Today was the last day before the half term break, which means free time! I have arrived in the UK a month ago and I can tell it went very quickly! I am hosting a couple of friends during the week from tomorrow onwards that's why I'm writing tonight before getting too busy.
My job is going very well. I can already see some of my students already improving, feeling more confident talking to me which is extremely rewarding. I enjoy my conversation sessions but also attending other lessons as I get involved - I sometimes get to teach the class for the whole period or for the first ten minutes! I sometimes find it hard to find things to talk about depending on the topic I have to discuss (talking about francophone music to British people isn't the easiest thing to do, believe me) but some of my students are really interested in the culture and are very talkative.
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Two weeks ago, I've learnt that I am very likely to go to a school trip to Lille in February and I'm quite keen on going even if it is not Paris. I don't know if it's common where you're from/where you're teaching but the school here is organising so many school trips it's just amazing. In addition we have some events taking place, like House Drama evening, fireworks at the beginning of November and some students are even performing Grease the musical at the end of the month!
Now I am just going to enjoy my break with my friends coming over, going on day trips, doing shopping and catching up! It's Halloween season so here's a picture of some pumpkins from Borough Market I took on a day trip to London! So what about you, what are your plans for the break?
📚Funny thing I've heard in the classroom:
"British food is better than French food, we have fish & chips... and curry!"
Julie XX
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