When 4-year-old British Prince George started his first day of school in September, 2017, Chinese language was one of his lessons. And he was not  (单独的). According to the report by the British Council, about half of UK  (父母)want their children to learn Chinese ,as it's believed to be one of the most useful languages.

    Actually, this (发生)not only in Britain. More and more foreigners are interested in Chinese language and (文化).The language has become the second most spoken foreign language in the US. Many US (著名的)people such as Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and Malia Obama, former US(总统)Barack Obama's daughter study Chinese as a second language .And in Russia, from the latest report. Chinese will （包括)in its national college entrance exam in 2019.Students can chose it as an exam subject.

    Why is Chinese so popular? One reason could be that China is getting much  (强的)than before. Chinese becomes a useful tool for people to (交流), Thomas from London says, "Just telling people that I learn Chinese can make them remember me more easily.(甚至)having a very basic level gives you an advantage."