Final Countdown / Compte enrere

Dear families,

That is over. Today it is the last day we walk along Scarborough streets. We have woken up later than usual today because the visit to the castle wasn’t due to mid morning. It is a special day though; for lunch we are meeting to enjoy some fish and chips and we’ll have some free time for shopping in the afternoon as well.

Most probably you won’t read from us or see any more pictures until we are back because tomorrow there will not be much time for internet connection. We’ll leave our houses at “eightish” and lead to Newcastle airport and then to Barcelona. The expected arrival time in Barcelona is 17.30 local time. We haven’t been reported any delays so far, so everything is as scheduled.

Although we are having a great time, some of us are already missing you very much and look forward to meeting you at the airport.

See you tomorrow!

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Hola families!

Això s’acaba. Avui és l’últim dia que passegem pels carrers d’Scarborough. Ens hem llevat més tard que de costum perquè la visita al castell no està prevista fins a mig matí. És un dia especial, però; a migdia, hem quedat per dinar el típic “Fish and chips” i tindrem una mica de temps lliure per anar de compres a la tarda també.

Segurament no escriurem més noticies ni penjarem fotografies fins que tornem ja que demà no tindrem massa temps per conectar-nos. Sortirem de les cases als voltants de les vuit i enfilarem el camí de l’aeroport de Newcastle, després cap a Barcelona. L’hora prevista d’arribada és 17.30 hora local. De moment no hi ha retards previstos, així que tot va segons el previst.

Tot i que ens ho passem molt bé, alguns ja us trobem a faltar i tenim ganes de veure-us a l’aeroport.

Fins demà!

Day 4

Good morning everybody!

Today the big topic is the weather. We woke up on a grey windy day and the news talk about snow all over. Do not worry, we haven't seen snow so far and we are are on the planned routine.

Yesterday we had a night out. Despite of the cold wind, we enjoyed ourselves very much. This afternoon we are going to the Art Gallery. We are looking forward to that.

Big hugs to you all!

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Bon dia a tothom!

Avui el tema central és el temps. Ens hem llevat en un dia gris i ple de vent i les notícies parlen sobre tot de neu. No us preocupeu, nosaltres encara no n'hem vist i seguim amb les activitats previstes.

Ahir vam sortir una estona al vespre. Tot i el vent, que era molt fred, ens ho vam passar molt bé. Aquesta tarda anirem a la galeria d'art. Tenim moltes ganes de veure-la.

Una abraçada!

Day 3

Hello everyone!

Thank you again for all your messages! Do not worry, we are learning a lot of English but we will still be able to comunicate to you when we are back!

Here we feel pretty much at home. We have discovered lots of shops and nice places to go. We have become good friends to the youngest of the families as well.

Yesterday we had an afternoon games session and it we enjoyed it very much. Today we are all going to the Sea Life Centre for a visit. We are going on foot so we will keep on exploring new parts of town on our way. There is an evening activity planned as well but the teachers haven't told us what it is all about so it will be a surprise. We'll tell you more about it tomorrow.

Hugs for everybody!

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Hola a tothom!

Gràcies de nou pels vostres missatges! No us preocupeu, estem aprenent molt d'anglès però encara ens recordarem de parlar Català quan tornem!

Aquí ja és com casa nostra. Hem descobert moltes botigues i llocs on anar. Ens hem fet molt amics amb els petits de les cases també.

Ahir vam fer una tarda de jocs de què vam disfrutar molt. Avui farem una visita al Sea Life Centre. Anirem a peu i així podrem conèixer noves zones de la ciutat pel camí. També farem una activitat al vespre però els profes no ens n'han donat massa detalls així que serà una sorpresa. Ja us ho explicarem demà!

Una a braçada per a tothom!

Day 2

Hello everybody!

Thank you for all your contributions to the blog. All the messages have been delivered to the kids and they were very happy to know about you.

Yesterday it was a full day. We had lessons in the morning and, in the afternoon, we got on a coach and had a tour arround town. We visited the War Memorial and the beach among others. There was a guide who told us a lot about Scarborough and the history of the place. In the evening we had a cinema session. We watched "The Life of PI". It is a film about a boy in a boat with a tiger. It was nice and impressive.

The second day in Scarborough started with a bit of snow, but do not worry, it is not white at all. So far today we haven't seen the sun ; it's a bit windy and cold but it doesn't rain.We've spent the morning in the school and there is an afternoon game ahead waiting for us. We'll tell you more about that tomorrow.

We are very happy with the families, they all take very good care of us, but we are still getting used to the food. Families give us sandwiches in a packed lunch, but the flavour is so different from home that we miss homemade food a little bit.

All in all, we are having a good time and most important we are learning a lot. We are into two projects. A project about films and a project about food. We have big chances of practicing what we have been learning for years.

Keep in touch!
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Hola  a tothom!

Primer de tot moltes gràcies per les vostres aprotacions al blog. Hem fet arribar els missatges a tothom i han estat molt contents de rebre notícies vostres.

Ahir va ser un dia complert. Vam tenir classe al matí i  a la tarda vam pujar en un autocar per fer una visita per la ciutat. Vam visitar els monument homenatge als soldats que van morir durant la primera guerra mundial i la platja entre altres. El guia ens va explicar moltes coses sobre Scarborough i la seva història. Al vespre vam assistir a la projecció d'una pel·lícula. Vam veure "La vida de Pi". És la història d'un noi en una barca amb un tigre. Va estar molt bé.

El segon dia a Scarborough ha començat amb una mica de neu, però no us preocupeu, el paisatge no és blanc. De moment avui no ha fet sol; fa una mica de vent i força fred però no plou. Hem passat el matí a l'escola i ens espera una tarda de jocs. Ja us n'explicarem més demà.

Estem molt contents amb les famílies, ens cuiden molt; però encara ens hem d'acostumar al menjar. Les famílies ens preparen uns entrepans per emportar però el gust no és ben bé el de casa i el trobem a faltar una mica.

En resum, estem gaudint molt de l'estada a la vegada que aprenem molt. Ara estem fent dos treballs diferents. Un sobre pel·lícules i un sobre menjar. Tenim moltes oportunitats de posar en pràctica allò que hem estat aprenent durant anys.

Seguim en contacte.

First Day

We have started our first day in Scarborough. At the minute we are in the class with Laura. Our teacher in Anglolang school. We have slept quite well and we are ready for the day full of new experiences. This afternoon we'll have a guided tour arround the city and in the evening we'll have a cinema session. Everything is very exciting and we are speaking English a lot!!

Hem començat el nostre primer dia a Scarborough! Ara som a classe amb la Laura, la nostra professora a l'escola d'aqui. Hem dormit bé i estem més que a punt per un dia ple d'experiències noves. Aquesta tarda farem una visita a la ciutat i al vespre farem sessió de cinema. Tot es molt emocionant i parlem un munt l'anglès!

Just arrived

Després d'un dia de viatge ja estem tots instal·lats, cadascú a casa seva.
El vol ha anat bé i tot just comencem a conèixer les nostres famílies d'acollida.
Ara a descansar...

Leaving tomorrow

The adventure starts tomorrow. Make sure you are on time at the airport, remember; terminal 2c. 11.00. See you tomorrow!!

L'aventura comença demà! Assegureu-vos que arribeu a temps a l'aeroport, recordeu; terminal 2c. 11.00. Fins demà!!

Countdown 3,2,1 .... GO!

The departure day is aproaching. How do you feel? 

Packing

What will you pack in your suitcase?

Resources.

If t¡you check the following webpage you will be able to get used to some of the most useful expressions when going abroad.

http://www.dailyesl.com