As the first international school in Jinan, Thomas International School(JTIS) is very different from other schools. 

作为济南市第一所真正意义上的国际学校，托马斯外籍人员子女学校有着自己很大的特色。

Here, except Chinese classes, English is the language of instruction for all courses, and it is also the language required by children in school life.

在这里，除了中文课，英语是所有课程的教学语言，也是孩子们在学校生活中使用的语言。

In such English immersive environment, how are the children's English skills?

在全英文的沉浸环境下，孩子们的英语表达能力怎么样？

Recently, Thomas International School held a special Storytelling Contest.

近期，托马斯外籍人员子女学校举行了一场别开生面的的英文故事大赛。

After nearly a month of preparation, the children first competed in the class, and the winners attended the school-level competition.

通过将近一个月的准备，孩子们首先进行班级内部的角逐，班级获胜的孩子再进行校级的比赛。

In the competition, some children told the classic fairy tales vividly.

在比赛中，孩子们或是绘声绘色地讲述经典童话。

Some of them brought props to interpret the story written by themselves.

或是带上道具演绎一段自己编写的小故事。

Some of them shared their funny family stories and made every laugh hardly.

或是向大家分享弟弟充满童真的趣事，逗得大家哈哈大笑。

Some of them remind us to think about the true meaning of happiness through fables.

又或是通过寓言提醒我们思考幸福的真谛。

The performance of the children is fabulous!

孩子们的表现实在是太精彩了！

While the judges earnestly scored, the children in the auditorium also listened carefully and interacted enthusiastically.

场下评委们认真打分的同时，孩子们也认真倾听并热烈互动。

Through this game, JTIS students showed their excellent English proficiency and expressiveness!

通过这场比赛，孩子们展现出了他们卓越的英语水平及表现力！