The Language Exchange

Welcome to our Language Exchange! This blog is a platform for my students to publish their own texts in the languages I teach them. I think this might be a good way to motivate them to learn languages. Feel free to comment on the posts. And please be nice. (Every student has written an introductory post, usually accompanied by a photo. You can find them in the archives.)

Friday, September 12, 2008

Mis vacaciones - por Daniel

Este es el primer día que estoy aquí después de las vacaciones. En mis vacaciones pasé dos semanas en Dinamarca con otros jóvenes. Hacía bastante buen tiempo, con mucho calor. Hablamos sobre Dios y cosas religiosas. Algunos días fuimos en bicicleta a la playa que estaba a unos quince kilómetros. Viví en una escuela y en nuestro tiempo libre jugamos al fútbol. Nos entendimos todos bien y las vacaciones me han gustado mucho.
Daniel

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Separate Schools - by Justine

Justine had to comment on the following statement: Boys and girls should attend separate schools. Here's what she wrote:

I disagree with this statement. If they were separated, it wouldn't be so funny any more. We would only do girls things, that would be boring. The boys wouldn't know what girls like. A good thing would be that they wouldn't be distracted during school time. There wouldn't be so many arguments about what to do in P.E. lessons.

What is your opinion about separate schools?

Monday, September 01, 2008

Going abroad - by Patrick

Should I go to another country for one year, I would go to Malta. I hope I can make some new friends and meet other people there. It would be very good for my English, because the people there speak English as their native language. I hope to stay with a nice host family. Maybe they have a child who is my age. Malta is famous for its old temples from the Stone Age. When you go abroad you can always learn something about the other culture.
But there are some worries, too. You must leave your family and friends behind. Perhaps you will get homesick and miss your country. You might be very lonely. And understanding the language can be very hard for you.
What's your opinion? Have you ever been to another country?