sparkles #28

Magazine for and by English learners and teachers

Editors

Maja Jeleković prof

Komercijalna i trgovačka škola Bjelovar

Irena Pavlović prof savjetnik

Srednja škola Čazma

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MarchApril Issue 2816

Just a bit more to go

The fourth issue of Sparklescopy as a magazine is in front of you The 28th in

total Coming right after the spring break which gave some of a chance

to recharge our batteries and start the final part of the school year ndash the

last ten weeks ndash fresh This issue also follows several important things in the

EFL community one local two regional and one global Six-month-county

project ndash the English proficiency centre closed its doors until autumn

Though we were given free Saturdays we were also left bereft of

spending time with friends discovering new things and mastering English

County competition was organized offering all the good ones a chance

to show who the best one is

And finally the new EFL curriculum was published followed by the start of

presentations of the documents amongst the English teachers Finally we

have joined the commemoration of the 400th anniversary of

Shakespearersquos death Our regular contributors Romana and Lara have

also done their part and the story of modern fairy tales written by

grammar school students from Čazma continues If yoursquore interested in

any (or all) of these events browse Sparklescopy pages As always there is a

little bit of something for everyone

And in the meantime ignore the fact that the temperatures are not as

high as we would like them to be and go outside look around not to miss

naturersquos awakening from its winter dream and enjoy spring Whatever you

do donrsquot forget to smell the flowers IP

CONTRIBUTORS TO THIS ISSUE

Lara Lovrić

High School ldquoAugust Šenoardquo

Garešnica

Romana Zelda

School of Economics and Tourism

Daruvar

County Competition 3

Stray Animals Day 4

Comparing and Contrasting 6

Where I Feel Alive 8

EPC 9

Tribute to William Shakespeare 10

Curricular Reform 11

Inside this issue

Or Did they

is proud to present Alternative fairy tales

written by second grade grammar school students from High

school in Čazma

Bloody Riding Hood

Written by Luka Anić

httpsissuucommajaivanovic1docsbloody_riding_hood1

Beauty and the Beast

Written by Tea Milić amp Lucija Rukavina

httpissuucommajaivanovic1docsbeauty_and_the_beast1

2

Students Return from Successful Erasmus Meeting in Toulouse

Three students of the School of Economics and Tourism Daruvar returned from an Erasmus+ funded visit to Toulouse in France Erasmus+ is a European

Union funded project which enables students to visit and study in other European countries and

the objective of this visit was entrepreneurship and

developing an idea for a new product and writing a

business plan which will be presented at special

conference in Romania next year

During the visit to Toulouse the students stayed with

host families and worked with students from six other

European countries The students attended workshops

and presentations with entrepreneurs and visited local

companies which included the aircraft manufacturer

Airbus and Terra de Pastel a company that makes

products using a plant called pastel The students and the

teachers visited the most interesting sights in Toulouse and Albi a picturesque city

whose episcopal part was added to the UNESCO list of World

Heritage Sites in 2010

Erasmus+ team is working on the new tasks

which include presenting one Croatian niche

company and making PEST analysis of the

region Three more students will be visiting Italy

in March on the second part of the project

RZ

Lena Popadić Lara Bistrović Marijana Svrtan Laura Horvat Matija Ivan Volšanski and Dominik Tunić are third grade students in the hotel and

tourism department of the School of Economics and Tourism in Daruvar The students are taking part in an EU funded project

entitled lsquoWesternsrsquo and recently spent a week in the town of Marignane in southern France During this visit they

were accompanied by the project coordinator Romana Zelda and the headteacher Dinka

Ivanović The aim of the project was to research the history of viticulture in the

regions of the partner schools and the importance

of the cultivation of different grape

varieties and the production of wine

One of the tasks within the project was

the design of a logo which in our

case was designed by Martina

Andričević Martina later went

on to win the competition and her design

became the logo of the project

As well as working on the tasks in mixed groups which consisted of students from

Croatia France Slovenia Greece and Italy the participants of this project meeting had the chance to enjoy

the wonders of Marseille in Provence and learn more about life in France particularly as the students were hosted by French

families

The trip to France was my first trip with the project Of course France is a beautiful country the people are very nice and kind and the experience was

wonderful We met new people learnt something new from them mostly their language and sense of humour I am glad that I had a chance to venture

