ARBEITSWOCHE IN OXFORD

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1 Klasse I1a, 2011 ARBEITSWOCHE IN OXFORD Juni 2011 by Nicola Vanetta und Tim Schrödel ARBEITSWOCHE IN OXFORD

2 Vorwort In der Woche vom Juni 2011 durften wir, die Klasse I1a, für einmal unser Schulzimmer an der KEN verlassen und unsere Arbeitswoche in der beliebten Universitätsstadt Oxford verbringen. Mit unseren beiden Begleitpersonen Herrn Thomas Schmidt und Frau Regina Dieterle haben wir eine spannende und erlebnisreiche Woche erlebt. Anhand von Vorträgen, deren Themen wir vor unserer Abreise festgelegt, unter der Klasse aufgeteilt und auch schon vorbereitet hatten, erfuhren wir während der Woche noch weitere spannende Dinge über die verschiedenen Sehenswürdigkeiten und konnten so unseren Horizont stetig erweitern. In den nachfolgenden Texten, die von je einer 2er-Gruppe unserer Klasse verfasst wurden, wollen wir unsere tolle Woche rückblendend dokumentieren und euch Oxford näherbringen. Viel Spass beim Lesen! Day 1 Breakfast was at 7.45 a.m., so we had to get up earlier than the day before. After getting up we enjoyed a delicious breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon and toast. After breakfast we waited till 9 o clock for our daily programme to start. Lanz and Patrick delighted us with the history of Oxford. We learned several things from them: there are 39 colleges, the college determines who gets in and women have had access to the colleges since We left the hotel at The first thing that we thought was strange was that all the taxis were the same and that everyone drove on the wrong side of the road. Our first task was to find five colleges and to interview one college student. The problem about that was that we didn t know who was a student and we were told that the students were on holiday. Actually it was their exam week. Since we failed at that task, we continued our journey and went on a short shopping tour. In the afternoon Mr. Schmidt told us about the King James Bible until our official guide arrived. The guide, a translator of Theodor Fontane s works from German into English, who had been a student at Christ Church himself, told us about the study at Oxford. He gave us a tour of his former college. We visited the library and learned lots about the books. We found out that some of the books were about 1000 years old! The librarian told us there were more than a hundred thousand books in the library! It was fascinating to see that there were original books of great scientists, physicists like Galileo and da Vinci. Later Tim and Nicola told us about Lewis Carroll and his world famous book Alice in Wonderland. They showed us where and how some of the scenes of Harry Potter were made into film in Oxford. And to finish it off we walked through the Botanic Gardens. The rest of the day we had off. It was a long day of walking. Everyone is glad that we could come here. Suayib, Marius

3 Day 2 Tea-Party in Oxford Heute fingen wir an mit einem Spaziergang zu dem Kirchturm von St. Mary the Virgin. Dort wurden wir grosszügigerweise von Frau Dieterle zu einem Kaffee eingeladen (Danke!), weil wir wegen der gelassenen Arbeitshaltung der Engländer eine Stunde zu warten hatten. Dann erfuhren wir, dass sie an einer Reparatur waren und es noch länger dauern würde. Nebenbei: Das Wetter fing wunderschön an, Sonnenbrille, kurze Hosen, T-Shirt, was will man mehr? Langanhaltendes schönes Wetter! Kaum machte Herr Schmidt die Bemerkung, dass es noch nicht regnete, bewahrheitete sich das Klischee vom englischen Wetter. Das schöne Wetter kam wieder, als wir im Museum waren. Im Museum sahen wir vieles über die ältere Geschichte von Oxford. Wir kamen auch in die Alice im Wunderland -Ecke alias Kinder-Ecke. Hier amüsierten wir uns richtig, wir konnten unserer Fantasie freien Lauf lassen. Wir haben mit leeren Tassen, Kannen und Sandwich-Bauteilen gespielt (kreativ gearbeitet) und könnten jetzt McDonalds Konkurrenz machen. Nur die einen oder anderen hatten unsere kreative Arbeit nicht ganz verstanden (liegt wohl am verkehrten Denken der Engländer, Beweis A bis Z: das Autofahren). Den Nachmittag hatten wir frei und konnten Oxford mit unseren Kinderaugen erkunden und Geld ausgeben, um die englische Wirtschaft anzukurbeln. Um ca. 18 Uhr (das ca. wird hier aus rechtlichen Gründen, Art : Schüler lügen nie, haben immer Recht und kommen nie zu spät, und als Schutzmassnahme für uns gewählt, kurz gesagt, wir waren zu spät) trafen wir uns zum Evensong, einem Gesangsgottesdienst für die Studenten, in der Christ Church. David, Nebojsa Day 3 In the morning we got up at the usual time and at about twenty past nine the bus came to fetch us. The bus ride took about an hour, so it was a bit too long and there was nothing to do. Finally we arrived at Stonehenge. We didn't find it as impressive as we had imagined. It was quite special though because it's so old and one didn't have any machines when one made it. There we held the talk about Stonehenge. We talked about the history of Stonehenge, the different parts of it and when they were made, the possible usage and how it might have been built. During the talk it was nice and sunny, but while we were still looking at Stonehenge, it suddenly started to rain. We all ran back to the bus to stay dry, and as soon as we arrived at the bus, it stopped raining and the sun shone again. But we left anyway; we had seen it and we had made plenty of pictures. Then it was another long one-hour-drive to Bath. When we finally arrived, we had enough time to have lunch and then we went to the Roman baths. We got audio tours and could walk around freely in the museum. The museum was very big and one could photograph anything. We saw the baths, the buildings and monuments. After this we went to the

