Year 11 Spanish Trip to Barcelona Restaurant

This Tuesday, 22nd March, Year 11 Spanish students were offered the opportunity to enjoy some authentic Spanish food with Señora Chiponda and Señora Lucena at Barcelona-Gaudi restaurant in Asok.

The students will be sitting their IGCSE speaking examination next Wednesday and so this was the perfect opportunity for them to build their confidence and practise their speaking skills ahead of this exam. It also provided a chance for students to taste dishes they have never tried before and get an authentic taste of Spanish cuisine and tapas culture.

Señor Jordi, the restaurant owner, created a bespoke menu for our students allowing them to taste a variety of typical tapas dishes and desserts as well as some Paella. The students ordered their food in Spanish and were then able to speak about the food (and a variety of other topics) in Spanish. We were really impressed at how much Spanish they used during the meal. Some have also written comments in (very impressive) Spanish, which can be found below.

Fui al restaurante y fue una experiencia muy buena!

¡Me encantó la paella porque estaba deliciosa!

Y me encantaron las patatas bravas porque estaban sabrosas

Además el camarero estaba atento y me gustó la música de fondo.

Creo que volveré a este restaurante otra vez

• Noa (11AG)

Me chifla el restaurante ya que era muy limpio y cómodo. La comida estaba rica y verdaderamente sabrosa. Me gustaría ir otro tiempo. Lo que más me gustó fue el postre.

• Barney (11CC)

Each student was then presented with a Spanish award related to stories of their time studying Spanish – a light-hearted moment for us all!

We are extremely proud of each and every single one of our students and the progress they have made throughout their Spanish language learning journey, and we hope they feel equally proud of themselves.

We wish you all the luck for next week, we know you’ll all do fantastically!

¡Qué tengan suerte!

Señora Chiponda & Señora Lucena