Liz made a presentation about her life in Massachussets and Maine.

Here's Clara and Amélie D's report with extracts from the presentation. Don't forget to click on the flags to see the photos. Thank you girls!

Notre assistante Liz nous a présenté sa vie dans le Massachussets et le Maine. Voici le reportage de Clara et Amélie D. N'oubliez pas de cliquer sur les drapeaux pour voir les photos. Merci les filles!

Liz is from Massachusetts.

3500 people live in Andover, her home town.

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 In Andover High School, there are 1800 students.

Some school Subjects of Andover Hight School are four hours of English, Science and History, 3 hours of Maths. They choose two languages during High School: French, Spanish, German, Chinese and the last year they can choose. There are music, gym and P.E.too

Schools days begin at 8 am to 2 pm. From Monday to Friday.

The two highest towers of Boston:

The Prudential Center and The John Hancock tower.

 We can visit The Prudential Center because there is an elevator, a guided tour with headset and a lot of glass to enjoy the view.

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Fun facts about Massachusetts:

The nickname of Massachusetts is the “Bay State”.

The Boston terrier is the state dog. The Boston Terrier looks like a French Bull Dog and their colours are Black and White.

The Mayflower is the flower of Massachusetts. The colour of this flower is pink or white. The Mayflower is the name of the first immigrants’ ship arriving in Massachusetts in 1620.

Massachusetts has got a state fish: the cod. The cods swim between two islands: Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket.

Massachusetts’ beverage is Cranberry juice. They flood the fields so the cranberries float above the water and they harvest the Cranberries that way.

Massachusetts dessert is the Boston Cream Pie.

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Where she went to school: Maine

Liz  studied in Maine. It was 3 hours from her house.

The nickname of Maine is “vacation land”.

 Lobster fishing is very important in Maine. The big males and females with eggs are released in the water to preserve the resources.

In the 1800s people thought lobsters were not good for the health and they gave them to the slaves.

The specialities of Maine are Apple cider, Apple cider Donuts, Apple crisps, Apple Pie, Caramel Apple.

The activity of autumn is Apple Picking.

Colby College:

There are 850 students. In the dorms we can choose different options: alone, two in a bedroom or a suite for 4 to 5 students.

There are many students coming from all over the world.

The hill in front of Lorimar Chapel is a popular destination for sledding in winter.

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