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Подводим итоги конкурса ораторского искусства (в формате Storytelling) "I am thankful for..".
Конкурс проходил в рамках Thanksgiving Day.
Критерии оценивания можно посмотреть здесь.
Winners:
Maria McAuliffe (Grade 8A) - Grand Prix
Temir Nyrov (Grade 10A) - 1st Place
Sofya Zakeeva (Grade 8A) - 2nd Place
Sofya Zarankina (Grade 11A) - 2nd Place
Anna Dzyubenko (Grade 8A) - 3rd Place
Ksenia Leshko (Grade 10A) - 3rd Place
Dmitriy Pushnoy (Grade 10A) - 3rd Place
Egor Dolgov (Grade 10A) - 4th Place
Anastasiya Cherepanova (Grade 11A) - 4th Place
Victoria Sveshnikova (Grade 11A) - 4th Place
Arseniy Arkhipchenko (Grade 10A) - Special Mention
Arina Bondarenko (Grade 9A) - Special Mention
Natalia Ilyina (Grade 8A) - Special Mention
Stanislava Minkina (Grade 9A) - Special Mention
Evelina Mukhoryamova (Grade 9A) - Special Mention
Daniil Panin (Grade 9A) - Special Mention
Aylin Saglam (Grade 9A) - Special Mention
Efe Saglam (Grade 11A) - Special Mention
The Best Speakers (in alphabetical order):
Arseniy Arkhipchenko – good, but “dark speech”; very touching and hearty, very good pronunciation; very emotional
Anna Dzyubenko – nice speech and accent
Natalia Ilyina - smart, grown-up, and clean
Ksenia Leshko - unusual presentation, perfect, awesome, great speech and structure, modern
Maria McAuliffe - perfect English, very smart, winner; very fresh idea, but a little bit semi-playful; I really enjoyed Maria McAuliffe as I thought it was very clever as she made it into a poem which I enjoyed immensely
Stanislava Minkina – good, sweet and genuine, very emotional and natural
Evelina Mukhoryamova – genuine and natural
Temir Nyrov - very diverse vocabulary, a great story
Daniil Panin – good, but needs more confidence
Dmitriy Pushnoy - fun, smart, genuine, fantastic, very natural; super authentic pronunciation
Aylin Saglam - confident, easy-going
Efe Saglam – nice, clean and confident
Victoria Sveshnikova – good English and presentation
Sofya Zarankina – great topic, smart, but very fast; good message
Impressions:
I was so impressed with your kind and heartwarming stories! Thank you for sharing your personal experiences and interesting thoughts! I am in awe of your maturity, positive attitude and ability to be grateful and appreciate life and people around you! Of course, your knowledge of English and presentation skills were fantastic too! You really brought a smile to my face! Very proud of all of you!
Those who mentioned that they were hoping to study in the UK - I am always happy to share some tips and meet up when you come to London!
Alexandra Saenko, Class of 2006
First of all please convey to all that participated how impressed I am with all of them and their English and their storytelling of what they are grateful for ... In all honesty they are all winners to me.
Kathie Bretches-Urban, California Children’s Theater Director
Thank you sending the link. Outstanding effort by all. I love the passion, enthusiasm, and delivery. Everyone involved should be congratulated and be proud of themselves.
Dominic Vatovec, ESL teacher
Спасибо всем, кто принял участие в работе жюри.