A brief interview with the foreign guests

On Thursday some of the students of 2B interviewed our guests from abroad. Here it is what they said...

Question: What do you think about Toruń and Poland?
Ge: I think that Toruń is very beautiful, not big but very nice. And polish people are very friendly. It’s really fantastic cause I have a chance to know new culture, food and lifestyle.

Question: And what do you think about our students from school?
Iqballa: I think that most of them are nice. But some of them are very shy and they don’t like talking in English. Usually they are talkative and nice.

Question: Can you see some differences in Poland?

Iqballa: Of course in climate. There are four seasons and in Indonesia we have only one season, summer. And there’s a difference in food. We mainly eat rice, you eat everything.
Gizem: Here is so silent, not like in Turkey. It’s not so crowded like my country. But people seem to be the same, friendly. And polish people always ask me “Are you hungry?” .

Question: Polish people love to eat J You’ve said that was the first time you’ve seen snow, right?

Iqballa: Yeah, that’s right! I was freezing when I went out of airplane.

Question: Haha.. :) and you mention that you wear some traditional outfits. Do you?
Ge: No, in my country we wear clothes just like in Europe. Only some people wear traditional clothes.

Iqballa: In our country we wear traditional clothes in some festivals.

Question: How did you get to Poland?

Iqballa: By bus, okay I am joking. By airplane.

Ge: By bus, I live in Germany so it’s quiet near.

Gizem: I got here by airplane.

Question: How do you feel about our country, city?

Gizem: I fell in love with Toruń. I never felt anything while looking on buildings. Here I was like “Wow, those buildings are so beautiful”. First time I was attracted by architecture.

Thank you for the interview!

 

Foreign quests arrived in our school

On Monday 4th February we welcomed three foreign trainees participating in the international students exchange programme – AIESEC.

The trainees are staying in our school for the whole week and they are conducting 60 hours of meetings with the students from our school.

Ge from China

Gizem from Turkey

 

  Iqballa from Indonesia

Ge, Iqballa and Gizem present their countries and touch upon their various aspects such as history, art, geography, religion and culture.  

Apart from that there are also down-to-earth subjects as national dishes, music, dances or popular entertainment. The trainees discuss important issues such as national stereotypes as well. The classes certainly raise students cultural awareness and broaden their horizons. The sessions with the foreign quests constitute a perfect moment to break cultural barriers and exchange opinions.

The students are exposed to a direct contact with the English language users, which builds a strong springboard against standard mundane textbook-based classes and motivates them to further hard work with the English language. The students may challenge their linguistic skills, especially speaking and listening comprehension, through direct conversations with the foreigners for whom English is a second language as well.

 

 The third graders put their language skills to the test just before the forthcoming Matura Speaking Exams. We hope the traineeship is going to improve their skills and make them aware of the importance of the English language in their future life.
 

There are four days of studying ahead of us so lets get to work!

6th St. Valentine's Love Poetry Competition.

We would like to invite

all students of our school to take part in the

6th St. Valentine's Love Poetry Competition. 

If you feel some poetic flare, feel free to write a love poem in English and submit it to your English teacher.

The deadline is 13th February 2013.

The winners shall be announced on 14th February

– the Lovers' Day.

Do not hesitate and write a poem today!