out and broaden my horizons That is the best way to learn about the culture of another country and their way of life I hope I will have a chance to

travel to other places as part of the school projects said Lena

Lara added This trip to France was fantastic Not only because we got to know their culture and visited cities we had never been to but also because I

met and became friends with different people who taught us their language and who made sure that all of us

had a good time and felt welcome

The greatest value of such projects is the

motivation of students to get

involved in extracurricular

activities and improve their

communication intercultural and

information skills and of course to

improve their knowledge of

foreign languages

This was my first trip with the school project It was a fantastic

experience as I met many new friends Sadly the time passed by far too quickly and we had to return to

reality I am hoping that in the future I will be able to go on another trip said Marijana who like the other students wishes to

continue taking part in the work in order to perhaps once again attend some of the project meetings RZ

WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE IN PROVENCE

3

January 22nd was a big day for 179 students from 12 schools in our county who wanted to see how good their English

is Second- and fourth-year students took the test and were listed in four different categories second year grammar

schools students (2A) second year other schools students (2B) fourth year grammar schools students (4A) and fourth

year other schools students (4B) The best among them were invited to county competition which took place in

Čazma on February 24th The atmosphere was great the students did really well and the mentors were extremely

proud Here are the results Congratulations everyone IP

Category 2A

Student Mentor City

Borna Cafuk Vesna Bajić Ćesarov Bjelovar

Alen Pačko Vesna Bajić Ćesarov Bjelovar

Ivana Štern Jasmina Šimek Daruvar

Anita Hanak Iva Štrkalj Čazma

Andro Magaš Vesna Bajić Ćesarov Bjelovar

Sara Hinić Tamara Đenadija Garešnica

Elena Luna Pavlović Jasmina Šimek Daruvar

Silvia Podsednik Jasmina Šimek Daruvar

Gašpar Dončević Vesna Bajić Ćesarov Bjelovar

Lara Lovrić Tamara Đenadija Garešnica

Vedran Markanović Jasmina Šimek Daruvar

Tin Pojatina Vesna Bajić Ćesarov Bjelovar

Ivana Andričević Jasmina Šimek Daruvar

Category 2B

Student Mentor City

Ivan Ljutak Antonia Varat Daruvar

Ivan Meštrić Smiljka Bujić Bjelovar

Karlo Čavrag Smiljka Bujić Bjelovar

Goranga Filić Martina Čukman Bjelovar

Leon Sedlanić Martina Čukman Bjelovar

Matej Smok Martina Čukman Bjelovar

Ivan Štargl Martina Čukman Bjelovar

Petar Cvetko Voćanec Martina Čukman Bjelovar

Matea Sudetić Anita Ružić Daruvar

Matea Kutnjak Smiljka Bujić Bjelovar

Category 4A

Student Mentor City

Igor Radojčić Inga Mušeta Bajić Bjelovar

Juraj Markešić Vesna Bajić Ćesarov Bjelovar

Vladimir Šeba Jasmina Šimek Daruvar

Paula Kovač Inga Mušeta Bajić Bjelovar

Matea Đukez Jasmina Šimek Daruvar

Martina Manjkas Vesna Bajić Ćesarov Bjelovar

Bruno Hradec Jasmina Šimeka Daruvar

Jurica Lukinić Vesna Bajić Ćesarov Bjelovar

Category 4B

Student Mentor City

Josip Fran Ljiljana Srebrenović Bjelovar

Domagoj Ozimec Martina Čukman Bjelovar

Sara Klobučar Tamara Đenadija Garešnica

Gabrijela Biškupić Romana Zelda Daruvar

Luka Faktor Antonia Varat Daruvar

Ivan Prapotnik Ljiljana Srebrenović Bjelovar

Luka Pupak Antonia Varat Daruvar

Sara Šopalović Romana Zelda Daruvar

Anja Smola Tamara Đenadija Garešnica

Vedran Ivančić Martina Čukman Bjelovar

4

April 4 is the day to give special attention to the 600000000 stray animals in the world

