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

Literary circles plan for the first term (4ºD)

This is the reading plan for How I live now.The literary circles will take place on Thursdays (with the exception of the second week of October, then it´ll be on Tuesday 10). 2 days in advance you must hand in the literary circle worksheet (with the format you already know).

October 5: chapters 1-6 (Literary workshop: you don´t have to prepare the LC worksheet)
Oct. 10 (Tuesday): chapters 7-11
Oct. 19: ch.12-16
Oct. 26: ch. 17-20
Nov. 2: ch. 21-24
Nov. 9: ch. 25-28
Nov. 16: ch. 29 to the end.

The exam (10% of the total term mark, 30% min. to pass the term) will be on Nov. 17 (Friday).

As a warming-up, have a look if you like at the film trailer (but I don´t recommend watching the film because the plot is not the same as the book).

Presentations 3ºB,C

Presentation topics for the 1.30 min speaking activity (in pairs) to take place on October 6. Choose your pair, then both decide on a topic from the list below and tell me ASAP. Remember topics can´t be repeated, they´ll be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis! (On October 3 you have to give me the list with the pairs and the topics each pair has picked). 

1. The best thing that has ever happened to me 
2. The worst thing that has ever happened to me
3. A surprise I had 
4. A memory from childhood I´ll always remember
5. What is friendship?
6. Bilingual education: pros and cons 
7. A problem I have 
8. Your most embarrassing moment.
9. What would you like to change and why? 
10. Things I can't understand 
11. Your most curious dream.
12. High school is the best time in your life. Or not…
13. Things you would change in our high-school 
14. Your favourite book 
15. Should mobiles be used at school?
16. Your dream job 
17. Will robots replace humans?  Will robots take our jobs? 
18. Would you want to live on another planet?
19. Social networking sites: pros and cons.
20. What will future houses look like?
21. Sex roles

Literature projects (4ºD)

Hi all,
Now this is the distribution of topics and dates for the projects. You´ll know the exact day as soon as I know the day(s) we are going to have the assistant with us. Anyway, your presentation will take place one day of the week indicated.

American authors:
1st author´s presentation. Edgar Allan Poe: David´s  team (9-13 Oct.)
2nd presentation. Emily Dickinson: Lorena´s team (16-20 Oct.)
3rd presentation. Walt Whitman:  Petar´s team (23-27 Oct.) 

British authors:
4th presentation. Charlotte Brontë: Natalia´s team (30 Oct.-3 Nov.)
5th presentation. Charles Dickens: Juan´s team (6 Nov.-10 Nov.)
6th presentation. Oscar Wilde: Simina´s team (13Nov.-17 Nov.)


Just as a reminder, here you are again the guidelines for the project:

Duration: Around 20 minutes (in the 4-member groups). Each participant must speak for 5 minutes. Later we´ll clarify important points, assess your work and your classmates will take the quiz you’ve prepared beforehand.

Contents: 

Your presentation should include:

1) Author’s biography: the student in charge of the biography will also conclude the presentation too. Do not include more than 3 dates.

2) His/her 3 main works. Each student will talk about one. (In 3-member groups only 2 works)

3) A quiz for your classmates. Your 10-question quiz must be included in your power point together with the answers and in a word document. Both PPT and word document will be sent to your teacher by e-mail 2 days before your presentation.

4) A Poster that you’ll bring to class the day of your presentation. It will include: name of the author, photo and either a quotation by the author or an interesting fact about his/her life.

Assessment: 10% of your total term mark. Half of the mark for the project will be a common mark shared by all members in the team, the other 50% will depend on each student´s individual performance. Besides, don´t forget the literature exam will include all these contents (together with my own introductory presentations). 

Basic Dos and Dont´s (but don´t forget the others I told you in class): 

-Don´t read your presentations. Make them simple so they are easy to memorize (and understand).

-The PPT should include ONLY pictures without text (just a headline if necessary). Pick the pics carefully, visual aids are key (remember you can include also videos). 

-Body language!