WhenIwastwelveyearsold,IwasinthejuniorhighschoolandtookpartinthefirstEnglishspeechcontestinmylife.Itwasoneofthemostunforgettablethingsinmyhighschoollife.

　　Onthatday,ourEnglishteacherwentintomyclassroomwithasmileonherfaceandtoldusthenoticeofthecontestandcalledallofustotakepartinthatcontest.However,myclassmatesweresonervousthattheydidn’twanttoattendbecausetheyhadnevertakenpartinacontestlikethatlikeme.OnlyIheldupmyhandwithouthesitatingandtoldmyteachersthatIwanttotry.NowIthinkIwasverybraveonthattime.Myteacherwasveryhappyandletmetogotoherofficenextday.

　　MyEnglishintroduceandtalkingastoryinEnglishwasmyperformanceinthecontest.IhadtointroducemyselfandtalkasmallstoryinEnglish.Withthehelpofmyteacher,Iwasbusyinthedraftwhichwasverydifficulttounderstand.Imustnotonlywriteitbymyselfbutalsobeabletospeakitinpublic.Thereweredifficultiesbothinknowledgeandpsychology.AlthoughIwasonlyingradesix,Ihavetolearnmanynewwordsandgrammars.Inmyopinion,recitinganEnglishtextwassodifficultthatIfeltsickwhenIsawEnglishwords.Myparentsalsohelpedme.Theybecamethejudgmentandletmeperformforthem.Iwasalwaysforcingthemtopointoutmydisadvantages.Theygavemetheirsuggestionsandencouragemenottogiveup.Iusedallmyenergytopreparethecontestandrecitemydraft.Ontheweekendsmyteacherwouldinvitemetoherhometoleadmetoperform.FortunatelyIpreparedwellonthelastdaybeforecontestafterhard-working.