Dogs and cats should have a home But stray dogs and stray cats dont They lead poor

and miserable lives on the streets They are often illfed suffer from extreme heat or cold

and suffer from diseases Even more often theyre being chased around by hostile and

violent people

But we as people who care about animals can do something

April 4 is the day to show compassion take care and take action

for stray animals all over our planet

What can YOU do ~ make a strayfie

~ share the cause of 44 Stray Animals Day with

everybody you know

~ adopt a stray dog

~ ask your local animal shelter how you can help

~ support a stray animal organization

April 4th marks World Stray

Animals Day with those

dedicated to animal

welfare across the world

joining together and

continuing the push to turn

around the lives of stray

cats and dogs It is a global

issue that includes our own

home More than 600 million

mdash twice the population of

the United State of America

mdash stray animals worldwide

will go another day without

food shelter and love they

so desperately need and

deserve

5

10 Ways to Help End Pet Homelessness (from wwwonegreenplanetorg)

According to the Humane Society of the United States ldquo27 million healthy

adoptable cats and dogs hellip are put down in US shelters each yearrdquo Thatrsquos about

one animal every 11 seconds These statistics are staggering and wholly unacceptable nowadays especially

when there are so many ways to help reduce the number of pets that may become homeless or end up in

shelters Two main reasons for pets being in shelters are that guardians give them up not wanting to care for

these loyal pets anymore or animal control finds them alone on the street

But guess what There are a number of strategies available today that can help end pet

homelessness and you can help them succeed Just take a look at these 10 simple ways to help

1 Be a Lost Pet Advocate

If you find a lost pet try helping them get home first before dropping them off at an animal shelter Herersquos

something to think about mdash about 30 percent of lost dogs and 5 percent of cats will be reclaimed at shelters by

their guardians With your help shelters can be less overcrowded and more pets might be able to find their way

home faster

2 Say NO to Irresponsible Breeding

When you support anti-puppy mill initiatives you are working against irresponsible breeding and animal cruelty

Say no to this horrendous industry and avoid buying animals from pet stores

3 Go to Bat for Cats

About 70 percent of shelter cats end up being killed this statistic includes strays feral and surrendered cats Join a

local cat initiative to keep cats safe from being put down by promoting trap-neuter-return (TNR) for feral cats and

practicing responsible pet guardianship

4 Volunteer to Find Forever Families

In order for off-site pet adoption events and programs to be successful at finding homeless pets forever families

volunteers like you and organization partnerships are needed Such events partner with agencies with similar

animal welfare concerns to work together to make a difference

5 Opt to Adopt Not Shop

Unfortunately many pets bought from pet stores have health issues that can result in pain and suffering and even

death Save healthy homeless pets from being euthanized at overcrowded shelters by giving them a permanent

loving home Donrsquot buy a pet adopt

6 Fund an Awesome Rescue Group

Alongside animal shelters there are also rescue groups that rescue dogs cats rabbits birds and other small pets

that are breed or issue specific Shelters and rescue groups are essential in the long term care of animals By

funding animal rescue groups you can help homeless pets by providing them with needed veterinary care and

supplies during their adoption journey

7 Become a Foster Parent

Help to socialize and care for homeless animals by becoming a foster parent to a shelter pet Being a foster pet

parent will lead to fewer shelter pets being euthanized and gives pets more time to find their forever homes while

being in a temporary home filled with love

8 Be a Self-Appointed Pet Reporter

Lost and stray pets can get scared and run away from help and may end up reproducing with other street

animals thereby contributing to even more pet homelessness If you are unable to locate guardians on your own

or an animal appears threatening report any domestic animal you see roaming around your neighborhood to

animal control

9 Curb Pet Homelessness with Spaying and Neutering

The homeless pet population can be significantly reduced simply by having your adopted pets spayed or

neutered Not only will this stop overpopulation but fewer animals will accidentally be born only to be taken to

the shelter Spay and neuter is a proven way to reduce pet overpopulation and can ensure that every pet has a

family to love them If you already spay and neuter your companions then consider supporting local spayneuter

initiatives through volunteer and awareness-raising efforts or simply by making a monetary donation

