Don't Miss the Patra's Carnival, by Helen

The Carnival is just round the corner! So, in order to signal the beginning of the Carnival time, one of our B Senior students, Helen, wrote a few things about the Greek customs and traditions associated with this  celebration. 


Every year in Patra there is a carnival. It's the greatest and the most famous carnival in Greece. People of every age group take part in the carnival events. There are carnival balls, masqued balls and parties at home, in neighbourhoods, clubs, cafeterias and restaurants.

The most spectacular event is the Ground Parade. It begins at around 2 pm on the Sunday before Clean Monday with many satirical floats, each one with a specific theme. The costumes are designed to suit each theme. Around 33-4.000 people take part in the parade and dance to the rhythm of the music played by the band.

The Missing Orange Juice, by Vasiliki

After reading a poem about an orange juice thief (by British Council), students were asked to write the same story but this time with a different ending. We also discussed ways of punishing offenders; we must admit that all the students proved to be very resourceful.. and perfectly lawful, if we might add!

Read Vasiliki's story below to get an idea of what we are talking about! As seen from her own version of the story...
 

On Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays we get a carton of orange juice and a pint of milk, but one Monday morning I went out and I saw that my orange juice wasn't there. It was only the milk. I thought the milkman's forgotten to deliver the orange juice. 

On Tuesday, I got up the same time as the milkman comes to our house. When he came I told him:
"Hey, why did you forget to deliver the orange juice yesterday?" 
"I delivered it, sir" he said. 
"No, you didn't!" 
"I remember that I delivered it" he said again.
"It wasn't there when I came to take it."
So I got another one off him.

On Wednesday, same thing again.There was no orange juice, only a pint of milk. On Thursday, I was waiting for the milkman but when he came he told me that he delivered the orange juice. So I started thinking that someone is nicking my sweet and beautiful orange juice. So I made a plan to catch the thief!

I was waiting for hours when I saw the milkman run to my house really fast! He was ready to take my orange juice when at the same time I jumped out and I told him "So you're the thief! I'll call the police!"
"Please, not the police! Not again! I have been to prison four times for the same reason!" he said .
"It's too late now, orange juice thief!" I said.

A Few Things About Knock English

Knock English is a small language school in Chalandri that has had a huge impact on the teaching scene since 2010.

Its modern teaching methods coupled with its uniquely innovative approach to foreign language instruction invariably lead students to success time and time again.

In Knock English, we firmly believe that the creation of an English speaking classroom environment is of the utmost importance, even from as early as Prejunior and Junior classes. Delivering almost exclusively monolingual lessons is nothing but beneficial to our students as they learn correct pronunciation, develop a neutral accent as well as enhanced listening skills early on.

A lot of emphasis is also put on the scaffolding of the productive language skills (i.e. writing and speaking) with a view to help students develop into confident and pleasant communicators with profound verbal and writing skills, and guarantee a high success rate in exams.

Having adopted a holistic approach, our school’s philosophy goes far beyond the conventional instruction, regularly embellishing the course material, exposing students to literary and cultural elements, as well as incorporating educational technology and game or project-based learning in the classroom. Our goal is to provide our pupils with a well-rounded education and see them grow into critical and creative thinkers – rather than mere foreign language speakers, equipped with the 21^st century skills and better prepared for academic and professional achievement.

To this end, the Knock English team consists of only university-educated and highly qualified teachers with extensive experience and a genuine passion for teaching.

Learning is no longer a drag for students – it is an educational journey!

Snapshots from our School Trip!

The gleaming entrance hall of Megaro Mousikis.

Finally the students of Knock English met Cinderello last Thursday and enjoyed every minute of it. It is always a wonderful sight to see students having a good time and, perhaps more importantly, being highly responsive and completely at ease in an English-speaking environment!


Below you can see snapshots from the lovely performance and the students' participation both on and off stage.

An Unusual Building I Like, by Melina

Our classroom is populated with many talented young artists and writers, it seems. After we had come across a couple of passages about some very bizarre buildings from around the world, Melina, an A Senior student, wrote a letter to one of her friends describing a very unusual building she knew of - an apple house! Read on and tell us in the comments below if you would like to live in such a house.  

Hi Angela, 

I have to write to you about this! In Germany, there is a very unusual home. It is a house in the shape of an apple. Yes, an apple! The apple house is a three-storey house. It has two bedrooms. There is also a kitchen and a living room, and three bathrooms. 

Outside, there is a beautiful garden with many flowers. The house is made of wood and metal. It isn't a home any more. It is a restaurant. You can buy any food now. You should see it. It is very strange, but I like it.

Bye, 
Melina 

Let's all sing Lambrini's song!

Lambrini, inspired by a song in the B Junior coursebook, wrote her very own lyrics about her likes and dislikes. She even accompanied her assignment with a cute little alien seemingly dancing to the upbeat music of the song. Lambrini manages to prove that, indeed, writing is lots of fun!