This year, most of our Year 7 pupils took part in the new National French Competition called “Linguatrivia” organised by Linguascope. The competition was rife as over 5,000 pupils took part nationally. On March 19th, pupils had to sit a 30 minute test consisting of 50 multiple choice questions on French grammar, vocabulary and cultural knowledge.
Linguatrivia Challenge was developed by Linguascope as a motivational, extra-curricular activity for pupils learning French as yet another way to help stimulate their interest in French whilst identifying and rewarding achievement on the part of the pupils. A full mark total of 100 points could be achieved by each pupil taking part.
Although our Year 7 pupils did not win one of the major prizes, 2 of our 19 candidates stood out with 85 points (James G) and 70 points (George C) - a fantastic achievement with James only missing out on one of the big prizes by only 1 point!
All participants have been awarded a certificate and received consolation prizes such as a vocabulary wheel, Eiffel Tower key chain and a badge. Well done to all the Year 7 pupils who took part! After all, “l’important, c’est de participer!” (Pierre de Coubertin).