10 Be a Responsible Pet Guardian

Donrsquot be a part of the problem by being an irresponsible pet guardian Be responsible by micro-chipping your

companions updating pet identification tags spaying or neutering and choosing to adopt a pet if and only if

you plan to care for them for the remainder of their life

6

1 Determiners

One of the simplest ways to show similarities and differences is through use of determiners Words

such as both all neither and none can show how two items are the same Consider the following

sentences

Both Asia and Europe are continents

Neither boy plays baseball

Using determiners to show similarities is basic grammar and even beginning students can use this

technique when they speak and write in English In fact this type of comparison is simpler than

comparison of adjectives To practice using determiners for comparisons work with a partner to

find as many similarities between your home culture and US UK culture as possible You should

express each similarity using a determiner that shows similarities

2 Adverbs and Adverb Phrases

Adverbs can also be used to show similarities and differences between items Consider the

following sentences

Jason is an optimist Jude is an optimist too

Jason and Jude have being an optimist in common

Itrsquos the phrase in common acting as an adverb in the sentence that shows the similarity between

Jason and Jude Other words and phrases that can show similarities in this way are as well also in

the same way so dolike and likewise

To practice using these phrases work with a partner One person make an observation about a

person or an object For example The filing cabinet is made of metal The second person must

find another person or thing that also has that quality Eg My car is made of metal The first person

then makes a sentence which shows the commonality between the two objects using an adverb

or adverb phrase Eg The filing cabinet is made of metal and your car is as well

3 Linking Expressions

When we evaluate two things using comparative adjectives we must necessarily put both of those

items in the same phrase For more advanced sentence structure you can use linking

expressions to compare and contrast in separate clauses Consider the following sentences

Asia is larger than Europe

Asia is huge whereas Europe is small

Both sentences express the difference in size for the two continents but the sentence structure is

very different The first sentence is a simple sentence with only one clause The second is a

complex sentence with one independent clause and one dependent clause Here is another

example

Jason is more optimistic than Jane

Jason is an optimist but Jane is a pessimist

The sentences in this pair do not have the exact meaning and are therefore not interchangeable

but both do show a contrast between the two people Again the second sentence is a complex

sentence whereas the first is a simple sentence

While and although are other linking expressions that can be used this way

Jason is an optimist while Jane is a pessimist

Although Jason is an optimist Jane is a pessimist

To practice this method of comparing and contrasting write several phrases on individual index

cards Each should use a linking expressions Shuffle the cards and read them to your partner and

ask them to complete the sentences logically You can take several answers for each phrase

7

4 Nouns and Verbs

Adjectives are great ways of comparing two items but you can also use nouns and verbs to

show similarities and differences When they are used for this purpose the nouns and verbs

imply similarities and differences as part of their meaning

Some verbs that compare and contrast are differ contrast compare vary change equate

equal match and parallel

Asia contrasts with Europe in size

Jason and Jude match in temperament

Some nouns that compare and contrast

are difference similarity contrast comparison variance dissimilaritychange resemblance like

ness parallel connection and match

The temperaments of Jason and Jude are a match

Asia and Europe have a dissimilarity in size

To practice using nouns and verbs to show similarities and differences start with several

sentences that use comparative adjectives written out on a worksheet then rewrite the

sentences using a noun or verb instead of the comparative adjective For example change

sentences as follows

Original sentence My apartment is bigger than his apartment

Revised sentence His and my apartment differ in size

5 Degrees of Similarity

Sometimes we want to do more than just say two things are alike or are different We want to

say just how different they are We want to know the degree of similarity or difference To

express these ideas English speakers use a word or phrase to modify the adjective they are

using The following phrases express degrees which can be combined with an adjective to say

just how similar or different two items are absolutely the samedifferent exactly the

same practically the sameopposite basically the samedifferentopposite nearly the

same more or less the samedifferent quite similardifferent completely the same

different totally the samedifferent slightly similardifferent and very similardifferent

To practice these expressions try describing just how alike or different people in your class are

Write ten sentences each comparing or contrasting two of your classmates In each sentence

you should use a phrase that expresses just how alike or different someone is

For example someone might write the following

Juan is slightly different in height than MinHo

Abdul and Hen are opposite in their speech volume

Comparative and superlative adjectives are great but donrsquot stop there when it

