Comments made by S2 and S3 made on the 16th June 2015...

> Does this experience of meeting foreign pupils inspires you to learn a foreign language?

“This experience has really inspired me to learn Spanish and it has also really improved my French.”

“I have always wanted to learn Spanish and this has really made me want to so much that I booked a quick course in Spanish last night.”

“It inspires me to get better at French and to learn Spanish.”

“The experience inspires me to learn more French.”

> What impression have the French and Spanish left you with?

“I thought the pupils from La Réunion and Spain were all really lovely and kind. They were really generous and friendly. I found that particularly the pupils from Spain were really ready to try anything and some of them were really confident and brave.”

“The French were quiet compared with the Spanish. The Spanish were extremely enthusiastic. The French were friendly.”

“The Spanish and French people left very good impressions on me. The Spanish people were very loud in a good way. They were funny and kind. The French were very friendly and kind.”

“The Spanish ones were very loud, enthusiastic and funny. The French ones were a bit shyer but just as nice and kind.”

“The Spanish were funny. I could understand their jokes.”

“The Spanish were really close with each other. The French were lovely, friendly and easier to get along with.”

“The French and Spanish were both really nice to be around.”

“The Spanish and French have given me a really good impression. It was better than just getting to know them on a computer.”

> Has meeting French and Spanish pupils inspired you to the point that you would want to go and meet them in La Reunion and/or Andalusia?

“Meeting everyone has made me even more excited to see them again. I would really really love to go to Reunion and Spain to obviously see all the landscapes and their culture but mainly so I can see all the people again because they were so nice and we made really good friends. I really miss them!”

“It makes me really keen to go to both places to see both cultures.”

“I would love to go to both places but Andalusia would be my most wanted one.”

“I’m even more keen to go to La Reunion and before I wasn’t sure about Spain but now I would really really like to go.”“Now I really want to go to La Reunion.”

> What did you learn about French and/or Spanish culture?

“I learned that in Spain they do a lot of singing and dancing.”

“I learned the Spanish have dinner at 9pm -11pm. They also sing a lot.”

“The Spanish like singing and are a lot more confident than us in Britain."

“They don’t do IT or Home Economics in Spain.”

“I learned that in Spain school starts early and finishes early so they can sleep in the afternoon.”

“I learned they have a “tooth mouse” in Spain not a “tooth fairy”.”

“In La Reunion they produce their own electricity and it’s becoming a concern because of their growing population.”

> How does your French and willingness to communicate compares with theirs?

“I thought the pupils from Spain were really good at English and French. Everybody I thought was quite good at communication together. I found communicating was sometimes a bit awkward between two but when they were lots of people together it was just like being with your friends.”

“Their English is a lot better than our French. We were both quite shy speaking in other languages but sometimes she would speak to me and we’d understand each other.”

“They are a lot better at English than I am at French. If I had to say something really confusing I would use Google Translate to help but I didn’t really use it.”

“Their English was really good. I was surprised how much they knew. They were really willing to communicate.”

“Their English is better than our French. Hand gestures helped ! I got on very well with Anthony as we had the same likes.”

> Do you miss them?

“The house seems really lonely and quiet and it was nice being busy all the time.”

“I miss them, it feels so quiet.”

“I really really miss them. When they left I was crying my eyes out with everyone else.”

“I miss them but I can still talk to them.”

“It’s really boring at home now that she's gone.”

“I miss them. It’s really quiet in school.”