2026 Speech Festival English Syllabus

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August 16, 2026
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solo verse speakingN1OpenAges 5 & 6Boys and GirlsHiding by Coral Rumble
(* Video Submission )		The Works Key Stage 1 – Chosen by Pie Corbett, page 153
First line:
Behind this tree		Last line:
So I can fit in.
solo verse speakingN2OpenAge 7Boys and GirlsMoving Away by Peter Dixon
(* Video Submission )		The Works Key Stage 1 – Chosen by Pie Corbett, page 165
First line:
My best friend’s leaving school today,		Last line:
I liked things as they were.
solo verse speakingN3OpenAge 8Boys and GirlsHello, Mrs Morley by Jan DeanRead Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year – Chosen by Gaby Morgan, page 137
First line:
ello, Mrs Morley, as you can see		Last line:
Next door have a Siamese – is it like that?
solo verse speakingN4OpenAge 9Boys and GirlsLouder! by Roger StevensThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 410
First line:
OK, Andrew, nice and clearly – off you go.		Last line:
Now, Andrew, there’s no need to be silly.
solo verse speakingN5OpenAge 10Boys and GirlsMissing Important Things by Peter DixonThe Works Key Stage 1 – Chosen by Pie Corbett, pages 216-217
First line:
I didn’t go to school this week		Last line:
and stayed at home with Dad.
solo verse speakingN6OpenAge 11Boys and GirlsMissing by Mike JohnsonThe Works 2 – Chosen by Brian Moses and Pie Corbett, page 377
First line:
please get in touch.		Last line:
Please get in touch.
solo verse speakingN7OpenAge 12Boys and GirlsSorry Sorry Sorry by James CarterRead Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year – Chosen by Gaby Morgan, pages 380-381
First 2 lines:
Sorry, I wasn’t listening
to a single word you said		Last line:
hang on – where’ve you gone?
solo verse speakingN8OpenAge 13Boys and GirlsCome on in the Water’s Lovely by Gareth OwenRead Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year – Chosen by Gaby Morgan, pages 294-295
First 2 lines:
Come on in the water’s lovely
It isn’t really cold at all		Last line:
And just as you jumped in!
solo verse speakingN9OpenAge 14Boys and GirlsWhat Shall I Draw? by Helen DunmoreThe Works 2 – Chosen by Brian Moses and Pie Corbett, page 4
First line:
Draw a house with four walls		Last line:
you can draw your way home.
solo verse speakingN10OpenAge 15Boys and GirlsNames by Brian MosesThe Works 2 – Chosen by Brian Moses and Pie Corbett, pages 374-375
First line:
My name is ‘Couldn’t care less’,		Last line:
IT’S ‘LISTEN OR YOU’LL BE SORRY’.
solo verse speakingN11OpenAge 16Boys and GirlsThe Housemaid’s Letter by Clare BevanThe Works 3 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 234-235
First line:
Dear Mum,		Last 2 lines:
Of your lost laughter,
Mum.
solo verse speakingN12OpenAge 17Boys and GirlsThe Listeners by Walter de la MareThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 457-458
First line:
‘Is there anybody there?’ said the Traveller,		Last line:
When the plunging hoofs were gone.
SonnetN13OpenAge 14 and overBoys and GirlsSpring by Gerard Manley HopkinsThe Poetry Store – Compiled by Paul Cookson, page 90
First line:
Nothing is so beautiful as spring –		Last 2 lines:
Most, O maid’s child, thy choice and worthy
the winning.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 20Non-OpenP1&2GirlsBatgirl’s Disgrace by Andrea ShavickRead Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year – Chosen by Gaby Morgan, page 98
First line:
Auntie Betty pulls her cloak on		Last line:
Sorry. Batgirl’s in detention
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 21Non-OpenP1&2GirlsBig Fat Budgie by Michaela MorganThe Works Key Stage 1 – Chosen by Pie Corbett, page 193
First line:
I’m a big fat budgie,		Last line:
I don’t do a lot.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 22Non-OpenP1&2GirlsIt’s Dark in Here by Shel SilversteinRead Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year – Chosen by Gaby Morgan, page 267
First line:
I am writing these poems		Last line:
And it’s rather dark in here.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 23Non-OpenP3GirlsTrue Confession by Irene RawnsleyThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 182-183
First line:
On my birthday I wrapped		Last line:
and I didn’t care.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 24Non-OpenP3GirlsWhat Are Little Girls … by Adrian HenriThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 161-162
First 3 lines:
I’m not
a
sugar and spice
Last line:
… Made Of.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 25Non-OpenP3GirlsI Did Not Eat the Goldfish by Roger StevensThe Works 3 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 399
First 2 lines:
I did not eat the goldfish
It really was not me		Last line:
Is hanging from my tail
