Author:Undergraduate League Branch of the Department of Linguistics Class of 2021 YuboDongXinyiPeng

Tohelp thefreshmen toadaptintotheir newcampus life more quickly andpracticetheir oral English skills, on the afternoon of October 17, 2021,The Oral English Contest for the Freshmen of the Department of Linguisticswas held. The contestincludes three parts: self-introduction by the contestants (one-minute time limit),prepared speech(Red Star Over China), andquestions-and-answers.

The host announced thestart of the oralcontest.

Self-introduction by the contestants

In the self-introduction session, threecontestantsintroduced themselvesrespectively, which left a deep impression on the judges and the audience.

Contestants introduce themselves.

Prepared speech

This year marks the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Communist Party of China, andThe Oral English Contest for the Freshmenalso followthe theme of "Red StarsoverChina".It isnot onlyaabilitytestforthe playersto tell the stories of China in English, but alsoa great opportunityfor themtodeepen their understanding of China’s remarkable development.In thissession, the contestantsshowa confident and high-spirited posture to tell Chinastoriesin their eyes. From them, we saw the vigorous vitality of the new era andour country.

Questions and Answers

Teacher Feng Ye and Teacher Meng Xuegive their comments.

Finally, Zhang Bomiaois picked out torepresent the Department of Linguistics to participate in the 23rd Oral English Contest of Beijing Language and Culture University.Welook forward to his wonderful performance.Wealso hope that the students of the Department of Linguistics can shine on more stages.

A group photo of the contestants.