Here are some resources that may help you prepare students for the English contests. The English contest in the first semester consists of a Reader's Theater competition. However, this year (112 年度) the Reader's Theater will be held in early second semester.
Reminders about RT contest in Taitung County
Elementary performances must be between 3 and 5 minutes. Points will be deducted for performances that go overtime.
Junior High performances must be between 5 and 7 minutes.
Clock starts from the time the first person begins speaking and stops when last person ends speaking.
Scripts are important. They should have a positive message or be culturally significant. Original scripts are especially meritorious. But, be careful about language. Coarse language has cost JH teams points in the past.
There is no official word on whether the other English contests will be held live this year. Before COVID the English contests usually occurring in second semester were what I call the "Three Ring Circus". Three competitions were held simultaneously at one venue: Storytelling, Reading Competition, and the "Word King" spelling competition. The Reading Competition and Word King spelling competitions have pre-set scripts and materials. They have changed over the years, but the idea for the Reading competition is to read one of 3 short stories selected by the contestant at random 5 minutes before performing, while the Word King competition is basically a 100-word vocabulary test, and storytelling is a performance by one or two students telling a story of their choice. During COVID years the Word King competition was moved online at Cool English.
In this section are Quizlet sets that I have used for past Reading Competitions. I also have Word King sets from previous years. The Word King is perhaps the most challenging competition. Contestants will hear English words and choose the Chinese translation, also they will see Chinese words and must select the English (and vice-versa), and finally, they will have to spell out English words (in writing).