Saturday with Amber
“We spent today with Amber Woolam, our American English developer teacher. When my bus arrived in the morning, I met Amber at the station, because she was traveling to us from Budapest, we were very happy to see each other. After breakfast, the discussions and classes started. We formed 3 groups based on our language level. First, those preparing for the intermediate language exam were able to talk to Amber, whose topic was fashion and dress. He told me a lot of interesting things about American fashion, what they’re wearing on an average day, and what’s up with them out there. In the U.S., people tend to prefer sportier clothing and dress like they’re going to train when that’s not the case. After all this, we also spoke in English about our own style and how it expresses itself through its appearance. After that, elementary and beginners were given time to talk to Amber. While one of the groups was in English, we discussed information about the camps and applications with the others, and then had lunch. While we were eating, we were able to learn about the peculiarities of the American school system. The system of the secondary school works differently for them, they write fewer dissertations and do not apply to university on the basis of their high school diploma, but with the aggregate study averages of other subjects (eg comprehension, spelling, etc.). Universities are not the same either, as they do not have state support. You have to pay for everything. If someone wants to continue their studies in the state where they live, the tuition fee is “only” around 2 million forints a year, but if they start university in another state, it can be as much as 7-8 million. After lunch, David Vig organized a ping-pong competition. We played with each other after the draw. We talked, played, and laughed, so we essentially didn’t even notice how fast time had passed. Thank you for helping us improve our English! ” Pege Gyula Jászság Group 3 “Today, Jászság Group 3 organized an exciting little ping-pong tournament at the community house. Our mentor and seven fit boys from the group measured their knowledge of table tennis in a knockout format system. The pairings in the eighth final also promised to be exciting, as close results have already been achieved here. The winners needed two winning sets, and in many cases the third final set had to be played. The field and the results themselves were so tight and exciting that we postponed the second semi-final and the final itself to the next time, as if it were a regular multi-day round race. It was a good atmosphere in the house again, I had a good time too. ” Vig Dávid Jászság Group 3
