Dear Students:
Spelling can be fun! In today's competitive environment, a rich English vocabulary goes a long way to help you become a better communicator, a good writer, and a good speaker. Enriching your vocabularies is not such a hard thing if you put your mind to it and stick to the habits!
Tips for Success:
Study the words in "Spell It" 2011 edition!
Each student will receive a copy of the "Spell It" book that contains 1,200 words used in the competition. These words are grouped by word origin. This fun, cartoon-filled book illustrates to you how the word roots form the words, and the peculiar ways of phonetics, and how they sound. This is meant for you to remember some rules for how English words are formed. It helps you to make logical inferences when you encounter a new word.
Check Out the "iSpell" Online Program by Qooco!
Qooco "iSpell" is a great online program to help you learn the words in "Spell It" book. This program will get you familiar with every word's pronunciation, which was recorded by Hollywood actors with perfect accents, as well as each word's definition, example sentence and word origin. It will be great fun to indulge in online spelling practice and make yourself well prepared for the Bee!
CLICK HERE and sign up with your real information! You can get both the real paper questions of 2009 China Regional Spelling Bee Competition, and the trial lessons of Qooco "iSpell" 2011 edition!
About Qooco
Qooco is the official provider of training services for the Spelling Bee in China. Working closely with CCS, the team at Qooco has developed a suite of training tools and exercise to help students learn both the English words selected by the Spelling Bee as well as the English words required by China's Ministry of Education. Jackie Qiao, the winner of the Spelling Bee in China in 2009 studied exclusively with the Qooco iSpell program. In addition to providing the iSpell program for the Spelling Bee, Qooco offers a comprehensive suite of services for learning spoken English, ranging from online only to online and onsite at one its several activity centres in Beijing. http://www.qooco.com
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| Here are Qooco's four steps to preparing for the Spelling BEE |
| Step 1: Register online. Registered students can sample real practice questions to get a sense of the format of the competition. |
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Practice by trying out real questions from last year's competition. We provide sample questions from Tests A, B, the main three main components of the 2009 Spelling Bee.Click here to register. |
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| Start time:Test A has already begun.Click here to enter. Test B begin after November 15th. |
| Step 2: Use Qooco's iSpell training system, the official training system of the 2011 China Regional Spelling Bee. |
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Qooco is the sole provider of official training courses for the 2011 Spelling Bee. The iSpell training system's content is based off the content from the "Spell it" books. The system aims to help students master the Spelling Bee's required content. |
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| Start time: November 3rd. Login in at http://spellingbee.qooco.com You will receive 7 full days of study time on Qooco's iSpell training system. Click here to enter. |
| Step 3: Listen to the Spelling Bee words |
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Qooco's listening system allows students to freely download the Spelling Bee MP3s. Student's can practice listening and spelling Spelling Bee words. The words are spoken in clear and standard American English. |
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| Start Time: Already begun. Click here to enter. |
| Step 4: Review this year's practice questions in our simulation system. |
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We provide the official test simulation system for the 2011 China Regional Spelling bee. The system aims to help students become more familiar with the Spelling Bee's content and format.
The system mimics the format, content and timing of Test B, which is the second test administered by the schools in the competition
The content for the practice system comes from "Spell It". Students are required to spell each word within a defined period of time. |
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| Start Time: After the completion of the initial in school written examination on January 20th, the practice questions for Test B will become available to students. |
Watch a clipping of the Final Bee from 2009's competition
CLICK HERE for a snapshot of the final Bee competition held in Shanghai on 3/17/2009! |
