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Last week, we went to Berlin, in Germany, with our school.

We had penfriends there, who came in France, in september.
The first day, we were in families and we spend one day with them.
On the monday, we visited Berlin by bus. We saw the Olympic Stadium, and the Chancelery , but we didn't see Angela Merkel.
The next day, we went to Potsdam, and we visited the castle " Sans souci" and the garden of this castle.
Then, we had lunch, and free time to di shopping in the city. In the afternoon, we saw the caslte of Cecilienhof.
On Wednesday, we went to a concentration camp, Ravensbrück. THis camp camp was only for women and children.
The following day, we came to the Mauer Museum, in Check Point Charlie. It was very interesting. In the evening, we played bowling with german's penfriends. I was so funny !
And Friday was the last day in Germany, and we did shopping for the last time in Berlin.
We left the city by bus at 5pm. A lot of people cried..
German people eat all the time. Their food are very different than in France. We ate Berlin specialities: the Currywurst. It was a sausage with ketchup and curry. It was very good!

We loved this trip!

Astrid & Marine

I did my work experience with a young physiotherapist, he was only 20 years old. I was in Cesson's hospital. He practice his job in the hospital and in his practice.
I wanted to do my work experience with a physiotherapist because I want to do this job. It wasn't very difficult to find this experience because my neighbour work in the hospital, and know the physiotherapists. I wanted to know more things about this job.
I started at 9 am, and finished at 5 pm. In the morning, I was in the hospital with my superviso. He visited the patients, and help them, if he could. And in the afternoon, I was at his practice and it was very different than the morning and very interesting because the persons who came at his practice was only sporties persons, and this what I want to do. I couldn't do a lot of things, just look, for security rules.
This work experience was great. I learnt a lot of things very important about this job, that I didn't know before. To do this job, for example, you have to be patient and to like human relations ship. I prefered the afternoon than the morning because the patients in the hospital wasn't always nice with the physiotherapist.
Now, I've got a good idea of working life, and of what is really the job of physiotherapist.
To conclude, I can say that this work experience was very positive for me.

Marine.  

Some weeks ago, I did my work experience in a baker's. It was great: I looked the cake maker making chocolate filled pastries, and croissants, and I observed the salesperson working. She explained me how bread is made, and when it's made. I could taste some cakes. It was delicious!

I always loved cooking, espacially cakes, and I wanted to see a baker working, and learn how make ''viennoiseries''
I worked only half days. On monday, I worked between 2pm and 7:30pm. On tuesday, I began at 10am and I finished at 2pm. On wednesday, I worked from 9am to 2pm.

I was always with somebody, the salesperson or one of the apprentices. I served some customers, but I didn't know how use the cash register.

I learnt a lot of things about the working of a baker's, the bread, the cakes... I developed my team work.

I loved the employees, because they were very kind, I liked watching the baker working.
It was very tiring, because I was always standing.

In conclusion, it was a very positive experience.

Astrid

The Hunger Games is a saga of three novels, written by Suzanne Collins. A film adaptation was realised this year, by Gary Ross. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss Everdeen, Josh Hutcherson as Peeta Mellark, and Liam Hemsworth as Gale Hawthorne.

Plot:
The Hunger Games began. The winner will be rich and famous. The others died...

Peeta and Katniss are drawn to participate at the Hunger Games. The rule is easy: 24 candidates for one survivor, all under the fire of the cameras...

In a dark future, on the ruins of the USA, a TV games is created to controle the population by terror.

Twelve girls and twelve boys selected at random to participate in this sinister TV reality that every one is forced to watch in live. One rule in the arena: survive at all costs.

When her young sister is called to participate at the Hunger Games, Katniss doesn't hesitate one seconde. She takes her place, aware of the danger. At sisteen, Katniss has been confronted several times to death. At her, survive is almost a second nature...

I loved the book, and the movie! It's a wonderful story, and I hope you will read it! 

"Happy Hunger Games, and may the odds be ever in your favor!"

Astrid