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 26Non-OpenP4GirlsMy Pet Mouse by David WhiteheadThe Works 2 – Chosen by Brian Moses and Pie Corbett, page 171
First line:
I have a friendly little mouse,		Last line:
That works my home computer.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 27Non-OpenP4GirlsJob Description by Daphne KitchingThe Works 2 – Chosen by Brian Moses and Pie Corbett, page 265
First line:
A very special person		Last line:
And whom no one ever pays.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 28Non-OpenP4GirlsIt’s Not What I’m Used to by Jan DeanThe Works 3 – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 414
First line:
I don’t want to go to Juniors …		Last line:
About ink.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 29Non-OpenP5GirlsWhen I’m Older by Lemn SissayRead Me and Laugh: A Funny Poem for Every Day of the Year – Chosen by Gaby Morgan, pages 338-339
First line:
I’ll never pull my socks up. I’ll never fold my clothes		Last 2 lines:
I’ll always answer the telephone with the word
Goodbye!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 30Non-OpenP5GirlsAnd My Heart Soars by Chief Dan GeorgeThe Works 2 – Chosen by Brian Moses and Pie Corbett, page 286
First line:
The beauty of the trees,		Last line:
And my heart soars.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 31Non-OpenP5GirlsMy Dad by Peter DixonThe Works 6 – Chosen by Pie Corbett, page 194
First line:
My dad’s not a teacher		Last line:
and I am his child.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 32Non-OpenP6GirlsMy Sister’s a Monster by Gillian FloydThe Works 4 – Chosen by Pie Corbett and Gaby Morgan, pages 252-253
First line:
My sister’s a monster ﹣		Last line:
That my sister’s a monster.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 33Non-OpenP6GirlsGet Your Things Together, Hayley by Frances NagleThe Works 2 – Chosen by Brian Moses and Pie Corbett, page 312
First line:
Mum said the dreaded words this morning:		Last line:
I say it’s terribly lonely.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 34Non-OpenP6GirlsFor Years I Asked Uncle Harry by Valerie BloomThe Works 4 – Chosen by Pie Corbett and Gaby Morgan, pages 299-300
First line:
For years I asked Uncle Harry		Last line:
Since my Uncle Harry smiled.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 35Non-OpenS1GirlsMidnight Meeting by Mike JubbThe Works 4 – Chosen by Pie Corbett and Gaby Morgan, page 21
First line:
On soft, silent, padded paws,		Last line:
he has the mouse.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 36Non-OpenS1GirlsEntering a Castle by Brian MosesThe Works 2 – Chosen by Brian Moses and Pie Corbett, page 75
First line:
Don’t enter a castle quietly		Last line:
it is yours for the taking!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 37Non-OpenS1GirlsMy Stepdad Is an Alien by Roger StevensThe Works 4 – Chosen by Pie Corbett and Gaby Morgan, pages 501-502
First line:
I’d suspected for some time.		Last line:
So, the tail gave it away, did it?
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 38Non-OpenS2GirlsThe First Bit by Coral RumbleThe Works 6 – Chosen by Pie Corbett, page 310
First 2 lines:
I love the first bit of the morning,
The bit of the day that no one has used yet,		Last line:
By being so quiet.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 39Non-OpenS2GirlsAt the End of a School Day by Wes MageeThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 196-197
First line:
It is the end of a school day		Last line:
on this warm afternoon in June.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 40Non-OpenS2GirlsMarmalade by Peter DixonThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, page 301
First line:
He’s buried in the bushes,		Last line:
and Marmalade was MINE.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 41Non-OpenS3GirlsLast Day by Clare BevanThe Works 6 – Chosen by Pie Corbett, pages 51-52
First line:
This class was special.		Last 2 lines:
To walk away.
This class was special.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 42Non-OpenS3GirlsLost, One Siamese Cat by Moira AndrewThe Works 4 – Chosen by Pie Corbett and Gaby Morgan, pages 414-415
First line:
Like a stripped-down		Last 2 lines:
to Jones, number 76,
PLEASE.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 43Non-OpenS3GirlsStage Directions for Bluebells by Dinah HendryThe Works – Chosen by Paul Cookson, pages 496-497
First line:
OK. Everyone else off-stage –		Last 2 lines:
We’ll call it ‘Late April in England, with
bluebells’.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 44Non-OpenS4GirlsThe Song of Wandering Aengus by W.B. YeatsRead Me 2: A Poem for Every Day of the Year – Chosen by Gaby Morgan, pages 23-24
First line:
I went out to the hazel wood,		Last line:
The golden apples of the sun.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 45Non-OpenS4GirlsMy First Dog by Patricia LeightonThe Works 2 – Chosen by Brian Moses and Pie Corbett, pages 355-356
