A Story about English Learning I've heard of dozens of examples demonstrating English’s importance. However, recently a story deepened my understanding of it. During one class, we were supposed to learned something from others experiences of job application. In a comparative study, an average student without any remarkable skills or abilities defeated another student who had got some achievements in the same major. They applied for a well-known British company at the same time and finally only the first student got the offer. The teacher pointed out why the company in the UK preferred the first student. Despite he had less academic achievements, his English was extraordinary. About ten years, he had been doing one thing: imitating people’s accents in British TV shows, British radio programs and any other BrE listening materials. By doing this for so many years, he could speak decent British English. It’s nothing but his accent that gave the interviewers a deep impression. Here comes the question: Do accents matter so much?