Results of the 57th Speech Festival

Results of the 57th Speech Festival

	Name	Class	Poem	Teacher-in-charge	Marks	Place	Comments
1.	Lam Pui Ying 林佩瑩	6A	I Will Live and Survive (by Irina Radushinskaya)	CL/NET	89	3rd	Good projection and phrasing, with well handled expression, varied to suit the mood. A sensitive recital, which allowed the meaning to be clearly conveyed. Very good work – Well Done.
2.	Chau Tsun Kit 周俊傑	2A	www.ifail@r-l-p.com.uk (by Brenda Williams)	CL/NET	85		Speak with conviction. Argued opening to poem. You have a good voice – now speak out even more in this big hall. Some effective changes in your voice to match the words. Poem was well prepared. Round off poem even more firmly. Your work is on the right lines.
3.	Wong Ka Yan 黃嘉恩	7B	I Will Live and Survive (by Irina Radushinskaya)	PI	85		Work on precision in the words – occasional slurring. Good expression, varied to suit the mood – make sure keep it well under control. Allow even more chance to deal with the vision of beauty – you could afford to take more time over this. Very promising work.
4.	Leung Ka Lun 梁嘉倫	2A	www.ifail@r-l-p.com.uk (by Brenda Williams)	IM	84		A pleasant voice – you spoke all well in this big hall. Some effective changes in your voice to match the meaning of the words. Round off poem much more firmly. The end of a poem is always important. Poem was well prepared. Speech is clear and firm.
5.	Ma Yu Ting 馬瑜婷	1A	ONE (by Jame Berry)	TP	81		You spoke clearly but a little deliberately. Let the thoughts freely. You did make an effort to shape the poem. Involve your face watch the repeated notes. Hold the 'blue'. Do not Say Thank You.
6.	Wan Yiu Fung Cato 溫耀豐	2A	www.ifail@r-l-p.com.uk (by Brenda Williams)	YK	81		You have a pleased voice – but the listeners need to hear you easily. Now took for lines you can say more slowly or quickly. Acceptable standard of pronunciation. Round off even more firmly.
7.	Lee Kwok Leung 李國樑	2A	www.ifail@r-l-p.com.uk (by Brenda Williams)	YK	81		Good voice – well used. I liked the way you began the poem. Acceptable pronunciation for your ages and stages. Grip consonants even more firmly. Try to change your voice to match the words. Find lines you can say more clearly and more quickly. A good try.
8.	Ng Ka Hang 吳家衡	6B	I Will Live and Survive (by Irina Radushinskaya)	CL/NET	81		The voice was flexible but make sure the pronunciation is secure. Try to use the longer vowel sounds. Carefully and the final consonants. The shape of the poem was controlled and the lyrical quality of the verse was sustained. Try to point the final line to make a firm sense conclusion.
9.	Ho Tak Nga, Chan Yee Ling 何德雅, 陳綺玲	7B	Sherlock Holmes: 10 Minutes to Doom (boy/boy) (by Robert Mauro) Middlemarch (girl/girl) (by George Eliot) The Man in the Box (boy/girl) (By Robert Mauro)	PI	81		This was a lively performance and you both projected the essence of the two girls and the contrasts between them with thought and energy. You had given consideration to the requirements of the period and you looked and sounded pant of it. Take care to keep the focus within the scene – don’t play to the audience. You found some pleasing light and shade in the delivery and although you lost your way a little with the words you were involved in your characters and covered it up well. Consider the physical aspects a little more.
10.	Leng Ka Yiu 梁嘉耀	6B	Reading the Poems of an Absent Friend (by Ou Yang Hsiu translated by Kenneth Rexroth)	CL/NET	80		A pleasing voice tone but always support this by firm breath control. The pace was suitably slow at first – Try to vary the quicker moments so that you convey the intensity of feelings. Some pronunciation was quite American but nevertheless understandable. Think about the true meaning of the text and keep the concentration secure so that you capture the changing thoughts and convey them to the listener. Stand firmly all the time.