First line:
Prince was my dog,		Last line:
to put them round.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 46Non-OpenS4GirlsBlackberry-Picking by Seamus HeaneyOpened Ground: Poems 1966–1996 by Seamus Heaney, page 8
First line:
Late August, given heavy rain and sun		Last line:
Each year I hoped they’d keep, knew they would not.
(The line beneath the title not to be recited.)
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 47Non-OpenS5GirlsOne Moment in Summer by David HarmerThe Works 6 – Chosen by Pie Corbett, pages 47-48
First line:
The house is dropping swallows		Last line:
like an arrow.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 48Non-OpenS5GirlsHide and Seek by Vernon ScannellThe Works 7 – Chosen by Brian Moses, pages 288-289
First line:
Call out. Call loud: ‘I’m ready! Come and find me!’		Last line:
Yes, here you are. But where are they who sought you?
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 49Non-OpenS6GirlsFollower by Seamus HeaneyOpened Ground: Poems 1966–1996 by Seamus Heaney, page 11
First line:
My father worked with a horse-plough,		Last line:
Behind me, and will not go away.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 50Non-OpenS6GirlsDragon by Dave CalderThe Works 6 – Chosen by Pie Corbett, page 19
First 2 lines:
The dragon’s face is wrinkled and the deep lines shape a
mad grin		Last line:
the dragon of good fortune dances forward with fierce glee.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 51Non-OpenP1&2BoysIsn’t It Amazing? by Max FatchenRead Me 2: A Poem for Every Day of the Year – Chosen by Gaby Morgan, page 79
First line:
Now isn’t it amazing		Last line:
Now isn’t that amazing?
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 52Non-OpenP1&2BoysTalking to the Wall by John FosterThe Poetry Chest by John Foster, page 33
First line:
My sister sits in her own world		Last line:
She stamps her foot and shouts.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 53Non-OpenP3BoysGruesome by Roger McGoughThe Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry – Edited by Brian Patten, page 72
First line:
I was sitting in the sitting room		Last line:
The very next day he …
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 54Non-OpenP3BoysSpaghetti! Spaghetti! by Jack PrelutskyThe Puffin Book of Fantastic First Poems – Edited by June Crebbin, page 60
First 2 lines:
Spaghetti! spaghetti!
you’re wonderful stuff,		Last line:
you’re wonderful stuff.
(This poem consists of 3 stanzas.)
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 55Non-OpenP4BoysThe Reader of This Poem by Roger McGoughThe Puffin Book of Utterly Brilliant Poetry – Edited by Brian Patten, pages 74-75
First line:
The reader of this poem		Last line:
Knows how to take a joke!
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 56Non-OpenP4BoysBedmobile by Gareth OwenMichael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah by Michael Rosen, page 182
First line:
I hear my grandad on the stair		Last line:
Clenched between my teeth.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 57Non-OpenP5BoysLost Gloves by Gerard BensonMichael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah by Michael Rosen, page 28
First line:
They don’t come out till the winter months		Last line:
And one grey woollen, rather too large.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 58Non-OpenP5BoysCow in the Cornflakes by Margot HendersonMichael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah by Michael Rosen, page 106
First line:
Mum, there’s a cow in my cornflakes.		Last line:
And a whole sky in a feather.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 59Non-OpenP6Boys‘M’ by Graham DentonMichael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah by Michael Rosen, page 48
First 2 lines:
My younger brother is learning his letters with
my mum.		Last line:
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 60Non-OpenP6BoysThe Soldiers Came by John AgardMichael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah by Michael Rosen, pages 8-9
First line:
The soldiers came		Last line:
like a shower of rain.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 61Non-OpenS1BoysLaughter Rap in Plastic Town by John AgardMichael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah by Michael Rosen, pages 10-11
First line:
One day as I was passing through plastic town		Last line:
I promise my magic will bring you right back.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 62Non-OpenS1BoysRain Falls Down by Margot HendersonMichael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah by Michael Rosen, pages 104-105
First line:
The clouds begin to rub together		Last line:
and the SUN comes out again
(This poem consists of 26 lines.)
