YCYW English Speech Competition – Kim’s Speech丨耀中耀华英语演讲比赛-詹迅获奖捷报

YCYW English Speech Competition – Kim’s Speech

耀中耀华英语演讲比赛

-詹迅获奖捷报

YCYW invited all schools in China to participate in a foundation-wide English Speech Competition. The event followed last year’s successful foundation-wide English Creative Writing Competition. The purpose of the event is to encourage students to develop their skills in speaking English and to build their confidence in expressing themselves orally in the language. The theme was ‘Telling stories that matter…’ where students could further choose from the two divisions of ‘Original Stories’ covering a personal story or addressing a global issue or ‘Retelling a Story’ of something that is important to them.

耀中耀华教育机构邀请中国区内的所有学校参加全机构的英语演讲比赛。本次活动延续去年英语创意写作比赛。此次英语演讲比赛的目的是鼓励学生发展英语口语技能、建立口语表达的自信心。此次演讲主题是“讲述重要的故事”，学生还可以选择原创故事，包括讲述个人经历或者全球事件、或者复述对他们重要的故事。

Our Primary Learning and Teaching Coordinator, Mr Devreaux Poole, was more than excited that all Primary students in Years 3-6 had the opportunity to participate in this event that linked different strands of the English and Social Studies curricula and offered a myriad of benefits. He describes that the students were able to develop clearer pronunciation as they worked towards conveying meaning audibly and with appropriate intonation, using appropriate vocabulary and language structures. In addition, the students developed self-confidence and gained public-speaking strategies. They were also guided to become more reflective learners as they described incidents from their own experiences, putting events in a logical sequence.

我们小学部教学主管Devreaux Poole先生非常高兴3-6年级的所有学生都有机会参加此次活动，活动本身融合了英语和社会科学课程，让参赛者受益匪浅。Devreaux Poole先生说道，学生在传达清晰的意思、调整合适语调、使用恰当词汇和语言结构时可以提高发音的清晰度。此外，学生还提升了自信心并获得了公众演讲技巧。学生在描述自我经历、合理安排演讲事件顺序的过程中也逐渐成长为一个更具反思精神的学习者。

We are proud to announce that our Year 3 student, Kim Chieng, has been selected the overall winner in her age category within the division of ‘Retelling a Story’, convincing the panel of judges of coordinators, curriculum development officers, heads of schools and the guest judge, Dr Michelle Zoss, English Education associate professor from Georgia State University. Kim delivered a fantastic speech reviewing the touching story of book character August Pullman, ‘Auggie’, from the book ‘Wonder’ by R. J. Palacio. We congratulate Kim on her outstanding achievement!

我们非常高兴地宣布我校三年级的学生詹迅在她同龄组“复述故事”这一类别获得总冠军，评审团由协调员、课程研发员、各校校长和嘉宾评委乔治亚州英语教育副教授Michelle Zoss博士组成。詹迅发表了一段精彩的演讲，讲述了R. J. Palacio写的《奇迹男孩》中主角Auggie的感人故事。恭喜詹迅获奖！

Together with other YCYW student finalists and ‘honourable mentions’, Kim won an online workshop with Matt Dickinson, British author, filmmaker and Everest summiteer. Mr Dickinson delivered a captivating workshop to the Primary students mainly by retelling his ascent to Mount Everest. His journey presented plenty of clues for the students on how to create a descriptive story or speech, encouraging the students to spin a tale based on their personal feelings and experiences.

带着“荣誉奖”和其他进入决赛的同学一起，詹迅被邀请参加英国作家、电影制作人和珠峰登顶者Matt Dickinson先生的工作坊。Dickinson先生精彩的工作坊讲述了他攀登珠峰的经历。他的旅程向我们学生们展示如何设计一个描述性故事或演讲、鼓励学生根据自己的个人感受和经历创作故事。

But let us hear from our speech talent, Kim!

现在让我们一起听听小演讲家詹迅同学的故事。

What did you enjoy the most about the Speech Competition?

你最喜欢演讲比赛的哪一部分？

The speech competition gave me a chance to talk about my favourite book, and let other people know why I feel it is a good book.

