A Speech at an Opening Ceremony

　　Ladies and gentlemen，Good afternoon!

　　The Speech Contest we are going to hold in the next couple of days bears the theme of "Protect the Environment—Everybody's Responsibility".

　　First of all, please allow me to introduce the procedure of the contest.

　　The contest consists of three stages.

　　The first stage is the preliminary round, which will select the first twenty contestants for the semi-final.

　　In the semi-final, it will pick out ten winners.

　　In the final contest, the first ten from the semi-final will compete for champion on June 10.

　　The purpose of the contest is to arouse the students' awareness of environmental protection.

　　We should remember that the earth is our home and we have the duty to take care of it for ourselves and our children.

　　So I do hope the students can actively participate in the contest and do our share for the cause of protecting our living environment.

　　I, hereby, feel greatly honored to announce the opening of the Speech Contest, and may the contest be a great success!

　　Thank you very much!