My first two years in Japan were spent at junior high schools and October was one of the busiest times as everyone was busy practicing for the recitation contest. Basically two or three students from each year choose a chapter from their English book and have to recite it. I have spent many hours with many students perfecting pronunciation, intonation, rhythm and stress.
This year I was on the other side as I was asked to help judge the contest. It was hard work as we listened to about 70 teams recite their chosen chapters. It was clear that they’d all worked very hard and I wanted them all to get some recognition but unfortunately only the top seven teams were given awards.
As a bonus I also saw some old students and teachers from Sanwa, Jyosei and Tenmei – I still miss them!
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