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School trip to London: the programme

 

During our trip,we will visit a lot of famous places in london :
 

-The Emirates stadium . It's the football stadium of Arsenal (the football team of London )

 

-British museum . It's a history museum

 

-Museum of London . It's a museum about the city of London.

 

 

-B.B.C . The famous British news channel (radio / TV / internet).

 

-London Eye . It's a big wheel of 135m high.

 

-Tower of London . It's a castle made of four towers . It's near the Thames .

 

-Shakespeare globe . It's a reconstitution of   Shakespeare's theatre.

 

-Tate modern . It's gallery of modern art

 

- Big Ben. Big Ben is the nickname for the great bell of 13.5 tons installed in the clock tower of the Palace of Westminster.

- Buckingham Palace. Buckingham Palace is the official residence of the British monarch in London.

- Westminster . Westminster is a district in central London.

- The Thames . The Thames is a river flowing to the south of the UK, which flows into the North Sea.

- Tower Bridge . Tower Bridge is a swing bridge crossing the Thames.

- Covent Garden .Covent Garden is a district of London, England.

- Oxford Street. Oxford Street is a famous avenue in central London.

- Hyde Park. Hyde Park is the largest park in central London.

- The Tube. The tube or london undergroud is the metro of London .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

                             

 

 

 

                           Jade Fradet & Alexandre Heuzé

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

School trip to London: a general presentation 

 

The English teachers of Euro classes organize a travel to London in 2014.

 

For a week the 46 students, in groups of 3 or 4, will spend nights in host families. They will be supported throughout the morning and afternoon by 4 teachers : Mr. Mével, Mrs. Legouill, Mr. Véron, Mrs. Baron.

 

The pupils ans the teachers will leave the college on Monday 31st March at 4:30 A.M and will take the Brittany Ferry from Caen at 7:30 A.M. The arrival in London will be at 3:00 P.M.

 

Everyday many visits will be organised.

 

The crossing at night will begin around 11:00 P.M for the  return in France. The arrival at Caen will be on Friday 4th April then at la Glacerie around 10:00 A.M.

                                                                                                                                     Chloé Pasco

 

 

 

Famous English bands

 

 

I am going to present you 4 English bands and singers: The beatles,

the Rolling Stones, Queen and Adele.

 

1- The Beatles were a very famous music group.This music group was born in Liverpool. All played an instrument

John Lennon: Guitar, Bass, Piano, Harmonica, percussion and others.Paul McCartney: Bass, Guitar, Piano, drums and others.George Harrison: Guitar, Bass, Sitar, Indian instruments and others.

Ringo Starr: Drums and Percussion.

 

2-Rolling stones, this rock band formed in London in 1962.

The guitarist and original leader was Brian Jones, pianist Ian Stewart, vocalist Mick Jagger and guitarist Keith Richards.

 

3-Queen was a British rock band, formed in 1970 in London.

Brian May, Roger Taylor, Freddie Mercury, John Deacon, Mike Grose, Doug Bogie, Barry Mitchell were the group members.

 

4- Adèle was a singer but she had a operation and she can't sing.

Adele was born in North London on 5 may 1988.Her most famous albums were 19, out in 2008 and 21 out in 2011.

                                                                                                                     Mathieu Levavasseur

 

A German player in London...

 

This is an article about Özil : the player of Arsenal FC .

His name is Mezut Özil.He was born on 15 october 1988 in Gelsenkirchen .He is a german footballer but he is from turkish origin.He chose the German nationality .When he was a child he played football with his friends in a stadium named « the cage of monkeys ».

He started to play football at Rot-weiss Essen between 2000 and 2005.He was formed at Schalke 04 and he was an offensive midfield in 2005. He played 40 matches and he scored only one goal.After he went to Werder Brême between 2008 and 2010 and he scored 16 goals.After the Real Madrid wanted him.He stayed from 2010 to 2013.

He played in the German U19 team.

                                    

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

      

 

                                                 Alexandre Heuzé

 

 

One Direction, an English boys band

 

 

One Direction is a british boys band , composed of 4

English boys : Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Zayn Malik and Louis Tomlinson and one Irish : Niall Horan. Discovered by Simon Cowell in X Factor, they quickly became a PHENOMEN.The first album “Up all night”, won a world succes,their concert tickets snapped up. When their second album « Take me home »came out, it had the same fate. The group continues with a third record « Midnight Memories » released on 25th november 2013.

 

                  

 

 

 

 

 

 

Audrey Lefrancois and Doriane Rolippe

 

Tower of London

 

      The tower is a fortress situated near Tower Hill in London. It was built in 1078 by Guillaume Le Conquérant. The center of the fortress is the white tower. The tower was used like palace and prison during many years. Many kings lived in this tower like Henri III, Edouard I and Henri VIII. The last king to live in the tower was Jacques I.

 

     

 

 

The tower was upgraded during 300 years. There are 3 wall to protect the fortress. Some towers in this castle have a name like green tower, St Thomas's tower, bloody tower... In 1971, the crown's jewel are transferated in the Waterloo casern in the tower. The casern is named Jewel House.

 

      Many persons were killed in the tower like Anne Boleyn, Henri VIII wife or Henri VI. So the tower is famous because many persons say it is haunted. Many ghost of persons dead in the tower were saw in the tower like Thomas Becket, Walter Raleigh... There is to a ghost bear in the tower because the tower was use like a menagerie.

London eye

 

The London Eye is a giant Ferris wheel on the South Bank of the River Thames in London, England. Its official name was originally the British Airways London Eye and since January 2011, the EDF Energy London Eye.

