Nearly 2,000 secondary school studentsin Hanoi on May 30 participated in the first round of a competitiondesigned to promote the study of the capital's history in English.
The contest aims to provide Hanoi school students the opportunity tounderstand more about the capital's history while at the same timeimproving their English language skills to celebrate 1,000th anniversaryof the city, according to organisers.
The first round included tests on events, celebrities, cultural andhistorical sites, cuisine, costumes and traditional occupationstypically associated with Hanoi .
In addition to the tests, students gave singing and dancingperformances and told stories about the capital in English.
Nguyen Viet Anh of Hanoi 's Phan Dinh Phung Secondary Schoolsaid, "we joined the contest to understand and improve our knowledgeabout our capital, its history and culture. It's a significant way tocelebrate the great event. Although many people thought that teenagerswould not pay much attention to common issues such as the capital's1,000th anniversary, we're proving that it's not so."
The competition was jointly held by the Hanoi Department of Educationand Training and Apollo, and sponsored by Nokia-Ovi.
About 500 students will be selected to participate in the second andthird rounds in July. The final ceremony is expected to be held at theHanoi Opera House in August with a pool of 180 million VND (about 9,500USD) worth in prizes for the winners./.
The contest aims to provide Hanoi school students the opportunity tounderstand more about the capital's history while at the same timeimproving their English language skills to celebrate 1,000th anniversaryof the city, according to organisers.
The first round included tests on events, celebrities, cultural andhistorical sites, cuisine, costumes and traditional occupationstypically associated with Hanoi .
In addition to the tests, students gave singing and dancingperformances and told stories about the capital in English.
Nguyen Viet Anh of Hanoi 's Phan Dinh Phung Secondary Schoolsaid, "we joined the contest to understand and improve our knowledgeabout our capital, its history and culture. It's a significant way tocelebrate the great event. Although many people thought that teenagerswould not pay much attention to common issues such as the capital's1,000th anniversary, we're proving that it's not so."
The competition was jointly held by the Hanoi Department of Educationand Training and Apollo, and sponsored by Nokia-Ovi.
About 500 students will be selected to participate in the second andthird rounds in July. The final ceremony is expected to be held at theHanoi Opera House in August with a pool of 180 million VND (about 9,500USD) worth in prizes for the winners./.
