Welcome New Students!!!

 

This weekend we have the arrival of some new summer students to Exeter, so we just want to say a big welcome!!! We'll be seeing you around the INTO Centre this week for your induction, and we'll be taking you around for some campus tours, city tours and also the now famous Cathedral Cream Tea!! We look forward to meeting you all, so enjoy this weekend, settle in and see you Monday morning!!

Sunday Sports

So it's that time of the week again! Time to get sporty!

Come and enjoy free access to the sports park, and play badminton, table tennis, football and basketball! It's FREE for INTO students!! You can come from 1pm-2pm on Sunday.

Come and play with your friends, or against the SST!

Jive Dancing!

Hi Everyone!

On Monday night we are very lucky to have the opportunity to have a jive dancing lesson! Jive is a type of dancing that was very popular in the 50s in England, and is a lot of fun!

We will meet outside Macdonalds at 7.10pm

It costs just £4, but spaces are limited so sign up quick!!

Pirate Craft Session!

Ahoy there all students who came to our Pirate craft session yesterday!

Everyone did a fantastic job of making things, and so you should all be ready for our pirate day next week!

We made hats and hooks...

And we made parrot masks...

And we even made some beards!

We hope that you all had as much fun as we did! We look forward to seeing you all wearing your costumes next Thursday! Keep checking the blog and our notice boards for more information!

Yarrrrrrrrrrrrr!!



ROAD SAFETY

ALL STUDENTS- Please think before crossing the road!

There are still places!

Hi Everyone!

There are still spaces available for our trip to Sidmouth - come to reception and sign up! It's only £10 and it will be a really great day! We will take a coach from the INTO building to Exmouth, where we will then take a boat to Sidmouth. Sidmouth is holding it's annual folk festival where you can see lots of traditional English dancing, some interesting little shops and there is also the beach!

The weather is meant to be good tomorrow, so we look forward to seeing you all there!!

Change of meeting time for Sidmouth Trip this Saturday!!!!

Hello everyone!!! Today we have discovered that unfortunately we have to change the meeting time for our Sidmouth daytrip this Saturday!!! Due to the changing tides of the sea we need to meet at 8.15am, not 8.45am!! So please if you can manage to wake up 30 minutes earlier that would be perfect, then we can enjoy the lovely boat ride to the beach and Folk Festival...see you all then!!!

Dancing Tonight!!

Hello everyone!!! Hope you've all had a good week so far!! Just to let you know today is dancing day again!! We're meeting at the regular place on the High Street, 9pm outside the shop Boots, and remember to bring identification!! We hope to see you then :)

Events this week!

So this week is going be an exciting week!

Tuesday we will be going Salsa dancing again! Meet outside Boots at 9pm, bring your passport for ID and your dancing shoes!!

On Thursday we will have a pirate themed craft session in Astor Library - see the previous post for more details!

http://intosummer2011.blogspot.com/2011/07/pirate-day.html?spref=fb

And on Saturday we will go to Sidmouth!

We will take a boat along the dramatic and historic Jurassic coastline to the picturesque town of Sidmouth. Sidmouth will be holding their annual folk festival, where you can see some traditional English dancing, as well as other British traditions.

We look forward to seeing you all at our thrilling events!

Bath!

Hello to everyone who came to Bath!!

We had a lovely day and the sun was shining. Isn't Bath an interesting city to look around? We hope you all enjoyed it as much as we did.

Check out our photos on Flickr! Do you have any good pictures of Bath that you want to share? Email us your photos at jar215@exeter.ac.uk or kle209@exeter.ac.uk

Sign up quick for our next trip to Sidmouth (£10)!!

Pirate day!

Ahoy there!!

On the 4th August we will have a pirate themed day! There will be a treasure hunt around campus and we will dress up as pirates!

We will be giving a prize to the student who comes to school wearing the best pirate costume (the SST will dress up too!), so start thinking about what YOU will wear!

Do you need help with your costume? Do you like making things?

On Thursday 28th July in Astor Library at Duryard we will have a pirate themed craft session! This is a drop-in session from 1pm - 4pm so it doesn't matter if you have lessons you can still come along! 

Sunday Sports!

Hi guys!

Remember that every Sunday we have our sports session where you can play badminton, table tennis, basketball and football - for FREE!!

We really hope to see you all there because it is really good fun! 

Songs and Stories!!

Hi to everyone who came to our Songs and Stories night!

Wasn't it great?! We heard stories from around the world including West Africa, Jamaica, China, Iraq and Cornwall in England. And we had songs and dances from China, Korea, Iraq, and Japan! We learnt a lot about different cultures but more importantly we had an awesome time!!

Did you take any photo's? If you did please email them to us at either jar215@exeter.ac.uk or kle209@exeter.ac.uk so that we can share them with everyone!

