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Mad About English

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"Mad About English" is a new film by Singaporean director Lian Pek.

The film tells the story of how the people of China have been studying English in recent years -- especially as the country prepared to host the Olympics.

It shows how taxi drivers, policemen and retirees are all trying to acquire a better knowledge of English. In one scene of the film, the viewer sees 10,000 people studying English from one teacher at the same time.

You can see a video about the film below.



Words

retiree: someone who has stopped working.

to acquire: to get by one's own efforts, American Heritage Dictionary.



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Never in Mao's imagination did he expect the Chinese being this united under one goal, and it's not about making China the most dominant country on Earth. The most ironic part here is that the Chinese people - all 1 billion of them - on learning the language of the race they once considered an enemy. Yes, Mad About English chronicles the groundbreaking and usually funny side of the once-traditional Chinese making a mass movement to learn English. All these to better welcome the participants of the upcoming Olympics. It's a movie that goes beyond usual human enigmas such as overwhelming number of loans, loss of loved ones, quest for love, etc.










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