Parse XML

Hi all,

I am very new to SOAPUI & Groovy.
I am using XmlParser to parse xml file.My requirement is like following.

Suppose, if user wants to get (language_place & language_name from the following xml), he has to give the path 'address.area.language.language_place&address.area.language.language_place' in an excel file. Groovy will read that excel and will return the strings PLACE 1& LANGUAGE 1.

<addresses>
<address id="5207">
<address_type>Business</address_type>
<area id="1">
<area_name>SOUTH</area_name>
<language id="1">
<language_place>PLACE 1</language_place>
<language_name>LANGUAGE 1</language_name>
</language>

How to do this. Please help.

Thanks.