We would just like to say thank you to everyone who participated, either by telling a story, singing a song or being such a great audience! And finally a HUGE thank you to David, without whom the night wouldn't exist!!

We hope to see you all at our next event!!

Songs and Stories Tonight!!

Hello everyone!! Just to remind you that today we have our amazing Songs and Stories evening!! It starts at 6pm in the INTO Building, so please come along for a fun night of culture and maybe even teach us something about your country...and there will be free food!!!

Well Done Japan!!!!

Also: a very big CONGRATULATIONS to Japan and their women's World Cup Team! On Sunday they won a thrilling match against the US which went to penalties, making them the World Cup Champions of 2011!

Songs and Stories night Thursday

Also this week sees the much loved Songs and Stories night hosted by our very own teacher at Duryard, David Heathfield. It's an amazing night of celebration of different cultures through song, music and stories, told by both David and the audience..so if you would like to be a part of this unique and very special evening, please come along to the INTO Building on Thursday 21st July at 6pm, where it will be held in the Lecture Theatre. We will provide refreshments for the break and all Summer Support Team will be there as usual! 


If you would like to have a better idea of the night itself, take a look at David's youtube page:


http://www.youtube.com/user/dwh202

David travels around the world collecting and telling stories and regularly performs at cultural festivals throughout the year, so we're very fortunate to have him perform here for us! :)

Dancing Tonight!!!

Hello everybody!!! Again it's Tuesday, which means another Timepiece dancing night!! Just like last week we will be meeting at 9pm tonight outside the shop Boots on the High Street, then heading to the club..remember to bring your identification and dancing shoes!!! Hopefully see you all soon :)

This week's events!

So this week is sure to be an exciting one!

Tomorrow we will be going dancing again! Last week was really good - and this week we have the opportunity to dance again! We really enjoyed dancing with you all so we hope you will come again! We will meet at 9pm outside Boots (in the city centre) and it's FREE!!

On Thursday is one of our best and most enjoyable events - Song and Stories night!

One of our teachers (David) will come and tell us stories from around the world. Perhaps he will tell a story from your home country!! And we will sing altogether as well. And then YOU will have the opportunity to tell stories from your home country, or maybe you can sing a song, or play some music!

This evening is a wonderful opportunity to practise your English, and to learn about different cultures around the world! If you are very lucky the SST will tell a story too!

This event will be held in the INTO Lecture Theatre in the main INTO building, from 6pm- 9pm

and it's FREE and there will be refreshments provided!

On Saturday we will visit the beautiful city of Bath!

Unfortunately THERE ARE NO MORE SPACES FOR THIS TRIP!!

Weekend Activities!!

Hello to everyone who participated in our weekend's events!

First of all, hello to all the students who came to our pool party! It was a real party with a birthday - and of course birthday cake! Only Jon and Kayleigh actually came into the pool as the students didn't have any swimming costumes- but we still had lots of fun! We had a competition where Jon and Kayleigh had to find as many coins as possible that had been thrown into the pool by the students. Jon won by a large margin!!

Next, a big hello to all the students who braved the rain and came to Cardiff!

Despite the weather, everyone had a lovely time! There was lots to see, and lots of shopping to be done!

Finally hello to all the students who came to sports! We played badminton, and basketball yesterday (though remember we have table tennis and football available too!). We played singles and doubles games, and had a really good time!

Keep checking our blog for information about this week's events!

Old Historic Exeter!

We're very lucky in Exeter to be in a city with such a rich and interesting history! If you would like to know more about historic Exeter, read some personal stories, look at some amazing photographs or watch some old videos click on this link below to a great website called 'Exeter History and Memories'. 

http://www.exetermemories.co.uk/index.php

INTO Bike Hire!!

Hello again everyone!! We have one of our brand new very cool bicycles now at the reception area of the INTO Centre!! So if you thought about renting one for the summer please feel free to come and view the bike, ask questions and take away information about the scheme..as you can see from the photo it's a very nice size for city riding, and also for cycling down to the riverside which is lovely when the sun is out!

Swimming and other sports!

Hi Everyone!!

Remember tonight we have our pool party from 6-8pm at Cornwall House swimming pool.

Also we have our regular Sunday sports fixture - badminton, table tennis, football and basketball.

All students are welcome to attend and both of these events are completely FREE!!

Cardiff Tomorrow!

Hello everybody!!! So tomorrow sees our first coach daytrip to the beautiful Welsh city of Cardiff! As it says on your tickets we're meeting outside the INTO building at 8.45am so please don't be late as the coach will not wait for you! If you wanted to learn about this city before tomorrow visit this website:

http://www.visitcardiff.com/

So we'll see you early tomorrow morning!!!

Pool Party!!

Tomorrow is our pool party! We will be at the Cornwall house swimming pool from 6pm -8pm. Come and join us for a quick swim, and some games! It'll be a splashing good time!!

Picnic!!

