The document outlines the schedule, materials, and assessments for an English class called B61. It notes that classes will meet on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Fridays, and that summer work can add up to one point to the student's first term grade if passed. Students must bring various materials to class and the assigned reading is "Great Expectations" by Charles Dickens. The document provides resources for students at different levels and notes policies on grading, attendance, and device use. Important test and assignment dates are listed for September through November.

1. B61
• TIMETABLE: A (all group) and B classes (half group)
• Mo-3 (CR) / Tu-4 (61) / Wed (61) / Fri -2 (CR)
1st half on Fri-2 and 2nd half on Mon-3
• SUMMER WORK?
• marked with up to 1 point added to the 1st term, if it is passed.• marked with up to 1 point added to the 1st term, if it is passed.
• COURSE MATERIAL NEEDED:
SB, WB, file or folder with sheets, pen, pencil, rubber,
pendrive and earphones.
Dictionary at home (paper or Wordreference)
• READER:
“Great Expectations” Charles Dickens (Oxford)
Abacus St Boi (before 2nd October)

2. Low level?
• Did you fail last year?
New English Grammar for Batxillerat Jean Rowan.
Burlington Books (with free CD-ROM and key)
• Do you need more practice?• Do you need more practice?
Extra exercises for you in the moodle
course and in the classblog.

3. Low level?
• Did you fail last year?
New English Grammar for Batxillerat Jean Rowan.
Burlington Books (with free CD-ROM and key)
• Do you need more practice?• Do you need more practice?
Extra exercises for you in the moodle
course and in the classblog.

4. 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• teamwork
• attendance and punctuality, good behaviour, complying class and school
rules
Really important:
• explain and justify your absences to the teacher (in advance or when return)
• late-comings and non attending lessons will be penalized up to 10%.
• exams will not be repeated on another date. In emergency cases, the
parent’s phone call is compulsory, together with the doctor’s certificate.
• all electronic devices (mobiles phones, …) must be switched off and kept
inside the schoolbag.

5. ENGLISH DOSSIER/FILE
• Instead of a notebook (too heavy, old-fashioned)
• Sections:
– Notes from explanations, from the blackboard, …
– SB exercises
– Glossary: your “New Vocabulary” each unit
– Handouts. For example: symbols to correct compositions, PAU
instructions and marking, …
– Worksheets: extra exercises
– Your compositions and pieces of writing
– ICT Projects / Extra exercises / Optional exercises
– All your marks doc
– …

6. Online resources
• Classblog and Moodle course
• OOLZone (Oxford Plus website)
• Gmail: messages always written in English and
complete (subject, greetings, ...)
• Gdrive

7. 2nd Batx activities
To improve your writing skills:
• Class Journal: written at home and read in
class
- Every day one of you will read the summary of the- Every day one of you will read the summary of the
previous lesson in class.
-Once corrected, you’ll publish it in the blog.
• Optional: Daily Writing Tips (classblog).
You will be able to complete an unfinished sentence
every lesson day of the course.

8. IMPORTANT DATES
• SEPTEMBER:
28th: Reading Test-1
• OCTOBER:
7th/10th: Oral Test-1
11th: Listening Test-1 and Reader’s Test
• NOVEMBER:
9th: Listening Test-2 and Writing Test
11th/14th: Oral Test-2
22nd: Gram & Voc Test (Units 1-2)

9. KEEP CALM
AND
GOOD LUCK!

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