Standing in front of the blackboard，Christina Xu announced（宣布） the start of the class.Eighteen students stood up，shouted their greetings of "good morning" in Chinese，and started the 90-minute class.This is a usual Chinese class at Walter Payton High School in Chicago（芝加哥）. （1）這18個(gè)學(xué)生被分成幾個(gè)小組練習(xí)中文說和寫的技能。
        Xu tried her best to make it easier for students to learn Chinese well. （2）In sentence-making part，the students were encouraged to write down as many Chinese sentences as they can.Mistakes were seen very often.But Xu would correct the mistakes together with humorous comments，then the students laughed and easily remembered the correct ones.
        （3）This school is one of the 41 public schools in Chicago that offer Chinese classes. "In Chicago，public schools offer 12 foreign languages for students to choose.In 2018，Chinese became the second most chosen foreign language.I think it was because of the rapid development and rising of China on the world's stage." said Jane Lu，CPS （Chicago Public Schools） Chinese World language coordinator and director of the Confucius Institute（孔子學(xué)院） in Chicago.
        Steven，a sixteen-year-old junior at Walter Payton started to learn Chinese in primary school and has kept learning ever since. "（4）我選擇中文是因?yàn)槲艺J(rèn)為它將會(huì)是最有價(jià)值的語言。" Steven said， "More and more people speak Chinese around the world and the United States has a lot of relations with China，so I believe learning Chinese will help me in my career in the future."
        CPS started to offer Chinese as a second language choice in 1999 Only several schools had Chinese classes until 2006，when the Confucius Institute in Chicago was built.The institute is responsible for planning Chinese courses and training Chinese teachers in CPS.It also sends more than 20 CPS students to China for exchange and study every year.
        （5）"Only after having personal experiences of China would the students understand more about the country and share it with others." Lu stressed.

（1）

The eighteen students were divided into several groups to practice their Chinese speaking and writing skills.

The eighteen students were divided into several groups to practice their Chinese speaking and writing skills.

（2）

在造句部分，鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生寫盡可能多的漢語句子。

在造句部分，鼓勵(lì)學(xué)生寫盡可能多的漢語句子。

（3）

這所學(xué)校是芝加哥41所提供中文課程的公立學(xué)校之一。

這所學(xué)校是芝加哥41所提供中文課程的公立學(xué)校之一。

（4）

I chose Chinese because I think it will be the most valuable language.

I chose Chinese because I think it will be the most valuable language.

（5）

只有親身體驗(yàn)了中國(guó)之后，學(xué)生才能更多地了解中國(guó)，并與他人分享。

只有親身體驗(yàn)了中國(guó)之后，學(xué)生才能更多地了解中國(guó)，并與他人分享。