It was a Saturday morning, and Zhang left school from Beijing Dongsi Neighborhood Committee. "I have an English class," Zhang said. "It starts at 9: 30 every Saturday morning, but there are usually many people in the classroom at 8: 30."

Zhu Guoming, 79, said, "I came early and sat in front of the blackboard so that I could see and hear the teacher." I wasn't late because I didn't like other students sitting in the back. It's hard to see and hear in the back. However, the teacher speaks loudly and slowly, old classmate, so I can always hear clearly. "

There are more than 200 people studying English in Dongsi. A large number of tourists will speak English at the Olympic Games, so people in Dongsi need to learn English quickly. They want to say it badly or carelessly.

Wang Xiuqin, 65, said: "It is more difficult for the elderly to learn English, but I think people who learn English are better than young people." She works very hard. Olympic tourists go sightseeing and make some Beijing quadrangles. She will show them around.

Wang always takes her books with him. She put a tape recorder in her schoolbag. She checked her vocabulary carefully and listened to her class quietly at home.

These popular courses will last until 2008.