El viaje a España

Llegamos al colegio a las 7.50 y salimos a las 8.15, dimos todos nuestros pasaportes y EHIC a las profesoras y salimos en autobús al aeropuerto de liverpool. El viaje en el autobús fue rápido porque estábamos muy impacientes por el Intercambio. Cuando llegamos al aeropuerto, dejamos nuestras maletasy pasamos por la seguridad y entonces tuvimos un poco a tiempo para ir de compras o comprar algo para el vuelo. Fuimos en avión a las 12.15 y el vuelo fue bastante tranquilo aparte de la turbulencia cerca de Londres. Llegamos en España a las 4.45 y llegamos a la estacion de autobúses en La Vall a las 9.30 y estábamos muy emocionadas pero nerviosas, y fuimos a la casa de nuestras parejas.
We arrived at school at 7.50 and left at 8.15. We gave all our passports and EzHic cards to the teachers and we left on the bus to go to Liverpool airport. The journey was quick because we were all excited to be leaving on the Exchange. When we got to the airport, we left our bags, and passed through security. And then, we had a bit of tine to go shopping, or buy something to eat on the plane. We boarded the plane at 12.15 and the flight was pretty uneventful, except there was bad turbulence as we went over London. We arrived in Spain at 4.45 and got to the bus station in La Vall at 9.30. We were all really excited, but a little nervous to meet our partners. We went home with our Spanish partners for our first evening in Spain!
M. Burrows-Smith & H. Keelan

Valencia

Miércoles, visitamos Valencia. Primero, dimos una vuelta en autobús por el Centro, y dimos un paseo a pie a la Plaza cerca de la basílica. Comimos crêpes y helados ¡Qué delicioso! Después, fuimos andando por el Centro, y vimos los monumentos famosos de Valencia. Más tarde, visitamos un museo 'ciudad de artes y ciencias'. Fue muy interesante. Finalmente, fuimos al centro comercial. Mientras estábamos allí, fuimos al supermercado, donde compramos muchas caramelos y cola cao. Luego fuimos a la tienda se llama Zara, la ropa fue cara pero compramos mucha. El día fue divertido e increíble.

on Wednesday, we visited Valencia. Firstly, we drove round the centre on the coach, then we walked through the beautiful streets to the square by the cathedral. We ate crêpes and ice cream. How

 delicious! Afterwards, we went on foot, for a tour around Valencia. We went to the cathedral, La Lonja- the old silk exchange, and then on to the market. Later on, we went to the City of Arts and Sciences, it was really interesting. After the museum, we went to the shopping centre across the road, where we bought lots of Spanish sweets and Cola Cao-Spanish equivalent of Cadburys hot chocolate. We went to Zara, which was quite expensive, but we still bought lots of clothes! The day was really fun and it was incredible.

K. Higton, L. Mellonie & O. Jones

¡un cumpleaños en La Vall!

martes el 24 de noviembre
¡¡¡hoy es el cumpleaños de Charlotte!!! Nos encontramos a las ocho en la escuela y después fuimos a la playa y sacamos muchos photos. las vistas al mar fueron bellísimas. Además fuimos a una fábrica de naranjas. ¡Qué guay! Comimos naranjas muy deliciosas y por la noche, fuimos a una heladería y después a una pastelería y luego cenamos a telepizza. fue un cumpleaños estupendo, y lo recordaré para siempre.









Tuesday 24th November
Today, it's Charlottes birthday! We met at eight at school and later on went to the beach and took loads of photos. The views to the sea, were breathtakingly beautiful. We also went to an orange factory. How cool! We ate some delicious oranges, and in the evening, we went to an ice cream. Shop, then to a cake shop, and then we had tea in a pizzeria. It was a fantastic birthday and I'll remember it forever!

C. Rycroft & C. Marwedel

una clase de biologia

Hoy hemos ido a una clase de biología de 4° de la ESO. Era muy diferente de las clases de Inglaterra- la clase era mucho más pequeña, el profesor lo llamábamos por su primer nombre, y obviamente se dio en otro idioma. Como estamos en Valencia las clases se suelen dar en valenciano, pero como nosotras no lo entendemos el profesor hizo una excepción y dio la clase en castellano.
El tema que estaban dando era la reproducción. Esto nos pareció muy interesante, porque las chicas que hicieron la ESO en Inglaterra (GCSE's) nos explicaron que dieron este tema en 1° (y8) envés de en 4°(y11). Como yo estudié la ESO en Mallorca, me acordaba del temario porque estudié exactamente lo mismo hace un año. Las clases eran exactamente como los recordaba.

Today, we went to a Biology class for Yr 11. It was very different to classes un the UK. The class was a lot smaller and we called the teacher by their first name, and obviously, it was in another language. As we are in Valencia, classes are often given in Valencian, but as we wouldn't understand it, the teacher gave the class in Castellan so we would understand it. They were learning about reproduction, it was really interesting, as the year ten's said they studied this topic in year 8, rather than in year 11. As I did my GCSE's in Mallorca, I remembered this topic, as I studied it only a year ago, and it is exactly as I remember.

