An adorable eleven year-old leaves home for the first time to join a gruelling English boot camp...
A happy-go-lucky cabbie won't be allowed to drive during the Olympics if he fails a crucial English test...
A gung ho retiree dreams of becoming an English-speaking guide at the Forbidden City...
An American 'grammar cop' polices the streets of Beijing for bad English signs...
A 'Crazy English' teacher sets his heart on converting millions of Chinese into fluent English speakers...
As the clock ticks down to the Olympics, the first race has already begun. Since winning the bid to host the next Olympics, China's citizens have been stricken with what they call ying wen re or 'English fever', beginning a passionate love affair with what was once the forbidden tongue of the 'decadent' West.
Mad About English! follows the inspiring and heart-warming efforts of a city preparing to host the world by learning English. With half a million or more visitors expected during the games, the stakes are high for our endearing cast of characters for whom speaking English is now national service!
More than just an English fad, Mad About English! captures the new China in all its glory. As many Chinese see the Olympics as the nation's coming-out party and a milestone in its ascent to power,
anticipation of the games is fueling a surge of national pride and a ferocious hunger to speak the language of the world. INspring, hilarious and charming, watch the Chinese go completely Mad About English!