On April 23rd, SNEI English Society and Saudi Branch Company jointly kicked off the 2nd "Youth Cup" English Contest by launching the Stage 1 qualification contest in SNEI``s Jiangning Auditorium, Yaohuamen Examination Center, the project management teams, and KSA simultaneously. 336 young employees from 23 grass-roots units participated in this round of contest.
Stage 1 qualification contest is conducted in the written form, involving Test Paper A and Test Paper B prepared by the English Society, which covers construction English, engineer English, knowledge about Nanjing Youth Olympic Games, and local culture of KSA, among others.
By considering the time difference between domestic and overseas projects, the Youth League Committee of SNEI made overall arrangement for the examinations as follows: Examination for domestic units will be held between 14:30-15:30 on the 23rd, using Test Paper A; and examination for Saudi Branch Company will be held between 19:30-20:30 on the same day, using Test Paper B. The English Society will send the test papers by e-mail to above units 3 hours in advance, and one hour after the exam is finished, the units shall return the answer sheets by e-mail to the English Society. The rules for the contest are fair, the invigilators monitored the exams carefully, the contest was conducted in an orderly fashion, and the contesters were calm and confident, and showed the best performance as young employees.
The English Contest is one of the youth programs staged by the Youth League Committee of SNEI. It offers a platform for young employees to show their capabilities in a free, confident and spontaneous way, and has created an excellent atmosphere for English study in the company as a whole by igniting the passion for English study among young employees. Apart from adding flavor to the corporate culture, this event offers an opportunity for young employees to learn more knowledge, improve their English ability for use on site in the future, and more importantly, it tailors to the need of a growing international engineering company.