【国际中学部】精彩回顾：英语周活动English Week
On Thursday 2nd December, Joy International School held its first annual English Day. This was a moment to celebrate the achievements the students in the middle and high school have made in their studies, and a chance to share what they have learned from their study of English, both in English literature and in English language. The school’s English day took place on Thursday December 2nd, with two sections: first, the senior students presenting in groups on a text they have studied this semester; and then the middle school had a series of word-related games and activities.
12月2日，星期四，嘉洋国际学校举办了第一个年度英语日。这是一个庆祝初高中学生在学习上取得成就的时刻，也是一个分享他们从英语文学和英语语言学习中收获的机会。活动分为两个部分:一是高年级学生分组展示本学期所学的课文; 然后中学有一系列的单词相关的游戏和活动。
The high school classes delivered their presentations on the 6th floor assembly room, with presentations on the novel Lord Of The Flies, and the plays Macbeth and Pygmalion. Students in each class had been divided into a number of groups to then deliver a presentation to the rest of the school on one aspect of a text, such as characters, setting, theme or plot. For a week beforehand, the students prepared the text of their presentations and then created PowerPoints to enable them to present their main points. It was particularly pleasing that the students were able to speak in the large space of the 6th floor and by using microphones. The students really demonstratedsome of the key characteristic we seek to develop at Joy International School: namely, the ability to engage with the texts and to present their ideas and feelings; the ability to organize themselves and to present their work in a mature fashion. Great work, everybody!
高中班级在六楼的会议室进行演讲，演讲内容包括小说《蝇王》和戏剧《麦克白与皮格马利翁》。每个班的学生被分成若干组，然后就一篇课文的一个方面，如人物、背景、主题或情节，向学校的其他同学做报告。在此之前的一个星期，学生们准备了演讲的文本，然后制作了幻灯片来展示他们的主要观点。特别令人高兴的是，学生们能够在六楼的大空间里使用麦克风讲话。学生们真正展示了我们在嘉洋国际学校寻求发展的一些关键特征:即参与文本并表达他们的想法和感受的能力; 组织自己的能力，并以成熟的方式展示自己的工作。每个人都表现非常好！
The middle school event was at 4-5.15pm, with students split into five teams. The activities comprised three different word games: a Spelling Bee, a pronunciation game (as adjudicated by Chris, Sheryl, and Hongmei), and a game (taken from a British gameshow called Countdown) where teams select eight vowels and consonants and have one minute to make the longest word possible. The point of these activities was to do what we specialize in at Joy International School: to enable students to demonstrate their ability with English vocabulary and pronunciation in a fun and stimulating environment, and by using their natural competitiveness to encourage them to demonstrate their skills in a different way from the typical classroom environment.
中学活动在下午4点15分举行，学生们被分成五个小组。活动包括三个不同的单词游戏:拼写游戏，发音游戏(由Chris、Sheryl和Hongmei评判)，以及游戏(取自英国游戏节目《Countdown》)，每队选择8个元音和辅音，并在一分钟内拼出最长的单词。这些活动的目的是做我们在嘉洋国际学校的专长: 让学生在一个有趣而刺激的环境中展示他们的英语词汇和发音能力，并利用他们天生的竞争力，鼓励他们以不同于一般课堂的方式展示他们的技能。
These activities were fun and enjoyed in great spirit by the students, with merit points being awarded to the team which won the most games. Mike lead the games as though the students were taking part in a TV gameshow and made it all a fun learning experience for the students. Top marks, everyone!
这些活动很有趣，学生们也很享受，赢得比赛最多的队伍获得了加分。Mike带领同学们进行游戏，就像参加电视游戏节目一样，让同学们在游戏中体验到了乐趣。为每个人打高分!
文：Mike 国际中学部
翻译：陈晓兰
