The World English Speech Contest organized by the British English Speech Association was held in London.
Recently, the World English Speech Contest organized by the British English Speech Association was held in central London. Players from 56 countries and regions including the United States, Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Chinese mainland, Hongkong, Mexico and the Netherlands competed around this theme? Thought is our greatest weapon? Ideas are our greatest weapon. Express your opinions, improvise, answer questions and fight it out.
Are Australian girls right? The brave and unique interpretation of feminism won the championship, Lithuania won the runner-up, and the boy from Malaysia won the audience choice award for his speech with a sense of humor. Two players from Chinese mainland and two players from Hongkong successfully advanced to the semi-finals on behalf of China, but unfortunately failed to reach the final.
Lucy li, an overseas student from China, is the first China judge and the youngest judge chairman in the preliminary and semi-finals.
Inside and outside the stadium
The World English Speech Contest has been held for 32 years, with more than 40,000 students worldwide. The contestants who come to London are all champions or runners-up of English speeches in their own countries, representing their own countries, and are known as? Oral English Olympics? . In addition, the age of contestants is strictly limited to 16-2 1.
As the first judge in China, Lucy li took a group photo with the British judges.
The competition is divided into three stages: preliminary, semi-final and final, which are 56 in 18 and 6 in 18 respectively. The last six contestants decide the champion and runner-up.
Besides taking part in the competition, the contestants also visited London and watched English plays. Many contestants said that although their time in London was only five days, the friendship and cultural experience gained here made them unforgettable and benefited a lot.
Judge China.
Three years ago, Lucy li, the first judge in China, won the 2 1 Century Cup National English Speech Competition. Because he was over the age required for the World Speech Contest, he failed to represent China in the contest. Instead, he got full financial aid and went to the BBC headquarters in London for an internship. Later, he came to London to study for a doctorate. He joined the English Speech Association and accumulated experience as a judge. Finally, he was invited to be the chairman of the judges in the preliminary and semi-finals of the contest.
Lucy li suggested that contestants should cultivate their own unique speech style and become attractive and influential mature speakers. At the same time, they should not ignore the elements that can be added to the competition, including humor, unique views, body language and even clothing.
Talking about his love for speech, he expressed it in a simple sentence:? Some people think that people are very different from daily life when they speak in debate, but I think the enthusiasm and persistence in speaking is precisely because I am more real when I speak on stage. ?
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