This document provides information for a Batxillerat English class including the course timetable, required materials, summer work, and evaluation criteria. It notes that the class will take place on Mondays, Thursdays, and Fridays. Students are expected to complete summer work for up to one extra point on their first term grade. The evaluation criteria outlines that students will be assessed on listening, speaking, reading, writing, and grammar/vocabulary through tests throughout each term. Important dates are provided for the first term assessments.

1. B51-52 BATXILLERAT
• TIMETABLE and CLASSROOMS
Mon-5 (51) / Thur-1 (52) / Fri-1 (CR-2)
• SUMMER WORK?
marked with up to 1 point added to the 1st term, if it is passed.
• COURSE MATERIAL NEEDED:• COURSE MATERIAL NEEDED:
SB, WB, NOTEBOOK/DOSSIER (plastic folder with sheets),
pen, pencil, rubber, pendrive and earphones.
Dictionary at home (at hand, paper or online: Wordreference)
• READER:
• “The Sign of Four” Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (Macmillan)
Abacus St Boi before 2nd October
msanz126@gmail.com

2. ENGLISH DOSSIER / FILE
• Your notebook
• Sections:
– Notes from explanations, blackboard, …
– SB exercises
– Glossary: your “New Vocabulary” each unit
– Handouts: symbols to correct compositions, PAU
evaluation criteria…
– Worksheets with extra exercises
– Compositions and pieces of writing
– Reader’s activities
– ICT Projects / Extra exercises / Optional exercises
– …

3. Low level?
• Did you fail English last year?
Key Revision 4 David Spencer. Macmillan Ed.
(+audio CD)
• Do you need more practice?• Do you need more practice?
You can use:
New English Grammar for Batxillerat Jean Rowan.
Burlington Books (with free CD-ROM) (key)
• And other extra online exercises (moodle
and classblog).

4. EVALUATION CRITERIA
Here is a summary:
• Listening 15% 2-3 tests / term
• Speaking 15% 2 tasks / term
• Reading 20%• Reading 20%
(Reader’s test, PAU exam tests, texts, ...)
• Writing 25% 1 test / term
(3 compositions: 1 at home and 1 in class (50%) and the test (50%))
• Grammar & Vocabulary 25% 1/2 tests / term
HOMEWORK NOT DONE: -0.1 (discount from your term mark)

5. Some considerations
Term marks and end-of year final mark will be rounded up and
down taking into account:
• work in class and at home
• interest and effort: participation in class, speaking English, optional exercises, …
• teamwork
• attendance and punctuality (-0.1), good behaviour, complying class and school rules• attendance and punctuality (-0.1), good behaviour, complying class and school rules
• don’t drink and don’t eat in class. (Do it during break time or in between classes!)
Really important:
• explain and justify your absences to the teacher (in advance or when return)
• exams will not be repeated on another date. In emergency cases, the parent’s phone
call that day is compulsory, together with the doctor’s certificate afterwards.
• Wear your watch. All electronic devices must be switched off and kept inside the
schoolbag, not round your neck nor inside your pocket!

6. IMPORTANT DATES
• September:
29th: Listening Test-1 and Reading Test-1
• October:
14th: Oral Test-1
27th: Listening Test-2
• November:
11th: Oral Test-2
17th: Writing Test and Reading Test-2
• December:
1st: Grammar and Vocabulary (Units 1-2)