Photo Gallery: English as a Second Language (ESL) classes begin at Voyagers Bible Church in Irvine

Queenie Xia, 29, of Irvine, pinpoints where in China she’s from during introductions in the beginning English as a Second Language (ESL) class at Voyagers Bible Church in Irvine on Sept. 15, 2017.

Natalia Bilivitina, 32 of Irvine, originally from Ukraine, is all smiles as she arrives for her English as a Second Language (ESL) class at Voyagers Bible Church in Irvine on Sept. 15, 2017.

Students take their first break from the English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at Voyagers Bible Church in Irvine on Sept. 15, 2017. About 80 students showed up to learn English, from beginning to advanced.

With help from his cousin and longtime resident Oksana Kalinuka, 38, of Newport Beach, right, Russian native Ivan Romanov, 22, seated, of Newport Beach signs up for the beginning English as a Second Language (ESL) class at Voyagers Bible Church in Irvine on Sept. 15, 2017.

Kyongsin Min, 37, of Irvine, gets some snacks before heading back to her English as a Second Language (ESL) class at Voyagers Bible Church in Irvine on Sept. 15, 2017.

Students arrive and sign up for English as a Second Language (ESL) classes at Voyagers Bible Church in Irvine on Sept. 15, 2017.

Natalia Bilivitina, 32, left, of Irvine and a native of Ukraine, waits alongside others for English as a Second Language (ESL) classes to begin at Voyagers Bible Church in Irvine on Sept. 15, 2017.