演讲比赛给我一个机会讨论我最喜欢的书本，也让其他人知道为什么我认为这是一本好书。

Which book did you choose and why?

你选择哪一本书，为什么？

I chose the book ‘Wonder’ by R.J. Palacio because I really enjoyed watching the movie when I was six years old. A few months ago, I got curious and wanted to know if there was more to the story that the movie didn’t have. So I read the book, and I was fascinated by all the small details that were not in the movie. 

我选择了R.J. Palacio写的《奇迹男孩》，因为在我六岁的时候我真的很喜欢看这本书改编的电影。几个月前，我很好奇、想要了解是不是还有电影没有呈现的部分。因此我阅读了这本书，其中个别电影没能呈现的细节让我着迷。

How did your teachers help you prepare for the Speech Competition?

你的老师如何帮助你准备演讲比赛？

My teachers were very encouraging. They didn’t make it sound like it was a competition and encouraged us to take part in writing our own speech. My homeroom teacher, Ms Erasmus, taught us about the concept of the ‘story mountain’, and she often teaches us ways to improve our writing. My English Language teacher, Mr Honey, taught us metaphors when writing stories. I used all these useful techniques when I wrote my speech about my favorite book.

我的老师们一直鼓励我。他们没有把这个活动完全当成一个比赛，而是鼓励我们参与到活动中、写演讲稿。我的班主任老师Erasmus女士教我们“故事山”的概念，她教我们提高写作的方法。我的英语老师Honey先生教我们在写故事时运用比喻技巧。在我写演讲稿时运用了老师教的所有实用技巧。

How did you feel when you were selected as the overall winner?

在获得总冠军荣誉时，你有什么感想？

When I heard the news, I was extremely happy and proud of myself. I never thought I could win because it was a competition that had many other talented students from other YCIS schools. 

当我听到获奖消息时，我非常高兴而且十分自豪。我从没想过我可以得奖，因为来自其他地区耀中学校的参赛选手也特别优秀。

What did you enjoy most about your workshop with Matt Dickinson?

Matt Dickinson先生的工作坊，你最喜欢哪一部分？

I really enjoyed the author, Matt Dickinson’s workshop about his journey to Mount Everest. He shared his experiences, what he did, what he saw, what he ate, the challenges he faced to climb to the peak of Mount Everest. It was really nice to know that he succeeded and there was a photo of him at the peak of Mount Everest. During the workshop, we were encouraged to use our imagination and write about ‘what we will miss the most if we were to climb Mount Everest’. The author also showed us photos of trash piled up on Mount Everest. I was sad to see that. I hope that people will learn to appreciate and take care of our environment. 

我非常喜欢作家Matt Dickinson登顶珠穆朗玛峰的工作坊。他分享了自己的爬珠穆朗玛峰的经历，包括付出的努力、看到的风景、吃的食物、遇到的挑战等。了解他如何成功登顶还看到了他分享的在珠峰顶的照片。在这个工作坊中，他鼓励我们发挥想象力、以“如果我们去攀登珠穆朗玛峰，我们会最想念什么”为主题写作。Matt Dickinson先生还向我们展示了珠峰上垃圾成堆的照片，我看到时非常难过，在此希望大家能学会感恩并且照顾我们的自然环境。

Kim ends the speech of her book review with a quote from ‘Auggie’: “I think there should be a rule that everyone in the world should get a standing ovation at least once in their lives.” This time, our standing ovation goes to Kim! Well done!

詹迅在演讲最后引用了Auggie说的一句话：“我认为应该有一条规则，就是世界上的每个人应该有至少一次获得人们为他起立鼓掌的机会。”此刻，让我们为詹迅同学起立鼓掌！祝贺她获得演讲比赛总冠军！

Click the video to watch Kim’s speech

点击视频观看詹迅的演讲

YCIS Beijing is known for its international curriculum, promoting bilingualism, creative expression, individual growth, and a spirit of community service. 

北京耀中国际学校以国际课程闻名，提倡双语学习、创意表达、个人成长和社群服务精神。 

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