In Canada, students learn English, and at the same time, they also learn a foreign language（外语）. Most of the students learn French（法语）. Mary, a 14-year-old girl, is a middle school student. In her school, students can choose（选择）to learn Chinese or French, or both of them.
Mary chose Chinese. She is very interested in Chinese culture （文化）. She has a lot of Chinese friends,too. Her sister is also learning Chinese, so they can talk to each other in Chinese at home. In Vancouver（温哥华）, Mary's hometown, there are many language schools. Many of these schools have Chinese classes and many Chinese parents send（送） their children to Chinese language schools so that they won't forget Chinese. Mary thinks learning a foreign language is not easy. It is very important to have a good method. She works very hard and now she can speak Chinese very well.
