To arouse aninterest in studying English, to enrich the vocabulary of students, Shanghai Australia International High School held the finals of the UTS vocabulary contest in 2017, on the 16th of October. This vocabulary contest lasted 8 weeks, starting on the 22nd of September. The majority of the vocabulary was from the IELTS examination.Both year 9 and year 10 participated in this contest.

After over comingmany obstacles, all of the players were chosen due to their excellence. The distinguished headmaster, Mrs. Maggie, and the representative of the UTS, Mrs. Mary,also participated in the event.

The UTS vocabulary contest has its own awards settings: We give the certificate of merit to the best students in year 9, and we also prepare 2000 yuan for the best class. For year 10, the first prize for personal performance is 1000 RMB,and the second and third prizes for personal performance are also 500 yuan each.In addition, the best class in year 10 has an opportunity to have a delicious dinner and have fun in the cinema with their classmates!

Before the game,the players were so confident after all of their preparations. The atmosphere was tense and everyone was paying attention to the game. Thecrowd got a chance to observe two hours of exciting UTS action while the contestants were being examined by the strict examiners Lily, Paige, and Michael.

Maggie from10-1, Daphne from 10-1, and Alice from 10-1, won the first, second, and third prizes respectively. Class 10-2 won the best class awards. Lily from 9-1, Mikefrom 9-2, and Sylvia from 9-2, won the first, second, and third prizes for year9. Class 9-1 won the best class award.

This game cultivated a passion for learning English and earned support from UTS.

We need to congratulate all of the participants! Let’s thank UTS again for their support,and we also need to give some love to our English teachers!

UTS vocabularycontest, we’ll see you again next year!

为激发学生的英语学习兴趣，丰富学生词汇量，提高学生的英语综合素质，挖掘学生的潜能。上海澳大利亚国际高中英语组于2017年10月16日在圆球会议中心举行了由悉尼科技大学赞助的UTS单词大赛的决赛，本次UTS单词大赛历时8周，从2017年7月25日开始，至9月22日结束，比赛单词皆为雅思核心单词，共九年级和十年级两个年级的同学参加。

经过一路过关斩将，参加此次UTS单词决赛十年级组的16名同学，都是在过去的8周的周测中，以每班总分前四的佳绩，脱颖而出的种子选手。校领导陆贤女士和悉尼科技大学代表Marry女士作为嘉宾出席了此次决赛。

此次UTS单词大赛也有着诱人的奖项设置：颁发9年级个人奖奖状，9年级班级奖奖金2000元；10年级个人奖奖状及奖金，其中一等奖1000元，二等奖500元，三等奖500元，10年级班级奖则是获奖班级全班共享庆功佳肴，并在影院度过快乐时光。

赛前，选手们在充分准备之后自信满满，为在UTS单词大赛的舞台上一展风采跃跃欲试，摩拳擦掌。比赛开始后，选手们沉着冷静，淡定从容地全身心投入到比赛之中。现场气氛紧张而有序，台上选手们全力以赴的拼劲也感染了台下观看比赛的同学们。将近两个小时的激烈比赛，经过此次单词大赛的评审团队，Lily、paige、Michael严谨又高要求的慎重考核，10-1 Maggie陈铭，10-1 Daphne戴倩晨，10-1 Alice施珺卿,分别获得了十年级组个人奖前三名。10-2班获得十年级班级奖。9-1 Lily董璐嘉，9-2 Mike 方志华，9-2 Sylvia简裕芸,分别获得了九年级组决赛的前三名。9-1 班获得了九年级班级奖。最后，比赛在Marry女士和陆校长的赠言中圆满落幕。

本次比赛既激发了同学们的英语学习热情，调动了同学们主动参与英语学习的积极性，丰富了学校校园文化生活，又凸显了英语组在加强学生课程学习上发挥的积极作用。此次活动的成功举办得到了校领导和悉尼科技大学的大力支持。

我们不仅要恭喜获奖的选手与班级，同时也将掌声送给所有参赛的同学，他们脚踏实地奋力拼搏的样子，是西澳校园最美的一道风景线！

再次感谢UTS大学校长的支持，感谢所有英语组老师在此期间的付出和汗水。赛事结束，载誉而归，但同学们兢兢业业勤勉学习的道路，将依旧怀着初心继续前行。

UTS单词大赛，我们，明年再见！

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