Mandarin Reading Competition 朗讀比賽

Hua Hsia Chinese School brings Mandarin Chinese language and culture classes to all ages starting from 3 years old based in Southgate and Hampstead. We offer day, evening and weekend classes all specifically suited to the needs of our students. Since 2001, we have taught more than 4,000 children and adults to speak and write Mandarin.We believe that the Chinese language and culture can be fun and easy to learn, and we try to make school fun with a wide range of activities, festivals, class presentations and various workshops which give students the confidence to use the language in their daily lives.

Hua Hsia Chinese School

Hua Hsia Chinese School presents
Mandarin Reading Competition 2019!
Our competition aims to encourage the usage of the Mandarin language among Native (NS) and Non-Native (NNS) speakers; to encourage all students to improve their pronunciation and presentation skills.
This competition is open to all students studying in the United Kingdom.
Entries will be judged on accuracy of pronunciation and ability to convey the meaning and mood of the passage.
 
What are the prizes?
Within each category, there will be one Top Prize of a £20.00 Voucher and 2 x Consolation Prizes worth £5.00 each.
All participants will receive a Certificate of Participation.
 
 
What is the timeline for this competition?
Wednesday, 5 June 2019: Closing Date for Registration
Sunday, 16 June 2019: All recordings to arrive at events@huahsia-chinese.org.uk by 5pm
Saturday, 29 June 2019: Winners will be announced on the Hua Hsia Chinese School website and notified by email.
 
 
How to participate?
Record yourself reading the approriate passage.
The passages below are in Simplified Mandarin. If you require Traditional Mandarin text, please email your request to events@huahsia-chinese.org.uk.
Please preface each recording by stating:
<OL>
<LI>if you are a Native Speaker or a Non-Native Speaker</LI>
<LI>your name and date of birth</LI>
<LI>the name of your full-time school</LI>
</OL>
Please include the following details in the name of the MP3 file. For example:
<OL>
<LI>If you are a Native Speaker, named John Tan, and your date of birth is 22 September 2001, the file name will be 'NS-JohnTan-220901.mp3.'</LI>
<LI>If you are a Non-Native Speaker, the file name will be 'NNS-JohnTan-220901.mp3'</LI>
</OL>
Please check your recording to make sure it has recorded properly.
Email your recording to events@huahsia-chinese.org.uk by 16 June 2019. All entries must be received before 5pm.
 
Category A: For Native Speakers (NS)
A native speaker of a language is someone who has spoken a particular language since they were a baby, rather than having learned it as a child or adult (as defined by the Cambridge Dictionary).
Junior group (Age 5 to 7) 
小猴子滚了一身泥，小象说：“让我帮你洗一洗！”
小象用长鼻子吸足了水，帮小猴子洗一洗变干净。
小猴子说：“谢谢你，小象！”
小象很高兴：“不用谢，我只是帮你洗一洗！”
Intermediate group (Age 8 to 11)
今天天气很好，天是蓝的，云是白的。
我看到草地上有很多人，有的在打球，有的在散步，有的在玩游戏。
姐姐和妹妹一起在草地上散步。姐姐戴黑帽子，妹妹戴红帽子。
我在草地上看书，哥哥在草地上打球，弟弟问我: “我们也去打球，好不好?”
今天天气很好，大家都很开心。
 
Category B: For Non-Native Speakers
A non-native speaker of a language is someone who has learned that language as a child or an adult rather than as a baby. (as defined by the Cambridge Dictionary).
Junior group (Age 5 to 7)
老师和小朋友，到郊外去旅行。
看到红花、白花，蝴蝶、蜜蜂。
大牛和小羊，还看到些什么?
老师再见!小朋友再见!
Intermediate group (Age 8 to 11)
池塘里有一条大鱼。你看他：大大的嘴巴，大大的眼睛，长长的尾巴，大鱼在水里开心地游来游去。
一条小鱼看见了，对大鱼说：“大鱼哥哥，你怎么长得这么大？”
大鱼说：“你只要多多的吃饭，多多的喝水，多多的运动，你也能长成像我一样的大鱼！”
小鱼听了大鱼的话，每天多多的吃饭，多多的喝水，多多的运动，没过多久他真的长成了大鱼！
 
What is the judging criteria?
All entries will be judged by a panel of 3 judges who are senior teachers at Hua Hsia Chinese School.
Entries will be judged accordingly
<UL>
<LI>50% for voice (pronunciation and tone),</LI>
<LI>50% for emotion (punctuation, intonation,fluency).</LI>
</UL>

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