Week 29 Monday May 12th - 17th 2014

This is to be the last post of the year seeing as how you nolonger have class as such. Those who are willing, wanting and needing can still come along on Friday morning to do some basic English. Don't forget you need to secure a 12/20 for yourself in the English exam to be able to make the most of your European mark.

The more the merrier!

Week 27 Monday April 28th - Saturday May 3rd 2014

This week we finished off your programme so you'd be ready for your European orals next week. We also gave you your 'passport' to these in the form of a list of themes you'd covered this year aswell as all the extra activities you'd been involved with.

Don't forget to smile, be correctly presented and show the jury you do possess a certain amout of knowledge! Please contact us to let us know how things went.

GOOD LUCK TO YOU ALL!

Week 25 Monday March 31st - Saturday April 5th 2014

Only one lesson this week in which you finiushed off your speecvhes on the crises during the Cold War. I gave you some work to prepare for April 29th. Don't forget there are only 2 lesson hours left before your orals.

For those of you who went to YORK please complete your scrapbook, be ready with a clip to promote the section and sort out your weirdest photos for the week we get back after the holidays.

Work well for the exams.

Week 24 Monday March 24th - 29th 2014

This week we listened to your speeches on the crises during the Cold War. There are still two to go so be ready for next week.

Week 21 Monday March 3rd - 8th 2014

Welcome back! Only one lesson this week inwhich you started working on different speeches concerning the Cold War. You will have another hour to work together on Tuesday then we will start listening to you on Friday. Please be ready.

Week 20 Monday February 10th - 15th 2014

This week we worked on your sketch preparation then switched to the USA between 1945 and 2003.

Don't forget to hand in your sketch on March 4th. We will pick up JFK's speech then too.

Have a restful and fruitful holiday.

Week 19 Monday February 3rd - 8th 2014

Having finished listening to your oral productions on the UK in Maps we started working on your sketches. We'll pick this up next week.

Week 18 Monday January 27th - February 1st 2014

This week was a rather busy one for you what with the work you did on WW2 then the speeches on The UK in maps. Don't worry you're not doing too badly and will pull through in the end with flying colours! You will survive in the classroom....., oops! sorry I got carried away.

Week 17 Monday January 20th - 25th 2014

This week we continued working on The UK in Maps.

Next week you will have a test on Tuesday about the Memories of WW2 and then on Friday we will start listening to your speeches on the maps.

Week 16 Monday January 13th - 18th 2014

Having finished off the work on WW2 and the Blitz you started working on Great Britain in maps.

We will pick this up next Tuesday.

Week 15 Monday January 6th - 11th January 2014

Welcome back and Happy New Year!

This week, in depleted numbers because of various outings, we recapped on a war hero, Alan Turing, then continued on the memory of the soldiers after WW2.

On Friday we began on the Blitz by viewing a news reel on one of the first major bombings by the Luftwaffe.

We'll pick this up next week.

Week 13 Monday December 9th - 14th 2013

This week we worked on The King's Speech, a film in which George 6th is faced with both his speech impediment and WW2.

In three extracts, towards the end of the film, we saw how the King fought to be ready for the fight.

We then worked on the Alan Turing situation and decided that it was not fair what had happened to him.

Have a nice holiday.

Week 12 Monday December 2nd - 7th 2013

There were no classes this week because of class meetings and the Upper Sixth cinema project.

We'll resume the work next week.

Week 11 Monday November 25th - 30th 2013

This week we only had a lesson on Friday due to class meetings. We continued working on WW2, an overview. We then talked more generally about the period and let you listen to a song by Arthur Askey, a singer of the time,  in connection with the Blitz and the populations reaction to it.

We will pick this up a week on Tuesday because of various class meetings and the cinema outing.

Week 10 Monday November 18th - 23rd 2013

This week we finished off the unit on New York then started on our first history chapter : WW2.
We started by loooking at an overview on the subject, found in a British  sixth formers' text book .
We will continue with the suject next week.

Week 9 Tuesday November 12th - 16th 2013

This week we worked on the last part of the topic New York. You had to make a plan using the documents given . We started going over this work and will finish it off next week.

Week 8 Monday November 4th - 9th 2013

This week we finished off going over your preparation on New York then on Friday you did your auto-speeches X 3.  We will talk about these next week.

Week 7 Monday October 14th- 19th 2013

This week we continued working on the study of New York. You will have to finish finding ideas for the speech for Nov 6th. You also made the acquaintance of Jaimie, our American assistant. Some of you will be working with her every Friday from now 'til the end of the year in order to prepare the second part of your final exam, namely the interview. Make the most of it to be ready!

Have a restful but fruitful holiday.

Week 6 Monday October 7th - 12th 2013

This week we only saw each other once when some of yoU gave your first individual speech. Well done. Jaimie, the American assistant was rather impressed. This is a good sign especially since she herself comes from New York!

See you next week.

Week 5 Monday September 30th - October 5th 2013

This week we worked around the New York Marathon and how it proved New York was a global city.

You have to prepare your speech for next Friday. Please be ready!