{"id":17754,"date":"2020-02-17T15:38:58","date_gmt":"2020-02-17T13:38:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mandoulides2.edu.gr\/lets-talk-2020-english-language-rhetoric-speech-tournament\/"},"modified":"2020-02-17T15:38:58","modified_gmt":"2020-02-17T13:38:58","slug":"lets-talk-2020-english-language-rhetoric-speech-tournament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/lets-talk-2020-english-language-rhetoric-speech-tournament\/","title":{"rendered":"Let\u2019s Talk 2020 &#8211; English language rhetoric speech tournament"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Let\u2019s Talk 2020<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s Talk, an English language rhetoric speech tournament for 6th Graders, first launched at <a href=\"https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/en\/\">Mandoulides Schools<\/a>\u2019 initiative in 2013, was hosted this year on the Schools\u2019 Junior \u2013 Senior School premises on Friday 14 and Saturday 15, February with the participation of 97 students.<\/p>\n<p>Our students who attended the Let\u2019s Talk after school preparation courses met with peers from schools of Larisa and Thessaloniki and exchanged views on current affairs in the form of Debate and Group Discussion, while they also read short literary extracts of their choice in their own expressive way (Oral Interpretation of Literature). Let\u2019s Talk is a non-competitive tournament that provides students with the unique opportunity to come into contact with English public speaking for the first time at such a very young age.<\/p>\n<p>The 9th Let&#8217;s Talk Tournament will take place in February 2021.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id='gallery-btn' data-fancybox='gallery-103000' href='https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-1024x768.jpg' class='mandoulides-gallery-btn'><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"currentColor\" class=\"mandoulides-icon\">\n  <path fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M1.5 6a2.25 2.25 0 0 1 2.25-2.25h16.5A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 22.5 6v12a2.25 2.25 0 0 1-2.25 2.25H3.75A2.25 2.25 0 0 1 1.5 18V6ZM3 16.06V18c0 .414.336.75.75.75h16.5A.75.75 0 0 0 21 18v-1.94l-2.69-2.689a1.5 1.5 0 0 0-2.12 0l-.88.879.97.97a.75.75 0 1 1-1.06 1.06l-5.16-5.159a1.5 1.5 0 0 0-2.12 0L3 16.061Zm10.125-7.81a1.125 1.125 0 1 1 2.25 0 1.125 1.125 0 0 1-2.25 0Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\" \/>\n<\/svg>Photos<\/a><a href=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-2-1024x768.jpg data-fancybox=\"gallery-103000\"><img src=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-2-1024x768.jpg style=\"display: none;\"><\/a><a href=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-11-1024x768.jpg data-fancybox=\"gallery-103000\"><img src=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-11-1024x768.jpg style=\"display: none;\"><\/a><a href=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-10-1024x768.jpg data-fancybox=\"gallery-103000\"><img src=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-10-1024x768.jpg style=\"display: none;\"><\/a><a href=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-9-1024x768.jpg data-fancybox=\"gallery-103000\"><img src=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-9-1024x768.jpg style=\"display: none;\"><\/a><a href=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-8-1024x768.jpg data-fancybox=\"gallery-103000\"><img src=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-8-1024x768.jpg style=\"display: none;\"><\/a><a href=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-7-1024x768.jpg data-fancybox=\"gallery-103000\"><img src=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-7-1024x768.jpg style=\"display: none;\"><\/a><a href=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-6-1024x768.jpg data-fancybox=\"gallery-103000\"><img src=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-6-1024x768.jpg style=\"display: none;\"><\/a><a href=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-5-1024x768.jpg data-fancybox=\"gallery-103000\"><img src=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-5-1024x768.jpg style=\"display: none;\"><\/a><a href=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-4-1024x768.jpg data-fancybox=\"gallery-103000\"><img src=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-4-1024x768.jpg style=\"display: none;\"><\/a><a href=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-3-1024x768.jpg data-fancybox=\"gallery-103000\"><img src=https:\/\/mandoulides.edu.gr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/lets-talk-3-1024x768.jpg style=\"display: none;\"><\/a><script>\n\t\t\t\t(function($) {\n\t\t\t\t\t$(document).ready(function() {\n\t\t\t\t\t\tFancybox.bind('[data-fancybox=\"gallery-103000\"]' , {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\twidth: '1500',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\theight: '1500',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tgroupAll: false,\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tThumbs: {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\ttype: 'classic',\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t\t});\n\t\t\t\t}(jQuery));\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Let\u2019s Talk 2020 Let&#8217;s Talk, an English language rhetoric speech tournament for 6th Graders, first launched at Mandoulides Schools\u2019 initiative in 2013, was hosted this year on the Schools\u2019 Junior \u2013 Senior School premises on Friday 14 and Saturday 15, February with the participation of 97 students. 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