Session Start: Thu Apr 22 06:16:20 2004 Session Ident: #wai * Now talking in #wai * A-EpiS changes topic to 'Where DO YOU WANT TO GO?' * A-EpiS changes topic to '"WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO,What makes places interesting to you Do you want to visit a place where you have been before, or see a new place Do you need more information than there is in the invitations?' * A-piam has joined #wai hello again hi Pia is it the right time now? :-) yes Pia I have this time And then Bev's students are visiting at 11:30 GMT ok then I change nick , here there 2 girl for you ok good! Serena and Nancy Ok thank you * A-piam is now known as SerenaNancy Hi Serena and Nancy * SerenaNancy has left #wai * SerenaNancy has joined #wai ok you are here welcome thank you!!!! :-) Today we are talking about where do you want to go on a Virtual Vacation That is a play vacation ok, start you Where would you like to visit if you were taking this Virtual Vacation? You have different options You can go to New York, England, Portugal, Russias Those are the places where students have explain in here You can add Italy if you want :-) You can tell me ehat I could do for 3 days if I visit you Well , not me, but some students like you serena like go to New York, exaclty to Manatthan good And Nancy? Nancy like go to england: londra Londres is a good choice also i'm sorry!! london Serena have you visited New York before? or is this your first visit? yes Your first visit? yes!!!!!! hellooooo are you here???? :-( Ok what would you like to do first? They have many attractions in New York Nancy, is this your first visit to London? yes Nancy what would you like to do first? When you get to London? tomorrow? :-) i'd like visit one person... ( by serena ) the visit is in about 1 week :-) oh, who is that person? is a secret... Ok Serena i'm sorry.... I joker There is Broadway shows, shopping, the statue of Liberty, many restaurants..in New York yes, but i visit New York for that person... So you don't know anyone in New York yet? Ah, you know a person in there Because there are some friends from New York who are visiting in a while In about 25 minutes no, i know that person, but that person don't know me..... ok And Nancy ? is she there? yes!!! what you think???? I have not here from Nancy hear* it is very early morning in my place I am almost sleep What time is it Now is 7:11 in the morning I woke up before 6 Here are 20 past 13 When do you leave school? at 20 to 2 Did you see what the other kids said about London and New York?? yes Someone said that in London there is a big ride and the Big Ben yes, they are famous Maybe there are some nice shows in the theater Would be nice to go thanks for this information So Serena why would you choose to go to New York? for that person and for learn english ok so? And Nancy why would you choose to go to London? for learn english, and for the mitic britney spears! ok And I would like to go to Venice Italy :-) Why?? Where do you live Serena and Nancy, in Italy? in milan, muggò muggiò :-( I only had a very fast trip to Italy and I would have wanted to see more, much more ok What would I like to see in Muggio? nothing I am sure I would like many things in Muggio our face!! Is it near the mountains or near the sea? Yes, I would love to meet you also :-) it's near the mountains+ thanks how old are you I am old, I am a grand mother Una abuela How do you say grand mother in italian? yes, but how hold are you, yes, more Look at my picture in here: http://www.kidlink.org/english/general/k/chat/log150404a.html I am at the left of the page ok, we are happy ok Did you saw my picture? no yet the students from new York are here * A-Bev has joined #wai wow!!! Hi Epi and Serena! Hello Bev hello bev Serena and Nancy are from Italy How are both of you? SErena wants to go to New York for her Virtual Vacation Fantastic! My students will be thrilled! with me there is Nancy Hi, Nancy! hi bev My students will arrive in about ten minutes or so. Are you both students? Are you from Muggio, Italy? we sorry, but we go home now :-( What a pity! What time is it in Italy? it's twenty to 2 It is twenty to eight in the morning here in New York. we are go. bye bye epi and bev bye Serena and Nancy It was nice speaking with you Serena and Nancy! Bye! * SerenaNancy is now known as A-Piam hello Bev Hi Pia how are you Hi, Pia. It has been a while since we have spoken! Pia, my kids will arrive in about five minutes! We must make arrangements so that they will chat in the future. I was working with some pupils in the lab so I presented you Serena and Nancy But now the clss ends all go home Thanks! That is too bad. Do any students arrive after twelve? If I 'm sure to meet your or other pupils I ann organize something to stay with some of them in the lab Great! My students will love that! Thanks alot! Next week? but it needs a precise organitation Pia? which day? 29th-Thursday I can see... Bev, are you and your students coming next Thursday at this time? I can stay at school with some pupils... 10 maybe Thursday would be fine! Wonderful! this same hours? PERFECT!!! Would be great! here it's 15 before 2 yes, same as right now Bev? Yes? ok tomorrow I will tell you if it's sure Would it be ok at this same time for you? about which topic? Pia next week we are planning our trips, airplane tickets, what to wear, what money, etc huhmm in my school nobody follow wai project in english so these are students I know and they arehappy to chat in english Maybe they can take a look at the chats we did before this? I will try to get some of the Italian students in my school to participate. I will speak with Carmela to see if she can organize her students. great This is wonderful! Can you tell them to take a look at our other chats to see what students talk abpout? but some of them know WAI because in the last year did WAI in italian I know you had a real visit for vacation yes very good project * Davian has joined #wai I will try to call also Graziella'spupils and Domenico'spupils hello Well we would love to have your students Pia and GRaziellas and Domenico's * Jasmine_ has joined #wai Hello everyone Hello! How are you? Hello Davian and jasmine ok now me too I go home hello friends Hi again Epis. Hello, where are you from? me? from Italy Thats awesome! How is Italy? You could ask her about Italy! Are there any places of interest? How is Italy * Samantha has joined #wai HI Smantha Samantha eh eh Hi Epi there are many city intersting in Italy Can you describe any? Rome, Florence, Napoli, Venise Pia can you stay a little bit more and tell