On April 21st, I was invited to participate in the first annual Three Gorges University Foreign Student Chinese Language Preliminary Competition. (Chinese love competitions, especially speech competitions.) The competitors included myself, 7 Nepalese and 2 Indian students. (The Indians and Nepalese are part of the medical program at the University.) There were four sections in the competition:
- Correctly read aloud 12 Chinese words
- Correctly read aloud a short Chinese essay
- Give a 2 minute speech on the topic: Studying in Hubei Province
- Give a short and entertaining performance in Chinese
Schäfer enjoying a brief nap during the competition. Our Ukrainian friend was more than happy to hold him so Sandra could grab a few photos.
I won 1st place and this Indian student won 2nd.
1st place prizes included two pencil cup holders and two huge Chinese-English Dictionaries.
Discussing going to the finals in Wuhan in June.
Schäfer was wiped out after the competition!
Congratulations on your win! This is very neat! I like section 4 of the competition, “give a short & entertaining performance”.