I'm a language champion!

Alex won a language competition, where he was tested in three languages - Italian, Russian and Zulu.

In his report he tells us how he became the champion and which language is next on his list to master.

"I'd never spoken any of the languages I was tested on before. First I learnt Italian - it wasn't that hard because it was a bit like English except for a few things.

Russian was the most difficult to learn because lots of words aren't like English. But Zulu was my favourite because the language sounded nice.

Revision

My mum helped me revise for the competition with a stopwatch to time my quick responses.

I learnt Zulu for half an hour every day for a month, but when I was ill my mum made me learn it for an hour and a half which was really unfair.

In the final of the competition I was nervous about not answering quick enough and making silly mistakes. They ask you questions like how to tell the time in each language.

The competition was tough, but I beat about 36 other people in the final to win.

Grand opening

As well as my crown and trophy, I also won a trip to South Africa where I'll get a big pair of scissors to cut a ribbon and open a language school.

I'll have to keep practising Zulu so I can speak to the children I'll meet there in their own language.

The next language I'm learning is Japanese and I hope to visit Japan soon too.

I'd like to play football for Chelsea when I'm older, so I think I should learn lots of languages in case I'm sold to a foreign team!"

Alex, 10, Surrey

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