This document provides information about the English department's textbook, materials, evaluation criteria, grading, and links for the 2016-17 school year at I.E.S. Praia Barraña. Students will use Burlington Books textbooks and complete term tests, essays, tasks, and oral activities. Evaluation includes reading, listening, grammar, vocabulary, and phonetics. Students who fail terms can pass with a 5 if they pass the next term, and cheating results in a 0. Personal student information is also requested.
2. TEXTBOOK
• 3º E.S.O.: Way to English Student's Book 3
Publisher: Burlington Books
(Book bank: Available on loan)
• 4º E.S.O.: Way to English Student's Book 4
Publisher: Burlington Books
ISBN: 978-9963-51-647-6
3. TEXTBOOK
• 2º BACH: Trends Bachillerato 2 Student's
Book
Publisher: Burlington Books
Authors: Margaret Baines and
Steven Rodwell
ISBN: 978-9963-51-095-5
5. OTHER MATERIALS
• IN THE CLASSROOM:
notebook
pen (blue or black ink)
blank sheets
worksheets
school diary or agenda (recommended)
• AT HOME (recommended):
printer and computer with an Internet connection and
e-mail address
Spanish-English dictionary
6. EVALUATION
E.S.O.
• 1st and 3rd TERM:
Term test: 55% (reading 15%, listening 10%, grammar 15%, vocabulary 10%, phonetics 5%)
Essays: 15% (one for each unit)
Tasks / Observation : 20% (participation, homework, projects, progress in skills, behaviour)
Oral activities: 10%
• 2nd TERM:
Term test: 43% (reading 12%, listening 8%, grammar 12%, vocabulary 8%, phonetics 3%)
Essays: 12% (one for each unit)
Reader (libro de lectura): 15%
Tasks / Observation : 20% (participation, homework, projects, progress in skills, behaviour)
Oral activities: 10%
7. EVALUATION
BACHILLERATO
.1st and 3rd TERM:
Term test: 60% (reading 15%, listening 10%, grammar 20%, vocabulary 10%, phonetics 5%)
Essays: 15% (one for each unit)
Tasks / Observation : 15% (participation, homework, projects, progress in skills, behaviour)
Oral activities: 10%
.2nd TERM:
Term test: 43% (reading 12%, listening 8%, grammar 12%, vocabulary 8%, phonetics 3%)
Essays: 12% (one for each unit)
Reader (libro de lectura): 20%
Tasks / Observation : 15% (participation, homework, projects, progress in skills,
behaviour)
Oral activities: 10%
8. FINAL GRADE
1st TERM: 10% + 2nd TERM: 20% + 3rd TERM: 70%
Resit exam at the end of the 3rd
term only for those
students whose final grade is below 5 points.
The students who fail the 1st
and/or 2nd
term will get a
mark of 5 points in those terms if they pass the next
one.
Cheating means getting a mark of 0 points in tests,
tasks or projects.
10. PERSONAL INFORMATION
Age E-mail
Date of birth Last school
Father's name Last mark in English
Mother's name Academy/Tutoring: YES/NO
Address Repeating: YES/NO
Phone number(s) Resit subjects
Place of birth ESL qualifications
Number of brothers/sisters and age(s) Additional comments