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 63Non-OpenS2BoysLet No One Steal Your Dreams by Paul CooksonMichael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah by Michael Rosen, page 42
First 2 lines:
Let no one steal your dreams
Let no one tear apart		Last line:
Your only limit is the sky
(This poem consists of 5 stanzas.)
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 64Non-OpenS2BoysThe Boy Who Broke Things by Brian PattenMichael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah by Michael Rosen, pages 187-188
First line:
The boy kept breaking things.		Last line:
And he wept, and he wept and he wept.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 65Non-OpenS3BoysLimpet by Chrissie GittinsMichael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah by Michael Rosen, page 83
First line:
I am a Cornish limpet,		Last line:
on the sea, my fears begin to fade.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 66Non-OpenS3BoysLate Home by Gervase PhinnMichael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah by Michael Rosen, pages 192-193
First 2 lines:
And where have you been until this
time?		Last line:
I live next door.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 67Non-OpenS4BoysI Remember, I Remember by Thomas HoodThe Works 7 – Chosen by Brian Moses, pages 3-4
First 2 lines:
I remember, I remember,
The house where I was born,		Last line:
Than when I was a boy.
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 68Non-OpenS4BoysSea Fever by John MasefieldA Poem for Every Summer Day – Edited by Allie Esiri, page 185
First 2 lines:
I must go down to the seas again, to the lonely sea and
the sky,		Last 2 lines:
And quiet sleep and a sweet dream when the long trick’s
over.
(The lines beneath the title not to be recited.)
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 69Non-OpenS5BoysThe First Men on the Moon by J. Patrick LewisA Poem for Every Summer Day – Edited by Allie Esiri, pages 158-159
First line:
‘The Eagle has landed!’ – Apollo 11 Commander		Last line:
Will soon forget the sight they saw.
(The lines beneath the title not to be recited.)
solo verse speakingU/E/K/Y 70Non-OpenS6BoysThe Christmas Shed by Wes MageeMichael Rosen’s A to Z: The Best Children’s Poetry from Agard to Zephaniah by Michael Rosen, pages 153-154
First line:
It was late afternoon on Christmas Day		Last 3 lines:
“Same time tomorrow?”
“Yeah.”
“See you.”
Solo Prose SpeakingN139OpenAge 5-6Boys & GirlsHorrid Henry: Secret Club by Francesca SimonStory 2, Horrid Henry: Secret Club, pages 57-59
From:
All was not well back at…		To:
…Horrid Henry covered in cold MUDDY water.
Solo Prose SpeakingN140OpenAge 7-8Boys & GirlsPeter Pan by J. M. BarrieChapter 3, Come Away, Come Away!, page 27
From:
‘Tinker Bell,’ he called softly,...		To:
…and he sat on the floor and cried.
Solo Prose SpeakingN141OpenAge 9Boys & GirlsThe Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameChapter 3, The Wild Wood, pages 54-55
From:
The Mole fell backwards on the snow…		To:
…as hard as you can, while I hammer!’
Solo Prose SpeakingN142OpenAge 10Boys & GirlsGeorge’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald DahlGrandma Gets the Medicine, pages 38-39
From:
Grandma sat hunched in her chair...		To:
…‘and I’ll pop it in.’
Solo Prose SpeakingN143OpenAge 11Boys & GirlsHarry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone by J.K. RowlingChapter 2, The Vanishing Glass, page 29
From:
The snake suddenly opened its beady eyes….		To:
… YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT IT’S DOING!’
Solo Prose SpeakingN144OpenAge 12Boys & GirlsThe Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John BoyneChapter 19, What Happened the Next Day, pages 212-213
From:
Shmuel gathered himself very close to Bruno…		To:
…persuaded him to let it go.
Solo Prose SpeakingN145OpenAge 13Boys & GirlsCider with Rosie by Laurie LeeVillage School, pages 35-36
From:
The morning came,...		To:
…I ain’t going back there again!’
Solo Prose SpeakingN146OpenAge 14Boys & GirlsThe Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar WildeThe Selfish Giant, pages 41-44
From:
Every afternoon, as they were…		To:
…the snow danced about through the trees.
Solo Prose SpeakingN147OpenAge 15Boys & GirlsChinese Cinderella: The True Story of an Unwanted Daughter by Adeline Yen MahChapter 14, Class President, pages 146-148
From:
‘Who are these little hooligans,’...		To:
…They are not welcome!’
Solo Prose SpeakingN148OpenAge 16 and overBoys & GirlsPride and Prejudice by Jane AustenChapter 59, page 426
From:
When her mother went up to…		To:
…‘I can think of nothing else!
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 158Non-OpenPrimary 1 and 2Girls
Horrid Henry: The Queen’s Visit by Francesca SimonStory 4, Horrid Henry: The Queen’s Visit, pages 104-122
From:
The Queen was coming to Henry’s school!...		To:
…‘‘How lovely,’’ said the Queen.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 159

