Express Yourself in Lockdown, Spring 2021
This year’s Celebration of Speaking is now over, but you can still take a / listen look at how people have celebrated by putting into Twitter Search #CelebrateSpeaking.
You’ll find there some of the contributions to Express Yourself in Lockdown, the celebration of speaking other languages created by British Council, ALL and our cultural partners to try to lighten the mood in these complex times. (More are on Instagram and YouTube).
We asked language learners/users of any age and any language to record themselves performing in speech. The entries are in many languages, styles and formats and from many different parts of the country. You can find a TV actor, a Baroness in the House of Lords, Leo and his dinosaurs, some lovely poetry renditions and original creations, readings of song lyrics, rap performance and presentations
What they all have in common is shared humanity: people showing what they can do in speech in other languages. They are a testament to the UK’s linguistic good health and diversity and to the work of Language teachers around the country. It is great too to see schools running their on recital and performance events leading up to submission, and to read the warm glow that teachers have when seeing, or rather hearing, their own students’ productions.
MFLTwitterati – you may like to visit a few and give them a Like or a Retweet to show your appreciation of their efforts.
Look out for details of the #CelebrateSpeaking closing event online towards the end of March.
Here are just 11 links you could start with when you are in need of a boost yourself.
https://twitter.com/MFLGlenalmond/status/1365622543722373122 Secondary French 2020
A brilliant entry from one of our talented Y7s for the 'Express Yourself in Lockdown' challenge. What a beautiful reminder of the nature that remains around us in this time of lockdown. #CelebrateSpeaking #French @Schools_British @BritishCouncil @TGASolihull pic.twitter.com/qTa54GsGC8
— TGAS_MFL (@TGAS_MFL) February 8, 2021
Y7 French Comme un arbre
https://twitter.com/FintonHouseSch/status/1359902298646994950 Y3 Spanish dinosaurs
An amazing poem written by Humza. N in year 7. He has express himself beautifully in his home language Pashto. #celebratespeaking #lockdownlanguages #Pashto #languages @Schools_British @Schools_British @qkapeterborough pic.twitter.com/LTe1d6Uamz
— qkalanguages (@qkalanguages) February 12, 2021
Y7 Pashto
A beautiful rendition of a Japanese and Korean poem, read by Yana C in year 8. #celebratespeaking #lockdownlanguages #Japanese #Korean @Schools_British @Schools_British @qkalanguages pic.twitter.com/lmGnJWqGjt
— qkalanguages (@qkalanguages) February 12, 2021
Y8 Japanese / Korean
Marslino in Y10 is talking about lockdown lifestyle. He gives us some healthy advices and encourages people to work out and keep fit. #expressyourselfinlockdown #CelebrateSpeaking #Mandarin @Schools_British @UCL_IOE_CI @DartfordGS pic.twitter.com/qBs5WSq5Y0
— DGS MFL (@DGS_MFL) February 21, 2021
Y10 Mandarin
Connor (Y6) shares his version of the tongue twister “Tres tigres” @Schools_British (British Council) – Express Yourself in Lockdown. #CelebrateSpeaking #Spanish pic.twitter.com/SWCPkbHPPl
— CHS Linguists (@chs_linguists) February 10, 2021
Primary Spanish
https://twitter.com/SchoolRustam/status/1360878754176921600
Y2 Persian School for rabbits
https://twitter.com/NDS_LANGUAGES/status/1365336308055425034
Secondary German
Another super entry for the 'Express Yourself in Lockdown' challenge. It's brilliant to hear our students expressing themselves in their mother tongues. #CelebrateSpeaking #Gujarati @Schools_British @BritishCouncil @TGASolihull pic.twitter.com/phvMG50GtJ
— TGAS_MFL (@TGAS_MFL) February 26, 2021
Secondary Gujarati
https://twitter.com/NMikesch/status/1366154468803371008 German Y13