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Von Stonehenge bis zum London Eye, von römischen Bädern bis zu Jane Austens Welt - in nur fünf Tagen erlebte die Klasse 3d, begleitet von ihrer Englischlehrerin Frau Aeschbacher-Eichbaum und ihrer Lateinlehrerin Frau Debrunner, eine intensive Zeitreise in England. Dank dem persönlichen Kontakt zu einer Schule in Bath konnten alle Schüler privat in Gastfamilien untergebracht werden und gleichaltrige Engländer und Engländerinnen kennen lernen. Einzeln oder in kleinen Gruppen bekamen die Schülerinnen und Schüler Einblick ins Familienleben der Gastfamilien, bewährten sich oft allein im englischsprachigen Umfeld und konnten ihre englischen PartnerInnen im Schulalltag begleiten.
Nach der Reise verfassten die Schülerinnen und Schüler Berichte in englischer Sprache, welche hier in Auswahl wiedergegeben werden:

The Roman Baths

On the first day of our school trip, we went to the Roman Baths museum in Bath. The baths are well preserved, so that we were able to see how the baths had been warmed up in Roman times. Moreover, we saw the curse tablets, which the Romans had used to put in the baths to curse the person who had stolen their towel. There was a lot to see, but we unfortunately didn't have time to see everything.

(Cadri Knoch, Fiorenza Bossard)

The Museum of Costume

In the afternoon of the first day we were at the Museum of Costume. In this museum you can see fashion from the 16th century to the modern days. We particularly enjoyed the crinolines: You could try them on.

(Amanja Ivanova, Sévérine Hunziker)

Stonehenge

On Tuesday we went to Stonehenge. After two hours on the bus, we finally got there. We were given audio guides (in German or English, most of us took the English one!). We went around the stones and looked at them independently. With the audio guide we could get a lot of information and we learnt more about the stones. It was interesting, but not worth a very long visit. But the landscape was beautiful. Unfortunately there were no druids, because we were two days too early for the summer solstice.

(Franziska Higi, Claude Lehmann)

London

On Wednesday we went to London. First, we had to drive three hours in a coach, and then we finally arrived at the London Eye. On the top you have a great view. After walking past the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey, we saw Buckingham Palace. And at the end of the day we visited the British Museum.

(Jan Lüthi, Aaron Nienhaus)

Lacock

Lacock is a beautiful, old village about 45 minutes away from Bath. Lacock has an abbey and cloisters as well as a few pubs. Parts of the Harry Potter films were shot in Lacock abbey and the cloisters; for example the scenes in Professor Snape's classroom and the place where Mad-Eye Moody transformed Draco Malfoy into a white ferret. Lacock is often used for films due to its old houses that tilt in a charming way. The pubs are just as ancient as all the other houses and just as pretty. Here some of us stopped to have a typical English pub lunch: ham, eggs and chips.

(Mena Grossmann; Gianna Schäffeler)

School Day

On Thursday we went to St. Gregory's, a Catholic school in Bath. The school day starts at 9 o'clock and finishes at 3 pm. The students arrive in school buses and go straight to tutor. Tutor is a morning ritual in which the teacher calls out the students' names to check if they are present. The students wear silly uniforms, which are green, grey and white. The girls wear skirts, which they tend to roll up, and they also have to wear ties. In our opinion school in general is fairly straightforward and easier than ours.

(Mena Grossmann; Gianna Schäffeler)

Bus Trips

During the long bus trips we had a lot of fun. We played a card game called "Mafia", even our two teachers joined in. We listened to music or talked ... But the Mafia game was the funniest and loudest activity. Only the driver was not amused...

(Franziska Higi, Claude Lehmann)

English Food

English Food has rather a reputation, whether it is good or bad. Some examples of the food that the class was fed by the host families range from fried peas to sickening paella that made Christopher throw up in the toilet. This is probably the reason why the English are said to have table-talk to distract people from the food. In spite of this, everyone, except Caterina, agrees that the chain food company "Subway" was very good. Although England has many stereotypical foods, only a few of the students of our class tried some of these platters. These typical English dishes include "fish 'n' chips", scones and of course the English breakfast consisting of sausages, bacon, fried eggs, French toast and black pudding.

(Quirin Grossmann, Christopher Compagnon)

Host Families and Farewell Dinner

We were lucky with our host families, because they were very kind and cooked well. What surprised us was that our host parents always picked up their children (and us) wherever they were, and the girls and boys didn't use the public transport. TVs and computers occupy a very important position in their lives. The TV was always on, even when they were having breakfast. It was a nice experience and we had a lot of fun with our host brothers and sisters. On Thursday evening we went to Pizza Express with our host brothers and sisters. It was our last evening and so we wanted to celebrate it with some traditional English food: PIZZA...! It was nice that we could all be together. The pizzas were good and we had a lot of fun. Some boys flirted with the English girls and now we know each other better. Our teachers got on well with our host parents.

(Valentina Ferrazzini, Lea de Boer)

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