Say It With Oxford Competition 2016

For My Students of Forms 7A, 7G and 10A!

 Take part in the

Say It With Oxford Competition 2016

Create an original, short role-play video with your students using the language on Oxford iSpeaker.

For the winning students an iPad mini™ each. Plus, prizes for 5 Highly Commended entries.

What students need to do

1. Choose a Conversation topic from the Conversations on Oxford iSpeaker. For example, Asking for help, or Making suggestions.
2. In groups of two or three, write a script using some or all of the expressions in the Conversation video and the Useful Language box for your chosen topic. Everyone in your group needs to speak!
3. Perform your script on video. Be as creative as you wish! Your video should be a maximum of 2 minutes long.

1.      Your video should show how well you can use the words and everyday expressions that are in your chosen Conversation topic on Oxford iSpeaker. We’re also looking for how creative you can be in the use of the language and in how you present it, and how well you work together. You’ll all need to speak clearly so the judges can hear what you say!

For more details see

https://elt.oup.com/feature/global/say_it_with_oxford/?dm_i=1Q6R,40K8U,A7VHJW,EIHDM,1&cc=ua&selLanguage=uk

Project Competition 2016

For My Students of Forms 5V, 7A and 7G!!!

Take part in

Project Competition 2016

Task

      Divide your class into groups of 2-6 students

      Get each group to make either an A3 poster or an online poster using Popplet 

                                                                       on  the topic of:     

                        Heroes, Myths and Legends

How to enter

Follow these simple steps:

    - In groups of 2-6, students create their poster.

    - For each group: Upload a JPEG image of your students’ poster OR enter a Popplet link  

            to their   online poster via our online entry form.

    - Fill out your personal details on the entry form, and click ‘submit’.

Closing date: Monday 29^th February 2016

 

Need inspiration?

Use these Starter Questions in class to get your students thinking:

1. What famous myths and legends can you think of?
2. Which is your favourite?
3. Is there a hero or heroine in your chosen myth/legend?
4. What is the hero/heroine’s name?
5. What did they do that was so heroic?
6. Why do you think we still remember them today?

Take a look at some of entries from last year’s Project Competition on Festivals.

 

Prizes

For the winning teacher:

3 titles from the Resource Books for Teachers series, and a set of 20 Dominoes Readers for their school.

Runner-up prizes:

For teachers: 1 title from the Resource Books for Teachers series, and a set of 5 Dominoes Readers for their school.

For students: Project pencil cases and Project pens.

A certificate of participation for every student that enters.

For more detail – see

https://elt.oup.com/feature/global/project_competition/?cc=hu&selLanguage=hu&mode=hub

Solutions Culture Competition

For My Students of Forms 10A, 7A and 7G!

 Take part in the 
 Solutions Culture Competition!

Take part in our Solutions Culture Competition to give your students a chance to show the world what makes their country special, by directing and filming a short film about their local, regional or national culture.

What's involved?

Students are asked to work in groups of up to 6 to create a film that is no more than 4 minutes long that explains an aspect of their local, regional or national culture. For example, the film could focus on music, dance, art, food, clothing, customs, architecture, festivals or social conventions.

Important: Please note that if you include footage of any members of the public in your video, you MUST obtain consent from them before your video is uploaded to You Tube or you submit your entry to the competition. Please read the competition Terms and Conditions carefully.

Any queries, please get in touch at solutionscompetition@oup.com

  Prizes

1st prize

The teacher responsible for the winning entry will be given an online professional development course, Teaching English to Teenagers run by Oxford Teachers Academy, a choice of 5 books from the Resource Books for Teachers series, and an exclusive Oxford pen.

Each student in the winning group will receive their own Polaroid Cube Action Camera, a pack of bestselling Readers and an Oxford Pen and Pencil set.

Runner up prizes

The four teachers responsible for the runners up entries will be given a complete set of World Stories Readers, and an exclusive Oxford pen.

Each student in the four runners up groups will receive a pack of bestselling Readers.

  For more details  - see

Solutions Culture Competition

https://elt.oup.com/feature/global/solutions_competition/?mode=student&cc=ua&selLanguage=uk