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       Our Future 2019: English exams competition

     Success in an English exam could make a real difference to your future. Now it’s your turn to set the question. Our Future 2019 is the biggest English exams competition for school-age learners in Europe. 

     Are you aged between 7-18 and can you imagine what your school will be like in the future? Can you show and tell us about your school in the future in a video? If the answer is yes, take part in this year’s Our Future competition.

     Find out more below about Our Future 2019 including the theme of this year’s competition, how to enter, materials to download and tips for entering. 

 

 

ABOUT THE COMPETITION

For the second year, we are giving school-aged students and teachers in Europe a chance to work in a team and make their own English exam speaking question. Students and teachers can win fantastic prizes. The competition runs from 02 January 2019 to 30 April 2019. 

“[In this competition] it was very pleasant watching my students working, sharing their ideas and using the English language. And, of course, it was very satisfying watching them feel proud of themselves after finishing the project.” (Sofia Garyfalaki, English teacher Greece)

TASK

Work in a team of three to five and make your own English exam speaking question. The theme of this year’s competition centres on the question: What will your school be like in the future? You can draw a picture and record your group to tell us about your future school or you can make a video.

  • Submit your team’s entry as a video file.
  • Your team’s speaking question must be similar to one in your English exam.
  • You can include people, pictures, photos, music, animation or your own ideas.
  • Entries will be judged on content, creativity and presentation. 
  • Video entries must be between 30 seconds and 2 minutes in length.
  • Entries must be original work and not use any copyrighted material.

PRIZES

There are fantastic prizes for students and teachers. 

  • Students: Win a regional prize of a competition goody bag and a country prize from your local British Council examinations centre.
  • Teachers: Win a regional prize of a trip to the UK with entrance to the next IATEFL conference and a country prize from your local British Council  examinations centre.
  • Extra prizes for the most popular entry and the teacher with the most entries!
  • Certificate of participation for every student and teacher that takes part.

ELIGIBILITY

Our Future English exam competition is open to school-age students in Europe. There are two age categories. You can enter one of the categories.

  • Category 1 (7-12 years old)
  • Category 2 (13-18 years old)

Students and teachers wishing to participate must attend a school or institution that is a member of the British Council’s Addvantage member scheme. 

The following countries will take part in Our Future 2019: Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, France, Greece, the Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and Spain. 

HOW TO ENTER

Teachers can use the online form to submit team entries between 02 January 2019 and 30 April 2019. Before entering the competition, please read the rules - or terms and conditions - for the competition. 

All the entries that meet the criteria will be shown on our competition video channel. Entries will be shortlisted and a panel of judges appointed by the British Council will choose one country winner and one runner-up for each age category. The country winners will then enter a regional final and judges will choose one regional winner for each category. Two special mentions for the most popular entry and the teacher with the most entries will also be awarded a prize. 

Download the competition flyerposter and web banner to tell students and teachers at your school about the competition. 

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TIPS FOR ENTERING

You should prepare the content of your entry in relation to the competition theme. Show us all the English vocabulary and grammar that you know to talk about your school in the future. Your entry should include a question and an answer. The style should be similar to one in the Speaking paper of the English exam you are preparing for. For example: Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers, A2 Flyers, A2 Key for Schools, B1 Preliminary for Schools, B2 First for Schools, C1 Advanced or C2 Proficiency in Cambridge English Qualifications.

In this competition you can use your imagination and creativity. Any content, for example pictures or images, need to be original. Talk to your teacher and the other students in your group about your school in the future and share your ideas!

Remember that judges are also looking for presentation. Your entry needs to be a video file which your teacher will upload to the vimeo platform (see the terms and conditions for step-by-step instructions for uploading to vimeo). You can make a video or use pictures and an audio recording and make these into a video file. Test your recording or video to see if it is easy to see your task and hear your group talking. Make sure your group’s task is the right length (between 30 seconds and 2 minutes) before your teacher submits it. 

Download our teacher's pack for more examples and group work classroom activities for levels A1 to C2 to help students prepare for Speaking tests in their English exam and this competition. 

OUR FUTURE 2018 WINNERS

School-age learners and teachers in six countries across Europe took part in the competition which ran from 01 November 2017 to 31 March 2018. 

Students worked in teams of three to five to make their own English exam speaking question. The theme of the competition centred on the question: What will your city be like in the future?

There were 2 regional winning teams, 10 country winning teams, 8 runner-up teams, 2 special mentions and 124 entries. 

Congratulations to all the winners and well done to everyone that participated in viewing the entries on our vimeo channel and who ‘liked’ their class’s favourite entry. There were over 10,000 plays and over 2,000 likes.

Participants told us that the competition was motivating and useful for preparing for their English language exam and that they very much enjoyed the experience.