My School and School Life ——我校举行110周年校庆英语角活动

为庆祝学校110周年华诞，丰富学生们的课外活动，开拓学生们的国际视野，创造良好的英语学习环境，提高学生们学习英语的兴趣，英语俱乐部举办了主题为“My School and School Life”的英语角活动。

To celebrate the 110^thanniversary of the founding of Wenchang Middle School, enrich the students’ extra-curricular activities, broaden students’ international vision, construct a warm atmosphere for learning English on campus and stimulate the students’ interest in learning English, the English Club held an English Corner whose topic was “My School and School Life”.

        11月24日下午4时，英语角活动在环境优美的书思亭旁草地上如期举行。本次活动共邀请了四位外教，他们教学经验丰富，善于调动学生们开口表达的积极性。整场活动欢声笑语、掌声不断，同学们在轻松愉快的气氛中提高了自己的表达能力，锻炼了自己的胆量，丰富了英语知识。

At 4 p.m. on November 24^th, the activity was held outdoors near the Shusi Pavilion. Four experienced foreign teachers who were good at motivating the students to speak English were invited to participate in the activity. The crowd burst into laughter and applause. The students improved their English expression ability and guts. Besides, they gained more knowledge about English.

一开始同学们有些拘谨、有些害羞，来自美国的Carol老师带着围绕在她身边的同学们做了一些破冰小游戏，使得气氛瞬间热烈起来，拉近了彼此间的距离，同学们积极地加入了对话中。

At first students were too shy and nervous to say anything. Carol coming from America played an icebreaking game with the students, which provided a relaxed atmosphere and shortened the distance between them. Then the students joined the conversation actively.

美国外教Lindy（女）和Joe（男）已经不是第一次来我们学校的英语角了，很多学生对他们的风趣幽默印象深刻，所以他们一来就有学生，火热的气氛迅速吸引了其他学生加入了英语交流。

It was not the first time that Lindy and Joe had taken part in the English Corner. Quite a few students were impressed by their humor and the students greeted the teachers warmly as they arrived. The lively communication attracted other students to joining in the conversation.

有些人对英语角有误解，认为英语角是为英语非常流利的同学们准备的活动，其实并非如此。任何对英语感兴趣的学生都可以参加英语角活动，我们的活动中既有可以与外教流利沟通的同学，也有从一开始说几个零星单词到最后可以整句表达自己的同学，更有从不敢开口到敢于开口的同学。无论是谁，在英语角都能锻炼自己、提升自己。

Some people may misunderstand the English Corner. They may think that the activity is designed and prepared for the students who can speak fluent English. However, that is not the real English Corner. Actually, anyone who is interested in English is welcome to learn English here. Indeed, there were fluent English speakers. Also, the students who could only say several words became the ones who could use sentences to express themselves. Even the students who didn’t dare to say what they thought could say something in the end. All students can improve themselves and make progress in the English Corner.

来自比利时的外教Michael用他富有感染力的声音、夸张的肢体语言以及层层深入的引导，带着学生们围绕“文昌中学”展开了对话。学生们向Michael介绍了我们美丽的校园、校庆吉祥物、校庆活动，更有学生在最后尝试着自己组织语言表达文中学子对文中的爱：“文中培育我成才，我为文中添光彩”。

Michael, a Belgian, radiated an infectious enthusiasm for guiding the students to make a conversation related to Wenchang Middle School with his body-language. The students introduced our beautiful campus, the mascot and a range of activities in celebration of the school’s 110^thanniversary to him. At the end of the activity, some students tried to use their own words to express the love for the school by saying “Wenzhong nurtures me to a talent and Wenzhong will feel proud of my achievement”.

    此次活动正值校庆之际，不仅有在校的文中学子参加了这次英语角活动，还有许多已经毕业的文中学子穿着校服回母校参加我们的校庆活动。2016届高三（8）班毕业的伍世发同学特意从深圳赶回文昌参加110周年校庆，看到英语角活动，穿着母校校服的他便主动“混入”了学生堆中，和学弟学妹们一起讲起英语。伍世发同学感慨说：“我们那时候没有英语角，我认为英语角活动非常好，给同学们提供了很好的平台。”学弟学妹们的活动越来越丰富了，他很羡慕学弟学妹们。有些学弟学妹还是不太敢开口说话，主要就是怕犯错误。伍同学借用习近平总书记说过的“打铁还需自身硬”鼓励学弟学妹们努力提升自己，夯实基础，多多积累，不要怕犯错。
        Since the activity was held during the anniversary, not only the current students but also the graduates dressed in school uniform joined in the activity. Wu Shifa, a student in Class 8 of the class of 2016, came back from Shenzhen on purpose to celebrate the anniversary. He blended into the crowd to practise oral English. He said that they didn’t have such a kind of activity when he was in the high school. In his opinion, the activity is useful for it provides the students with a good opportunity to learn and use the language, which enriches the school life. At the same time, he noticed that some students still didn’t dare to speak English. The main reason was that they were afraid of making mistakes. “To forge iron, one must be strong.” The famous remark of Chinese President Xi was quoted by Wu Shifa to encourage the students to improve themselves and lay a solid foundation for their future. He suggested that the students should not be afraid of making mistakes, which is a normal thing during the learning process.

    活动结束后，参加活动的同学们纷纷与外教老师们拍照留念，并期待今后开展更多的英语角活动。
         After the activity, the students took photos with the foreign teachers and expected to participate in the next activities.

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       供稿｜英语俱乐部

       撰稿｜佟花鑫

       编辑｜朱茵 

       审校｜林道前 夏洪武 

       总编｜林翠薇 林道前

       摄影｜佟花鑫 黄慧青