If you are going to Scotland next week, there are a few things you shouldn't forget:

A warm pullover or a fleece jacket.

A raincoat or/and an umbrella.

Your gloves, that you had already put away into the attic's cupboard.

Good walking shoes, as the program Ms Vial has concocted for us is copious. (Many thanks by the way !)

Your good temper, and that should be easy not to forget, not thanks to the sunny weather that we won't have, but just by thinking of all our friends who'll be working hard in Reims.

Your identity card or passport AND you European Health Card!

I hope you knew about this blog or all my advice will be wasted. If you didn't I'll inform you about it on Monday and you and your parents will be able to catch up with all the notes you've missed, as well as read the news I'll send from Scotland. I hope my host family have wifi. If you see nothing new published here, it will mean they don't...

This map shows the area where our host families live, most of them in Dalkeith.

Next Monday I'm heading for Scotland with the "2nde Internationale" class !

I will try to publish some photos and impressions of the visits there, of our encounters and discoveries. Don't hesitate to write messages in the comments !

To help you wait for Scotland's inimitable landscapes, here is a video taken from Sylvain Chomet's film "L'illusionniste". If you haven't seen it, do watch it. It's a gem!

Let's make this blog live again !

No students took part in the game, which is rather disappointing. Maybe they're too shy ? Or my game was too difficult...

Well today to make them feel confident in English I'll advise them to create an account and then log in as often as possible on this website:

http://www.englishcentral.com/videos#

C'est gratuit ! Enregistrez-vous (Register), sinon on vous demandera de le faire au bout de quelques visionnements. Vous pourrez améliorer vos compétences en compréhension de l'oral, mais aussi en expression orale à la seule condition d'avoir un micro sur votre ordi. Vous pourrez visualiser vos progrès, vos acquis et votre classement.

Pour certaines fonctions on vous proposera de modifier votre compte (upgrade), mais ce n'est pas nécessaire.