The “Fourth English Competition for Catalan Schools” (“THE FONIX 2011), designed to promote the use of English among school students through a fun and educational competition in an informal educational setting is announced.
The objective of the competition is to select a finalist from each of the first two stages: local, territorial and the winners at the final stage. The exercises in all the stages of the competition will consist of writing tasks, each based on a different theme (for example: geography, history or music). The written tasks contain a variety of activities on vocabulary, reading and writing. In the final stage of the competition, there will also be an oral section in the test.
Stages of the competition:
· LOCAL: The tests will be held at each school between 10 of January and 14th February 2011 inclusive.
· REGIONAL: The tests during the regional stage will be held on Saturday 26th March at 12:00 midday, and will last for a maximum of 55 minutes. The location of the examination will be made public well before the test date on the competition website.
· FINAL: The final stage of the competition will be held at 12:00 midday on Saturday 14th May.
Competition prizes:
The following prizes will be awarded to the candidates who classify for the final stage of the competition:
- 8 two-week stays in an English-speaking country for the winners of each of the 8 categories.
- 8 two-week stays in “English Summer Camps” in Catalonia for the runners-up in each of the 8 categories.
- 32 standard on line English courses for the third, fourth, fifth and sixth placed candidates in each of the 8 categories.
- Sets of study materials for the remaining finalists.
