1、What is a spelling bee?,It is a spelling competition among people, especially school students, for spelling out English words. The “bee” in spelling bee means a meeting of many people for a particular activity.,The National Spelling Bee in the U.S. was formed in 1925 as a consolidation of numerous l
2、ocal spelling bees. Since then, the spelling bee has been held every year except for 1943-1945 due to World War II. The Spelling Bee has spread to many countries in Asia, Africa, Australia and so on. Now in America, the bee is held in late May and/or early June of each year.,History,Purpose,improve
3、spelling,increase vocabularies,correct English usage,Useful sentences,In a spelling bee, you may ask:May I have the definition please? Could you use it in a sentence please? Could I please have the language of origin?,Akeelah and the Bee,Do you like to be one of them?,Sign up for your own Spelling B
4、ee!,Rules of OUR SPELLING BEE?,1. You will hear the pronunciation of the word.,2. Please spell the word correctly.,3. If youre not sure, you can ask for some help.,单词范围：699四级词汇.doc校区决赛规则： 当评委念出一个英语单词，选手要把这个单词的字母在30秒内（铃响即止）准确无误地口头拼出来，最后正确读出单词来。 在规定的30秒之内，选手可以进行思考并在纸板上打草稿。 选手可以重新拼读单词，但已念出的字母或字母顺序不可更改。
5、 选手如果拼读错误，则当即淘汰出局，并回到观众席就坐；如果正确，则在一旁等待进入下一轮比赛。,选手如果对该词不能确定或完全没有印象，他可以采取一定策略： 用英语要求评委对这个词进行重读，但是评委对同一个单词的重读次数最多不超过3遍。 Could you repeat the word please? May I have the word again? 用英语询问这个词的词性。 What is the part of speech? 用英语询问这个词的中文释义，但是整场决赛中同一位选手请求评委告知中文释义的次数不得超过3次。 May I have the Chinese translation please?,班级初赛,班级初赛以笔试的形式于期中考试（4月28日）中进行。 参赛群体：校本部13级所有学生 形式：期中考试卷中将特设词汇考察部分，从比赛的单词范围（ 699四级词汇.doc ）中抽取25个单词来考察。学生根据词性和中文释义拼写单词。 示例： 题目：c _ _ _ _ _ _ v. 消耗，耗尽 答案：consume,Get started today!,
