At the 14th Macao-wide English Speech Contest & 21st ‘21st Century Cup’ National English Speaking Competition (Macao Regional Contest), six students from the University of Macau (UM) Public Speaking Team won the championship in the college category and several other prizes, including a second prize in the college category, the Best Impromptu Speaker Award, and the Most Humorous Speaker Award.
Romina Eloisa Abuan, a first-year student from the Faculty of Business Administration, won the first prize in the college category and the Best Impromptu Speaker Award. Bianca Margarita, a first-year student from the Faculty of Social Sciences, won a second prize in the college category and the Most Humorous Speaker Award. Zhang Yixin, Simone Chan, Wu Zenan, and Liu Shanshan each received a merit award.
The topic of the final contest in the college category is ‘Citizenship in the 21st Century’. In the final, each contestant was required to deliver a four-minute speech and a two-minute impromptu speech and answer two questions.
The theme of this year’s contest is ‘Global Values’. There are six categories in the competition, including the open category, the college category, and the high school category.
Source: Student Affairs Office
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