comes to broadening your English

8

W hy is it important to feel safe Well

safety brings confidence When I feel safe I

swear Im so happy I could run a mile I feel

confident enough to be myself even if thats

not how people like me I can sing if I want to

(read Adele car party with my bestie) I can

rock red lipstick if I want to I can walk around

with a messy bun and puffy I got 0 hours of

sleep face Of course people are going to

judge me thats just what people do Being

confident doesnt mean that people wont

judge you it just means that you wont care

about it Thats how I feel at home I feel

confident enough to not care about what

others think of me Home is not a house or a

cage it is the freedom that you get by feeling

loved safe and confident enough to be your

true self Some people feel at home in their

parents house some are at home only in their

own room others wherever their loved ones

are All of those are equally good and valid I

found it far away from where I live and thats

okay

T hink about what home means to you

Maybe you dont really have it figured out yet

but youll find it eventually Dont chase it

good things will gravitate to you no matter

how far they are Youll know when you find it

its the most comforting thing one can possibly

feel It doesnt matter where it is and it doesnt

matter what others tell you about it People

think Im nuts when I say that Im at home a

thousand kilometres away from home but I

couldnt be happier about it I could never

thank my best friend enough for teaching me

what home is Find people that you love find

what makes you feel good It might take some

time but I promise its worth it LL

D uring winter holidays I was lucky enough to

get to visit my best friend Vienna in Germany I

stayed there for one week and enjoyed every

second of it Unfortunately time passed in a blink

of an eye and I soon found myself at the airport

running to catch my flight home Whilst flying over

the Alps (and experiencing mild turbulence that

scared me to be honest) I thought about the fact

that I just didnt want to go home I kept thinking

about it and came to the conclusion ndash home is

simply not what most people think it is

I f you search for the word home in the

dictionary youll find out that home is a place

where one lives a residence Quite obvious right I

dont think so I think that home is wherever you

feel safe Actually home doesnt even have to be a

point on the map If you ask me its a feeling rather

than a place Home is a feeling you get when

youre surrounded by people who accept you for

who you are and who you want to be Youre home

when you can be the weirdest version of yourself

and there are still people who are going to love

you I found home in the streets of a city thats

approximately thousand kilometres away from

where I live Im not fluent in German but I smiled

at a stranger who kindly smiled back at me and I

suddenly found myself speaking the most beautiful

language there is Its all about the way you treat

people and how they respond to it I found home in

my best friends laughter every single day and the

way she hugged me when I had to leave I found it

in the strong heartbeat I felt when I got off the

plane and the urge to shout how happy I was I

found home in people walking through the streets

and talking about things Ill never know smiling

and being in their own little bubble I found home

in long walks with my best friend and her dog and

in a cup of our favourite tea Ive never felt safer in

my life

9

3rd and 4th grade

Bandur Mario Bubnjić Lucijana Čvek Saša Gelešić

Marija Harambašić Mihaela Holiček Ivan Kizma

Ivan Kralj Bistrički Ivan Najdert Tihana Palaić Josip

Petrović Antonija and Škalec Domagoj

225 applicants

16 teachers

18 Saturdays

2 project days

71 person passing the initial testing

62 members of the English Proficiency Centre

50 students receiving the Certificate of attendance

This in short is the English Proficiency Centre

from Bjelovar-bilogora County From Here I am

We are beautiful Pursuit of happiness and No

man is an island over Live to learn Live to

work To gym or not to gym Ratatouille

Travellers tales Law amp Order and Thrift shop to

the language of Ars artis f Geek and finally

People who shaped our world ndash namely William

Shakespeare we spent five months together

brushing up our language skills reading

listening speaking and writing

But more than that ndash much more than that ndash we

have made new friends and found people who

share our passion for learning and teaching

English We had fun lots of it And we have

discovered once again that when you have a

good reason to get up early even on Saturday

it is not such a hard thing to do

7th grade

Ban Petar Cvitanović Tajana Grgić Magdalena

Jurković Tony Klarić Luka Majurec Filip Marić

Lucija Pranjić Matko Šimunić Andrej and Šimunić

Dorotea

8th grade

Baltić Ana Bertek Danijela Dvoraček Elena

Erben Anja Filipović Matea Fortuna Dajana

Grgat Ivan Dorian Janošić Matko Katušić Krapec

Hana Kelava Domagoj Podsednik Iveta

Starčević Ena Štefan Karla and Totgergeli Luka

1st and 2nd grade

Blazonija Ramona Hanak Anita Horvat Filip

Huzjak Nikola Kravaica Romano Lekić Luka

Lovrić Lara Mađerić Lucija Milić Tea Pojatina Tin

Pokrivač Mihaela Skukan Dora Takač Anamaria

and Vlajić Dragana

10

400th anniversary of Shakespeares death which is being commemorated this spring all over the

world turned out to be the best possible way to close this yearrsquos English proficiency centre Though it

is not even nearly enough to grasp the Bardrsquos greatness we did our best and spent four lessons

discussing his life and work

We talked about key events in his life about his influence on literature all over the world and English

as a language We analysed the most famous quotes read and wrote sonnets watched clips from

some of his plays discussed characters and their destinies and had a chance to see a marvellous

presentation about his major tragedies comedies and histories created by Martina Cug

