Menorca i IES JOSEP MIQUEL GUÀRDIA

IES JOSEP MIQUEL GUÀRDIA

It’s a collage where you can study a lot of different things like: baccalaureate, secondary, and

personal training. At the beginning there weren’t all the courses, but

every year, they add new things.

The IES Josep Miquel Guardia’s school was inaugurated in 1989-90.

Everyone can study here, disabled people, immigrants, everyone who’s older than 12

There are a lot of people from different places because Alaior’s town has grown up.

This institute prepares everybody for the future: They teach us knowledge, values and attitude to be good persons with a big future.

If you entered for the principal door, you’ll find the secretary. There, there are some people who serve you if

you need it.

In the first floor, there are the teachers’ rooms to. They are located in a closed corridor and you just can go there if you need something to ask them.

In the first floor there are also the hall and some classes where the secondary

students learn.

You can go up to the second floor with the elevators or by the steps. There, there are more rooms where the secondary and personal training learns everything.

In the third floor there are more rooms which in baccalaureate students study. They also have some subjects in the first or second floor, so they have to move all time.

In every floor there are the toilets.

There are also a lot of banks where people can sit to talk or get relax.

Out of the school, there is the snack bar where teachers and students can take their time to relax.

There is a basketball and a football court and a gym that we use when we practice sports in Physical Education.

THE GYM

In our opinion, we think that our high school is good because there are good teachers and good students too. Also because is a small centre and everyone know everybody, so there's a good relationship between all the students.

This high school is a little bit old, and in

Winter is so cold.

MENORCA

Menorca is one of the most beautiful islands in the world. It forms part of the Baleares Islands. Menorca has got eight towns which are Ciutadella, Ferreries, Es Migjorn, Mercadal, Alaior, Sant Lluis, Es Castell and Maó.

Menorca only has got about 70.000 habitants and that’s why there’s a place with a lot of calm.

There are a lot of nice beaches. Some of the most important of them are: Son Bou, S'Arenal de’n Castell. On summer, there are a lot of tourists in these beaches and they come to spend their holidays in the island.

It's the longest beach in Menorca, the lenght is about almost 2'5 km. It's located in the south of the island.

Son Bou

It's another beach situated in the north of Menorca, in summer it's full of people.

S’Arenal de’n Castell

It's a wild beach, and that's why there is always

a lot of calm.

Macarella

Another wild beach which is longer than Macarella.Cavalleria

The highest mountain of Menorca is called “El Toro” and its height is about 365 meters.

Menorca is not an island with a lot of

mountains, so it is a flat island.

El Toro

In Menorca there are some rural routes, and one of them is the Camí de Cavalls.

This path was constructed in 1330 and it was used to protect the island.

Thanks to it the tourist and people of Menorca can enjoy it to do hiking.

It goes all around of the island.

The Camí de Cavalls

The one official language is Catalan, but people speak the variety of Catalan called “Menorquí”.

Lenguage

Catalan

Menorquí

Català

Spanish

EspaNYOL

There is a lot of typical food of the island since long time ago.

For example, a typical meal is “Pastissets”, “sobrassada”, “formatge” and “Oliaigua”.

The Food

The weather is very good and that’s why there are a lot of tourist who want to spend their holiday in Menorca.

It has a Mediterrian weather with hot summers and winters with wind and also rain, but we can't compare it with U.K.

THE SUMMER IN MENORCA

We are going to talk about some summer parties that we celebrate in Menorca.

Menorca is an island which in the summer changes completely, because a lot of people come here to have a great summer in our beaches. In addition, we also celebrate typical summer parties, we call them “fiestas”, in each town of our island.

The important element of those parties are the horses and their riders.

Therefore, we have chosen the “fiestas” which

represent better the variety of the students of

our high school.

Sant Joan is the first party that we celebrate. It’s the 23th and 24th of June in Ciutadella and that’s a party that represent Menorca.

And in the second weekend of August in Alaior we celebrate Sant Llorenç.

SANT JOAN

The Sant Joan Fiestas are a local celebration which is very famous in our town, because there is a lot of people of our country that comes to enjoy this party. It’s celebrated in Ciutadella de Menorca, a Menorca’s town.

This important event it’s celebrated in the 23rd and 24th of June every year since a lot of centuries.

It’s about a traditional (celebration) where there are a few riders who ride on horses, and the people joins with the horses the pace of the music.

Sant Joan is also one of the most important parties of our town because it has some typical

games.

In one of this games a rider has to enter a special stick in a circle called “ensortilla” while is riding on a horse.

SANT LLORENÇ

This celebration always takes place in August and the tradition is the following: A group of riders with their own horses perform the typical “jaleo”, in which the horses jump in the middle of the square while the most brave people are brought face to face with the horses and help them jump more time.

This “jaleo” occurs always in saturday and sunday. There are also floats, concerts and fireworks.

When the celebration ends, the last day, helds the horse racing.

We’re talking about a typical drink of Menorca,

the “Pomada” or “Gin amb Llimonada”. This drink is

elaborate whit gin and lemonade.

During the summer in all the typical parties there is an element that never fail.

THE “POMADA”

Mar MascaróOlga LlambíasIsaias Nievas

Julio DiazJuana Melia

Marina FloritSilvia Sintes

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