More than 200 Lvshun taxi drivers attend the Olympic English training class organized by one of the Lvshun taxi companies to learn English.
As the classroom is not big enough, some taxi drivers who can not find a seat even stand by the aisles to finish the lesson. All the drivers are pleasant to attend this sort of class and learn by heart. Some drivers say that they can speak some simple daily used English to the foreigners from then on, like “Welcome to Lvshun”. Others are likely to learn some English words or phrases concerning the beauty sites and local favor snacks of Lvshun, therefore they can introduce the foreigners to visit these spots and to take the snacks, and show their enthusiasm.
According to the introduction of one taxi driver that Lvshun is becoming more and more prosperous since several universities were moved into Lvshun in the recent two years, and lots of foreigners come to visit Lvshun at the same time. Meanwhile, the Beijing Olympic Games is coming soon, more and more foreigners will come to visit Dalian and Lvshun, therefore, learning English is quite necessary for the taxi drivers to communicate with the foreigners.

(Liaoning-gateway.com)