Infinity English Competition – 2026

language level

rounds: county and national

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online county round, on 9 March

0–10 May

national stage – written

Dear student,

If you are enthusiastic about English, are at C1 level, love writing, and literature is not foreign to you, then the county round of this year's Infinity competition is for you!

You can enter the competition with the help of your contact teacher. They register on the main page; besides the details requested, if you are not yet 18, they must also upload a declaration signed by your parents.

Teachers in charge

For further guidance, contact the teachers in charge on Messenger.

Egyed-Zsigmond Enikő, English teacher

dr. Puskás-Bajkó Albina, English teacher

How the competition works

Entry through the contact teacher

Entry

The contact teacher registers on the main page; for students under 18 they also upload a declaration signed by the parents.

Read the two short stories

By 9 March

Jadd Hilal: A Child's Smile and Banu Mushtaq: The Shroud – the links are below, under the readings.

County stage – online, 9 March

Round I

At the set time, using the link that opens then, you have 60 minutes to answer questions on what you have read and to complete the language exercises. The link appears at that time, here in this announcement.

A jury of university lecturers

Assessment

The answers you write in the online county round, as well as the papers of those who reach the national stage, are assessed by a professional jury of university lecturers.

National stage – written, 8–10 May 2026

Round II

A set of tasks matching C1 language level.

Readings for the county round

Read them by 9 March

Jadd Hilal: A Child's Smile (Words Without Borders)Banu Mushtaq: The Shroud (The Dial)

Artificial intelligence

Using artificial intelligence leads to disqualification from the competition.

Assessment criteria

Argument, relevance to the topic

30 points

Logical structure, originality, a smooth flow of ideas.

Accuracy

30 points

Grammatical accuracy, a varied and well-chosen vocabulary.

Overall impression

30 points

How successfully the message is conveyed.

Participation

10 points

For taking part.

Tasks of the national stage

Use of English

Part 1

Multiple Choice, Open Cloze, Word Formation, Sentence Transformation.

Writing

Part 2

Essay / review / formal letter / report / proposal.

Bibliography

Title	Authors	Publisher	Year
Advanced Writing C1	Anna Philips, Terry Philips, Andrew Betsis	Global ELT LTD	2019
Successful Writing – Proficiency	Virginia Evans	Express Publishing	2000
Advanced Trainer – Second Edition	Felicity O'Dell, Michael Black	Cambridge University Press and UCLES	2015
Exam Essentials Practice Tests – Cambridge English Advanced 1	Charles Osbourne, Carol Nuttall	National Geographic Learning	2015
Exam Essentials Practice Tests – Cambridge English Advanced 2	Charles Osbourne, Carol Nuttall	National Geographic Learning	2015
Practice Tests – Cambridge English Advanced Plus 2	Nick Kenny, Jacky Newbrook	Pearson Education Limited	2015
Cambridge CAE Practice Tests	Scott Newman, Rob Nicholas	Hamilton House Publishers	2018
Advanced 10 CAE Practice Tests	Andrew Betsis, Lawrence Mamas	Global ELT LTD	2015
Simply Cambridge English: Advanced 8 Practice Tests	–	Global ELT LTD	2015
Complete Advanced – Workbook – Second Edition	Laura Matthews, Barbara Thomas	Cambridge University Press	2014
Reactivate Your Grammar & Vocabulary – C1/C2	Scott Newman, Rob Nicholas	Hamilton House Publishers	2018
Idioms Organiser	Jon Wright	National Geographic Learning	2018

Deadlines

Keeping to the deadline is important: missing it means exclusion!

We wish everyone successful preparation!

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