(13 Jan 2015, 4:38 pm)Tom wrote Haha I didn't realise.
Yeah Business is one of my favourite lessons at the minute anyway. Geography is good too with the teacher I have now.
What language are you picking? I'm guessing you are picking History rather than Geography though.
(13 Jan 2015, 4:40 pm)Tom wrote Geography is good in my opinion. I was going to take Travel and Tourism until I realised it was a vocational subject.
We can't do Spanish, but German is easier than French. That's why I am picking it.
(13 Jan 2015, 4:40 pm)Tom wrote Geography is good in my opinion. I was going to take Travel and Tourism until I realised it was a vocational subject.
We can't do Spanish, but German is easier than French. That's why I am picking it.
(13 Jan 2015, 4:45 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote Yeah German is easier. French is shit. Don't know why they even make you learn it!! What's it based upon? The fact that the Queen is fluent in it?! German is the way forward, and Spanish has got to be more popular than French! Spanish is the most popular language in my school.What languages is taught these days, is it plain old french, spanish and german or is others taught, I studied and did 1 year German, when I went to a private I also did 3 years learning Latin...which i dont see the point of, it is a dead language, unless your the pope or an rc priest nee fucker speaks it [emoji14]
(13 Jan 2015, 4:48 pm)MrFozz wrote What languages is taught these days, is it plain old french, spanish and german or is others taught, I studied and did 1 year German, when I went to a private I also did 3 years learning Latin...which i dont see the point of, it is a dead language, unless your the pope or an rc priest nee fucker speaks it [emoji14]
(13 Jan 2015, 4:48 pm)MrFozz wrote What languages is taught these days, is it plain old french, spanish and german or is others taught, I studied and did 1 year German, when I went to a private I also did 3 years learning Latin...which i dont see the point of, it is a dead language, unless your the pope or an rc priest nee fucker speaks it [emoji14]
(13 Jan 2015, 4:56 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote We had a lad joined in February Year 7 - and he came up from Bradford Grammar School (private - couldn't afford it anymore. Part of me wants to put lol and I can't bring myself to it!). He learnt French, German, Spanish, Greek, Latin, Russian and Mandarin.
We do French, German and Spanish.
At the North Lodge site, in Year 7 you get two hours a week. Each term it flips so Term 1 they get French then Term 2 they get German, and so on. In Year 8 they get 4 hours - 2 hours of French and 2 hours in German. Doesn't change at all throughout the year.
At the Church Chare site, you get 4 hours of languages in Year 9. 2 hours of Spanish, which you start. And 2 hours of French...
For GCSE, you have to pick one language out of French, German and Spanish - and get 2 hours of it. You can pick two if you're good at languages.
At A-Level, you can pick a language out of the three providing you do well in them at GCSE!
(13 Jan 2015, 4:56 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote We had a lad joined in February Year 7 - and he came up from Bradford Grammar School (private - couldn't afford it anymore. Part of me wants to put lol and I can't bring myself to it!). He learnt French, German, Spanish, Greek, Latin, Russian and Mandarin.Are you part of the year group that is the first or second to use numbers instead of letters for grades? Think it's something like 1-9 instead of A* to G?
We do French, German and Spanish.
At the North Lodge site, in Year 7 you get two hours a week. Each term it flips so Term 1 they get French then Term 2 they get German, and so on. In Year 8 they get 4 hours - 2 hours of French and 2 hours in German. Doesn't change at all throughout the year.
At the Church Chare site, you get 4 hours of languages in Year 9. 2 hours of Spanish, which you start. And 2 hours of French...
For GCSE, you have to pick one language out of French, German and Spanish - and get 2 hours of it. You can pick two if you're good at languages.
At A-Level, you can pick a language out of the three providing you do well in them at GCSE!
(13 Jan 2015, 5:33 pm)mb134 wrote Are you part of the year group that is the first or second to use numbers instead of letters for grades? Think it's something like 1-9 instead of A* to G?
(13 Jan 2015, 5:34 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote No, we still have a number then a letter.Sorry probably should have worded it a bit better
So, for example, my latest science test (which was shit) was a 5A. And I was expected to get at least a 7A.
They're starting that system soon though.
(13 Jan 2015, 5:45 pm)ArrivaNE_7522 wrote E-leather seats.I'd take them over the Urban90's in the Y-reg Lowlanders and some MPD's
My buttocks now hurt after spending an a hour on the Sapphire X21. Never hurt when ALX400s operated the route.
Go North East.
