July 12, 2024 11:19am
Our MFL students have been involved in a great number of creative activities this year.
In November 2023, a group of KS4 and KS5 students studying French went on a residential trip to France, in Normandy. We not only visited the famous Mont St Michel, and saw the Bayeux tapestry, but we also had a workshop on how to make bread and croissants in a bakery and we went to a goat’s cheese farm where we got to pet the goats and of course taste some delicious cheese! Definitely a great experience and this year we are going to visit Paris!
Y7 Mexican Independence Day Research Homework
Well done to all KS3 students who produced such detailed research on Mexican Independence Day celebrated on 16th December.
KS3 Day of the Dead Competition and Research Homework
El día de los Muertos is celebrated in many Latin-American countries to remember the day of deceased.
KS3 and KS5 were learning about Spanish-Speaking countries gastronomy.
Students in Year 8 researched recipes and some took up to the challenge to cook them.
Paella Recipe by Tyler Kambalame Y8
Paella is a traditional Spanish dish made from rice, saffron, chicken and vegetables. The ingredients for this dish include:
- Products such as cebollas (onions), pimientos morrones (bell peppers), ajo (garlic), tomates (tomatoes), perejil (parsley) y guisantes congelados (frozen peas).
- Spices such as laurel (bay leaf), pimentón (paprika), azafrán (saffron), sal y pimienta (salt and pepper).
- Seafood such as camarones gigantes (jumbo shrimp), mejillones (mussels) y calamares (calamari).
- Muslos de pollo (chicken thighs).
- Aceite de oliva (olive oil)
- Arroz español (Spanish rice)
- Caldo de pollo (chicken broth)
Cooking Churros con chocolate by Rowan Wood Y8
These churros look yummy! İDeliciosos!
Food tasting Luca Ritzmann Y12
This year Y12 studied the influence of other cultures in Spanish gastronomy and tried some tapas in lessons.
Jamón Ibérico and Queso Manchego
La Résistance Y12 French
With year 12 as part of our work on La Résistance for our A level French, we did some background research on the events in Normandy, which coincided with the 80th anniversary of the D Day Landings. We also used film to help understand the difficulties that were faced by people in those times.
D Day Landings Y13 French
Y13 A level French did some background research on the events in Normandy, looking at all aspects of life during Occupied France. We also studied the role of the Vichy government at the time and how ordinary citizens were affected by the new laws during the Second World War.
MFL Homework challenges:
Billy la bufanda song Challenge Learn the song and sing it in class. Well done to Ryan Cole for being the first student who volunteered to sing it.
Teach your parents/guardians a phrase in the language you are studying?
Your dream job Taha Riyad Abdul-Karim Y9
Student had to research about the language that would be most helpful for their dream job.
Taha chose Spanish and made a great impression during Options evening.
‘’My dream job is to become a doctor, not because other people or society is wanting me or expecting me to do medicine. When I was young, I always liked helping people and making them feel better as it gave me a sense of happiness and meaning in this world. In addition, I knew people in my life who were severely sick and couldn’t make it and I felt helpless in not doing anything to help them. So, becoming a doctor would save people’s lives and making people not to worry for their loved one’s leaving this world so soon. The reason why I picked Spanish is because it would help me in the future to help the vulnerable people in Spanish speaking countries who don’t have access to hospitals or to medicines to give them a chance in life again.’’
Muchas gracias Taha.
Lunch time clubs
German Club run by Mrs Moore and Lukas Sadler a Y10 student who speaks German.
‘’This year some of the topics we have covered are pets, family, colours, German grammar, including word order, hobbies, and phonics to aid pronunciation.’’
French club run by Mrs Moore has been a place where students have been able to practise vocabulary covered in class to reinforce it. This club is very popular, and is regularly full!
Year 12 have being studying with Keite Wanya, French singers during the YeyeYé-yé ,a style of pop music that emerged in Western and Southern Europe in the early 1960s and French Famous singers such as
Stromae
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_sepJYf6VWg
Vianney, Soprano
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aCDZUq3U_5M
Louane
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uiZc-bgy6y0
Johnny Hallyday ( Yeye)