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he spelling bee, an academic competition for
Tspelling and vocabulary, was an exciting and
enriching experience for CNDJ and CSG students.
In fact, a spelling bee is a competition in which
contestants are asked to spell various words with
varying degrees of complexity. Moreover, the
benefits of a spelling bee competition extend
beyond language: students develop the ability to
thrive under pressure and gain vocabulary skills
that allow them to excel at writing. However, our
students, with French language background, were
confused between the two vowels i and e, which led
to their elimination from the competition. or this project (itenerary and brochure) we had
Finally, the spelling bee allows the students to Fone week to prepare the work and had to rely on
learn in a fun way, so they can enjoy learning and our creativity and general culture. The winners were
participating in class. The winners of this educational selected following a vote via teams. Each project
competition received symbolic rewards and was assessed based on the information it provided
acknowledgments from their superiors at school. about the chosen country/ city as well as on the
Joanna Mourad 3 1 CSG
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presentation of the brochure.
In 5 1 Angelina Salibi and I won with the Los Angeles
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theme. In 5 2 Jawad Saad, Karl Ziade and Ryan
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Chalhoub talked about Dubai and won. In the 5eme3
two groups got an equal number of votes; Roberto
saad el-Khoury who talked about Switzerland,
and Muriel el-Khoury, Yasmina Makhlouf and Yara
Bechaalani, who talked about London.
We made the brochures and itinerary with
excitement and happiness. We worked with a team
spirit and enjoyed every moment. Each person in the
group suggested their ideas and then we put them
together in one big project. We weren’t doing this
project to win but for the love of working together.
“Spelling bee” contest was one of the best After winning we received certificates and took
memories from last year. When our English teacher pictures with our teacher and our principal.
first introduced us to the competition, I was so To make this documentary about our experience we
excited because I love its concept after seeing it lots talked on teams and shared our ideas.
of times in foreign movies. Then, in every English This was not only an amazing experience but also
period, groups of three people would be asked to a new way of researching and learning about new
spell different words the teacher said loudly, and the cultures, environments and places.
winner of the group was the student who didn’t have Sarah Diab 5 1 CSG
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any mistakes. Even though it was a competition, the
class atmosphere was wonderful, and everyone was
cheering, which made it an experience full of fun
and joy.
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Roberto Caracache 4 1 CSG