Exam dates (3ºB, 3ºC, 4ºD, B1B/C)

Brecon Beacons (Wales)

Exams are coming... Can you feel the thrill? As a reminder, these are the dates as agreed in class (Report any mistakes!):

3ºB&3ºC

Nov. 10 (Fri): Listening exam (1 point).
Nov. 14 (Tue): Literature+short stories exams (2 p. 30% min. correct in both to pass the term).
Nov. 17 (Fri): Writing and Reading exam (2 p.).
Nov. 20 (Mon): Grammar+Vocabulary exam (2 p.).
Remember that Global Classrooms (The Grendel Conference, Thursdays from Oct. 26 to Nov. 16) accounts for a 20% (2 points) of your total term mark. 

4ºD

Oct. 31 (Tue): Listening exam (1 point)
Nov. 7 (Tue): Reading exam (FCE format, parts 5, 6 and 7)
Nov.15 (Wed): Grammar+Vocabulary exam (2 p.).
Nov. 17 (Fri): How I live Now exam (1 p., 30% min. correct to pass the term)
Nov. 21 (Tue): Literature exam (1 point). The other point of Literature goes to the team project. (30% min. correct to pass the term). 
The speaking point will be obtained from your participation in the Literary Circles. The point for writing from the compositions you have turned in throughout the term. 

B1B/C

Oct 25 (Wed): The Prisoner of Zenda ch 1-3 (quiz)
Oct 31 (Tue): The Prisoner of Zenda ch 1-6 (quiz)
Oct 30 (Mon): My best holidays ever 1.30 min. presentations
Nov 7 (Tue): The Prisoner of Zenda exam (1 point)
Nov. 10 (Fri): Reading (1 p.)+Writing (2 p.) exams
Nov 13 (Mon): 1.30 min. presentations based on a picture. (1.5 p., average with the presentation about you best holidays)
Nov 14 (Tue): Grammar+Vocabulary exam (3 p.)
Nov 28 (Tue): Listening exam (1.5 p.)

Grendel is Back! (3ºB, C)

Grendel as you know from Beowulf is a dreadful blood-thirsty monster who slaughtered many warriors in a brutal way and ravaged the land of the Danes in the 6th century. Beowulf killed him, but what if he lived nowadays? What should we do with a monster like Grendel now, in the 21st century? We no longer live in barbaric, brutal Middle Ages, we are far more civilised... aren´t we?  In pairs (the same ones as for the first presentations), you have been assigned some possible solutions ("actions")  for the situation and countries, because as you know we are going to find a way to solve this using the UN model. You have to defend your action in the THURSDAY OCT 26  Conference we´ll hold about the issue, so you are supposed to prepare an opening speech (1.30 min long) explaining why your action is the most effective. You should also think of disadvantages of the other punishments in order to have arguments against the other pairs´ actions. In relation with the country assigned to your pair you don´t have to prepare anything, just make a PLACARD with the country name on it.

We need your help! The future of our world as we know it depends on you!

List of pairs ("delegations"), action and country: 

3ºB

STUDENTS´ NAMES	ACTION YOU HAVE TO DEFEND	COUNTRY YOU REPRESENT
ROCÍO+PAOLA	Negotiated action. A team of highly-skilled mediators will speak to him and will reach an agreement with him on what action to take.	THE NETHERLANDS
LAURA+MELISSA	Reeducation in a special institution with special teachers	SWEDEN
DAIANA+ALBA	Police work. Grendel, properly controlled, could be used as a policeman for especially dangerous situations (terrorist attacks, etc).	UKRAINE
ESTEFANÍA+ADRIÁN	Confinement in a deserted island far away from populated areas.	EGYPT
ALEJANDRO+ARIADNA	Confinement in a zoo.	SOUTH KOREA

3ºC

STUDENTS´ NAMES	ACTION YOU HAVE TO DEFEND	COUNTRY YOU REPRESENT
ANA R. + AINHOA M.	Space exploration. After some training Grendel will be sent to a distant planet. This way we kill two birds with one stone.	SPAIN
MARTA G. + CLARA P.	No punishment at all. It must be assumed that Grendel is a monster and his nature should be respected at all costs. Monsters have also rights.	SOUTH AFRICA
PABLO C. + DANIEL G.	Life Imprisonment	ARGENTINA
LAURA G. + SOFÍA E.	Negotiated action. A team of highly-skilled mediators will speak to him and will reach an agreement with him on what action to take.	THE NETHERLANDS
LUNA S. + EIRE D.	Reeducation in a special institution with special teachers	SWEDEN
ETHAN R. + JAVIER J.	Cloning. Grendel can be an excellent soldier, imagine 1,000 of them.	CHINA
MAR R.+ LORENA R.	30 year imprisonment.	ITALY
DAVID B.+ DIEGO B.	Police work. Grendel, properly controlled, could be used as a policeman for especially dangerous situations (terrorist attacks, etc).	UKRAINE
ALBA M.+ MARTA O. + ANA Mª S.	Death penalty	THE USA
BEATRIZ  G.+ SERGIO F.	Confinement in a deserted island far away from populated areas.	EGYPT
ROBERT P. + MARIUS R.	Confinement in Siberia.	INDIA
ARIADNA S. + PATRICIA H.	Confinement in comfortable premises while a team of top-qualified scientists study his body and brain. Maybe Grendel can help cure serious illnesses.	RUSSIA
ROBERT S. + ADRIÁN G.	Brain transplant to cure its agressivity.	MALTA
CARLOTA M.+BETH N.C.	Confinement in a zoo.	SOUTH KOREA
SERGIO P. + CRISTIAN C.	Confinement in a mental institution.	NEW ZEALAND

Friday 6 Presentation (3ºC)

So this is the order of participation of the pairs for Friday´s presentation.

ORDER OF PARTICIPATION	NAMES	TOPIC NUMBER
PAIR #1	ANA R. + AINHOA M.	14
PAIR #2	MARTA G. + CLARA P.	4
PAIR #3	PABLO C. + DANIEL G.	12
PAIR #4	LAURA G. + SOFÍA E.	6
PAIR #5	LUNA S. + EIRE D.	21
PAIR #6	ETHAN R. + JAVIER J.	13
PAIR #7	MAR R.+ LORENA R.	15
PAIR #8	DAVID B.+ DIEGO B.	16
PAIR #9	ALBA M.+ MARTA O. + ANA Mª S.	9
PAIR #10	BEATRIZ  G.+ SERGIO F.
PAIR #11	ROBERT P. + MARIUS R.	17
PAIR #12	ARIADNA S. + PATRICIA H.	19
PAIR #13	ROBERT S. + ADRIÁN G.	20
PAIR #14	CARLOTA M.+BETH N.C.	18
PAIR #15	SERGIO P. + CRISTIAN C.	2