L. Vost

Un día en Xixles

Hoy, a las ocho fuimos a la escuela, donde estudié Francés. Sin embargo era bastante confuso, porque tuvimos una profesora quien habló en francés e español, y luego nos mostró un vidéo de una mujer portuguesa cantando en Francés. ¡qué confusión! Después visitamos una playa guapísima, en Xixles, donde sacamos un montón de fotos era fenomenal y relajando. Entonces fuimos a una fabrica de naranjas, que era muy interesante, después, casa persona recibió Una bolsa de naranjas, ¡qué generoso! Finalmente volvimos a casa y pasé la tarde con mi pareja. En conclusión, fue un día bueno.

Oranges are brought into the factory and are about to be washed

After washing, the oranges begin
to be sorted. Here, all the
leaves have been taken off.

Today at 8, we went to school where I studied French. However it was quite confusing, as our teacher spoke to us in both French and Spanish, and then played us a song in French, sung by a Portuguese woman! How confusing! Afterwards, we went to a beautiful beach in Xixles (or Chilches in Castellan) where we took lots of photos, it was fab, and very relaxing. Then, we went to an orange factory, which was really interesting. Afterwards, each person was given a bag of Oranges. How generous! (at Christmas, make sure you look out for Oranges from the factory we went around-look on the label for San Lucar or La Vall d'Uixó in Sainsburys. Last year, they also sold boxes in Booths.) Then, we returned home and spent the afternoon with our partners, it was a really good day.

M. Fergusson

Our guide was lovely, she spoke slowly and
clearly so that we could understand her.

After a first selection, the oranges are treated and waxed.
The selection process continues...

The 'Beauty Parlour'. Where UV lights
are used to identify imperfections
 under the skin of the orange

Oranges are then graded.
Each gap is of a different size,
allowing oranges to drop through the gaps.

The different sized oranges are
then transported to various 'packing points'

Here you see empty crates being automatically brought to the assembly line, where the oranges are packed into boxes to be sold in the supermarkets!

The smallest oranges, Clemenules,
are packed into bags like this one,
destined for a supermarket shelf in Germany!

Un castillo increíble

Lunes, fuimos a Peñíscola, un pueblo en la costa. Visitamos un castillo destacado y guapísimo. Estaba  rodeado del mar así que había vistas maravillosas. Lo disfruté porque creo que había un
montón de ver y me gusta mirar edificios históricos.

On Monday, we went to Peñiscola, a small town on the coast. We went to a famous old castile that was really beautiful. It was surrounded by the sea so it had some beautiful views. I enjoyed it because there was loads to see and I like looking at historic buildings.

N. Haddington

¡Francés en España!

Hoy las chicas inglesas fuimos al instituto Botànic Cavanilles. En grupos, fuimos a unas clases diferentes- francés, literatura española, biología, y sonido-un ciclo formativo. Visité francés ¡Había solo dos alumnos en la clase! En la clase aprendí una poema de Paul Éluard. Después, escuchamos música de Enrique Iglesias, y otros cantantes. La clase fue muy interesante porque era completamente diferente que en Inglaterra.


Today, the English girls went to school, and in groups, we went to observe some different classes- Biology, French, Spanish Literature and Sound-a vocational course. ( the school offers many vocational courses, such as this, and mechanics.)  I went to French, there were only 2 students in the class! (these were students that have decided not to study English as a foreign language, and instead study French.)in the class, we read a poem by Paul Eloard, called Liberté in French and we talked with the French students about ourselves. It was really difficult to speak in French when we were in Spain, and especially difficult for some of us who haven't studied French since Year 7! At the end of the lesson, we listen to some Enrique Iglesias songs and a few others. The class was really interesting as it was completely different to classes in England.
G. Harper

Morella y Peñiscola

Hoy, fuimos a Morella, para visitar un catedral enorme. Compramos una bebida en un café, y algunas personas compraron recuerdos en las tiendas Después, visitamos un castillo, históricoy también, sacamos muchas fotos, porque era bellísima. En Morella, hizo mucho frío, porque está en las montañas.

Después, fuimos a Peñiscola, un pueblo precioso y sacamos muchas fotos bellísimas. Fue un lugar muy amable, y las vistas del mar eran increíbles.

Today, we went to Morella, to visit an enormous cathedral. We bought a hot drink in a café, and some people bought souvenirs in the shops. Afterwards, we visited a historic castle and took lots of photos because it was really beautiful. In Morella it was freezing, as we were so high up in the mountains.

Afterwards, we went to Peñiscola, a beautiful town, and we took lots of photos, (all the photos here are of Peñiscola). It was a lovely town, and the views were stunning.

H. Hartley