4月8 日下午，我校操场春意盎然，热闹非凡。五道拱门高高立起，学生们兴致勃勃地从这里穿过，依次进入外语节闯关挑战活动。秉承北外附校“活动育人”的办学理念，春季学期“Together for a Shared Future!”外语嘉年华极大调动和激发了同学们的英语学习热情，二至六年级的小学生们全员参与。我校党总支书记、小学校长张继军参加了本次的嘉年华活动。
熟悉的旋律欢快地响起，高年级的同学们以一曲激情浪漫的奥运主题歌《Together for a shared future》烘托出现场气氛，张继军用英语宣布嘉年华闯关挑战活动正式开始了。
嘉年华活动闯关必定离不开刚结束的“2022北京冬奥会”，冬奥运动员、冬奥项目、冬奥中的中国元素、冬奥会上的高科技等等，师生合作共同将这些冬奥会上备受关注的热点和有趣的知识设计成生活化、实用化、体验式的游戏活动，通过闯关的方式激发学生的主动性，增强他们的成就感，将学生带入快乐的外语世界。让我们走进现场感受同学们的热情吧！
为准备嘉年华闯关挑战，各年级前期都做了精心的筹备。同学们通过多语言冬奥手抄报、课前演讲、阅读分享等形式对冬奥相关的英语表达进行了全面的学习和了解，为嘉年华闯关做好预热。
Hopscotch、Curling、Pat and say……闯关现场，活动游戏丰富多样又有趣，二、三年级的同学们兴致勃勃地答题闯关，随着一关一关的前进，不知不觉中奥运知识的积累又上了个台阶。
Chinese Symbol Spy、Blessing to Winter Olympics、My Olympic Dream……高年级的学生通过各种话题讲述自己与冬奥会之间的故事，用流利的英语去描述奥运盛会的方方面面。从易到难，不同学段的学生都能在活动中找到适合自己的关卡，每个人都兴高采烈、充满自信，大家乐在其中、学在其中。
本次嘉年华活动设置了五大关。When Chinese culture meets Winter Olympics,当灿烂的中国文化碰撞激情的冰雪冬奥，会迸发出怎样的火花？第一关中，小学生们用外语去寻找、介绍这些元素，在表达中体会用学过的词句来介绍中国。
Who’s your favorite athlete? 在北京冬奥会中，优秀运动员勇于突破自我，挑战极限的拼搏精神给大家留下了深刻的印象。同学们纷纷描述自己崇拜的奥运明星，表达自己为未来奋斗的理想。
What sports do you want to try? 我校是北京市冰雪运动特色学校，不少同学就在雪狼冰球队、校队列滑队中参加训练，第三关可难不倒大家，同学们对自己喜爱的冰雪运动畅所欲言。
Do you know the science and technologies in the Winter Olympics? 在科技问答关卡中，同学们对北京冬奥会上的科技应用如数家珍，更是惊叹我国高科技领域取得的伟大成就。有不少同学闯关时表示“I want to be a scientist.（我想成为科学家。）”
最后一关是最具挑战性的“Winter Olympics and me”。面对守关人，学生们自信满满地讲述冬奥故事，抒发自己的冬奥梦想。心怀理想，脚踏实地，原来奥运会离我们并不遥远。
活动育人，润德于心。同学们通过参与嘉年华活动的各种实践项目，将竞赛和体验相结合，获得了英语学习的直接经验。一张张自信的笑脸、一个个快乐的身影，将春日校园衬托得更加明媚，外语嘉年华将成为孩子们小学生活中美好而难忘的回忆。“Together for a Shared Future! ”让我们在这个灿烂的季节里，一起向未来！
四年级(8)班的黄锦晨、五年级（1）班的后爱以及六年级（4）班的武怡林同学，是我校小记者团成员，他们用英语记录分享了自己在嘉年华活动现场的观察和感受。
I think the English Festival has helped create a great environment for English learning in our school, and it is a great time for us students to improve our English skills. We did a lot of exciting and interesting things that could help us improve language skills and become more familiar with Chinese culture. I take pride in our traditional culture, and I am proud to be Chinese. Among the activities today, my friends and I were most excited about “The Best Partner”. We acted and guessed the sports correctly within very short amount of time. We were very proud of ourselves as team-players.
Last month, I also participated in Spelling Bing Dwen Dwen, a spelling competition in my grade. I prepared very hard for the competition, and received lots of help from my teachers and my parents as well. I really want to say “Thank you” to all of them.
Jinchen Huang, Class 8, Grade 4
Since April began, I started to get excited because of the English Festival. I attended every one of the different festivals in our school, and the English Festival is always the best in my eyes. This year’s English Festival was incredibly fantastic. It was filled with challenging yet interesting activities about technology, sports and culture. I answered questions at different platforms, earned all of the stamps and exchanged the stamps for gifts. This really boosted my confidence in English learning, and afterwards, I will study even harder to achieve higher goals.
Ai Hou, Class 1, Grade 5
I am so excited about the 2022-Winter-Olympics-themed English Festival. Looking back at the Winter Olympics, I am so thrilled to see that our country is so strong, not only because of our scientific and technological developments, but also because our country can tolerate and respond well to different voices.
I’ve had a much deeper understanding of the sports and athletes while preparing for the English Festival. My favorite athlete is Yuzuru Hanyu. I admire his sportsmanship at all times, and that he always tries his best and never gives up. Many of my classmates love Elieen Gu because she is a talented and persistent girl. Both Yuzuru and Elieen are real winners. Today, I felt like my fellow classmates and myself were all like our favorite athletes because we were all very brave when facing the challenging quizzes in the English Festival. We were all winners!
As a sixth grader, I am about to graduate, and this would be my last English Festival. In this sense, I’m both happy and sad today. I will cherish this beautiful memory, and continue to work hard and become the best of me in my future studies.
Yilin Wu, Class 4, Grade 6
（二年级 李婧怡 马笑迟）
