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Transcript of Impact Magazine Issue 7 November 2011
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Steffen Berbalk
IGCSE Student EDITOR
Hi, welcome to our first issue of
IMPACT for 2011/2012, the magazine
for EF International Academy Torquay.
Each issue IMAPCT Magazine
designates space for creative and
expressive coverage of the College,
students, events and more, therefore
if you would like to contribute to the
magazine please contact one of our
team.
First of all I would like to welcome all
new students from around the world
and also the the start of a new
academic year. This year also sees the
introduction of the IGCSE course which
adds to the cultural and academic
diversity of our college. We kick off the
year with the highest ever number of
students studying in Torquay and also
the incredible helloween party held in
prehistoric caves.
ImpAct Team
Thi Hong Hanh
Nguyen IB Student Journalist
Olzhas Utebaliyev
IB Student Journalist
Daulet Dauysbekov
IB Student Journalist
Thi Thu Thuy
Nguyen A Level Student
Journalist
Bing Yuk Tang
A Level Student Journalist
Wang Yuanjun A Level Student Photographer
Steffen Berbalk IGCSE Student
Journalist
Lok Yee Chan IGCSE Student
Journalist
Anton Girda
IGCSE Student Photographer
Adrian
IT Teacher Editorial Support
& Design
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Halloween Party Page 04
London Olympics 2012 Page 07
Eden Project Page 10
The Poppy Appeal Page 12
IGCSE Murder Mystery Hunt Page 15
Art Class Page 17
UK Mathematics Team Challenge Page 20
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Nguyen Thi Hong Hanh (Victoria)
Unforgettable rainy scary and amusing Halloween on the 26th October 2011. Halloween 2011
was organized at Kent’s Cavern in Torquay for the first time. It was an ideal place to enjoy
the real scary atmosphere of Halloween night and all of us were expecting to have lots of fun
and surprises there.
We met our teachers at the bus stop opposite the library at 6:30pm.We were divided in
many groups and took taxis to go to Kent Cavern. After arriving at the cave, we gathered in
the main Hall and enjoyed the music there. More students and teachers turned up with very
festive costumes. They made the party more like Halloween. I wondered if it was a party in a
tale from the 19th century where we saw princes, princesses, kings, queens, dukes, pirates,
sailors, captains, vampires, the Reaper, ghosts and even fairies, clowns and strangers. This
year, students dressed up into many different characters which were both evil and angelic.
Many of them chose red, black and white for the main colours of their costumes or masks.
They looked scary but smart in black suits with a pale white face with very black eyes and
bleeding blood. Students were very creative with a very good sense of Art because they had
taken a lot of
Photography: Fiona
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time to put make up on their face to
create face masks with many different
patterns and characters face. Some
chose to hide their face and put on a
plain mask and everyone had to guess
who they were.
Teachers also joined us as they always
did. Bob was the Vampire that night,
scary but still very humorous as he
always is. Jonathan the new Art
teacher was a scary but cute ghost
and Liz the English teacher as a
friendly witch with her purple curly
hair. Wendy the media and film
teacher looked amazing in her maxi
long black dress and many others
teachers had their face painted.
Many students decided to show up
the most evil as they could, however,
some of them preferred to look lovely
in their costumes. There were lovely
Cats such as June and Carmen from
IB2 and a very smart British Navy
sailor Andrea from IB2 and a very
gentle and pretty fairy Vicki from IB2.
Nick 1st year A level imitated an
image from a character in a very
famous sitcom movie in Vietnam with
large glasses, high waist jumpsuit and
his hair was divided into 2 sides. It
looked very hilarious. The rest of
students were in casual clothes and
nice dresses.
The group of Nigerians were the most
out-standing group that night. Their
costumes were totally amazing. They
must have prepared for this long ago.
They were Caribbean pirates, dukes
and even soldiers. When all of us
came to this party and dressed up or
did a bit of make-up, it gave us the
real feeling of the Halloween party.
The second part of the night was a lot Photography: Fiona
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of fun. We were divided into many groups again to go into the cave with the talented
woman who played many roles in her stories. We had a chance to see the structure of the
cave which has existed since prehistoric times with many limestone cliffs and stalactites. The
woman told many ghost stories to us and she acted as many characters in that story as well.
When we finished visiting each part of the cave, there was a new story. The animation from
the light blinking all the time made the atmosphere very chilling and cold. There were some
men who dressed in black costumes and jumped suddenly in front of us to scare us. Some
students yelled, screamed because they were scared, however, it was fun to say the least.
