Title : A man looking for keys under the lampposts.
One night, a man goes out drinking at a local bar. He’s in a good mood, drinks a lot and gets quite drunk. After saying good bye to his friends, he begins walking home, singing happily to himself. As he nears his apartment, he takes his keys out of his pocket but drops them on the ground in the dark. On realizing his keys are missing, he wanders over to a nearby street lamp and begins looking for them there. Ten minutes later, policeman comes by, sees the man and asks what he’s doing. “I’m looking for my keys,” says the drunk. “Where did you drop them?” asks the policeman. “Over there on the dark side of the street,” says the drunk. The policeman looks puzzled. “If you dropped your keys over there in the dark, then why are you looking for them here under this street lamp?” “Because・・・” says the drunk, “there’s more light here.”
It’s easy to laugh at a guy who’s looking for his keys in the wrong place.But, some language learners are like the drunk in this story. Why? Because they’re looking in the wrong place for what they want. Some students say their aim is to master English conversation, but spend their time studying grammar. The same goes for life. And so on….