English Expo: Me and Capslockroxx Take 2nd & 1st Place

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The thread discusses participants' experiences at the English Expo competition, including their events and performances. The focus is on sharing personal achievements and reflections on English skills, with a mix of informal commentary and encouragement.

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Main Points Raised

  • One participant shares their experience at the English Expo, mentioning they placed 2nd in one event while their friend placed 1st in another.
  • Participants inquire about the nature of the competition and the specific events involved, including Proofreading and Vocabulary tests.
  • Some participants express their views on the importance of writing skills and share personal experiences related to English classes.
  • A suggestion is made for a vocabulary-building resource that involves etymological thinking.
  • Another participant notes that the competition was worthwhile due to potential extra credit from their teacher.

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Participants generally express support and congratulations for the achievements shared, but there is no significant disagreement or contention in the discussion.

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Some participants mention challenges faced during the competition, such as not studying adequately for the proofreading event, but do not elaborate on specific difficulties or outcomes.

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Readers interested in competitive English events, vocabulary building, or personal experiences related to English education may find this discussion relevant.

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Today I went down to Albuquerque and took part in a competition called English Expo and took 2nd place in one of my two events. My friend and fellow PFer Capslockroxx was there too and got 1st in one of his events.

I don't really know why I'm bothering to mention this, just felt like sharing I suppose...
 
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What was involved in this English Expo?
 
Cyrus said:
What was involved in this English Expo?

My particular events were Proofreading and Vocabulary, which were just multiple choice tests. Caps did Technical Writing (in which he wrote 4 pages about how to use a stapler, based upon a prompt) and Proofreading as well. We both failed miserably at proofreading for whatever reason, probably because we didn't study at all, but whatever. Anyways there's a whole variety of competitions, all relating to English of course.
 
Cool. Keep up the good work, learning how to write clearly is a very important skill!
 
Way to go, for both you and Caps. English classes have always been a thorn in my side.
 
That's pretty cool.. I used to enjoy English in school. What sort of vocabulary did you get tested on in your expo?
 
Congratulations to both of you! Well done.
 
I used to enjoy English classes, too. I was probably one of the few that actually enjoyed diagramming sentences.

I was okay in vocabulary, just because I read a lot, but I didn't do particularly well in learning new vocabulary.
 
Binzing: If you're into competitive vocabbing, you might want to add this to your arsenal of vocab drivers - http://www.freerice.com/

I found it fun. It makes you think through possible etymological routes to figure out synonyms.
 
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Thanks everyone.

It was just something to do really, and our advanced English teacher was going to give us extra cred. for doing it, so it was worthwhile.
 
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Congratulations!
 

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