A Day In The Life

What language do you speak at school? How do you say "Hello" in your language?:

Both: French! Bonjour!

What are some common kids' names at your school?:

Some names are Laurent, Anna, Béatrice and Henri.

What subjects do you study in school, and which one is your favorite?:

Kiki: Éducation physique, where we play sports and stuff, English and French.
Anna: And music.
Me: And which one is your favorite?
Kiki: Éduc.
Anna: Éduc and music.

What is your homework like?:

Kiki: Fill in fiches [worksheets], so like add numbers and stuff like that.
Anna: Do fiches and add numbers, and do French, and learn words, so, like, Kate or someone tells us a word, and then we write it. [This is called dictée, which is basically a spelling test.]

What do you like to do after school? Do you have a favorite sport or game?:

Anna: Doing gymnastics on the couch.
Kiki: And my favorite activity is doing dance.
Anna: Oh yeah, and also dance class!

Who is your favorite famous person?:

Anna: ABBA.
Kiki: I like a lot of people...I'll say Lady Gaga.

What kinds of music do you listen to?:

[They couldn't really think of anything, and when I pointed out that they'd both named musicians/artists, they named "Bad Romance" and "Mamma Mia" as favorite songs by those artists.]

What would you like to be when you grow up?:

Both: A teacher at my school.
Kiki: Is one of the questions "What school do you go to?"

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