Our first day of shopping

Today it was an active day because we did lots of activities.

Until one o'clock it has been a normal day, we did English classes. 

After lunch we took a train to the city centre and we visit some parts of it. We divided in two groups one that went to see the churches and the other one who went to visit the canals. It has been very interesting and we liked it a lot. The most exciting part arrived; we went to the Bullring to do some shopping. It is the biggest mall in Europe.The most visited shops were Hollister Ann, Gap, Apple and Vans. 

Later we returned to BCU to practise the talent show that we are going to do next week. We are preparing very good shows, but it's a surprise and we can't tell it.

Now, we are watching "Suite Life of Zack and Cody".

To sum up, it was a very exciting day!!

Maria C. and Natalia

First Skating Day

Today we woke up at the same time as yesterday and then we went to have breakfast: toasts with nutella and milk.

Once we finished the meal, we went to class, where we spend an hour and a half with lessons, having a 30 minutes break in the middle.

At 2pm we went to the ice rink, where we could skate a lot and some of us learnt how to ice-skate. Boys love to skate very fast. We had fun. At 4.15pm we left the ice rink but the bus hadn't arrived yet, and we had to wait for 1 hour. When the bus arrived, we took the bus and we came back to BCU.

We had dinner and then, we did the meeting in which we evaluated ourselves and we decided which is the best on each flat.

Now we are watching TV and we are enjoying Blue Water High

Pedro B. and Pablo V.

Class again

Today we woke up at 8.00 o'clock, and we had class. There we play some games and we sang a song. We started the game of the medals, the one that if you speak spanish someone can pass you a medal, and leaders can put you penalties, but we still don't have to pay them.

After lunch we went to the swimming pool and it was very funny. Some people played badminton and table tennis.

Our dinner was so special because we ate pizza, which was delicious. At sports, we played baseball and we had a great time, but some of us fell down when running because the grass was a bit wet.

Now we are at the TV room watching a documentary about David Beckham, and then another about Michael Jordan vs. Kobe Bryant.

The twins Clara and Anna

Cadbury's day

Today it was a special day, because it was the first day without having classes. We went to have breakfast as usual, but then, we went to Cadbury's world, one of the most important chocolate factories of the world. We learned Cadbury's history and the procedure to convert cocoa in chocolate, and it was amazing.

Later on, we went to the bowling, where we had lot of fun. Today we had lunch at spanish hour, at 2pm, and we went to Kentacky Fried Chicken. We had 3 fried chicken for each, fries and a drink, and it was delicious.

Afterwards, we went to the minigolf field, which was so big with 2 different floors compouned by 19 holes, some of them a little bit tricky.

Now, the brilliant students Iker and Marc are writting the blog, with the best leader Pablo, while other students are watching Tintin

Iker B and Marc P

The workshops day

Our second day in Birmingham has been funny. We got ups at the same tiem as yesterday and after breakfast we went to class where we learnt a lot of nex things, like some new words and some English expressions.

After lunch we had an extra hour of English and then we did the workshops. There were five different activities like Singstar, juggling, giant bubbles, magic tricks and hip hop movements. The difficulty in juggling and giant bubbles was that it was rainning and we had to do them outside.

After having dinner, we started sports. Today's sport was volleyball which we enjoyed a lot.

Now we are watching the TV serie The Wizards of Waverly Place.

By the way, the weather is still horrible because it is raining a lot and we don't get to see the sun

Dani B and Carlos S

We are alive

Yesterday, we took the plane from Barcelona/Madrid to Heathrow and we arrived later than we expected. then, we caught the coach to Birmingham and we spent 2 hours travelling. When we arrived we went directly to bed.

This morning, we did the level test after breakfast. It had two parts: listening and speaking and some of us were really nervous. Then we've been divided in three groups.

Our first lunch consisted in Mexican fajitas. They were really spicy!!! Then we had an extra hour of English and after we went to the University of Birmingham where we played badminton, table tennis and we went to the swimming pool.

Our firs dinner was very strange for us because it started at 6pm. It was so early.

Later, we played some Spanish traditional games like "la araña" and "el pañuelo".

Now, we are watching Phineas and Pherb in English and after we are going to our bedrooms to sleep.

Laura A and Paula C

Saber idiomas es abrir fronteras...

Un cordial saludo desde los diferentes “blogs” de nuestros Cursos de Idiomas, cuya finalidad es la de ser puentes de relación y comunicación con todos los padres, madres, familiares y amigos de cada uno de nuestros estudiantes.

Deseamos, que mediante los mismos, todos nos sintamos suficientemente informados de las diferentes actividades y de la marcha general de cada uno de los grupos. Ello contribuirá a la tranquilidad y confianza de saber que vuestros hijos e hijas aprovechan y cumplen los objetivos que nuestra Organización se ha propuesto realizar: divertirnos aprendiendo y madurar como personas. De esta manera contribuimos a hacer realidad que el “saber idiomas es abrir fronteras”.

P. Antonio Sorribes

Director

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

A SHORT EXCURSION TO OXFORD

Today we had our daily typical English breakfast, and then we had some lessons. During the break we didn't go to the place we usually go because it was raining, so we went to a gym located in the same building, and we could play football and get relax.

