Chinese Bridge Competition

Mount Lawley Senior High School students of Chinese exhibit winning ways at the Chinese Bridge Competition.

In the 2008 Australia-China Council National Chinese Speaking (Hanyuqiao) Competition State Final held on May 24, Year 11 student, Darcy Rowe and Year 10 student Monte Masarei came second and third in the Chinese Second Language section. Mathew Donaldson came third in the Chinese First Language Section. Students who also did well were Kayla Gray and Alex Tate. Congratulations! The judges praised our students for their participation and their ability to be natural in Chinese especially when Mathew threw in “Wo wangle” which means “I have forgotten (my speech)’.

Each candidate was required to deliver two and a half minutes on a self-selected topic, draw a random topic and deliver a speech of one minute. The winner of each section competes at the national Chinese Teachers’ conference which is held in Canberra this year.

The five Mt Lawley Senior High School students are keen Chinese Language learners. Darcy who won an Australia-China Council Scholarship to study in China for four weeks in 2007 spoke on learning Chinese. Monte and Mathew spoke on their hobbies. Monte had visited China twice and Mathew lived in China for a year. Kayla and Alex have both visited China.

Once again congratulations to all these students, you demonstrate the value that learning a new language can add to your life experience.