Gold medalist in English on the Internet Olympic from Hai Duong often goes to Hanoi to find Westerners to talk to

The national award ceremony for the Internet English Olympic (IOE) competition for the 2023-2024 school year took place in Hanoi on May 26.

Ms. Nguyen Thi Doan, President of the Central Association for Promotion of Education, former Vice President, and Mr. Phan Tam, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications attended the program.

Internet English Olympiad honors 580 students

Speaking at the event, Mr. Phan Tam assessed that the Internet English Olympic Competition has become a contest with strong influence, attracting millions of students to participate each year.

"Students can develop their English skills, practice creative thinking, and improve their computer skills. This is the condition for them to become digital citizens and global citizens," said Mr. Phan Tam.

In recognition of its efforts to contribute to the goals of education development and national digital transformation, in the 2023-2024 school year, IOE was awarded the Vietnamese Talent Award by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association for Promoting Education in the category "For the cause of promoting education".

At the event, the organizing committee honored and awarded gold, silver and bronze medals to 580 students with high achievements in the national IOE exam for grades 4, 5, 8, 9 and 11.

Among the gold medal winners, there are 25 students in the top 5 students with the highest achievements in each grade 4, 5, 8, 9, 11.

Nguyen Bao Phuc and Nguyen Binh are among the 25 students with the highest achievements in these 5 grades. Nguyen Bao Phuc won second prize in grade 4 and Nguyen Binh won second prize in grade 5.

Traveling long distances to big cities to find "Westerners" to learn English

Nguyen Bao Phuc is a student at Ly Tu Trong Primary School, Hai Duong City, Hai Duong Province.

In addition to his achievements in English, Bao Phuc also won second prize in provincial chess and the Promising prize in the provincial Youth Melody competition.

Share the secret to learning English well with Tuoi Tre Online,Bao Phuc said he likes to practice singing English songs, read English stories, learn English on the Internet, and especially communicate with foreigners.

Bao Phuc said that once a month, his English teacher takes a group of friends from Hai Duong City to Hanoi, a distance of about 60km.

She took the children to the walking street around West Lake - where many foreigners live, so they could have the opportunity to speak English with "Westerners".

Regarding the reason for liking to learn English, Bao Phuc said he likes to learn English so that when he grows up he can study abroad.

Nguyen Binh, a student at Thoi Hoa Primary School, Ben Cat Town, Binh Duong Province, also has a similar way of learning English as Bao Phuc.

Binh used to live with his parents in Ho Chi Minh City when he was young. But since the Covid-19 pandemic, Binh's family moved to Binh Duong.

In Binh Duong, there weren't many foreigners for Binh to talk to, so since last summer, every weekend Binh followed his parents to Ho Chi Minh City, going to parks where there were many foreigners to chat and practice his English listening and speaking skills.

As for English grammar and vocabulary, Binh used to practice at an English center, but now Binh only studies at home, through books and the Internet.