Later on,we have had the lunch and we went to Oxford, which is a very beautiful city. The visit was so fast, but we could enjoy a bit part of it. Oxford has one of the most important Universities of the world, the most important of England, at the same level as Cambridge. Once in the city, we saw some colleges and libraries, the theatre and the different campus of the University. We also walked next to Alice in Wonderland shop, whose writter was born in Oxford. Moreover, we went next to the library where Harry Potter's dinning room was filmed. We could guess the shape of the dinning room of the film, but we weren't able to enter. Once the visit has finished, the leaders gave us some free time. During it, most of the people bought a jumper or a shirt of Oxford, for themselves or as a present.

Half an our later, we went to took the coach to come back to BCU. When we arrived, we left in our bedrooms all we had bought and we went to have dinner. For having dinner, as for having lunch, we had pasta, but instead of spaguetti, for dinner we could have macaroni. Unfortunately, there wasn't enough pasta for everybody so some partners had to took other things.

Now we are going to see Romeo & Juliet, in order to prepare our activities.

Diego B, Luis & Roberto

ANOTHER SKATING DAY

Today, before going to have breakfast, we had a shower. After the meal, we went to class. When the 1st part of our lessons were finished, we had the break, and then we went again to class. Once finished we had lunch.

Friday's afternoon activity is ice skating, so we left the dinning room for catching the coach to go to the ice rink. It was so funny, but this time there were some people that fall down. We also saw a little kid about 5 years old who skate perfectly; we were astonished.

Coming back to BCU, we were given some study time for writing the blog, in our case, and the diary, in our partners' case. We dressed up our sport clothes and we went to have dinner.

For practising sport, we were divided in 2 teams who played baseball and the other 4 teams played basketball. Well, they played baseball until the rain started. Then we had to mix teams and we played all together basketball.

Afterwards, we went to have a shower and later on to watch the film called Romeo & Juliet.

Now we are going to the rooms, wear our pyjamas and going to the kitchen to have the snack, and finally going to sleep.

Maria Garcia, Iciar & Esther

PRESENTATION OF THE LIP DUB

Today, we had English breakfast as we have been having for all the week. After, we went like other days to the classes. Then, we had the lunch. Once we finished the afternoon classes we went to the sports center. Some of us played table tennis, football, basketball, badmington while others went to the swimming pool.

When we arrived at BCU, we had dinner. During the dinner, Anna explained us the lip dub and we practised the different parts of the video. These parts are the bedrooms, dinning room and the sports center. It was really funny to know every detail, because it is full of personal references. In our opinion, it will be such an interesting activity.

Later, we went to the computer room to write this blog. Meanwhile, our partners are paying the medals and the penalties. This money is going to be used to buy he presents of the winners of the different activities. All this it is done for motivating us to talk in English.

Afterwards, we are going to go to our kitchens to enjoy the snack with our friends and leader.

Adri G, Adrian T, Rafa D & Dani R

LONDON DAY

Today it was a special day because we went to London. We got up earlier than everyday, at a quarter past seven, because our trip to London was so long.

Once we arrived to London, we firstly visited the Natural History Museum. We couldn't enter because there was a lot of queue. We began our walk in London walking next to Harrods, a mall like Corte Ingles for the richest people in London because its high prices. Then we visited the Buckingham Palace. We were lucky to see the change of guard. We moved to the Trafalgar Square to see the National Gallery. To finish our morning visit, we went to the Westminster to see the Big Ben and the London eye.

We had lunch in St James Park the packed lunch we were given in the morning.

Afterwards, we went to Piccadilly Circus where we entered to a very big souvenirs'shop where we could buy any souvenir we want from London.

Finally we took the coach to see the Tower Bridge of London, and later on returning to Birmingham. When we arrived, we had dinner and we went to sleep earlier because we were so tired!

We enjoyed a lot this day in London, and we went to bed with a big smile

Laia, Claudia & Anna

London

LONDON DAY

We arrived just an hour ago and we are so tired.

Our day in London was fantastic and this year route was different from last year's one. We really had a good time, but we walked a lot so we are a little tired.

We decided to write the blog tomorrow, so you are having news from us tomorrow.

Kind regards to everyone who reads us.

The leaders

WE ARE PUNISHED

Today we began our day as everyday, having breakfast and going to classes when we finished. When going to have lessons, Josh and Satty's groups went together to take their lessons. It was funny doing it because we had a good time but it's better taking them separately because we learn more.

In classes we represented Romeo and Juliet, and David, one of the three writer's of today blog, took Romeo's character and he did it his best. Once classes finished we had lunch and went to our kitchens.

In the afternoon, it was planned to go to the Bullring, but we didn't. Our flat leaders explained in our kitchens that we weren't going to the Center of Birmingham because our bad behaviour during the last days and we were punished without going. They also explained that on Sunday we are going to eat in our own kitchen so we spent Bullring's time for going to ASDA and buying some food for Sunday. We went to One Stop where this supermarket is located and there we could have some free time.

Volleyball was the sport chosen for today. Once we finished we stayed in our flats and we had our speeches there, speeches that gave information about tomorrow visit to London.

Now we are going to have the snack and then go to sleep.

David B, Miguel and Pau