1 Spelling Bee Contest April 2011 (1)

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The concept is thought to have

originated in the United States.

Today, National Spelling Beecompetitions for English are held in

the United States, United Kingdom,

Australia, New Zealand, Canada,

Indonesia, and now in Mexico

among others.

What is a Spelling Bee?

A spelling Bee is a competition where participants,

are asked to spell words in English.

The Spelling Bee Contest is the first Interscholastic

Spelling Bee Competition in English taking place in

Mexico D.F. in official schools (SEP DF). This

initiative is of interest to show aspects of Anglo-

Saxon cultures, linked to the vocation of our

teachers teaching the subject of a foreign language,

since the spelling is one of the most complicated

and difficult skills to master in learning English.

Objective: To motivate and encouragestudents of English to the practical application

of spelling rules and vocabulary knowledge

through learning the language and spelling of

words that enable them to strengthen and

apply their knowledge.



The competition is aimed at elementary students (from third

to sixth grades)

Participating students will do so through and on behalf of their

school.

SEP DF Spelling Bee Contest is an oral competition, and

students will be eliminated on a “miss-and-out basis”.

Words in this contest will be selected exclusively from SEPD.F Spelling Bee Words List.

GENERAL RULES:



Participating students will receive a list of words according to their levels; these words will

be selected to be used in the competition. These lists will be uploaded on our web page

www.sep.gob.mx

The word list will be sent to students and teachers via email as soon as possible

This information is being sent to each school’s English staff, asking for their principal´s

support in organizing the first phase in their own schools



Once in the contest, the participant in turn will be asked to spell the corresponding word

The participant will have the opportunity to ask for the word to be repeated; if in doubt,

he or she may ask for the definition of the word; and finally, if necessary, he or she may ask to

have the word used in a sentence

Words will be pronounced according to the phonetic markings in the Webster’s Dictionary,from which the pronouncer can select the definition or definitions that he/she will give, if

needed. The pronouncer may give a fuller explanation of the meaning of a word, to

supplement the dictionary definitions quoted.

This means that if a contestant has any doubts about the word he/she has to spell,

he/she may ask for a sentence or definition before spelling the word . It is not

permitted to ask for a sentence or definition after each word



1. The participant says the word as an indication that he or she has started; then, he or she starts

the actual spelling; and when finished, he or she says the word again as an indication that it is

finished.

Moderator: antiseptic

Participant: antiseptic / / antiseptic

2. Participants have to say the word before and after spelling it; if they fail to do so, they will be

eliminated from the contest.

The process of the spelling should be as follows:



3. Having started spelling a word, a speller may stop and start over, retracing the spelling

from the beginning, but in retracing there can be NO change of letters or their sequence

from those first pronounced. If letters or their sequence are changed in the re-spelling, the

speller will be eliminated. In other words, a speller cannot correct himself. This can be done

no more than two times.

4. Upon missing the spelling of a word, the participant will immediately be stopped from

taking part in the rest of the rounds in the contest. Then a new word will be given to the next

contestant.

5. The contest shall be conducted in rounds. Each speller remaining in the spelling bee at

the start of a round shall spell one word in the round, except when there are two spellers

remaining.



6. When the participants are reduced to two, the elimination procedure changes. At this point, if

one of the participants misspells a word, the other one is given an opportunity to spell the same

word. If the second participant spells the word correctly and he/she spells the next word given to

him/her correctly as well, he /she will be declared the winner.

If the second participant misspells the new word, then this word is referred to the first participant,

who has to spell it. If he/she spells this word correctly, plus a new word he/she will be the winner.

IMPORTANT: Any questions related to the spelling of a word should be referred to the designated

Moderator immediately. No complaints will be accepted after a new word has been given to

another participant. If there are any problems or doubts, the External Moderator will decide what

to do. His/Her decision is conclusive.



Congratulations in

advance on the great

effort and extraordinary work we ́re sure you ́ll do

in this Spelling Bee

Contest. Keep up the

good work! have fun and relax, whether you’re a

participant or a spectator.



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