Angel Geminis are cold, stinking, damp pieces of horse shit.
309 takes a fucking age, next stop announcements said that I was in Cobalt for 20 minutes.
Snow.
It's snowing and I hate it.
Hail.
It was hailing and I hated it.
Greggs.
Thank you for the 10 minute queue. I missed loads of Blyth buses, ta.
(13 Jan 2015, 5:50 pm)mb134 wrote I'd take them over the Urban90's in the Y-reg Lowlanders and some MPD's
The times I've used that or the X22 I've found that the seats in the older ones are a bit firmer than the new ones, 7532 (I know it's not Sapphire, but they're the same seats) was very comfortable for 3 and a half hours on Sunday.
(13 Jan 2015, 5:55 pm)ArrivaNE_7522 wrote It was a new one.Oh well maybe it's just me then
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Almost forgot my ticket and camera on the bus this morning!!!
(13 Jan 2015, 5:45 pm)ArrivaNE_7522 wrote E-leather seats.Keep going, you'll be Victors sidekick in no time
My buttocks now hurt after spending an a hour on the Sapphire X21. Never hurt when ALX400s operated the route.
Go North East.
Angel Geminis are cold, stinking, damp pieces of horse shit.
309 takes a fucking age, next stop announcements said that I was in Cobalt for 20 minutes.
Snow.
It's snowing and I hate it.
Hail.
It was hailing and I hated it.
Greggs.
Thank you for the 10 minute queue. I missed loads of Blyth buses, ta.
(13 Jan 2015, 5:45 pm)ArrivaNE_7522 wrote E-leather seats.
My buttocks now hurt after spending an a hour on the Sapphire X21. Never hurt when ALX400s operated the route.
Go North East.
Angel Geminis are cold, stinking, damp pieces of horse shit.
309 takes a fucking age, next stop announcements said that I was in Cobalt for 20 minutes.
Snow.
It's snowing and I hate it.
Hail.
It was hailing and I hated it.
Greggs.
Thank you for the 10 minute queue. I missed loads of Blyth buses, ta.
(13 Jan 2015, 5:50 pm)mb134 wrote I'd take them over the Urban90's in the Y-reg Lowlanders and some MPD's
The times I've used that or the X22 I've found that the seats in the older ones are a bit firmer than the new ones, 7532 (I know it's not Sapphire, but they're the same seats) was very comfortable for 3 and a half hours on Sunday.
(13 Jan 2015, 5:45 pm)ArrivaNE_7522 wrote E-leather seats.
My buttocks now hurt after spending an a hour on the Sapphire X21. Never hurt when ALX400s operated the route.
Go North East.
Angel Geminis are cold, stinking, damp pieces of horse shit.
309 takes a fucking age, next stop announcements said that I was in Cobalt for 20 minutes.
Snow.
It's snowing and I hate it.
Hail.
It was hailing and I hated it.
Greggs.
Thank you for the 10 minute queue. I missed loads of Blyth buses, ta.
(13 Jan 2015, 6:02 pm)aureolin wrote I'd take a plastic 1ft high kids chair over the Urban90 seating in the Lowlanders. It's ridiculously uncomfortable, and I really don't know what whoever put the order in was thinking.It's what always put me off them, fantastic buses compared to some of the stuff now, but if I needed to go somewhere that was a fair distance I'd just wait for the next bus if one of those turned up. (Obviously if there was a decent frequency, and if I was pretty sure the next bus wasn't going to be one also
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(13 Jan 2015, 6:07 pm)MarcTheA4 wrote I literally don't know what to say to this.They're pretty much the same as Arriva's 308 one's aren't they?
The Angel B5s are very comfortable, often when they're quiet they are the most peaceful journey you'll experience...
They aren't even meant to go fast!? It's a stop-start route and the vehicles are designed for passenger comfort.
Load of rubbish.
(13 Jan 2015, 6:09 pm)mb134 wrote They're pretty much the same as Arriva's 308 one's aren't they?
The couple of journeys I've had on those were the some of, if not the, smoothest I can remember, feels lovely gliding off with no noise
(13 Jan 2015, 6:02 pm)aureolin wrote Surprised you found the Sapphire E400s like that. The seating is essentially the same as what's in GNE's Gemini 2s, apart from a different material. I find that style of seating to be the most comfortable out there, apart from the Citaro seating.
I'd take a plastic 1ft high kids chair over the Urban90 seating in the Lowlanders. It's ridiculously uncomfortable, and I really don't know what whoever put the order in was thinking.
