The 8th edition of the Spelling Bee of China (SPBCN) International Finals ended in Beijing on July 16, and Team Bolt from SUIS Qingpu finished their second showcase with an impressive performance, taking the honour of being this year’s champions!
Originating in the United States with an almost century-long history, the Spelling Bee is now an international competition. The competition includes nine different events, requiring participating teams to be well prepared. The English Department in SUIS Qingpu’s Middle School started preparing for the competition since September of last year. The Chinese Head of English Department, Ms. Du, and Grade 6 English teacher Ms. Jiang recruited students from each class to form a school team, and set up weekly CCA sessions for intensive training over two semesters in order to prepare them well for the contest. In addition, students made a final push during the summer vacation through online classes right up until the competition.
The Middle School team competition includes nine types of events: Speed Spell, Letter by Letter, Guess and Spell, Show and Spell, Laser Letter, Super Words, Word Link, Mystery Sentence, and Language Origin. Each member of the team participates in 1 or 2 events. Each event won during the competition earns one point for the team, and the team with the most points in total wins at the end.
第二次参加SpellingBee我已经不是当初毫无经验的小白。通过多次历练，当时那个站在舞台上双腿发抖的女孩已经不在了，现在我可以从容的面对考官以及台下的观众，这是值得骄傲的。
参加SpellingBee使我懂了很多英语的神奇之处。英语单词平常背起来看似乏味，但是当我们领会它有趣的灵魂的时候，便像开通了另一个大门。尤其是词源，在参加SpellingBee之前，我并没有接触这个板块的单词。但是里面包含各个国家独特的拼写和习俗使我被它深深地吸引了。
事实证明，SpellingBee不仅给我提供了展现自我的机会和舞台，还让我更加中意英语，领会它的内涵。