On est de retour! We have just come back from another successful exchange trip to Buc near Paris. Instead of the teachers writing up the experience we asked our Weald students to answer a few questions about what they learned about France and the French during their stay.
Enjoy their responses below:
What were our best bits?
The hot weather.The Paris boat ride.
Visiting Eurodisney.
Visiting the school.
Meeting great new people.
Becoming closer to people.
The P.E. lesson at school.
The Eiffel Tower (4 km high!).
Everything apart from leaving.
Visiting the gardens of Versailles.
Experiencing a different house and lifestyle.
The whole trip was immense and I didn't want to leave.
Visiting Montmartre with my French family on the weekend.
Staying in with my French family in the evenings and playing games.
What new French phrases did we learn?
Vraiment? (Really?)
On y va! (Let’s go!)
Je suis désole (I am sorry)
Je suis fatigué (I am tired)
J’ai une rhume (I have a cold)
À demain (see you tomorrow)
La même chose (the same thing)
De rien (no problem / it’s nothing)
Tourne à gauche/droite (Turn left/right)
Tu as bien dormi? (Did you sleep well?)
Je me suis trompé de chemin (I went the wrong way)
Vous prenez la carte bleue? (Do you accept debit card ?)
As-tu besoin de quelque chose? (Do you need anything ?)
Je regrette, je ne comprends pas. (I’m sorry, I don’t understand)
Je voudrais boire quelque chose (I would like to drink something)
Je voudrais du pain s’il vous plait ( I would like some bread please)
Quand est-ce que je peux prendre une douche? (When can I have a shower ?)
Familiar language
Quoi? (What?)
Salut! (Hi / bye)
Tu veux? (Do you want [some / any]?)
Allez, allez, vite, vite ! (Go / hurry / quickly!)
T’as vu ? - familiar form of : Tu as vu ? (Did you see?)
What did we learn about French culture / way of life?
La Nourriture!
Snails are nice.
They always eat bread.
They eat cereal out of mugs.
They don't drink fresh milk.
They eat cheese at most meals.
They put vinegar on their salad.
They eat a lot later than we do at home.
They drink coffee out of breakfast bowls.
They eat salade either before or after dinner.
They have a starter, main and dessert course every day.
Au collège Martin Luther King
They start school at 8.00 a.m.
The teachers were really strict.
They don't wear a uniform at school.
They aren't allowed to talk in lessons.
They learn history and geography together at school.
En général
The houses are different.
Lots of them speak English.
The French are really hospitable
The toilets are in a different room to the bathroom.
They kiss each other, even when they meet strangers.
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