Insights – The 1956 Hungarian Revolution Through the Eyes of the British Legation
Insights – The 1956 Hungarian Revolution Through the Eyes of the British Legation ©

British Embassy

Thank you for your interest in our competition. We have now selected the best entry:

WINNER

Tünde Zita Cziráky
School: Szent István Gimnázium
Teacher: Horváthné Gődény Judit

See winning entry in Downloads below.

Congratulations!

    

On the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the 1956 Revolution, the British Embassy in Budapest has launched Insights, a webpage to re-tell the story of the Revolution from the perspective of Hungarian and British staff serving at the British Legation of 1956 at Harmincad utca in Budapest. 

The project offers a unique perspective into the events of the 1956 Revolution through reports, formerly “Confidential” telegrams and eyewitness recollections of a Western power – the British Legation – present in Hungary during the Revolution. 

We would like to invite you and your students to get inspired by this wonderful resource and take part in our English language creative writing competition.

Best entry wins a visit the British Embassy and a chance to meet Ambassador Lindsay and receives a 10,000 HUF voucher.

All you need to do is to encourage and help your students to write a modern day format personal diary or report inspired by the resources, and send us the most creative response.

Download Teachers' Guide

Good luck!  

 

The task

Imagine that you are witnessing the 1956 revolution and you want to tell people outside of Hungary about your experience. Write a blog for your friends to read, describing what is happening. Write about:

  • Why this has happened.
  • What you have seen and what is happening.
  • How you feel about what is happening.
  • Your hopes for the future.

Write between 120 and 200 words. 

Don’t forget to explore the Insights website for inspiration and ideas!

Visit the website at www.1956nezopontok.hu/en

The prize

The author of the winning entry will have the chance to visit the British Embassy for a tour, to meet Ambassador Lindsay and receive a 10,000 HUF voucher.

The teacher submitting the winning entry will receive a British Council ELT goodie bag.

Submission deadline

14 November 2016

Competition rules

  • The competition is open to students attending a secondary school in Hungary. 
  • Only one entry per person is allowed. 
  • Entries should be submitted in pdf format with maximum size of 4 MB.
  • Submission deadline: 14 November 2016
  • Winners will be selected by 21 November 2016. Competition winner will be notified by e-mail.
  • With the submission we ask for the following data: a) name of student, b) age of student, c) name of school, d) name of teacher and e) teacher contact details (telephone number and e-mail address)
  • By participating in the competition, participants consent to their personal data being processed by the British Council for the purposes of managing the relationship between the participants and the British Council; communicating with participants to answer their queries about the Competition and communicating with winners and arranging delivery of their prizes.
  • Prizes are personal to the winners and cannot be transferred to any third party. Prizes cannot be exchanged for money or any other goods or services.
  • Participants will retain copyright in the entry material that they submit to the British Council. By entering the competition each participant grants the British Council, free of charge, permission to use the entry material in any media worldwide for purposes connected with the competition. 
  • By participating in this competition, participants are deemed to have accepted these competition rules.

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