September 09, 2018 | 19:31 (GMT+7)
National English Olympics Contest 2018 opens
PANO – The Central Committee of the Ho Chi Minh Communist Youth Union (HCYU) launched the English Olympics Contest 2018 for students nationwide on Sept. 8 at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education.
This year’s contest is expected to draw the participation of over 100,000 contestants from 590 schools across the country.
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Candidates joining the first round of the contest |
It has three rounds, namely the month-long online round at http://OlympicEnglish.vn and http://m.me/olympicta.hssv (Facebook Messenger app.), the qualifying round at regional-level and the final round at national level.
Ten excellent candidates of the second round will gather in Hanoi for the final. The tests are designed in the short form of IELTS.
Addressing the event, First Secretary of the HCYU’s Central Committee and Chairman of the Vietnamese Students’ Association Le Quoc Phong held that the competition aims to create a useful playground and good environment for students nationwide, thus accelerating the movement of English learning at schools. He urged Youth Union organizations at all levels to focus on disseminating the information about the contest, and mobilizing more students to join the event.
Translated by Trung Thanh