Author Archives: Helen Molloy

About Helen Molloy

Helen Molloy has been a Primary Learning and Teaching Consultant, leading on the introduction of Primary Languages in the City of Stoke-on-Trent for the past 5 and a half years. She is passionate about language learning and inspiring children into developing a curiosity and awareness of other people's languages and cultures.

Lewis the Lion climbs Mount Eden on a spring morning

As Lewis the Lion mentioned in his previous blog on New Zealand, Auckland, the most inhabited city in New Zealand, is surrounded by 49 volcanic cones, albeit that some of them are extinct. Well knowing that Lewis the Lion likes … Continue reading

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Lewis finds an easy trick to convert the New Zealand dollar!

Converting the New Zealand dollar was a nice, easy one for Lewis the Lion as it was simply double the pound. So, for instance, £1 = NZ$2. Or if you prefer, half the New Zealand dollar was a pound, so, for … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion’s first impressions of New Zealand

One of Lewis the Lion’s first impressions of New Zealand was a very positive one indeed as the people were so helpful and friendly. This was especially important when his rucksack did not appear off his flight from California. The … Continue reading

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Lewis indulges on American food

The very first ‘American’ food item that Lewis the Lion ate on American soil was a thick, doughy pretzel, whilst he was at the airport in Salt Lake City waiting for his connecting flight to San Francisco. The thing that … Continue reading

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Lewis loves American car registration plates

As Lewis the Lion travelled in America, he noticed that he state had its own registration or licence plate. He particularly like this piece of artwork that he saw in an art gallery in Sausalito which shows a map of … Continue reading

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Lewis the Lion visits the homes of the rich and famous in Beverly Hills, L.A.

Lewis the Lion was exhausted. Due to a technical failure with American Airlines’ computer system, he’d not managed to get through the security checks in time in order to board his flight back to Los Angeles. Many other people were … Continue reading

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Lewis has fun pretending he’s in Venice in Las Vegas!

As if Lewis the Lion hadn’t had enough fun in Las Vegas already, he really did go out with a bang before he had to fly back to Los Angeles and get ready for his flight to New Zealand. For … Continue reading

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Lewis experiences the heat of a ‘fake’ volcano!

As Lewis the Lion and Helen left the Mirage theatre after seeing the spectacular ‘Love -The Beatles’ Cirque du Soleil show, would you believe it, but they had another unexpected surprise? They had managed to time it just right to … Continue reading

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Lewis is enthralled at a big Las Vegas show: Cirque du Soleil

Yet again on his incredible journey, Lewis the Lion couldn’t believe his little luck. When he’d seen the prices at the airport of the typical Las Vegas shows, he’d thought that there was no way he’d be able to see … Continue reading

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