A TRIP TO UNIWERSYTET MIKOŁAJA KOPERNIKA

On the 6th May 2011 we visited Universytet Mikołaja Kopernika in Toruń(English philology) and British Council(Language Library). We went there together with 9 pupils from Primary School in Ośniszczewko. We had lectures and classes in English prepared by students of English philology.

We eagerly waited for the lectures in Collegium Maius:

The girls were very quiet and patient:

And here are some photos of the lectures and classes the pupils attended:

The pupils were concentrated and active, although some of them were shy at the beginning.

During lectures the pupils were also asked to stand in front of others and do different activities:

The best and most interesting exercises were, in pupils' opinion, prepared by Miss Ania. She was very energetic and vividly encouraged the pupils to participate in her presentation:

The activities were various. For example, the boys had to touch their noses or shrug their shoulders. First, they were given papers with the instructions in English, and they had to show the activities without saying anything. The rest of the pupils tried to guess what they were doing(in English, of course)

Two of the students pretended to be a couple of old people and they even dressed up a bit. In this way, they introduced "used to" structure and practised it with the pupils.

Some of the exercises were focused on pupil's individual work:

After the lectures at UMK, we went to BRITISH COUNCIL, where a nice librarian showed the pupils around and told them about all the sections and activities of the language library: 

She showed the pupils a large dictionary worth 2000 pounds. Those who want to check some word in it have to use a magnifying glass. The magnifying glass has a small torch so it is possible to use the dictionary when it's dark. The letters in the dictionary are extremely small because it comprises several dozen volumes of Britanica dictionaries and that's why a magnifying glass is needed. It is very useful especially when a student has a lot of stuff to translate, because he or she doesn't have to come up to a shelf every time he or she needs another volume.

For some pupils it was unbelievable and they wanted to see the small letters with their own eyes:

                                       In spite of tiredness the children were smiling and glad.

     The library has a lot of books, cassettes, videoes, magazines, newspapers... on different topics and from
                                                                       various fields of life:

         Before coming back home we all went to Krzywa Wieża, however nobody managed to lean straight 
                                                                    against the wall:

                   We also walked on Piłsudzki Bridge and admired the beautiful panorama of Toruń:

In between lectures and the visit in British Council we went downtown and to a nice green place with a modern fountain: 

Some of the boys and girls tried to run among the streams of the fountain water and they had a  lot of fun(and also wet socks, shoes and trousers' legs, of course).

               Here are some photos of children from Primary School who were in Toruń with us:

                                                 Marta, Marika, Kasia, Weronika:

                                                Marika and Kasia during the first lecture:

                                         The first two rows "belonged "to SP in Ośniszczewko:

                                 Amadeusz, Damian, Krzysiu and Justyna were sitting in the first row:

                                     Justyna at the white board. She managed to do the exercise:
                                       

                     Miss Ania was very nice and she tried to encourage the boys to do the exercise:

                      Marta, Marika, Weronika, Krzysztof and Amadeausz together with another student:

                                                 Concentrated and sometimes surprised:

                                         Krzysztof, Damian and Amadeusz:

                                    Wow! What a nice picture: Marta, Kasia and Weronika again:

                                          In the Library everybody was interested and curious:

                                         The girls: Marika and Marta: nice and smiling:

                                          Marika and Kasia in the foreground:

                                          On Piłsudzki bridge coming back to the coach:

The trip to UMK and British Council library succeeded and gave lots of pleasure and satisfaction both to pupils and the teachers who organized it: Joanna Muszalska and Ilona Konieczka.