UN IDIOMA, UN PAÍS, UNA ILUSIÓN... ¡HASTA SIEMPRE!

Un año más cerramos nuestros cursos de Idiomas, con la confianza que todos nuestros estudiantes hayan alcanzado los objectivos que nos habíamos marcado.

Quiero pues, agradecer desde aquí, en primer lugar, todo el trabajo llevado a cabo por los directores de grupo y los monitores responsables de cada uno de ellos. Asimismo, agradezo a los padres la confianza que habéis tenido con Idiomas Padre Manyanet.

Con el deseo de que todos terminemos de pasar un feliz verano en familia, que San Jose Manyanet bendiga cada uno de vuestros hogares y hasta siempre.

P. Antonio Sorribes S. F.
Director de Idiomas Padre Manyanet

DAY OF FAREWELLS

Today, it is a special day because it is the last day in BCU. After 3 weeks, friendship has grown between the kids and they are going to miss the time in Birmingham, once they can notice it's the end.

After having breakfast, they went to class to practise for the festival. During the meals, the students could sit wherever they wanted as it was a special occasion, wjat they enjoyed a lot.

Then, we had the festival. There were 4 performances, one from each group of class. Each teacher prepared a different show such as dancing a song, representing a play, inventing a song or explaining their experience in England. Between the performances we could enjoy some videos recorded in the skating and the gymkhama.

Skating video

Gymkhama video

Once we finished, the leaders gave the prizes to the winners, and marks, a pendrive and a diploma.

Finally, we were able to see the Lip Dub.

When the festival was finished, kids went to their bedrooms to finish their suitcases and dressing up for the disco. They had dinner and a few minuts later the whole room turned into a disco Ball, with the leaders being the DJs.

They had a really good time, although on the last 30 minutes, some people started to cry because they knew it was finishing and all the memories came to their minds. They are going to miss it.

Finally, we went to our bedrooms saying goodbye to their mates from other cities, who are not sharing the same plane.

It was a really good day and we are going to keep it forever in our minds.

Leaders

FINAL LIP DUB RECORDING

Today, we got up at the same time as everyday and we went to have English breakfast (sausages, eggs and bacon) but with one difference, we had boiled eggs in spite of fried eggs.

Later, we went to class and Josh and Satty's groups made a listening and speaking exam. Today's break time was in the gym because the weather was bad and it was raining. Some partners played football while others remain sit talking.

After an hour and a half of class, we had an special class because the leaders made a dance once we finished our meal, and Agus explained us some jokes.

Afterwards, we had an hour of English activities. After lessons, we went to the swimming pool to have a bath or play sports.

When we arrived to BCU, we recorded the first part of the lip dub in the dinning room. We had dinner and then we recorded the second part of the lip dub in the office and in the classes.

Now we are writing the blog while our partners are playing different games like inventing histories, saying tongue twisters as fast as we can, and trying to guess musics. After all, we are going to our kitchen and later we are going to sleep.

Maria M., Andrea & Maria P.

A DAY IN ALTON TOWERS

Today it is a special day because we went to Alton Towers. We wake up at 7.15h and we had a shower. Our leaders gave us the packed breakfast and packed lunch and we took the coach. We were so nervous before we had no idea of Alton Towers except of the comments from the people who went last year.

Once we arrived, we divided in groups we chose for moving in the park. We rode lots of atracctions as Rita, Oblivion, Nemesis, Air... The fastest one is Rita, but the one we liked the most is Nemesis. Some people didn't wanted to ride in best atractions because they though that other atractions were also good and they decided to go to Thirteen and Sonic Splinball.

During the return trip, some people fell asleep because the tiring day.

In BCU, we had dinner and we went to our bedrooms to prepare the suticase. Later on, we went to our kitchens for 15min and finally we went to sleep.

It was an amazing day

Diego S, Iñigo & Francesc

RECORDING 3rd PART OF LIP DUB

Today we woke up at the same time as every day, but it is the last day for writing our diaries, because when we arrive to our rooms our leaders are taking them to choose the best diary.

We went to have breakfast, but we could enjoy some croissants and chocolate napolitan, not as the last days we had English breakfast. Also as every day, we could have toasts and cereals. After having breakfast, we went to class for an our and a half and we did an exam. Then we had the break and we returned to have an other hour and a half of lessons. Satty's group practised Romeo & Juliet performance and we had a break dance class.

After the class, we had lunch and we had omelet with fries, also with vegetables.

Once had lunch, we went to the train station to take the train for going to the Bullring for last time this summer camp. Everybody bought lots of things for the family, friends or himself. When we returned we had Mexican dinner. After we have gone to the Sports Centre to prepare and record the 3rd part of the lip dub. We had some problems because we rehearsed twice, and when we were going to record it, it was time to go, and other people entered in the court, and didn't let us record the final one. We are lucky for recording the first try, and it was good enough for accept it.

Now we are writing the blogs while our partners are watching a film or phoning their parents. Later we are going to pay the medals and penalties and of course, finally going to have a good time to the kitchens.

Marina & Carlota

OUR LAST MONDAY IN BCU

Today in the morning, we had the usual Monday, but with the difference that we are beginning our last summer week in Birmingham. However, at class time Josh and Satty's groups did a level test while the others did a revision.

At lunch, we ate pizza with the English teachers instead of the leaders. After, we had another hour of lessons and Satty's husband tough to Satty's class break dance. The rest of the classes where doing projects about London  and practicing their speaking.

Later, we went to the swimming pool and some mates swam and the others played different sports as basket, football, table tennis or badmington.

Then we returned and had dinner. When we finished we went to the sports center to play dodge ball. However, this time we only played half and hour because we had to practice the final choreography of the lip dub.

Now we are writing the blog and our partners are starting Sherlock film and phoning their families. 

Once we finish, we are going to our respective flats to have a good time in our kitchens. Then we are going to sleep. 

Dani E. & Rodrigo & Pablo Valle

QUIZ DAY!

Today we got up at 8.15h because we went to the mass at eleven o'clock. It was quite long but with beautiful music, and at the end we could met the prayer.

After, we returned to BCU to have lunch in the kitchens the food we bought  last week with our leaders, and prepared a little party. As well, some people from last year that are now with families, came to visit us and had lunch with us. It was a really good surprise because we didn't expect them to come. When we finished, we had free time. Some partners played football, others just talked or did their diary.

At 4.15h we went to the gym to practised the lip dub choreography. Edu and Anna showed us the dance all the group is going to do. Then, we played some funny games such as the macaroni game or the handkerchief one.

Next, we went to have dinner, but nobody was hungry because we ate so much at noon. Once we finished, we went to do a Quiz. The topics were BCU, English food, trips and leaders. There were easy question but also very difficult ones. Oxford won and London was the last. 

Now, we are writing the blog and our partners are watching Romeo & Juliet. Finally, we are going to celebrate in our kitchen Carlota's Saint's day.

Carmen, Belen & Snow