My year abroad

Hey everybody.

In our last English lesson we were talking about AFS(American Field Service). It offers students from all over the world many intercultural programs. Now I want to give you some information about AFS and why, where and when I would like to go abroad.

At the beginning it is very hard for every exchange student, but after a few weeks they feel comfortable in the new school environment. If you attend classes you will get a report for the classes abroad.
Host families a carefully chosen by the organisation and they are asked to treat host children as a member of the family. Usually host children are asked to do chores around the house, just like other kids in the host family. If a student doesn't get well on with his or her host family, the student can be moved into a new family.
And if a student has special needs, they must be already mentioned on the application form or they tell them to the host family.
All the foreign students have the chance to learn about the new culture.
If one day I'll spend a year abroad, I will go abroad after my 20th birthday, because then I'll have finished school and then I can start a new section in my life.
I would like to go to the USA and work there as an au pair girl. Why to the USA? I think the USA is a special country and I think it is awesome. I'm especially interested in New York. I would like to see all the wonderful and interesting places of this big city.
I would like to be able to speak English perfectly fluently and I would like to get to know their culture. That's why I would like to look there for a host family.
I hope that my host family and I will get well on with each other and I hope they treat me as a member of their family.

I hope you enjoyed my entry and will read my next again.

See you soon,

   Sabrina

St. Patrick's Day

Hey everybody!

In our last English lesson we talked about St. Patrick's Day! When, where, why and how is the St. Patrick's Day celebrated? Let me answer this questions.
This day is celebrated in some english speaking countries, for example in Ireland, Great Britain, United States and Canada on March 17th.
For many years it was a church festival and now it is a public holiday in the Republic of Ireland and North Ireland.
The first St. Patricks Festival was held 1996 in Boston.
Saint Patrick grew up in Britain, but was taken to Ireland as a slave and he brought them the roman catholic religion.
With the clover he explained them the holy trinity: Father, Son and the Holy Spirit. That is why the shamrock is a so important symbol for this day.
On March 17th he died and so they celebrate St. Patrick's Day on this date.
St. Patrick is also the patron of Ireland.
Where ever the party is everything is green: rivers, hairs or foods.Everywhere are great parades, people wear green clothes or little plastic shamrocks or stickers saying "Kiss me, I'm Irish". People drink Irish beer and eat Irish food. It is a time when children can eat a lot of sweets and adults can enjoy a beer at a local pub.

I really like this day and so I would like to celebrate the St. Patrick's day once.
I hope you know now more about this day and maybe you also celebrate it once.

See you soon,

   Sabrina

 

 

 

"Healthy Eating Guide"

Hey everyone.


I have just studied the "Healthy Eating Guide". Now I would like to give you a few tips for a healthy diet.

Starchy food
Foods such as bread, cereals, rice, pasta and potatoes give you energy for your day. You eat a wholegrain breakfast cereal for breakfast, have a sandwich for lunch, and potatoes, pasta or rice with your dinner.

Fruits and Vegetables
It is also mentioned to eat at least 5 portions of a variety of fruit and vegetables every day. You could have a glass of juice and a sliced apple with your cereal at breakfast, a side salad at lunch, a banana as an afternoon snack and potatoes, tomatoes or peppers with your dinner.

Fish
Most of us should be eating more fish. You should eat fish twice a week, for example salmon, trout, herring, fresh tuna, sardines, cod, plaice or tinned tuna.

Fat and sugar
Eat foods like sausages, hard cheese, butter, pastry, cakes and biscuits, cream sour cream and crème fraiche less often. We should all be trying to eat fewer foods containing added sugar, such as sweets. And also try to drink fewer sugary soft and fizzy drinks.

Salt
Everyone eats too much salt. Adults and kids over 11 shouldn't eat more than 6 g salt a day. Eat more see salt it is a bit healthier.

Weigh
It isn't good for your body to be overweight or underweight. Your weight should be adapted to your body height.

Water
We should drink about 1,2 litres of water a day. When it's hot outside and you're doing sports, your body needs more than this. Try to avoid drinking soft and fizzy drinks that are high in added sugar.

Missing meals
Basically what it says you shouldn't skip breakfast, because it gives us the energy to start in the day. Missing meals doesn't help to lose weight and it isn't good for your body.

As for me, I'm trying to eat healthier food now, because I want to do something good for my body. I try to eat a slice of bread with a cup of tea in the morning, for lunch I eat a big portion of salad and as an afternoon snack I eat a pear, an apple or a banana and for dinner I eat a huge portion of vegetables now. 