Non-OpenPrimary 3 and 4Girls
George’s Marvellous Medicine by Roald DahlGrandma, pages 2-8
From:
George couldn’t help disliking Grandma.…		To:
…chop chop, before it bites you.’
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 160


Non-OpenPrimary 5 and 6Girls
The Secret Garden by Frances Hodgson BurnettChapter 5, The Cry in the Corridor, pages 49-54
From:
At first each day which passed by…		To:
...was novelty enough to attract her.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 161



Non-OpenSecondary 1Girls
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollThrough the Looking-Glass, and What Alice Found There, Chapter 9, Queen Alice, pages 220-222
From:
‘‘Well, this is grand!’’...		To:
…the Queen exclaimed triumphantly.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 162
Non-OpenSecondary 2Girls
The Story of Tracy Beaker by Jacqueline WilsonTracy Beaker’s Thumping Heart, pages 161-166
From:
It all started on St Valentine’s Day.…		To:
…not a pretty sight.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 163
Non-OpenSecondary 3
Girls
Artemis Fowl and the Eternity Code by Eoin ColferPart One: Attack, Chapter 1: The Cube, pages 5-11
From:
Artemis Fowl was almost content.…		To:
…of course, it’s completely wireless.’
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 164

Non-OpenSecondary 4

Girls
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas by John BoyneChapter 3, The Hopeless Case, pages 21-29
From:
Bruno was sure that it would have…		To:
…exactly what Bruno had been talking about.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 165
Non-OpenSecondary 5


Girls
Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass by Lewis CarrollAlice’s Adventures in Wonderland, Chapter 7, A Mad Tea-Party, pages 60-63
From:
There was a table set out…		To:
…Half-past one, time for dinner!’’
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 166

Non-OpenSecondary 6



Girls
The Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar WildeThe Nightingale and the Rose, pages 25-37
From:
‘She said that she would dance with...		To:
…and began to read.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 167


Non-OpenPrimary 1 and 2Boys
The Twits by Roald DahlChapter 8, The Funny Walking Stick; Chapter 9, Mrs Twit Has the Shrinks; Chapter 10, Mrs Twit Gets a Stretching, pages 28-42
From:
To pay Mrs Twit back for…		To:
…And that’s what gave Mr Twit his second nasty idea.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 168



Non-OpenPrimary 3 and 4
Boys
The Witches by Roald DahlChapter 3, How to Recognize a Witch, pages 28-36
From:
The next evening,...		To:
…‘It’s a fact of life.’
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 169




Non-OpenPrimary 5 and 6Boys
The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe by C. S. LewisChapter 4, Turkish Delight, pages 40-45
From:
‘‘But what are you?’’...		To:
…when you bring the others to visit me.’’
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 170

Non-OpenSecondary 1Boys
The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth GrahameChapter 10, The Further Adventures of Toad, pages 183-189
From:
A burst of laughter made him…		To:
…And that’s my last word.’
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 171


Non-OpenSecondary 2
Boys
The Hundred-Mile An-Hour Dog by Jeremy StrongChapter 11, pages 103-109
From:
‘Walkies!’ I cried and dropped…		To:
…jammed in the washing-machine.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 172



Non-OpenSecondary 3

Boys
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory by Roald DahlChapter 17, Augustus Gloop Goes Up the Pipe, pages 144-152
From:
When Mr Wonka turned round and saw…		To:
…No one would buy it.’
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 173




Non-OpenSecondary 4


Boys
Oliver Twist by Charles DickensChapter 2, pages 12-18
From:
Oliver had not been within the walls…		To:
…trade, business, or calling.
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 174
Non-OpenSecondary 5



Boys
The Pearl by John SteinbeckChapter 5, pages 57-66
From:
The late moon arose before...		To:
…Go thou also with God.’’
Solo Prose ReadingU/E/K/Y 175