We had some food in the Hall as well. There were varied of pizza, rice, fried chicken to help
feed the assortment of our scary students and teachers. After adding more energy, we then
began with the dancing part. The disco was held in the caves and we danced freely and
enjoyed the music so much. Before the party ended, the school gave the prize for the best
costumes, which went to the well-deserved Nigerian Pirates and also a special prize for
Taylor from IB1 to reward his efforts for helping organizing this Halloween party.
The party ended with joys and we kept lots of memories with friends and teachers by taking
and sharing lots of photos. Although it was raining heavily when we left Kent’s Cavern, we
were eager to walk under the rain, singing and dancing because we had a great time with
each other.
Photography: Fiona
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London Olympics 2012 Ronny Tang
We are now nearly at the end of year 2011, then what can we actually look forward to in the
coming year? Watching the Summer Olympic Games 2012, which is going to take place in
London from 27th July to 12th August, a significant event for the United Kingdom and a rare
opportunity for you to attend and observe within the hoist nation.
What is so special about the Olympic Games?, They are a major international event featuring
summer and winter sports, in which hundreds of athletes participate in a variety of
competitions. The Olympic Games has come to be regarded as the world’s foremost sports
competition. The Games are currently held every two years, with Summer and Winter
Olympic Games alternating, although they occur every four years within their respective
seasonal games.
London was elected as the host city on 6th July 2005 during the 117th IOC Session in
Singapore, defeating Moscow, New York City, Madrid and Paris after four rounds of voting.
Source: www.london2012.com
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In fact, London has become the first city
to officially host the modern Olympic
Games three times having previously
done so in 1908 and in 1948. The
Olympics prompted a redevelopment of
many of the areas of London in which
the games are to be held, particularly
themed towards sustainability. As the
budgetary considerations have been
hugely criticised by the public, so many
places which were already in place before the bid, are going to be rebuilt into a new game
venue, in order to save as much money as possible. The places include: Wembley Stadium,
Wembley Arena, Wimbledon All England Club, Lord's Cricket Ground, The O2 Arena, Earls
Court Exhibition Centre, Weymouth and
Portland National Sailing Academy, and
the Excel Centre.
If you want to “participate” in the
Olympic Games, buying tickets is
obviously the fastest way to do so. The
tickets of the London Olympics 2012
have been reportedly set as the most
expensive tickets ever in the Olympic
Games history. However, there is still having a huge demand for the tickets, where 200
million people are now in the queue for it.
The logo of the London Olympics 2012 is another thing to pay attention on. There have been
two London 2012 logos (as there are Paralympics and Olympics): one for the bidding process
created by Kino Design and a second as the brand for the Games themselves. The former is a
ribbon with blue, yellow, black, green, and red stripes winding through the text “LONDON
2012”, making the shape of the River Thames in East London. The latter, designed by Wolff
Olins, was unveiled on 4 June 2007 and cost £400,000. This new logo is a representation of
the number 2012, with the Olympic Rings embedded within the zero.
The Paralympics logo (far left) and the different official colour combinations for the Wolff Olins main logo design.
Source: www.london2012.com
Source: www.london2012.com
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Finally, there are
mascots of the London
Olympics 2012. The
official mascots for the
2012 Summer Olympic
and Paralympic Games
were unveiled on 19
May 2010. This marks
the second time (after
Vancouver) that both
Olympic and Paralympic
mascots were unveiled
at the same time. Wenlock and Mandeville are animations depicting two drops of steel from
a steelworks in Bolton. They are named Wenlock, after the Shropshire town of Much
Wenlock, which held a forerunner of the current Olympic Games, and Mandeville, after
Stoke Mandeville, a village in Buckinghamshire where a forerunner to the Paralympic Games
were first held.
There is just only a year to the start of the Olympic Games. There have been lots of
promotions held across the country, especially in London, such as in Trafalgar Square, where
the first glimpse of the medals was presented. Next year you could “participate” in the
games, not as a competitor, but as a spectator and witness to this stunning international
event through different media with your family and friends.
Source: www.london2012.com
Source: www.london2012.com
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Cultural Education Visit To Eden Project
Steffen Berbalk
Eden Project, what is that? That was what I was thinking when I heard it for the first time!
A few days later on a Sunday morning I arrived at Torquay Town Hall with my friends to wait
for the coaches for Eden. When the coaches arrived and I stepped in I just thought- OMG,
what is that? The bus looked very, very uncomfortable and so it was. I think I was not the
only one that had these thoughts. After a long trip on the coach we finally arrived after two
and a half hours at Eden.
When I saw the buildings first through the windows of the coach it was just like- awesome.
