Student Newsletter
Issue: 14 Date:12 March 2010
Dear Students,
“Manners Maketh Man”
William of Wykeham (1324-1404),
If you really want to understand the English way of life then you need to experience our culture. In this issue it’s all about manners, as we bring you a slice of true England.
British children are read stories at bedtime, and one that every adult will remember is Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, and how the rabbit was worried about being late – what bad manners! Enter a topsy-turvy world of eternal mad tea parties, talking animals and queens who are really playing cards, when you join our forthcoming outing to the cinema.
Alternatively, we invite you to experience a real English tea party, because going out for tea and cakes is one of the things that we really know how to do well! But how many cakes is too many, when you’re invited out for tea? Do you put the milk, or the tea, in first? All will be revealed.
We hope that you’ll give us your comments on manners in our next issue….
The Editor
“Oh dear! Oh dear! I shall be too late!" *
The White Rabbit
*(this is a good line to repeat to oneself if one needs to hurry to get to class on time!)
Forthcoming Student Events….
Football Friday 12th March
Meet 2.15pm in reception.
Alice in Wonderland - Film Wed 17 March
Meet: 4pm at college, Pay Lily in advance by 2.45pm on Tuesday to guarantee tickets.
For those with Orange phones, it is 2 for 1 Wednesday.
Traditional English Cream Tea Thursday 18th March
Cost: £5.95 Maximum 10 students.
N.B. We’ll be asking you again soon about what social events you’d like. A survey will be handed out to you.
Does Hypnotism Work?
“You will speak English. You will speak English. You will speak English….”
From people like Paul McKenna, who promise to make you thin, rich, sleep and more, to entertainers like Derren Brown, who through his television shows, has amazed people by predicting the lottery numbers to encouraging a complete stranger to rob a bank. There are a huge number of people who claim to possess the skills to make you do something you wouldn’t otherwise do. And if Derren Brown is right, you may not even know when you have been hypnotized!
If anyone has seen any hypnotists in action, or read a book on hypnosis therapy, let us know and we’ll write about it in the next issue!
Mother’s Day
What day is Mother’s Day in your country? How do you celebrate it? We want to hear from you. Just don’t forget to call your mum!
What’s On - 12th March- 26th
Italian Market 12-14th March 2010
Gunwharf Quays
From 11am
FREE
A chance to sample some of the world’s finest
cuisine, including bread and pastries, olive oil,
vinegar, olives, cheeses, salami, biscuits and sweets!
Hypnotic Humour Show 20th March 2010
Portsmouth Guildhall
7:30pm
Adult ticket £9.50
To book tickets, Tel: 023 9282 4355
A fun evening with Jon Patrick Comedy Stage Hypnotist
Premiership Football – 20th March 2010
Portsmouth vs. Hull
Fratton Park
Kick Off 3pm
Contact Ticket Office on 0844 847 1898 for
ticket availability and prices - from £20
Farmers’ Market – 21st March
Farmers’ Market
Palmerston Road Southsea
All day
Free admission
Taste some of the South’s finest local produce.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Guided Walk – 21st March 2010
City Museum and Records , Museum Road
2:30pm
Adults £3
You must book tickets in advance Tel: 023 9282 6722.
A guided walk following the trail of the doctor's ambition and
the creation of Sherlock Holmes.
"My host family was very welcoming and I celebrated Christmas and the New Year with them. It was my first experience of an English Christmas and I loved it. Also they have been really helpful with me and they are always willing to do me some favours. "