11.	Yuen Wing Ho Cherie 阮詠荷	4B	It Was Long Ago (by Eleanor Farjeon)	UL	80		Pleasant tone of voice – one the whole spoke out very well. Pronunciation is developing well. Listen to and repeat as much English as you can. A very good try on speaking poem with feeling. Remember to sound letters on ends of words. Keep on working.
12.	Yuen Kwan Wui 袁均匯	4E	Hamlet (by Gareth Owen)	IM	80		Quietly spoken and you were pleasing in your rhythm. You were just not projecting enough so allow your confidence to tell us all your good learning. You really did have the rhythm for this poem. Keeping working hard.
13.	Leung Tsz Man 梁芷敏	7A	I Will Live and Survive (by Irina Radushinskaya)	SC	80		Clear delivery – work on variation in expression to suit the emotion. You could afford to take a little make time to deal with the most emotion sections. A lot of promising work – keep trying to improve it.
14.	Fung Sin Ping 馮倩萍	1A	ONE (by Jame Berry)	TP	79		You shared the words for the sense. Let the thoughts flow freely how how ? howl. Involve your face, vary the pace and keep the shape boo?
15.	Cheung Yui Chi 張銳芝	2A	Cat Began (by Andrew Matthews)	YK	79		You spoke the words now take your time to build and colour the image vocally and facially. You shared the sense.
16.	Yeung Ka Wing 楊嘉詠	6A	I Will Live and Survive (by Irina Radushinskaya)	CL/NET	79		The delivery was thoughtful and your voice well projected – but try to use tone colour to give meaning to the text. Some pronunciation needs care. The 'th' sound is not always clearly sounded. Try to convey the 'fruit covered window.' There was a slight moment of memory lapse, but you recovered and went on without a prompt. Consider the final line and the placing of stress here
17.	Kong Chi Heun Sunny 江智烜	4E	Hamlet (by Gareth Owen)	IM	78		Thinking was in your opening. Now allow the various aspects of the man to come to us. You need to vary the pace and volume to bring out such characteristics. You did get that last line.
18.	Tse King Shing 謝竟成	5E	The Red Cliff (by Su Tung P'o translated by Kenneth Rexroth)	SC	78		The voice was quite well projected but some pronunciation was not very clear or correct. Now try to use the punctuation marks to keep the shape of the poem. This became a memory test and not a performance of poetic verse. You did remember all the words.
19.	Wong Hau Yi 黃巧儀	7B	Building the Future (Extempore speech on a subject chosen by the adjudicator)	PI	78		(a) You had some clear response to t the subject. Your face had some reflection. Do project your voice now and reach out to everyone with your eye contact. Notes were used well. Some vocal variation but also a lack of clarity in diction. Do work to find all the correct sounds. Aim for a more specific structure in your speech to carry us with you. You were a little repetitive. Rather short today. (b) My Home Very quiet at the star. You had some thoughts to share but the use of words was a little confusing. A personal response and you tried hard to find varied ideas here. A sincere manner.
20.	Cheuk Chi Ho, Lau Ka Kei 卓志豪. 劉家旗	6B	Sherlock Holmes: 10 Minutes to Doom (boy/boy) (by Robert Mauro) Middlemarch (girl/girl) (by George Eliot) The Man in the Box (boy/girl) (By Robert Mauro)	CL/NET	76		You had put a lot of thought into this scene. You must make sure that the projection of the dialogue is louder than the ticking, however! You suggested some of the urgency of the situation. Now consider developing your characters with further contrast and a stronger involvement in the style and humour of t writing. You were secure with the lines. Movement was apt but avoid turning upstage or the performance loses impact. You were a good partnership.
21.	Koo Kam Lai 古今麗	1A	Tabby ( by Grace Nichols)	TP	75		The voice is soft in tone, but you used it with some variety to help you sis colourful cat with share the picture of the cat. Try to project it more positively and with more variation in the delivery. Really enjoy sharing this colourful cat with your audience.