TodaymanyChinesepeoplewanttoimprovetheirEnglishindifferentways.Forexample,twenty-fouryoungsingersfromacrossChinaenteredacontestbysingingpopularEnglishsongs.Nearlyallthesingerssangveryclearlyandlookedcomfortableonstage.SomeofthesesingerswereabletosingEnglishsongsjustaswellasnativespeakers.
ThesingersreallycamefromallagegroupsandfromalloverChina.Thewinnerofthemen'scompetitionwasa40-year-oldmanfromXi'an,andthewinnerofthewomen'scompetitionwasa19-year-oldgirlfromDalian.Bothwinnerswereverymodestandsaidthattheydidn'tthinktheywerebetterthantheothersingers.JiangMei,thewinnerofthewomen'scompetition,saidstudyingEnglishhelpedherwintheprize.Sixmonthsearlier,shefeltherEnglishwasnotgoodenough,soshehadtostudyhard.ShealsosaidthatsingingEnglishsongsmadehermoreinterestedinlearningEnglish.
ThiskindofcontestencouragespeopleinChinatospeakEnglish.ManypeopleagreethattheymakeprogressbysingingEnglishsongsandthatitisagoodideatohavefunwithEnglish.
HaveyoueverheardoftheBeijingSpeaksEnglisbprogram?Ifnot,whydon'tyoufindoutaboutit?ItsuggestswaysforBeijingerstotakeaninterestinlearningEnglish.BesidessingingEnglishsongs,therearemanyotherfunwaystolearnEnglish.WhataboutwatchingEnglishmovies,orreadingEnglishbooks?MaybeyoucouldevenmakefriendswithanativespeakerofEnglish.Ifyoulookhardenough,you'llfindagoodwaytolearnEnglishbetter.