They look so cool and a master of architecture must have built and designed these. I was
just thinking about how long it would take someone to build something like this. Then we
walked towards the entrance and I was a bit disappointed, because on the way there were
not so many flowers or something special or exciting, but next we came into the project and
it was just amazing. The buildings looked like golf balls that have been cut in half and the
gardens looked just beautiful with all the pretty flowers and bushes.
Then we went to the first building and into the tropical zone. It was incredibly hot in there,
but the flowers, palm and banana trees were just mind-blowing. I really enjoyed it and all
the people that walked with me, too. Then we went to the cafeteria and had a delicious
lunch. It was so tasty and everybody was just overwhelmed with the food. After this we
went into the next building which was a warm European climate. It was not so spectacular or
Photography: Christina
Photography: Christina
Photography: Steffen
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anything special, but it was good just for sitting and
relaxing. After a short while I went outside to visit the
beautiful gardens. What impressed me the most was
this figure made up out of rubbish and metal.
Finally I just relaxed for half an hour in the gardens
and enjoyed the beautiful sun. Then I just walked
around and took a lot of photographs from the
flowers amazing flowers and bushes.
Afterwards, at approximately 3 pm we went back to
Torquay by bus. It was as uncomfortable as at the way
to Eden and by the time we arrived back in Torquay
everybody was exhausted by the long day with the long traveling. But all in all I enjoyed Eden
a lot I would advise it to everybody who likes nature and to be outside.
Photography: Steffen
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When I sent my scarf to the dry cleaning
shop, I saw a box near the cashier filled with
lots of paper poppies and there was a money
box next to it. I was quite curious to know
why so I decided to ask the shopkeeper.
However, I hesitated as I thought “Why do I
need a red paper flower?”
The day after, when I was watching The X-
Factor, all the competitors, judges and
audiences were wearing the paper poppies
which I had seen at the dry cleaners the day
before. I asked my host mother “Why are all
the people wearing those paper flowers?” I
pointed at the television. “Oh! They are
poppies. People wear them for
remembrance.” She answered. “
Ronny Tang
Source: http://i.telegraph.co.uk & http://www.poppy.org.uk
“Oh! They are poppies. People wear them
for remembrance.” She answered. “
“Remember what?” I asked further.
“Remember all the soldiers died in the First,
Second World War and conflicts among
countries.” Afterwards, I started to be
interested in this “event” as all the people in
the UK seemed to be involved in it.
I searched the internet about the Poppy
Appeal for the whole and found information
about the Poppy Appeal and the culture that
I am now living in.
The yearly Poppy Appeal is actually held by
The Royal British Legion, which was founded
in 1921 and merged with four important
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organisations: the Comrades of the Great
War, the National Association of Discharged
Sailors and Soldiers, the National Federation
of Discharged and Demobilized Sailors and
Soldiers and the Officers’ Association. It was
granted a Royal Charter on 29 May 1971 to
mark its fiftieth anniversary which gives the
Legion the privilege of the prefix “Royal”.
Besides, The Royal British Legion is the UK’s
leading charity providing financial, social and
emotional support to those who have served
or who are currently serving in the British
Armed Forces and their dependants.
Moreover, besides the Poppy Appeal and
Remembrance services, the Legion is a
campaigning organisation that promotes the
welfare and interests of current and former
members of the British Armed Forces.
By the way, The Royal British Legion
organises a fund-raising drive each year in
the weeks before Remembrance Sunday,
which is the Festival of Remembrance on the
Saturday before Remembrance Sunday. The
Festival, held in the Royal Albert Hall,
London, has acquired a status approaching
that of a state event. And the artificial
poppies are meant to be worn on clothing,
are offered to the public in return for a
charitable donation. Over the course of the
preceding year a team of around fifty
people, the majority of them disabled
former British military personnel work all
year round producing millions of poppies at
the factory in Richmond. The idea of wearing
such poppies came from the poem In
Flanders Fields about the First World War.
Poppies are worn until Remembrance
Sunday to remember British military
personnel who have died since the First
World War.
Sunday to remember British military
personnel who have died since the First
World War. The Poppy Appeal normally
starts late October until mid-November
every year and worn by the general public,
politicians, the Royal Family, and others in
public life. In the early years after the First
World War, poppies were worn only on
Armistice Day itself. It has also become
increasingly common to see poppies on
cars, lorries and other forms of public
transport such as planes, buses and trams.
However, some have criticised the level of
compulsion associated with the custom.