The grand finale was the ultimate William Shakespeare quiz prepared by Maja Ivanović Working in

groups students answered questions to show how much they have learned And they did well

showing that something may be rotten in the state of Denmark but surely is not in the English

proficiency centre

11

An efficient education system must ensure acquisition of knowledge skills and values necessary for a

successful life in modern society to every student Since this hasnrsquot been the case in Croatia a couple

of years ago experts in the field started working on the basis for change The basis was The Strategy of Education Science and

Technology which was adopted by the Croatian Parliament in October 2014

Then a little more than a year ago in February 2015 an expert task force for implementing the comprehensive curricular reform

for early primary and secondary education (one of the measures from The Strategy) was founded and began working The goal

of the curricular reform is to establish a coherent and efficient education system through comprehensive content and structural

changes including the following

~ transition from eight-year to nine-year elementary school

~ developing a new modern curriculum for each school subject putting learner in the focus

~ introduction of optional modules in grammar schools allowing students to choose and focus their learning based on their

interests and tertiary education aspirations

~ strengthening work-based learning in vocational education and training to ease studentsrsquo transition from education to work

~ giving more autonomy to teachers and schools implementing the curricula

430 experts from all levels of education and different parts of the country started preparing curricular documents in September

2015 Amongst them were 300 teachers engaged to work full-time on the curricular reform The entire work was organized in the

cloud there were more than 500 live and almost a thousand online meetings

The first part of the job was completed in January 2016 After the coordination processes (both horizontal and vertical) and the

consultation process with various experts apart from task forces for various fields the documents were edited and published You

can find them on wwwkurikulumhr IP

Eleven people were appointed as members of task force for developing the new EFL curriculum All of them

are teachers working in various schools ndash both elementary and high schools all over Croatia They have

created a document completely different from the current school programmes a document which steps

away from content-based prescriptions and moves to learning outcomes approach describing what the

learner is expected to know understand or be able to do as a result of the learning process

The concept on which the EFL curriculum is based are the three domains Communicative linguistic competence Intercultural

communicative competence and Language learning autonomy These three domains are the basis for all the learning outcomes

which include reception production interaction intercultural experiences language learning strategies creative and critical

thinking and media literacy

The curriculum also describes the aim of learning and teaching English teaching goals connection with other parts of the

curriculum learning environment the role of the teacher teaching materials and evaluation and assessment Learning process will

be arranged in a way to stimulate creativity and imagination develop learnersrsquo investigative and constructive skills as well as their

ability to think and reason logically reflect on outcomes and consequences and apply interesting and realistic contexts that are

personally meaningful to them All in all the curriculum for the 21st century aiming for excellence IP

12

2

Students Return from Successful Erasmus Meeting in Toulouse

Three students of the School of Economics and Tourism Daruvar returned from an Erasmus+ funded visit to Toulouse in France Erasmus+ is a European

Union funded project which enables students to visit and study in other European countries and

the objective of this visit was entrepreneurship and

developing an idea for a new product and writing a

business plan which will be presented at special

conference in Romania next year

During the visit to Toulouse the students stayed with

host families and worked with students from six other

European countries The students attended workshops

and presentations with entrepreneurs and visited local

companies which included the aircraft manufacturer

Airbus and Terra de Pastel a company that makes

products using a plant called pastel The students and the

teachers visited the most interesting sights in Toulouse and Albi a picturesque city

whose episcopal part was added to the UNESCO list of World

Heritage Sites in 2010

Erasmus+ team is working on the new tasks

which include presenting one Croatian niche

company and making PEST analysis of the

region Three more students will be visiting Italy

in March on the second part of the project

RZ

Lena Popadić Lara Bistrović Marijana Svrtan Laura Horvat Matija Ivan Volšanski and Dominik Tunić are third grade students in the hotel and

tourism department of the School of Economics and Tourism in Daruvar The students are taking part in an EU funded project

entitled lsquoWesternsrsquo and recently spent a week in the town of Marignane in southern France During this visit they

were accompanied by the project coordinator Romana Zelda and the headteacher Dinka

