With the Being Olympics around the corner, students with the Nottingham University Ningbo China are getting keen on learning Chinese. They organized a Chinese competition the other day. Have a look.
The competition is named China Fun. The overseas students take it as a good opportunity to show off their Chinese language proficiency. Look at this Canadian student. He writes the speech script himself. The speech is about why he chose to learn English.
A Canadian student said, "When I was in my Canadian university, I had a very beautiful Chinese teacher. She always gave us good marks. This was partly the reason I came to China. I think Chinese teachers are very special. I don't know why. They are great."
Some choose to sing Chinese songs rather than speak. Look at this girl from the UK. She is singing the song Olive Trees
A UK student said, "Don't take it for granted that the students have learned Chinese for a long time. As a matter of fact, they have only learned Chinese for one or half year. As Nottingham is an international university, its students are from 140 countries and regions. So their classes are all taught in English. But with the coming of the Being Olympics, they become more interested in learning Chinese."
These days, students of the city are putting on various activities to welcome the Beijing Olympic Games.