them about what they coukd do for a three days visit? Please??? Surely we know Venise It's built on the sea Really! Is this the Mediterranean Sea? that its built on? and it's famous for "Gondole" special boats what are gondoles yes it's on Mediterranean see, Adriatic sea Gondoles are boats right? Gondole are black boats very slim and log And you use these to get around the city? Don't you use cars of buses? with a people who drives with one remo cars or buses* no in Venise there are not car and bus only boats and... foot that means the whole city is full of water the people walk and walk So Italians don't pollute! Thats awesome Well its good for exercise That's true sometimes in the winter the sea is in the street and in the house sorry but my english is very poor ..slowly It's ok, I understand Venise is wonderful * Shanet has joined #wai Is that a port city? I like walking in the little street and small squares Hello noo So whats the capital of Italy? there are also many monuments and churchs and events Rome is the capital my family was planning to visit italy tell us about the monuments great In venise? yes we hope to vistit rome maybe sometime next year I'm not from Venise but I went to venise a lot San Marco is the cathedral what city are you from I'm from Neaples but I moved when I was 25 You went to Venise on a gondole? and I lived in middle Italy and now near Milan Gondole is only for turist, rich tourist :-) Oh Wow you moved around alot So how did you get to Venise? On a bus? So what do you get around in Where did you like living the most? Milan to venise is 3 hours by train in Milan Oh, I see. How is Milan? That's a long train ride I don't like a lot Milan Y not? because I like the sun and the south and the climate is no too good in milan I love the sun! I would love to live in Milan * FrancescaSc has joined #wai ok brb] hello Francesca Hello! I'm Jasmine! hi Francesca Is it hot in Milan? No Milan is in the north italy Where are you from? Hi I'm Samantha Oh okay So it is cold How's the climate? Hi, im Shanet Francesca are you htere? There? Students, Francesca seems to be gone for a while. She is from Malta. where is malta Have you decided where do you want to go for your Virtual Vacation? I really wnat to vistit Italy It sounds so beautiful Me too. I would like to go to Venise I love Italy also :-) Have you ever visited Italy? yes, some time ago..but it was too short Epi, where is malta? Do you plan on vistitng again? Let us find out Davian ok * A-Piam has left #wai Davian, where would you like to visit? Which city, country and why? Do you have a dream vacation? I would like to go back to jamaica Jamaica is a tropical island in the Caribbean. Davian, is Jamaica near Puerto Rico? When was the last time you've been to Jamaica? yes. In about five years What do tourists do in Jamaica? How is the climate there? i heard it is very hot. Is that true? I live in Puerto Rico Davian Right now it is hot! They go to the beaches Are there any interesting sites or places in Jamaica? i know that it is hot, that is why tourist like jamaica and puerto rico Thansk, Davin! Samantha, have you been to Jamaica? I know that's right yes Samantha how do you like Jamaica? yes I like J.A. What are the inetresting sites in Jamaica? Why do you like jamaica? What did you do in Jamaica? Where did you visit? You have such Jamaican pride. It makes you such a distict person! When was the last time you've been there? There is Milk River, you can raft on the Rio Grande Wow! Do many tourists go rafting? I visit my family when I go to Jamaica Yes, many tourists go rafting Is there a tropical rain forest in Jamaica like the rain forest in Puerto Rico? No , I don't think so 0Are there any tropical animals? El Yunque is the famous rain forest in Puerto Rico. It is warm and rains often. Are there any tropical animals in Jamiaca? Thanks, Samantha. Jasmine, where have you visited? Jamaica* And we have this little frog called "coqui" I haven't gone to many places I've been to india. that sings during the night The coqui is so cute! It says coqui, coqui. It can only live in Puerto Rico. Yeah i had one on my keychain You do? :-) People have tried to move the coqui to different islands, but it has died. It can only live in Puerto Rico. It sings during the night? wow thats so cool Yeah but I lost it. Jasmine, where would you like to travel? Some people took coquis to Hawaii and they survived there Why cnat it survive any where eles? Is it because of teh wheather? I did not know that! That is surprising! why is that, maybe the climate is just right But people did not like their song and now they are trying to exterminate them :-( That is inhumane! Jasmine, what is your dream vacation? I've visited India Ive, been there too. I am from India, I've been there plenty of times. Jasmine would you like to go again? How is the weather? Infact Im goin there is august. The weather there is mostly hot. Is the climate tropical in India. Does it change during the seasons? Shanet are you from India also? It's very humid! Yes, I am Would you go to India for your dream vacation? Well, I've been there plenty of times. I would love to go to India I heard that the beaches are beautiful! I'm visitin again in June, Me too! so I'd love to go somewhere else What are the places of Interest in India? Its very beautiful there. Theres the Taj Mahal The taj mahal. Wold you go to Italy, Russia, London, Portugal? Its a great tomb built by a king for his wife. I've been to London The Taj Mahal! The building is awesome! What does in look like inside? I've never been there, but my cousins who have said its very dirty now. I mean it is an old building, and there is alot of dirt in India. But there are certain places thats very beautiful. Like Banglore is nice. Banglore? Is Banglore a city in India? Its has a rich Indian culture, but modified by the youth. Banglore is a city in India. Banglore is a young city? What I like the best is the clothes. Well alot of teens go to Banglore to study. What are the clothes like? Are they colorful? Or newly graduated students go to work at Banglore. Evereyone wears garments full off wonderful detail. The clothes are very colorful. sounds beautiful Especally for the weddings. we have to go the period is about to be over. Ok we have to go to the next class. We have to leave bye Bye Okay it is time to leave now, it is time for our next class. Bye bye. bye * Davian has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving) * Jasmine_ has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving) 1 * Shanet has quit IRC (Quit: Leaving)