为了激发学习英语的能动性，一年一度的Speak Out Loud“英语大声说”演讲比赛如期而至。今年的比赛跟往年一样激烈，但又有着不一样的精彩。

The annual "Speak Out Loud" speech competition was held on last week. The competition fosters student agency as students take charge  of their learning, to display their English skills. This year's competition, exceeded expectations.

首先进行的，是紧张刺激的Spelling Bee比赛。主持人在大屏幕上放出一张图片后，参赛者通过按铃抢答的方式就要把单词字母口述拼出来。

Firstly, the exciting spelling bee competition was held. After the host released a picture on the big screen, the contestants had to spell out the words and letters by ringing the bell.

比赛正式开始！瞧这群小蜜蜂们, 时而沉着冷静，严阵以待；时而激烈讨论，斗志满满。整场比赛下来，孩子们不骄不躁，你追我赶，乐享其中。We spell, we have fun. 最后1F、2A、3C、4C和5C班秒杀同年级对手荣获冠军！

Look! These little bees were sometimes calm and ready, holding their breath for fear of not hearing every detail of the examiner's pronunciation. Sometimes their discussion was heated and combative. After the competition, the children were not arrogant and impetuous. They chased with each other and enjoyed it. We spell and we have fun. In the end, class 1F, class 2A, class 3C, class 4C and class 5C won the championship!

演讲比赛也精彩纷呈，无论是一年级的“I am me”诗歌朗诵，还是二年级围绕“我们身处什么时空”这一单元展开的主题演讲，孩子们整合过程中呈现出的纯正的英语口语表达和灵活多变的肢体语言，引得台下掌声连连。最终1F班Erik和2A班Abby小朋友用自己流利的表达、标准的发音和自信的气质了征服了大家，夺得桂冠。

The speech contest was also brilliant; both grade one "I am me" poetry recitation, or grade two speech about the unit of "where are we?" The children's pure spoken English and flexible body language presented in the integration process attracted continuous applause from the audience. In the end, Erik and Abby from class 1F and class 2A conquered and won the crown with their fluent expression, standard pronunciation and confident temperament.

三-五年级的选手们的演讲风格都别具一格，精彩的表现赢得台下观众的阵阵掌声。担任评委组的外方老师们从英语发音、舞台展示和内容的多样性等方面来进行综合评比，选出各年级的冠军。

Contestants from Grade 3 to Grade 5 prepared a unique speech, and their wonderful performances won the applause from the audience. The foreign teachers who served as the judges made a comprehensive evaluation using the following criteria: English pronunciation, stage presentation, and diversity of content. Based on the performance in these areas,the judges selected a champion of each grade.

三年级的冠军是3C班的Emilie。精心准备的她热情洋溢地讲述了著名科学家屠呦呦获得诺贝尔奖的历程，Emilie的吐字清晰，她对科学的热情感动了所有人。

The champion of Grade 3 was Emilie, 3C. Emilie dressed up as Tu Youyou and gave an impassioned speech about why the famous scientist and Nobel Prize winner was her personal hero. Her voice was clear and Emilie’s passion for science really moved us all.

四年级的冠军是4C班的Ariel。 她装扮成霍格瓦特的学生，手持魔法棒，引人入胜的表演吸人眼球，仿佛就是从《哈利·波特》书中走出来的人物一般。

The Grade 4 winner was Ariel, 4C. Ariel dressed up as a Hogwart’s student and gave an entertaining breakdown of the different characters from the Harry Potter series of books and enchanted the crowd with her spellbinding performance.

五年级的冠军组是5A班。Gigi、Alice、Jennifer和Richard四名学生表演了著名的《伊索寓言》书中的《狐狸与鹳》的故事，声情并茂地呈现了一个有趣的故事。

The champion group from Grade 5 was 5A. Gigi, Alice, Jennifer and Richard. The four students gave an impressive Reader’s Theatre performance of the famous Aesop Fable “The Fox and the Stork” and entertained the audience with their creative use of voice and movement to teach us the valuable lesson in the story.

本次英语文化周，通过一系列丰富多彩的英语活动，激发学生学习英语的兴趣，营造良好的英语学习氛围，丰富校园文化生活，为学生提供展示自我的舞台，真真正正让融小的孩子们在英语实践中体会到学英语、用英语的快乐。

This English culture week, through a series of colorful English activities, stimulated the students' interest in learning English and created a good English learning atmosphere, enriched the campus cultural life, and provided students with a stage to show themselves. It really made the children realize the joy of learning and using English in English practice.