On Oct 15, an English speech competitionwas held inBJTUWeihai Campus, which is to select candidates for 2020 National “FLTRP-ETIC Cup”English Public Speaking Contest. Ten students,after anonline selection,entered theround of livefinal, which includes prepared speech, Q & A, and impromptu speech. Mr XIONG Buhan and Miss CHEN Kaiying won the first two places with excellent performance.Mr LI Jiapeng, Miss WEI Jinyue, and Miss SHI Xiaorui came in the second group.
The selection competition for the 2020“FLTRP-ETIC Cup” English Public Speaking Contest, hosted by the Organizing Committee of the English Public Speaking Contest for College Students at the Weihai Campus of Beijing Jiaotong University, was successfully held in C107 of Teaching Building No. 1 on October 15. At the selection competition site, seven teachers, namely Bai Yanlei, Greg McDonough, David Bevan, Pan Yue, Yuan Junlan, Wu Zhenghao, and Ma Xiao, served as judges. A total of ten students advanced to the final after successfully passing the preliminary round.
The on - site speech final was divided into two sessions. In the first session, the contestants determined their speaking order by drawing lots and then delivered their speeches, after which the judge teachers asked questions. In the second session, the contestants randomly drew topics and gave impromptu speeches.
Taking issues such as global public health and global climate change as the starting points, Xiong Bohan put forward the view, with a dialectical way of thinking, that due to national interests and cultural conflicts, it is difficult for some countries to form good cooperation. He also called on young college students to establish a global awareness and seek common ground while reserving differences. Starting from the fire and epidemic issues in Brazil, Chen Kaiying introduced the severe environmental problems. From the perspective of an environmental major student, she provided professional preventive suggestions. She also proposed that countries at different development levels should cooperate closely and shoulder their respective responsibilities. Moreover, she clearly pointed out that developing countries should pay more attention to participating in environmental protection construction and cultivating the environmental protection concepts of their citizens.
This competition demonstrated the outstanding English - learning abilities, broad horizons, and critical thinking skills of the students in our university. The competition not only enriched the campus culture but also provided an excellent English - learning platform for the students on campus. It played a positive role in creating a learning atmosphere and strengthening the construction of the academic style.