Ivanović The aim of the project was to research the history of viticulture in the

regions of the partner schools and the importance

of the cultivation of different grape

varieties and the production of wine

One of the tasks within the project was

the design of a logo which in our

case was designed by Martina

Andričević Martina later went

on to win the competition and her design

became the logo of the project

As well as working on the tasks in mixed groups which consisted of students from

Croatia France Slovenia Greece and Italy the participants of this project meeting had the chance to enjoy

the wonders of Marseille in Provence and learn more about life in France particularly as the students were hosted by French

families

The trip to France was my first trip with the project Of course France is a beautiful country the people are very nice and kind and the experience was

wonderful We met new people learnt something new from them mostly their language and sense of humour I am glad that I had a chance to venture

out and broaden my horizons That is the best way to learn about the culture of another country and their way of life I hope I will have a chance to

travel to other places as part of the school projects said Lena

Lara added This trip to France was fantastic Not only because we got to know their culture and visited cities we had never been to but also because I

met and became friends with different people who taught us their language and who made sure that all of us

had a good time and felt welcome

The greatest value of such projects is the

motivation of students to get

involved in extracurricular

activities and improve their

communication intercultural and

information skills and of course to

improve their knowledge of

foreign languages

This was my first trip with the school project It was a fantastic

experience as I met many new friends Sadly the time passed by far too quickly and we had to return to

reality I am hoping that in the future I will be able to go on another trip said Marijana who like the other students wishes to

continue taking part in the work in order to perhaps once again attend some of the project meetings RZ

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225 applicants

16 teachers

18 Saturdays

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Dorotea

8th grade






1st and 2nd grade





and Vlajić Dragana

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violent people






everybody you know

~ adopt a stray dog





dedicated to animal














deserve

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home faster





























animal control











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1 Determiners



sentences










following sentences




















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4 Nouns and Verbs




































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my life

9

3rd and 4th grade





225 applicants

16 teachers

18 Saturdays

2 project days






















7th grade




Dorotea

8th grade






1st and 2nd grade





and Vlajić Dragana

10












proficiency centre

11



































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violent people






everybody you know

~ adopt a stray dog





dedicated to animal














deserve

5














home faster





























animal control











6

1 Determiners



sentences










following sentences




















example












7

4 Nouns and Verbs




































8























okay






















































my life

9

3rd and 4th grade





225 applicants

16 teachers

18 Saturdays

2 project days






















7th grade




Dorotea

8th grade






1st and 2nd grade





and Vlajić Dragana

10












proficiency centre

11



































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home faster





























animal control











6

1 Determiners



sentences










following sentences




















example












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4 Nouns and Verbs




































8























okay






















































my life

9

3rd and 4th grade





225 applicants

16 teachers

18 Saturdays

2 project days






















7th grade




Dorotea

8th grade






1st and 2nd grade





and Vlajić Dragana

10












proficiency centre

11



































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1 Determiners



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following sentences




















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4 Nouns and Verbs




































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my life

9

3rd and 4th grade





225 applicants

16 teachers

18 Saturdays

2 project days






















7th grade




Dorotea

8th grade






1st and 2nd grade





and Vlajić Dragana

10












proficiency centre

11



































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4 Nouns and Verbs




































8























okay






















































my life

9

3rd and 4th grade





225 applicants

16 teachers

18 Saturdays

2 project days






















7th grade




Dorotea

8th grade






1st and 2nd grade





and Vlajić Dragana

10












proficiency centre

11



































12

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okay






















































my life

9

3rd and 4th grade





225 applicants

16 teachers

18 Saturdays

2 project days






















7th grade




Dorotea

8th grade






1st and 2nd grade





and Vlajić Dragana

10












proficiency centre

11



































12

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3rd and 4th grade





225 applicants

16 teachers

18 Saturdays

2 project days






















7th grade




Dorotea

8th grade






1st and 2nd grade





and Vlajić Dragana

10












proficiency centre

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