This document provides information for students taking an intermediate English course at level B1. It outlines the course structure, assessment details, classroom policies and expectations. Key points include: - The course is aimed at preparing students for the B1 certificate in the Common European Framework of Reference. - Attendance is compulsory and students must sign in daily. Missing more than 15% of lessons without justification could result in losing exam rights. - Assessment will include regular marks in listening, reading, writing and speaking, as well as tests, presentations and a final exam. Students must achieve an overall grade of 60 to pass. - Students are provided learning materials and given recommendations for extra practice outside of class.

1. INTERMEDIATE LEVEL 1
(FIRST COURSE TO GET THE B1 CERTIFICATE)
WELCOME ON
BOARD!
SCHOOL YEAR 2015-16

2. CEFR
COMMON EUROPEAN FRAMEWORK OF
REFERENCE.
LEVELS: A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 AND C2

3. RENUNCIAS (SIGNING
OFF)UNTIL THE 31st OF
JANUARY 2014
No need to justify why.
Online pre-enrollment
(preinscribir) the next year
that you want to study at
the EOI.
AFTER THE 31st OF
JANUARY 2014.
You will have to hand in an
official note explaining
your reasons for it.
It will be subject to the
approval of the Board of
Governors (Consejo
Escolar).

4. COMPULSORY
IF YOU MISS MORE THAN 15% OF
YOUR LESSONS (18 HOURS) WITHOUT
JUSTIFYING WHY :
PÉRDIDA ESCOLARIDAD
q
Right to do your Final Exam and
attend lessons.
q
No Continuous Assessment.
q
Enrollment in September after
“pre-inscritos”.

5. CONTROL OF ATTENDANCE
CLASS ATTENDANCE IS COMPULSORY
YOU´LL BE ASKED TO SIGN EVERY DAY THAT YOU COME
TO CLASS IN YOUR TEACHER´S ATTENDANCE TRACKING
SHEET.

6. TUTORIAL SESSION
Tutorial session (Office hour).- WEDNESDAY
from 16:00 to 17:00

7. SCHOOL FRIDAYS
You will have to attend
lessons THREE Fridays a year:
16 th OCTOBER
11TH DECEMBER
12TH FEBRUARY-

8. COURSE
MATERIAL
PHOTOCOPIES
SOCIAL LEARNING PLATFORM
TEXT BOOK
FACE2FACE pre-intermediate.
EDMODO
(It is a social learning platform for teachers,
students, and parents. It is commonly thought
of as the Facebook of schools, as called by
pupils and teachers alike)

9. BLOGS
•
http://aboutabookreaders.blogspot.com.es/
•
http://timeforlearning-nuria.blogspot.com.es/

10. GRADED READERS
1ST FOUR-MONTH PERIOD
You will have to read one book and write a book review in class
to be marked. (DATE: 14th January)
Choose one of the following books:
Matilda, Roald Dahl. Penguin Readers. Level 3
My Fair Lady, Alan Jay Lerner. Penguin Readers. Level 3
The Nº1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, Alexander McCall Smith. Penguin
Readers. Level 3
Food for Thought, Pauline Francis. Penguin Readers. Level 3
Rabbit Proof Fence, Doris Pilkington Garimara. Oxford Bookworms. Level 3

11. BOOK REVIEW
1. Identify the Book:
book title, author's name, and perhaps the publisher, and year of publication
2. Classify the Book:
adventure, fantasy, humor, etc., if it is fact or fiction
3. Describe the Book:
Give an overall view of the book without giving away the outcome. You should
include quotes or scenes from the book that you think are representative of the
quality (or lack of quality) of the book.
4. Evaluate the Book:
Give your opinion of the book. You can support your opinion with details from
the book. You can compare it to other books you've read that are similar.
How to write a book review

12. CLASSROOM LIBRARY
2nd FOUR-MONTH PERIOD
This year we are going to have a classroom library. You’ve
got the list of books in the following blog : About a book
http://aboutabookreaders.blogspot.com.es/
It’s not compulsory, but you should read at least one
book.
TASK 1: reading for pleasure
TASK 2 (optional): A SPEAKING BOOK REVIEW. Send me a
recording talking about the book you have read.