Remember it's the picnic at Duryard today!! All students are welcome to come (whether you studying at Duryard or in the INTO building, you can still come!) - the weather is lovely so it's sure to be a great event! We will start at 12 midday, but if you are still in lessons don't worry, we will still be there at 1pm!

Bank Letters!

Hi Everyone!

Just to let you know that you can now collect your bank letters from reception. You will need some identification such as your passport or student card.

British Slang Words!!

Have you ever come across any English words which you've never heard before and seem to make no sense? Slang is the name of a group of words which is used in very informal situations and mostly amongst friends, and you will find different regions of the UK have their own unique words. So if you fancy broadening your vocabulary and learning some fun and interesting new words, have a look at these websites!

http://www.englishdaily626.com/slang.php?012

http://www.learn4good.com/languages/evrd_idioms/id-b.htm
Cheers mates!! 

Also: cheers to the Japanese teachers who inspired me to write this post! Arigato!

Duryard Picnic Tomorrow!! (Thursday!)

Tomorrow afternoon from 12pm we are having our first picnic of the summer! It will be taking place at Duryard, on the grass which is infront of the accommodation! Hopefully the weather will be nice so we can stay outside, but if it's raining we will be inside Astor library which is in Duryard House...we will be providing food and drink but feel free to bring your own! There will also be giant frisbee!!!

Some Photos from Last Night!!

Hello again!!! We have just uploaded some photos from last night on our Flickr account, so feel free to view and download them!! Enjoy :)

Timepiece Tuesday!!

Hello everyone!! We're very happy that we had such a great turn out last night in Timepiece!! We hope you all had a good time and enjoyed the dancing and sangria!! Watch this space for photographs :)

Student card high Street Discounts!!

This week most of you will be collecting your student cards! As well as using it for borrowing books, magazines and DVDs from the library you can use it to print on campus! Just take it to any computer room (the library has many), select what you want to print from your PC and swipe the card in the machine! You already have £1 of credit to use, and once you have your bank cards you can top-up online...also another great advantage of having this card is when you go shopping!! Most shops in the High Street offer student discounts of 10% so it's well worth asking! You can also get a discount whenever you go to the cinema, and if you buy a meal in any macdonalds restaurants you get free food!! So use it as much as you can and enjoy!!

Would you like to dance tomorrow? (Tuesday!)

Does anyone like dancing? One of our favourite nightclubs in Exeter is called Timepiece, and every Tuesday I go there to dance! If you would like to join all 4 of us, you can! All you have to do is meet us outside the shop Boots, which is on the High Street at 9pm, and please remember to bring identification with you, for example a passport or driver's licence as all clubs and pubs in Exeter ask for proof of age...This nightclub is a very good one as every night it plays different music, Tuesday will be salsa and international songs! There is no dresscode, so just dress casually, and admission is free!!! Don't worry if you can't dance, you can sit and watch the Summer Support Team dancing instead! So we hope to see many of you then :)

Our first daytrip!!!

Last Saturday we had our first daytrip of the summer!! Luckily the weather was nice and sunny and loads of students came! So thank you very much to everyone that came along, we hope you all enjoyed it too...now let's look forward to the next trip, this Saturday to the lovely Welsh city of Cardiff!!! :)

Table Tennis Fun!!

 

Hello and well done to all the students who came to play table tennis last night!

When we first arrived we had some time to practise our skills (or in my case learn to play!), and then we had a mini-competition. Everybody entered, and we saw some very impressive (and not so impressive - who says you have to use the table?!) players. In the picture above are our champions Chris and Luke!  

Every one had a very good time, and it was a good opportunity to meet some British people and practise our English.

Remember tonight we have badminton from 5pm - 6pm at the sports park. 

AND IT'S FREE!!

I hope that everyone will come (there is no need to sign up -just come!), and maybe YOU will be the new champions!

Feeling Sporty?!

Hi Everyone!

We hope your first day of classes went well yesterday, and that you are enjoying your first week in Exeter!

Just a quick reminder that there are still spaces for our sports evenings:

Thursday 7^th July – Table tennis 8.30pm – 9.30pm

Friday 8^th July – Badminton 5.00pm – 6.00pm

Both are at the sports park which is at the top of campus.

Sign up at reception in the INTO centre, or at Duryard between 12pm and 2pm!

Playing sports is really good exercise and is also a great way to meet new people! So get your trainers on and we’ll see you there!!

I want to Ride my Bicycle..

Do any of you like cycling? INTO have a special bicycle scheme, in which students living at Duryard accommodation can hire a bike for the summer! All you have to do is pay a deposit of £50, which will be returned to you when you leave as long as the bike is in good condition and undamaged...the hire charge is £50 per term, which also includes a lock! If you are interested come to the reception in the INTO building and we will give you more information!!

p.s. here is a picture of the actual style of bike you can rent: