Nuestro viaje de Comenius a Stratford-upon-Avon

Our Comenius trip to Stratford-upon-

Avon

How Comenius works

Comenius is an English project organized by several European countries which main aim is to

communicate students from several cities in Europe.

Specifically, our project involves collecting information about job

opportunities for young people. This information will be uploaded to

‘eTwinning’, a social platform we will also use to keep in contact with the rest

of European high schools.

In Stratford, we had to plan with the rest of Comenius students the activity we will do when they come to Spain. The first activity will be an orienteering event and

then we will play some beach games.The best part of the project was working with them because we have many foreign

friends and we have improved our English.

ItalyPalermo8 Nov 2012

United KingdomStratford-upon-Avon13 Sept 2012

PolandTampere17 Jan 2013

SpainMalaga7 Mar 2012

United KingdomTruro24 Apr 2014

FinlandGorowo6 Mar 2014

GermanyAchim28 Nov 2013

When and where

Welcome to Stratford-upon-Avon

The town name is derived from the Old

English name of Straet meaning

‘Street’ and Ford that meant that it forded

the river into the town.

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Stratford-upon-Avon is a small historic town and civil parish in south Warwickshire, England (civil parish means ‘a small administrative territory with a local

government’). It is situated on River Avon and is internationally renowned as William Shakespeare’s birthplace. Over 25 thousand people live there.

Holy Trinity ChurchThe chancel is the

resting place of William Shakespeare.

Stratford’s Royal Shakespeare Theatre is home to the Royal

Shakespeare Company (RSC).

Theotherside of StratforduponAvon

Ghost walkWe joined Jocasta for an entertaining walk around the historic streets of Stratford and discovered the

buildings where there are terrible tales and sinister stories of ghosts, witches, murders and

misery.

Magic, mystery and monsters... Welcome to the world of Dr Thaddeus

Bombay! It is known as England’s most magical visitor experience. There you can find the Wand Emporium and

the House of Wizardry.

’s birthplace

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Shakespeare’s birthplace gives you

the chance to get unique coins with

different Shakespeare topics for one pound and one penny each.

William Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in 1564. He is regarded as the greatest writer in the English language, producing many plays, sonnets and

poems. In this town we can find Shakespeare Birthplace Trust, a foundation consisting of Shakespeare's Birthplace and some of his relatives’ houses. This is

why Stratford is so closely linked to Shakespeare.

StratforduponAvonSchool

There are about 1,600 students in Stratford-upon-Avon School. It is really big, like three times as big as ours, because there are students from many nearby towns.

Stratford-upon-Avon School is simply amazing! The most impressive facilities are the track, the gymnasium, the football pitch, the canteen and the library.

The timetables are different too: school starts at 9 a.m. and finishes at 3 p.m., and there are two breaks (20 minutes and 40 minutes). The high school is so advanced

and modern that when students go to pay for their meals, they only have to put their index finger in a sensor which adds the bill to their account.

Lucia’s host familyMy host family lives in a village near Stratford, in a big two-story house in the

middle of the country. My host parents Charlotte and Bryan have three daughters, Amy (14), Jasmine (12) and Katie (6). Charlotte is a nurse and Bryan works for a

gas company. They have got a dog named Lily. We went to Bristol because of Amy’s grandfather’s 80th birthday party, and to Bourton-on-the-Water.

Alfonso’s host familyMy host family lives relatively not far from school, in the town centre. Their house is a two-story building. My host parents Rita and Rob have two red-haired sons, Patrick (14) and Alex (11). Rita looks after old people and Rob works at a Land

Rover dealer. They have got a hamster named Toby. We went to Broadway and to Bourton-on-the-Water, where Lucia and me met by chance.

Curiosities: British food

FudgeA creamy candy made of sugar, butter, milk, and

usually chocolate.

MarmiteLove it or hate it!

A yeast and vegetable extract used as spread,

flavouring, etc. Are you a lover or a

hater of Marmite?

SquashA still drink made from fruit juice or fruit syrup diluted

with water.

CrumpetA round yeast cake full of small holes on the top side,

eaten toasted and buttered.

Be confident, talkative and polite.‘Thank you’ and ‘please’ are vitally important.

Look to the right when crossing a road.

At homeFeel at home, your host family wants you to.

Tell your host parents if you don’t like any sort of food.

TIPS