ZTE ENGLISH SPEECH COMPETITION Sponsored by: Internationalization Strategy Unit and English Support Department of ZTE University REGULATIONS Participants The competition is open to ZTE Chinese employees at all levels. The Speech Contest will be held in 2 rounds – Preliminary Rounds and a Final Round. Preliminary Rounds:
- Length of the speech will be 5 minutes.
- 10 finalists will be chosen.
- Judging Criteria:
- English (50%)
- Content (30%)
- Delivery (20%)
- Topic must be chosen from the following list:
- Should smoking be banned from all public areas?
- What I'd do if I won the lottery
- My Hometown
- Three most meaningful Chinese Traditions
- Pet Peeves
- An unusual travel experience
- My Dream Job
- Global Warming: Fact or Fiction
- Aliens and UFO's: Yes or no
- Talking on a cell phone is worse than drunk driving
- Social networking websites and how they work (e.g. Facebook, Friendster, MySpace)
- How to find deals on the Internet
- The biography of a famous actor
- How to snack right
Final Round:
- 10 Finalists
- Length of the speech will be 8 minutes.
- Topic to be announced after the preliminary round.
- Judging Criteria:
- Content (50%)
- Delivery (30%)
- English (20%)
Schedule Registration: 27/10/2008 – 14/11/2008 Preliminary rounds: 17/11/2008 – 28/11/2008 Final: 12/12/2008 * Winners & Prizes There will be 10 Winners! 1st Prize: 8,000 RMB 2nd Prize: 3,000 RMB each (3 winners) 3rd Prize: 1,000 RMB each (6 winners) Contact Person Vicky(060171): 0755-26776755 *Subject to change FAQ.doc |