Source: www.britishlegion.org
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During this time, I have bought six paper
poppies. The reasons for why I bought these
paper poppies are that I was extremely
impressed by the British’s conviction on
collaboration besides helping to raise funds
for the charity. I reckoned “Why do people
in UK can have such a strong conviction…
instinct on collaboration?” Frankly speaking,
if somebody held a similar charity for a same
purpose in Hong Kong, he would get less
support than here. For instance, the charity
just wants to make money from us rather
than helping the needy people. Nonetheless,
the British really are dedicated to charity
work. They do not know what will happen
after donating the money or where the
money is really going to, but they still TRUST.
They trust each other, they trust the honesty
among people and they believe their
intuition. Just because of the reasons above,
I wanted to get involved in the “event” as
well. This “event” has reminded me how to
trust, how to believe and how to be
dedicated.
Finally came to the Remembrance Sunday. I
was in the Magistrates’ Court for the Law
field trip while the gathering was held at
the town hall. I fell silent for the two
minutes silence. At that moment, I could
figure out nothing. What I could see was
just tons and tons of people wearing paper
poppies walking in front of me. I can still
remember that “red” scene which
represented “Lots of people with tons of
love”. All the communities are just striving
to be like that, aren’t they?
Now (nearly the end of November), the
Poppy Appeal has totally finished, but I do
not know why I still want to hitch my paper
poppy on my jacket… Although there was
just a paper poppy, there was just little
money, there was just one country, but the
whole remembrance of the horrors of war
are powerful and symbolic, so becoming a
part of Poppy Day reminds us to be proud
of our past and the sacrifices made, which
in itself is a humbling thought.
Source: http://i.dailymail.co.uk
Source: www.raf.mod.uk
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Lok Yee Chan (Tammy)
xeter is home to an appealing variety of historic buildings, museums and interesting
sightseeing opportunities along with many national retail chain stores, independent shops
and local boutiques for the more unique purchases.
On the 13th October 2011 our IGCSE group went on our first visit together. It was quite
sunny, but incredibly cold as we set off by coach. We divided in to our 3 Tutor groups,
because we were going on a Murder Mystery Hunt around the city. We had a map, and
some clues to follow which would hopefully lead us to the murderer. This was good because
we had to walk around Exeter to find our way. My Tutor group set off last as were the
fastest, but this meant we could watch the others! Before we started we decided to try and
guess who the murder was and which weapon they used to commit the crime.
By the time we had finished we were exhausted after 2 hours of walking. My Tutor group
had guessed the murderer and weapon correctly from the start…luck or good deduction?
Photography: Anton
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Then the next thing we did was what all girls
were waiting for, we went shopping and for
lunch outside the cathedral. On the way to the
cathedral we noted the shops and shopping
centres, but unfortunately we did not have
enough time. Before we started our way back
home some of us went inside the cathedral to
how magnificent it was. The enormous
exquisite building was built over 500 years
ago, it is very remarkable and I think if you
have not seen it you should go and visit.
Overall, it was a good experience and a time
to be with all the IGCSE group. Aside from
travelling to such a great place, we could also
build a friendship with others. I am looking
forward to the next trip and I hope that
everybody enjoyed this trip.
Last but not least, many thanks for all the teachers who planned the trip and were with us.
We are looking forward to the next adventure.
Photography: Anton
Photography: Anton
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Art Class
Jonathan
This term has focused on observational drawing, which involved hands and hands
holding objects. A Cubism project based around bottles and the work of Picasso
and 2 and 3 point perspective, based on the simple drawing of buildings.
Lok Yee Chan (Tammy IGCSE)
Khanh Ly Can (Krystal IGCSE)
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Jae-Cheol Shin (Bill IGCSE)
Qiya Gao (Cuecci IGCSE)
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Rodrigo Garcia Berezo (IGSCE)
Elena Viladevall De Lecea (IGCSE)
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UK Mathematics
Team Challenge - Senior Regional Final
On Thursday 10th November 2011 four EFIA Torbay students won the regional competition
of the UK Senior Mathematics Team Challenge. This means they were judged to be the best
school mathematicians in the south west of England. They beat Torquay Boys Grammar
School which is the most competitive government school in this area.
The next step is that these students go to London for the national final in February 2012.
Many other students within our school attended practice sessions for this competition but
the four students in the photograph were selected as our Mathematics Team.
Their Mathematics teacher, Hazel Linacre, has worked hard to prepare the students,
yesterday she took them to Plymouth where they won the prize of regional winners. Many
congratulations to these students Michael Gunadi, Xin Tong, Yongxin Gao and Jing Cheng
Huang, they have had a great result!
Photography: Hazel
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