4 "Circus" where there were houses which were aligned to a huge ring. In the middle there were a lawn and a few big trees. Later we went to some houses ("Royal Crescent") on the hill with a great view. In front of those houses there was a big lawn where some people were playing football. Then we had a bit of time to look around Bath. The bus drive back to the hotel seemed to never end. It took over two hours. We were very relieved, when that drive was finally over. The rest of the evening we had free time. Jan, Tommy Day 4 On Thursday at 8 o clock in the morning we left our accommodation to travel to London. The bus journey took 2.5 hours. As we arrived in the capital, we first visited the Tower of London. For those who don't know what the Tower of London is: It s a castle that was used as a prison since at least After that we saw the Tower Bridge. That s the place where Suayib and Marius told us about London s architecture. Afterwards we moved on to the Shakespeare Globe Theatre. There, Nebojsa and David told us about the history of London; it was very interesting to hear about it. They also told us about some buildings: Big Ben (it s the nickname for the great bell of the clock at the north end of the Palace of Westminster in London), London Bridge (important bridge over the river Thames), the Westminster Palace (where the Houses of Parliament are located), and they also told us about the Thames, which is the major river flowing through southern England. While its lower reaches flow through central London, the river flows alongside several other towns and cities, including Oxford. They told us that the Thames is a very clean river, but when we wanted to check, it turned out to be the dirtiest we ve ever seen... After having visited The Tate Modern, which was built according to the plans of the famous Swiss architects Herzog & de Meuron, we went on our own to have our lunch. After that we had time to buy some souvenirs for our friends and families. We had three hours of free time, after that we had to meet at Trafalgar Square. At 5:30 in the afternoon we left London and we enjoyed another 2.5 hours in the comfortable seats of the coach. Lanz, Patrick Day 5 On Friday we had breakfast at 7.45 a.m. This was the last time they served us milk, coffee, cereals, juice, tea, toasts, scrambled eggs and traditional British breakfast. We had to pack our bags and clear the room until At 9 o clock we had to board the coach. We first went to Hampton Court. After two comfortable hours of driving we finally arrived at Hampton Court. It was a rather rainy day. As one says in English: It rained cats and dogs! In the afternoon, however, it cleared up, so we could walk through the splendid parks. We (Manuel & Apila) were in charge of the presentation about Hampton Court and Henry VIII. We presented it right at the entrance. That was a bit uncomfortable, because a lot of visitors

5 had to walk past us and they made a lot of noise. The small school kids were very loud, which made it difficult to hold the talk. After the short presentation about how Hampton Court was built and about the interesting life of Henry Tudor, we were allowed to explore Hampton Court on our own. There was a lot to see. We could visit the kitchen, in which we could see how one used to make fire for the oven. There was also a restaurant for the hungry people and we could eat in the ancient dining room in which one felt like a knight. If one wasn t lost already, one could go into a small maze in the parks. At about 3 o clock we had to be back at the coach and we drove off to Heathrow Airport. The airplane was delayed again. Some of us did a shopping tour at the airport while the rest of us were exhausted and waited until the gate opened. In the airplane none of us were as fresh as a daisy. We were bushed when we landed in Zürich. That s where we said good bye to each other. Apila, Manuel