11月18日上午9:30，我校初中部第十一周升旗仪式在足球场举行，全体师生参加。本周升旗仪式主持人是少先队大队委，督查部部员，来自初二24班的陈奕璇同学。

（陈奕璇同学）

       在全校师生的共同期待和参与下，我校迎来了第七届外语文化节的盛大开幕。今年的主题为“From here to the world”，“这里，世界”。

       开幕式由来自初二6班杨柳寒（英语），初二25班吕品娇（英语），初三21班向红普（德语），初三21班王蔚（日语），初三21班朱苏琬兰（法语），初一16班魏源（西班牙语）六位同学进行多语种主持，彰显我校外语特色。

（第七届外语节开幕式主持人）

       谢剑英校长助理首先代表学校致辞。致辞中，她讲到：“成都外国语学校的外语文化节是我校独具特色的文化节，是外语的饕餮盛宴，至今已走过六个春秋。它见证了在成外这座美丽的校园里同学们令人欣喜的成长，成为我校隆重而盛大的校园文化盛典，彰显着我校的外语特色，为美丽的校园增添了许多亮色，留给我们无数美好而难忘的的回忆，时常让我们感恩和感动。”

        同时，谢剑英校长助理对本届的外语节活动作了简要的介绍：历时一个月的外语节，我们将延续静态展示、动态活动、主题活动、精品汇演四大板块的设置。各年级外语动态活动无疑将成为同学们施展自我外语风采的大舞台；主题活动以专题的形式将成外学子真正地同多彩的世界联结起来，例如“蓉城中学生国际文化交流节”、英语文化巡展、英国白马剧社戏剧专场演出等，将会把老师和同学们引入一个神奇而有趣的外语天堂。

(谢剑英校长助理致辞)

       我校外籍教师Max Denny先生作了简要、精彩的主题发言。他谈到语言是打开世界之门的钥匙。学习一门新的语言，可以丰富、完整我们对多元世界的认知和理解。同时，要学好一门语言，走进这个国家，走进当地的民俗风情，走进当地的生活，这样便能更好地学习这个国家的语言，体验语言背后的文化底蕴。希望以本届外语节为良好契机，丰富成外学子对多元文化的体验。

（Max Denny先生致辞）

        来自初三21班的钟翰诚和吴奕宇两位同学分别作了日语、法语的主题演讲。他们用自己所学的语种向全校师生传达了与外语的美妙邂逅，在这里我们怀揣希望，放飞梦想，向着世界砥砺前行，不忘初心。

（钟翰诚同学）

（吴奕宇同学）

        最后，张会能副校长正式宣布：成都外国语学校第七届外语文化节正式开幕！愿全校师生携手，把外语文化节办成最具特色的校园节日！预祝成外第七届外语文化节取得圆满成功！

附Max Denny演讲辞：

Good morning students and faculty of Chengdu Foreign Languages Middle School. My name is Max Denny. I’m very grateful to be invited to speak to you today about the importance and the value of Language, a topic that is very close to my heart. The theme today is From Here To the World. In light of this, I’d like to begin with a quote by the renowned journalist and linguist, Frank Smith:

“One language sets you in a corridor for life; two languages open every door along the way.”

I think what Dr. Smith means by this is that we all have a mother language that sets us up to live in the world, but that world is limited and somewhat predictable, like a long corridor with many locked doors on both sides. When we learn a second or a third language, it gives us the chance to open those doors. Behind them are many deeply valuable gifts. Of course there are the practical things I’m sure your parents and teachers always remind you of, like diverse career paths and chances to earn a good living. But In my own experience, the most valuable things language has given me personally have been gifts of the spirit and the mind: a chance to learn and understand the history and culture of people who grew up so differently from me, a chance to communicate heart-to-heart with those people and to listen to them when they are truly comfortable and being themselves.

Languages have a way of changing the way we think and opening our minds and souls to new perspectives. When we gain perspectives that are different from our own, we grow into more complex and interesting people and lead lives that are rich with diverse wisdom and appreciation for the world around us.

The benefits of language are numerous, but like all great things in this life, they come with a cost. As I’m sure you all know far too well, learning languages can be very difficult! It’s easy to give up on language and stay in these simple, comfortable corridors we grow up in. They are, after all, our homes, our families, our friends…

Well, I’m here to tell you today that your homes, families and friends will always be there, whether or not you choose to give yourself the gift of language and the keys to new opportunities. If you put in the work now, if you really try hard to find joy and curiosity in the study of another language, I promise you it will pay off later on. I promise you that all the experiences you gain, the people you meet, and the places you see as a result of your hard work will be things that will stay with you for a lifetime. And if language does indeed lead you to from here to the world, the ones who stay behind will be more than happy to listen when you share those wonderful gifts with them.

撰稿：熊颖佳，谢妮，马婧雯

摄像：康勇

审稿：张会能