13. CLASSROOM LIBRARY INSTRUCTIONS
The teacher will write down the borrowing and returning dates but the
student must be sure that the teacher has written it correctly.
The student will be able to have the book for a month period.
If the book has a CD, the teacher will write it down next to the title of the
book and will check it when the student returns the book.
If the student loses, damages or doesn’t return the book, he/she will have
to pay it.

14. RECOMMENDED BOOKS
Grammar
Grammar for PET(with answers), Louise Hashemi and Barbara Thomas, CUP
My GrammarLab, Intermediate (B1/B2), Mark Folley and Diane Hall, Pearson
Vocabulary
Oxford Word Skills, Intermediate, Ruth Gairns and Stuart Redman, OUP.
English Vocabulary in Use, Pre-intermediate and Intermediate, Michael McCarthy and
Felicity O’Dell,CUP
Listening
Q: Skills for Success. Listening and speaking. Level 2. Margaret Brooks, OUP

15. EXTRA ACTIVITIES
Presentations – 1st TERM: You have to prepare monologues about
the topics from the curriculum and you will have to perform your
monologue in front of the class. I will give you the topic.
Dialogues - 2nd TERM: You have to prepare the dialogues similar to
the ones of the final exam and perform them in class. I will give you
one dialogue per pair.
I will give you the dates and organization for these tasks in two
weeks.

16. You can write your presentations and listen to the pronunciation on the website:
http://www.acapela-group.com/text-to-speech-interactive-demo.html
Acapela is a fabulous resource to help you with pronunciation . Choose your voice,
type the text and you will get a perfectly enunciated version. Repeat and learn.
Great help for preparing your speeches!
You can also record yourselves before doing your talk in front of the class.
The programmes you can use are:
Sound Recorder Windows XP
Audacity
HOW YOU CAN PREPARE YOUR PRESENTATIONS

17. CLASSROOM ATMOSPHERE
•
DON´T! •
YES!!

18. ASSESSMENT
Minimum of 3 marks per skill throughout the
school year, but I can take as many as I want to.
Listening (3) Reading (3)
Writing (3) Speaking (3)

19. CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT
CURSO
MÍNIMO DE
RECOGIDA DE
DATOS X
DESTREZAS
DURANTE EL
CURSO
¿HAY EXAMEN
FINAL
GLOBAL?
¿TODO EL MUNDO SE PRESENTA
AL EXAMEN FINAL GLOBAL?
POSIBILIDAD DE EXIMIR CERTIFICACIÓN
¿CON QUÉ NOTA
SE APRUEBA?
NB1
NI1
NA1
3 Mínimo.
Se pueden
recoger
tantas
notas como
el profesor
considere
oportuno
por
destreza
SI SI
No
Ningún alumno será
eximido.
NO
La nota para
aprobar es 60
y se aprueba
por
destrezas.
Las destrezas
no aprobadas
se evaluarán
en la
convocatoria
de
septiembre.

20. ASSESSMENT ACTIVITIES
1st EVALUATION 10% 2nd EVALUATION 20% 3rd EVALUATION 70%
- December test
- Book review
- Monologue (oral
presentation)
- February test
- Dialogue (oral
presentation
- Speaking book review
(optional)
- Final global exam

21. TIPS FOR THE COURSE
CHECK THE WEBSITE REGULARLY TO KNOW THE LATEST NEWS RELATED TO
THE EOI: http://eoielda.edu.gva.es/web/
E-MAIL: 03018295@edu.gva.es
FACEBOOK: Learning English Plan B
ASK YOUR CLASSMATES FOR YOUR HOMEWORK ON EDMODO IF YOU MISS
A LESSON.
YOU SHOULD USE ENGLISH OUTSIDE THE CLASS. YOU HAVE LOTS OF
MATERIAL AVAILABLE ONLINE.
SPEAK ENGLISH WHENEVER POSSIBLE.

22. THE MOST IMPORTANT TIP
NEVER GIVE UP!

23. hi.students.eoi@gmail.com