Saturday 30 November 2013

Neunundneunzig Luftballons!

Classic German Song!




(Warning: This song is catchy and will probably stay in your head for several hours after listening)

Thursday 21 November 2013

Article - 'Poor Language Skills 'Hampering UK Economy'

As if there weren't enough reasons to learn languages in school!
 
A report warns if languages are not given the same priority as maths and sciences, Britain's economic prosperity may suffer.
 
 
 
 
http://news.sky.com/story/1171002/poor-language-skills-hampering-uk-economy

                                              Watch the video here

Words of the Week beginning Monday 18th November



Tuesday 12 November 2013

Klasse 12. Jugendszenen!

Schau mal diesen kurzen Film an und wähl drei verschiedene Jugendgruppen von dem Film aus.
Beantworte die folgenden Fragen über die drei Jugendgruppen.

1. Wie heißt diese Jugendszene?
2. Auf welche Jahren geht diese Szene zurück?
2. Wie beschreibt man diese Jugendszene?
3. Was für Leute sind die jungen Leute in dieser Szene deiner Meinung nach?
4. Möchtest du Mitglied dieser Jugendszene sein? Warum?

Thursday 7 November 2013

Year 7 Spelling Bee

 
Lots of year 7 classes are hard at work preparing for the National French Spelling Bee Competition. The contest takes place in 4 stages, starting with class competitions and moving onto a school competition before the regional and national finals. Which form will manage to impress the most with their fantastic spelling skills? 

Wednesday 6 November 2013

Language Taster Club this week!

 
The first of our Language Taster club sessions took place this Tuesday in the MFL department. Pupils from Atlantic College came to introduce Arabic and Italian to Cowbridge pupils, including a workshop on how to write your name in Arabic and an introduction to all things Italian!





 
 
The Language Taster Club takes place again next Tuesday (12th November) at 3:15 upstairs in B block. Come along and try something new - All year groups are welcome!