Non-OpenSecondary 6
Boys
Animal Farm by George OrwellChapter 5, pages 33-38
From:
As winter drew on Mollie became…		To:
…who was speaking at the moment.
Public Speaking SoloN192
Open
 Primary 5 and 6Boys & GirlsTopic : The Importance of Parents in Our LivesContext : Public Speaking Competition
Your Role : Psychologist in Family DynamicsTarget Audience : Students (and Parents)
Public Speaking SoloN193

Open
Secondary 1 and 2Boys & GirlsTopic : How Reading Changes the Way You ThinkContext : Author’s Talk
Your Role : Famous Writer Target Audience : School Students
Public Speaking SoloN194


Open
Secondary 3Boys & Girls Topic : How Social Media Algorithms Turn Minorities into MajoritiesContext : A School Assembly
Your Role : Sociologist and author on the subjectTarget Audience : Teenagers
Public Speaking SoloN195
Open
Secondary 4Boys & GirlsTheme : The Relationship Between Money and Happiness
(The title and content of the speech should be connected with the theme. Competitors may interpret the theme in any way they wish, but may not use the theme as the title of their speech. Competitors violating this rule will have their marks affected.)		Context : International Public Speaking Competition
Your Role : Representative of Hong KongTarget Audience : Representatives from other regions
Public Speaking SoloN196
Open
Secondary 5Boys & GirlsTheme : The Influence of Artificial Intelligence on Jobs in the Workplace
(The title and content of the speech should be connected with the theme. Competitors may interpret the theme in any way they wish, but may not use the theme as the title of their speech. Competitors violating this rule will have their marks affected.)		Context : International Public Speaking Competition
Your Role : Representative of Hong KongTarget Audience : Representatives from other regions
Public Speaking SoloN197
Open
Secondary 6 & University/Post-secondaryBoys & GirlsTheme : Challenges and Responses to an Ageing Population
(The title and content of the speech should be connected with the theme. Competitors may interpret the theme in any way they wish, but may not use the theme as the title of their speech. Competitors violating this rule will have their marks affected.)		Context : International Public Speaking Competition
Your Role : Representative of Hong Kongarget Audience : Representatives from other regions
Shakespeare MonologueN212Open
Age 15 and overBoys & Girls(a) Henry V, Act 5, Scene 2Character: Henry
From:
Now, fie upon my false French!...
To:
...wilt thou have me?
(b) All’s Well that Ends Well, Act 1, Scene 3Character: Helen
From:
Then I confess,...
To:
…lives sweetly where she dies.
Shakespeare MonologueN213
Open
 Ages 10 to 14Boys & Girls(a) The Winter’s Tale, Act 3, Scene 3Character: Shepherd
From:
I would there were no age...
To:
…Whoa, ho, hoa!
(b) Romeo and Juliet, Act 2, Scene 5Character:
Juliet
From:
The clock struck nine...
To:
…O God, she comes!
Shakespeare MonologueU/E/K/Y 214

Non-OpenAge 15 and overBoys & Girls(a) Macbeth, Act 3, Scene 1Character: Macbeth
From:
Bring them before us….
To:
…and stay there till we call.—
(b) The Winter’s Tale, Act 3, Scene 2Character: Hermione
From:
Sir, spare your threats….
To:
…Apollo be my judge!
Shakespeare MonologueU/E/K/Y 215

Non-OpenAges 10 to 14Boys & Girls(a) Romeo and Juliet, Act 3, Scene 3Character: Romeo
From:
’Tis torture and not mercy….
To:
…with that word ‘banishèd’?
(b) The Merchant of Venice, Act 2, Scene 3Character: Jessica
From:
I am sorry thou wilt leave…
To:
…and thy loving wife.
(Omit the lines of Lancelet.)
Solo Dramatic PerformanceN216Open
 Age 15 and overBoys & Girls5mins
Solo Dramatic PerformanceN217Open
Ages 13 and 14Boys & Girls4mins
Solo Dramatic PerformanceN218Open
Ages 11 and 12Boys & Girls4mins
Solo Dramatic PerformanceN219Open
Ages 9 and 10Boys & Girls3mins
Solo Dramatic PerformanceN220Open
Ages 7 and 8Boys & Girls3mins
News Feature PresentationN238Open
Secondary 1 and 2Boys & Girls2mins
(video submission)
News Feature PresentationN239Open
Secondary 3 and 4Boys & Girls2mins
(video submission)
News Feature PresentationN240Open
Secondary 5 and 6Boys & Girls2mins
(video submission)

 

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