The 5th MYP Chinese Speech Contest
Activities & Events
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oth the Middle School and High School Chinese Speech Contests were held successfully on Friday November 13th in the Grand Theater. 16 Grade 6-10 contestants, of Chinese language proficiency from phase 4 to LL, voluntarily applied to participate. Their speech topics spanned across many topics including environmental protection, self-growth, relationships and role models generated from the quarter one Chinese study. For most participants, it was their first try to present a Chinese speech in public. With the support and coaching from their Chinese teachers, family and friends, each and every participant eventually was able to step out of their comfort zone and present with confidence on stage. It’s an authentic showcasing opportunity aligned with what they learned in class as well as what’s happening in the real world. Ms. Min & the Secondary Chinese Department Participants: Grade 6: Pao Pao, Dean Grade 7: Pei Pei, Sheen, Richy Grade 8: Pud, Dou Dou, Tasha Grade 9: Eclair, Lina, Grace Grade 10: Pleng, Natalie, Hui Hui, William, Khim
Grade 10 Hui Hui: My legs were shaking as I was delivering my speech. I was terrified, but it was worth it. I have competed in the Chinese speech competition multiple times, and everytime I would develop new skills in the process. This year, for me, is confidence. It is not easy to look confident when you are standing in front of the stage. But through everyday practice and a pep talk before walking up, I managed to bring out my confidence and did my best on stage. Thank you to Ms. Jing who not only helped me edit my script but coached me on body and voice use as well. This is my last year competing and so I would like to thank the Chinese department for hosting such a great event, and thank them for offering so many opportunities for us during our Chinese learning.
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Grade 6 PaoPao: It’s such an honor to have won the first place award. Firstly, I would like to thank my friends and my loving family for supporting me from the beginning. Secondly, I want to thank all the teachers for helping with the event. And lastly, I would like to thank my teacher, she helped me practice and fix my speech a dozen times. I am so grateful for everyone that has supported me during this contest. I honestly never thought I was going to win, there were so many speeches that were so good. But to me, I tried my very best, and that’s all that matters to me, although winning is an honor it’s the process that matters most. Even if we didn’t all get first place but we still knew that we tried our very best. We are all a winner at heart. Just getting to stand up there and be able to share ideas with everyone is already so amazing. This is an experience that I will never forget, it showed me how to be confident in myself and try my very best. Overall, this was a great experience for me and I’m so grateful for all the support everyone has given me.