I hope you will know now more about healthy food and my tips helped you, maybe you also try to lead a healthier life now.
See you soon,

   Sabrina

Interview with Donald Trump

Hey everyone!

I have just watched this video on you tube, here is the link.
In the interview with Mr. Colbert Donald Trump, one of the candidates for presidency in the USA, tells us about his ideas, if he really was elected president. This is what he says...



Donald Trump

Stephan the reporter and Donald Trump talk about the immigration. Trump says that the USA has no borders and so he wants to change that. He wants to build a wall, with a big fat door in it, in the south to Mexico. So people come legally and only with paper into the country. Trump suggest that Mexico should pay for the wall. Stephan suggest to build two walls with a moat between, which is filled with fire and fireproof crocodiles. But Trump prefer a serious wall with a big door in it. He wants to stop the problems with the drug traffic and crime in the big cities like Los Angels, New York or Chicago with the wall.

Hillary Clinton

I also think that it is a good idea to build a wall to stop drug traffic and crime. But I don't think there will be a wall along the border in the future, because a wall costs much money and time, and I think it was just a joke from Mr. Trump.As for his chances to become president no chances to become the next American president because, I think he hasn't enough political experience.
I think the next American president will be Hillary Clinton.


I hope you know now more about the Donald Trump, and you enjoyed my entry and read my next again!
See you soon,

   Sabrina






My room

Hey everyone!

Today I want to describe you my room. My bedroom is quite big, so I have enough space. I painted the walls purple a short time ago, with my father's help. On the walls there are pictures of my family and my friends. My furniture and the floor are made of light wood. In the middle of my room there is a big comfortable bed, I often read in it before I go to bed. On the floor beside my bed there is a big white carpet, which is really fleecy. In my room there are two cupboards, a big one and small and a big bookshelf. In a corner stands a desk and in another my make-up table. My small couch is most of the time my wardrobe and so there is always a mess. My curtains are white and purple. I like my bedroom, because it is big, comfortable and it is lovely decorated. But I have only one window in my room, although it is so big. So it is mostly very dark in my room, because my room is on the north side of our house.

I hope you enjoyed my entry and read my next again!

See you soon,

   Sabrina

Christmas in England

Hey everybody!

In our last English lesson we talked about Christmas and the different ways to celebrate it. I want to give you some informations about Christmas in England.

Countdown to Christmas
Advent calendars are a countdown to Christmas and start four Sundays before Christmas. The advent calendar is the first sign of Christmas in English homes and offers a reason to look forward to Christmas Eve.

Decors
People decorate their houses with lights during Christmas. The traditional Christmas tree in England is the fir tree. Streets are decorated with lights and Christmas trees.

Caroling Away
People go carol singing from one house to another and collect money for poor people. This singing starts on 21st December till to Christmas day.

Celebration
Families and friends get together to enjoy and share old customs and traditions.
Family and friends lay presents under the Christmas tree. The presents are opened in the afternoon, or after the dinner. Christmas stockings are a very traditional part of Christmas in England. Children usually hang these stockings in and around the house, for Santa to fill them up with sweets.

Boxing Day
The day after Christmas, 26th December, is called Boxing Day. On this day, boys go around and collecting money and give it to the poor people.

So I celebrate Christmas:
My family and I decorate in the morning 24th of December the Christmas tree. In the afternoon we go together to the church.  After the church we go home together and to kill us the time up to the gift giving we play a few games. On the Christmas Eve we eat self-made sausages from our grandparents. After the dinner we sing a few songs together and then we unpacked together the presents. On 25th of December we visit our grandparents and celebrate with them Christmas.

I hope you know now more about Christmas an enjoyed my entry!

 

See you soon,

   Sabrina

 

Guy Fawkes Day

Hey guys!!!

 

In our last English lesson we talked about Guy Fawkes Day! Who, when, where, how, and why is the Guy Fawkes Day celebrated? Let me answer this questions. This day is celebrated in Great Britain on November 5th. Children make figures, called the “guys”, out of rags or old clothes and display them in the street. The kids call out “Penny for the guy!” and collect money from passers-by. In the evening when it gets dark, people let of rockets and Catherine wheels, born on bonfires and make parties. But why do the British people  celebrate this day? They celebrate the Guy Fawkes Day in memory of an unsuccessful plot to blow up the King and Parliament in 1605.

I hope you know now more about this day an enjoyed my entry!

 

See you soon,

   Sabrina