Guess what I do...

Read these interviews written by two of our students. Can you guess the profession of these people from the answers they give?

How old are you? I'm 22.

What do you like doing? I like doing experiments.

Do you have a family? I have one child.

Do you have a pet? Yes, I have a cat.

Where do you work? I work in a laboratory.

What special things do you have in your house? I have a robot and an automatic house.

What is your favourite room? My favourite room is the kitchen. My kitchen has a robot chef, a clean table, a massage sofa, economy lights, and a very big T.V.

What am I?........................

I'm a scientist!

By Gianmarco Canello

How old are you? I'm twenty two.

What do you like doing? I like swimming in my free time.

Do you have a family? Yes. I am married to a famous actor.

Do you have any pets? I have two dogs, 2 cats, a horse, 2 parrots, and two rabbits.

Where do you work? I work from home.

Which is your favourite room in your house? My favourite room is my study. In that room there are many shelves full of books and dictionaries in different languages.

What am I?....

I'm a translator!

By Giulia Tonon

Body Painting

Brian tells us about his experience doing art with Italian children...

"On Tuesday of Week 1 I did an art class, which was great fun. We did “body painting”. In this class, the learners draw outlines of their bodies on very big sheets of paper, cut them out and paint them."

"We were having so much fun that everyone was laughing and it was difficult to trace the outlines on the paper. Some of them ended up looking like trees!"

"After we had traced the outlines we put the sheets on the big art tables and everyone helped to paint them in. The learners particularly liked drawing the designs for the shoes – Nike, Adidas, Puma etc. It was quite difficult to draw the faces but we managed in the end."

"After we had finished painting the pictures we labelled all the different parts of the body (in English of course!). We also played a game like “Simon Says”. I would say, for example, “Put your hand on your head”, but of I didn’t say “please” at the end of the command then the learners weren’t supposed to move; they were only to put move their hands if I said “please”. However, I think the learners are too accustomed to doing what the teachers tell them because they always moved their hand, even if I didn’t say “please”. Italian students are very obedient!"

"At the end of the class the learners had learned some new words like knee, elbow, hip, thumb, chin. It was a nice way to combine art with learning English."

Basketball

"Hello, I'm Babblu. I'm 15 years old and this is my third year at the English Camp. My favourite activities at the camp are the sports."

"My teachers this year are Ben, Sophia and Ian. My favourite sport is basketball."


"Basketball is better than rugby! I started playing basketball 8 years ago. "

"At the English Camp I play everyday with my friends and sometimes with Ben, too!"

Class Projects

Ian & Ben's class are working on a class project! Here's what Anna, their English Teacher has to say.

"I decided to create a magazine project with this class. Each lesson the children invent something of their own. Depending on the lesson topic, the children invent things such as a new sport, an item of clothing, or a food menu. It encourages the children to use their imagination whilst at the same time, using new vocabulary and language structures covered at the beginning of the lesson. Working on the project help to motivate the students so at the end of the camp they have something to take home."

"Ho deciso di creare un giornalino con questa classe. In ogni lezione i ragazzi inventano qualcosa di proprio. In base al tema della lezione, i ragazzi inventano cose come nuovi sport, articoli di vestiario o menu. Questo lavoro incoraggia i ragazzi a usare la loro immaginazione, mentre allo stesso tempo usano nuovo lessico e strutture linguistiche apprese a inizio lezione. Lavorare a questo progetto aiuta gli studenti a motivarli, così che alla fine dell’esperienza del camp, possano avere qualcosa da portarsi a casa."

BY FELIZIA BENOLD

BY ANDREA MARCON

BY GUILA TONON

BY ELIA FIGHERA

BY GAIA VANOTTI

Mad Hatters!

As part of the programme of activities, the students design and decorate a hat which they will take home at the end of camp. Read Ita's description of this activity below.

"Making hats is an opportunity for students to discuss logos and design and recognise the role they play in the modern world. Each studdent has to think about colour, form and compostition to demonstrate his/her understanding of English instructions. At the end of the lesson, each student has a beautiful personalized hat which proudly shows their own design."

Elena Traina from Anna's class describes what they did in the lesson.

Art class with Ita is interesting and fun.

First, we drew the design on a piece of paper and coloured it. Then we copied the design on to the hat with pencil.

Finally we painted the hat and decorated it with glitter.

These are our hats!

First Impressions

Anna's class wrote about their first impressions of the camp. Find out what they thought...

• I feel very good because I met my friends and my new teachers. My favourite activities are port and hat making. My favourite thing I did in the English camp was to make a hat because it was so nice. The teachers are nice and they teach a lot of good things.

By Stefano Carrer

• I felt very good becuase I like the English camp, the teachers, and my firends in my class and other classes. I like doing sport and drama workshop the most. The teachers are generally funny but the for me the best teacher is Anna.

By Alberto Zaia

• I felt good on the first day. I like all the activities because we don't get bored ever. I don't know all the guys on staff but the guys I met today I like so much because they are very friendly and the lessons are very interesting.

Magni Federica

• I felt very happy on the first day. I like art activities the most. I like my teachers Libby, Anna and Ita because they are interesting and funny.

By Elena Traina

Welcome!

Dear parents and friends,
Welcome to the blogspot for the Grava School English Camp. The camp has begun and we are off to an excellent start. The next two weeks will be packed with fun, excitement, and learning. We invite you to visit this blog to discover what the children are involved in everyday. You will find photos, art work, stories, poems, letters and more.
We look forward to your visits - and seeing you soon!

Claire Venables

Cari genitori e amici,

Bnvenuti nel portale del blog del "Grava School English Camp". Il camp è iniziato e abbiamo avuto un eccellente inizio. Le prossime due settimane saranno piene di dvertimento, emozioni, e apprendimenti. Vi invitiamo a visitare il blog per scoprire cosa fanno i ragazzi ogni giorno. Troverete foto, lavoretti fatti a mano, storie, poemi, lettere e molto di più.

Seriamo di ricevere le vostre visite al blog - e vedevi presto!

Claire Venables

Coordinatrice del camp