Students in many countries are learning English. Some of these students are small children. Others are teenagers (青少年). Many are adults (成年人). Some learn at school, others by themselves. A few learn English by hearing the language over the radio, on TV, or in films. One must work hard to learn another language.

Why do all these people want to learn English? It is difficult to answer this question. Many boys and girls learn English at school because it is one of their subjects required (需要) for study. They study their own language, Maths and English. Some people learn it because it is useful (有用的) for their work, Many people learn English for their higher studies, because at college or university some of their books are in English. Other people learn English because they want to read newspapers, magazines in English.