Marina's Language Learning Timeline

  • I was born

    I was born
    I was born in Teknon's clinique in Barcelona the 27th of May, around 10 o'clock in the night.
  • First day of school

    First day of school
    This was the first day of school, I had 2 years and was the first day I started learning Catalan and Spanish. It was in Sant Quirze, a school called Onze de Setembre.
  • I started learning English

    I started learning English
    My first English classes at school were when I was 5, in P-5.
  • Met Kendra

    Met Kendra
    Kendra was a girl from the USA who came here in 2008 and the first day she came I instantly became friends with her, I showed her how to speak clearly in Catalan,
  • Private English lessons

    I started taking lessons out of school with a Brazilian student older than me. He went to my place and helped me improve my English a lot.
  • Back to private lessons

    I left the academy to study English with another private teacher who came home. She was native from the UK, and I love that accent!
  • First day of high school

    First day of high school
    On the first day in IES Sant Quirze I chose to study French as a second language, although I left it 3 years later, I enjoyed it a lot. But I preffer English.
  • Started at "Elms School"

    Started at "Elms School"
    This was the first time I went to an English academy, in which I stayed less than a year because I likes private lessons better.
  • Trip to London

    Trip to London
    The first and only time I went to the UK with my family, It was so interesting and I learned a lot.
  • Trinity School Language

    Trinity School Language
    I had to change from the private lessons to an academy because I wanted to take the FCE and I could only do it if it was in an academy.
  • First Certificate Exam!

    First Certificate Exam!
    The day I presented to the FCE, and a month later told me I had passed. I love English and I think that doing this exam was a fun thing.