New Year's Eve in Europe

This new school year

This year in ESO-3 and ESO-4 English we are going to learn English by improving our reading, writing, listening and speaking skills.
These are the materials you will need:

• A textbook:

• English in Use 3 for ESO-3 students
• New English in Use 4 for ESO-4 students

• something to write with: a pen
• a notebook, binder or some other type of paper
• a folder or any other system to keep the photocopies and handouts you will be given
• and most of all, enthusiasm and energy to learn English

We will do many activities from the textbook but we will also:

• bring real texts, songs and websites to the classroom
• devote 1 (out of 3) classes every week to oral activities and interaction
• have games and use many internet resources
• use this blog to organize the materials and activities we will carry out
• have one eTwinning project

There will be at least one written exam per term but exams will only account for 60% of your final mark.The rest will be awarded like this:

• 60% exam
• 20% written work done in class
• 10% oral activities
• 10% report about books you have read

The year in English

English language classes

This year in our classes:

You will need:

• The textbook
• Something to write with
• Some paper / notebook / folder / binder
• (advisable) a USB memory
• (advisable) to have an email account

You will:

• cover the syllabus
• do one oral class per week: role plays, simulations, debates, conversations, etc.
• read AT LEAST one book per term
• have one exam per term
• be responsible of your work and homework
• calculate your own mark in your exams
• (optional) send your book reports and some classroom activities to your teacher by email
• do many digital activities
• have many extra digital activities at your disposal
• often work in pairs and groups

You won't:

• have to show or hand your notebook in to the teacher
• have any "recuperaciones"
• have any repeated exams = each exam will be a new one

You mustn't

• cheat in your exams
• lie to your teacher 
• spoil the class material (wether yours or the school's)

Galician school year calendar