On the morning of 24th December, Anqing Foreign Language School's Primary Department held the 'Spring Cup' English contest, which consisted of different competition forms based on the characteristics of students' age as follows: look at the pictures and read the words (Grade 1), read the picture books (Grade 2), write the words according to the sentences and dialogues (Grade 3 and Grade 4), and rewrite the sentences according to the requirements (Grade 5 and Grade 6). All the contestants were selected from the class competition.
For one thing, the competition of Grade One and Grade Two was held in the joint classroom of the Primary Department and the reading materials were all from textbooks. In order to have a better performance, the young players have made sufficient preparations in advance. During the competition, the judges were impressed by their attentive expressions as well as their clear and fluent English pronunciation. For another, from Grade 3 to Grade 6, the competition was held in the same classroom. The contestants' standard English writing and serious attitude towards answering questions were highly praised by all.
In summary, after a fierce competition, there were 33 students from Grade One including Su Zichen winning the Outstanding Winner Prizes. On the other hand, there were 15 students from Grade Two to Grade Six including Cao Mile obtaining the first prizes. Therefore, by means of this 'Spring Cup' competition, students not only deepened the understanding and memory of the textbook knowledge through the pre-contest preparation, but also gained confidence owing to the display of the contest.