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Our Lingofest – the Languages Faculty House Competition – is a Speaking Competition which saw over 450 Year 7-9 students represent their Houses in a foreign language reading competition. They read aloud Nursery rhymes, songs and poems in 5 languages and were given points for pronunciation, intonation and dramatic effect. Some students used props and created videos of their performances. The standard of entry is getting higher every year as the students reap the benefits of focusing on phonics in class. There are six winners per year, per language and all of these winning points for their House. You can see/hear some of the recordings here!

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French

For the third year running, the French Department decided to explore poems by the famous French author Jacques Prévert for our popular Lingofest House competition. Years 7, 8 and 9 students represented their respective houses in the Final, reading either “Le Cancre”. “En sortant de l’école” or “Soyez polis”. We were so impressed with the intonation and pronunciation of our students and found it very difficult to decide on the final scores! Well done all. A special mention goes to Tabby Ahl and Farrah O’Sullivan for creating a fantastic video and recording of “Soyez polis”.

  • Tabby Ahl and Farrah O’Sullivan

    Tabby Ahl and Farrah O’Sullivan

  • Chloe Haworth

    Chloe Haworth

  • Selma Bergeal and Evie Bowkett

    Selma Bergeal  and Evie Bowkett

  • Evelina Vipule

    Evelina Vipule

  • Issy and Georgie Craig

    Issy and Georgie Craig

  • Oleksandra Kuchyna

    Powerpoint

    Oleksandra Kuchyna

  • Oleksandra Kuchyna

    Voice Recording

    Oleksandra Kuchyna

  • Oleksandra Kuchyna

    Video

    Oleksandra Kuchyna

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Russian

Mrs Willett is very proud of all students who completed their read aloud poems in Russian. Year 7 read poems about Maslenitsa and pancakes, year 8 about town and year 9 about school: all topics they were covering at the time. Some students read poems suggested by Mrs Willett and others found their own. As ever, Mrs Willett is impressed by some of your creativity too. Here are some visual highlights:

  • Amy Richardson

    Amy Richardson

  • Georgie Craig

    Georgie Craig

  • Lucy Norris

    Lucy Norris

  • Layla Gray

    Layla Gray

  • Nicol Coman

    Nicol Coman

  • Amber Carpenter

    Amber Carpenter

  • Celia Viudez-Calzada

    Celia Viudez-Calzada

  • Sasha Chellan

    Sasha Chellan

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Italian

We focused on modern Italian poetry in the Italian department. Year 7 students read Sembra questo, sembra quello by Maria Enrica Agostinelli while Year 8 explored personification of the months of the year in I mesi dell’anno by Renzo Pezzani. Year 9 took on Gianni Rodari’s evocative description of the wind in Il Vento. So much effort had gone into pronunciation and intonation and it was fabulous to listen to the girls enjoying and exploring the sounds of la bella lingua!

  • Sophie Unwin

    Year 7

    Sophie Unwin

  • Laura Bobrowska

    Year 8

    Laura Bobrowska

  • Alice Hawkins

    Year 9

    Alice Hawkins

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German

The German Lingofest final saw pupils read or perform a variety of texts. Year 7 read aloud a nurary rhyme about baking a cake. There were lots of videos and gesticulation to entertain and make the meaning clear. Year 8 read or sang the well-known and much enjoyed carnival song ‘Das Fliegerlied’ with appropriate sound effects. Year 9 read a poem ‘das Farbengedicht’, written by another student about how the colours can make us feel. All of our students gave their very best and scored lots of House Points for their efforts.

  • Evie Bowkett and Jessica Botheras

    Year 7

    Evie Bowkett and Jessica Botheras

  • Issy Craig and Abi Knight

    Year 7

    Issy Craig and Abi Knight

  • Erin Bellamy and Poppy Poulton

    Year 8

    Erin Bellamy and Poppy Poulton

  • Lucy John and Ciara Edmonds

    Year 8

    Lucy John and Ciara Edmonds

  • Darcy Smith

    Year 9

    Darcy Smith

  • Charlotte Martin and Sophie Thomas

    Year 9

    Charlotte Martin and Sophie Thomas

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