So... we made a mistake, it turns out that our speeches and general confused shenanigans last time in the new school meant that the old school wanted to do the same and organised it's own English competition, with us again as the judges of honour!
This time, a little more prepared, we shaved and found a shirt to wear and arrived with some idea of what to do, except a different bunch of student teachers had organised this one and so it was of course, completely different. This time, instead of writing the scores on cards collected and only the average being announced each judge had to look the students in the eye as our score was read out. I of course reacted by constantly over scoring and giving full marks many times. The other problems included that the first 3 students were marked out of 8, integers only, then marked out of 10, decimals allowed, then out of 7 and 3 separately with decimals allowed, so the students had no sense of cohesion!
We also were asked for a speech and I decided to do it, as Chris has decided my improvisation, or should I say pulling it out of my..ear ability is more refined!
Gave a nice little speech and spent the whole time while the children were performing prepared speeches smiling, winking, and listening attentively, which the 4 chinese judges ignored them, simply talking over them!
The children did great and some were really amazing, and again they tried to run some silly games, with more problems! The student teachers asked the students to volenteer, of course none did, so they asked us to take part, I jumped up and waded out into the students asking ones who looked interested, soon the stage was full and we played a game in which they said an action and two people had to perform the action on stage, swim, sleep etc, on the fly action I mimed superman and won, but then succeeded the next round to let the students play, always leaving the stage with a bow and a salute, to applause sometimes, or laughs, just like a performance! Its always like this....!
Ah well, for the two english competitions we have been paid around £30 extra! so not a bad little bonus, although again no pictures I'm afraid!
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