 

        The entire structure is 135 metres (443 ft) tall and the wheel has a diameter of 120 metres (394 ft). It is currently Europe's tallest Ferris wheel, the most popular paid tourist attraction in the United Kingdom with over 3.5 million visitors annually,and has made many appearances in popular culture.  

 

         The London Eye was designed by architects Frank Anatole, Nic Bailey, S.Chilton, M.Cook, M.Sparrowhawk, J.Barfield and David Marks. He wheel was constructed in sections which were floated up the Thames on barges and assembled lying flat on piled platforms in the river. Once the wheel was complete it was lifted into an upright position by a strand jack system made by Enerpac.

 

           The wheel's 32 sealed and air-conditioned ovoidal passenger capsules, designed and supplied by Poma, are attached to the external circumference of the wheel and rotated by electric motors.

Quick facts about London

 

-London is the capital city of England .

-The people speak English .

-In London there are 32 districts .

-The mayor of London is Boris Johnson .

-There are 8 308 400 inhabitants in 2012.

-London has 5 285 people/km² .

-London is the flatest city in United Kingdom. This is the only first city that has organized 3 Olympic Games. The first time was In 1908, the second time was in 1948 and the last time was in 2012.

-London was created by the Vikings in 600 bc under the name Lundenwic.

 

Matthieu.Levavasseur

The Emirates Stadium

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

What is this? It is one of the most famous football stadium in the world. The stadium of the Gunners, the London team.  After the crossing between France and England, this visit was waiting for us. The Emirates stadium opens its doors for us.

 

So, we started by the story of this club. To start, we saw the managers'room. In this room, there are statues of the most famous names in the story of Arsenal. Next, we went to the Diamond Club with its very famous clock. Then, we went up to the balcony to see a very amazing view of the pitch and the stands. You can find photos in the slide-show below this article.  Then we went down near the field. It was really amazing. The field was marvelous like the stands, like the stadium. But I think with Valentin, we prefer the Saillanderie's Stadium. It's the most beautiful stadium of the galaxy! We took some photos with the football team. You find them in the slide-show. Then, we visited the conference room, the lockers, the physiotherapist's room. I really enjoyed this visit. It was amazing and  I find the Stadium, very, very, very marvelous! I thank Mr Mevel for this visit!                                       

                                                                                                                   DELACOTTE Aurélien and ROPERS Valentin

Document Title

Thursday, April 3rd: the Tower of London,

 

                          by Jules AUDRAIN and Alexandre HEUZE

 

 

Thursday, April 3rd: London Eye,

 

by Mathieu LEVAVASSEUR

 Tuesday, April 3rd: Cruise on the Thames,

 

by Nolwenn DEROFF and Romane PLASSART

Wednesday, April 2nd: the BBC Broadcasting House,

by Jade Fradet and Chloé PASCO

 

The crossing by ferry

To go to London, the group took the ferry « Le Mont-St-Michel », the trip lasted 6 hours. We discovered how this boat works.

To start, we went to the information point, we interviewed Catherine, she explained her work « to do this job you have to speak english very well. » After, we went to the engine room. Thomas guided us and explained us the complicated mechanism of the boat. We saw the engine.

■ Pilot the boat

We discovered where we pilot the boat, it's like a movie. When we arrived there, the captain in second saw something suspect in the sea and called the ferry « Normandy » to know if they managed to identify it.

Do you know what :

You mustn't say « Titanic » in a boat.

                                                                                                Juliette GOUHIER & Margaux JARDIN

Live from the BBC

 

During the School trip in England, on Tuesday, we visited the BBC ( British Broadcasting Corporation). It was impressive ! We visited 2 buildings, the old Broadcasting House and the new. After a presentation of the BBC, we saw the news room : it's the room where the journalists present the news. In this room, Juliette and Maud present the news ! It was very funny ! Mathieu presented the weather. After, we visited the room of the One Show, a popular emission in England. Then guides spoke about the story of the BBC. After we went to another building, this building is for the radio. We saw the microphone used by the General De Gaulle on June, 18th 1940 and by Radio Londres during the Second World war. At the end, some pupils did a broadcasting play and it was funny !

 

This visit was an exceptional moment, it was great !

 

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                                                                                    Geoffrey SAMBUCHI

Interview in the Tower of London

 

During the trip in London, we visited the tower of London. We saw many famous towers in the castle like White tower, Bloody tower, St Thomas Tower... We saw the crown's jewels and the guards of the tower, the Beefeaters.

 

During the visit of the Tower of London, I interviewed a Beefeater about the tower, he accepted to answer me.

 

Me: When was the tower built ?

 

Guard: It was built in 1066 by «William the Conqueror»

 

Me: Does anyone still live here ?

 

Guard: Yes, The guards and their families, we are about 250.

 

Me: How many persons visit the tower a year ?

 

Guard: About 4 million.

 

Me: What do you do in the tower ?

 

Guard: We guard the tower.

 

Me: How many beefeaters are there ?

 

Guard: We are 37 in the tower.

 

Me: How many jewels are in the tower ?

 

Guard: I don't know, thousands !

 

Me: Why do beefeathers wear this costume ?

 

Guard: It's the uniform, with it people know we are the guards.

 

Eloi HAMEL

 An interview about London

 

We have interviewed Emilie Blanché about a trip to London she did with her family.

                                                          Margaux Jardin & Elodie Lamour

The Host Family

 

From March 31st to April 4th, the Euro students of the school went to London. They lodged by two or three in host families.

In our family, Jackie, the woman who took care of us,has accepted to answer our questions. You can listen to it below.

 

 

 

 

 

Iléana  Pissis  & Mathilde Bled

 

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