COURSE DESCRIPTION

B1 in English (CEFR)

Over 140 hours150 minutes

Develop communication in many situations Speak and improve fluency and accuracy Learn grammar (tenses, conditionals, prepositions,

types of sentences (result, reason, purpose, etc.), adverbs, adjectives (comparatives and superlatives), etc., and vocabulary.

Read texts (books, internet, newspapers) Listen (interviews, YouTube, radio, news, TV,

documentary extracts) Write (emails, articles, descriptions, stories, letters

of complaint, book/film review, pros and cons)

“English File Intermediate, Third Edition”, Oxford University Press with Workbook

At least two “readers”, adapted books of your choice, which you can check out from the library or buy online or in a bookshop:

Cambridge English Readers (Level 4 or 5)Cambridge Discovery Education Readers (Level B1, B1+ or B2)Pearson Readers (before Penguin Readers) (Level 4 or 5)Oxford Bookworms (Level 4 or 5) Check the catalogue on the right in the Extra Support Section 

1) Fill in a questionnaire about at least one book by mid February 2016.2) Write a book review to be handed in by May 2016.

ENGLISH

SPANISH: TOTALLY FORBIDDEN

OBLIGATORY ATTENDANCE OF 70%: NO NOTES TAKEN MISSING MORE THAN 70%:

“PÉRDIDA DE OFICIALIDAD”POSSIBILITY OF DOING EXAMS IN JUNE

AND SEPTEMBERBUT: March exam will not be

considered.

Communicative, but YOU HAVE TO SPEAK

Work and study every week

Check the class wiki: http://coolenglish.wikispaces.com

Listen to the radio in English, watch films in English, talk to native English Speakers, go to the school’s library.

Come to class.

1) CONTINUOUS ASSESSMENT: through work in class, written assignments, oral tasks, etc.

2) EXAMS Progress exam in March: Written (1st March)

and Oral (3rd or 8th March) Final exam (June) (to be announced) September exam (to be announced)

The exams will test each of the following four skills: Each skill must be passed (60%) to pass the course

If all of them are passed in June (or September), the course is passed.

If one skill is passed in March and a minimum of 13 is obtained in June or September, the skill will be passed

In September, only the skill that hasn’t been passed must be retaken.

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Comprensión Lectora

Comprensiónoral

Expresión escrita

Expresión e Interacción

oral15/25 15/25 15/25 15/25

Tuesday/Thursday: 15:30-16:00

You can also contact me through the wiki:

http://coolenglish.wikispaces.com

Library with 3 computers, WIFI, TVs with cable and where you can also check out books.

Read the information sheet on the classroom board 

If you are disabled, please come and talk to me for your exams and classes to be adapted.

Deadline for deregister in the course (Anulación Matrícula oficial) is 30th April 2015.

“Renuncia” can be done in October, without any proof of anything.

YOU WILL NEVER GET YOUR MONEY BACK. SORRY!!!!

Please don’t leave us!

In October: “permuta”, look for another student who wants to change with you (there is a list on a notice board, steps to 1st floor) then go to Secretaría and talk to the teachers

Later: talk to the teacher of the class you want to change to and go to Secretaría.

I HOPE YOU HAVE A GOOD TIME AND REALLY ENJOY THE CLASS