'd love to study abroad.
#Person2#: Then why don't you? The school has a lot of programs that don't require the mastery of a foreign language. You just have to be the kind of person who is and can get used to a new environment fast.
#Person1#: I thought all programs required one to know a foreign language. Thank you for letting me know this.
Lisa's accepted into the program and will go to Japan next year. She encourages #Person1# to have a program that doesn't require the mastery of a foreign language.
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