EOI Santa Coloma

English Department 2022-2023

LEVEL 2 STUDENT INFORMATION SHEET

1. TEACHER’S INFO:
Name: Domingo Rubio E-mail address: drubio5@xtec.cat
Visiting hours: Wednesday 15.00-16.00

2. TEXTBOOKS:
• English File Pre-Intermediate. 4th Edition. Oxford University Press.

3. MOODLE
Your teacher will give you instructions on how to access your class Moodle.

4. RECOMMENDED GRAMMARS AND DICTIONARIES:

Grammars
• Foley & Hall, My Grammar Lab Elementary (with key) Pearson
• Clarke, S. Macmillan English Grammar in context Elementary (with key). Macmillan
• Murphy, R. Essential Grammar in Use (with key) Spanish edition. CUP
• Vince, M. Elementary Language Practice (with key). Heinemann.
Dictionaries
• Diccionari Oxford Pocket. (Català-Anglès/ Anglès-Català). OUP.
• Longman Diccionario Pocket Plus (+CD-Rom). Longman
• Collins Master Dictionary (Inglés-Español/Español-Inglés)
Online Dictionaries
• www.wordreference.com , www.macmillandictionay.com

5. READERS
Students will read three books during the year. There will be classroom activities/tests on the
readers specified below. Remember that the students who read widely outside the classroom make
more progress. Students can borrow these books from the library.

Reader Test Dates Assessment

Harmer, J. The Double Bass
1st Term Nov. 30th (Mon.-Wed. groups) Test / Activity
Mystery. CUP Level 2

Naylor, H. Two Lives.

2nd Term Jan. 25th (Mon.-Wed. groups) Test / Activity
CUP Level 3

Levin, I. A Kiss before Dying.

3 Term Macmillan Intermediate Readers. March 29th (Mon.-Wed. groups)
rd
Test / Activity
Level 5
6. ASSESSMENT
Throughout the year the teachers will collect data and carry out observations of their students’
learning process to help them become aware of their progress and/or difficulties and to provide
the appropriate orientation. In addition, there will be two exams: one in January-February
(January 30st-February 9th) and one in May (May 2nd-25th)1. These exams will account for 30%
of the final grade (February) and 70% (May). The results of the January exam will only be
taken into account for the final mark in May/June if students reach a minimum of 65%
attendance.
Please note that:
• The exams assess the following parts: Reading, Writing, Listening, Speaking and Use of
English.
• Each paper accounts for 20% of the whole exam.
• The pass mark is 65%.
• There are NO September exams.
• Class attendance will hardly be enough to reach the necessary standard. You will need to
do extra listening, reading and writing outside the classroom.
• Oral participation in English is essential.
• Students are expected to complete exercises in the workbook after the unit has been
presented in class.

7. TIMETABLE & IMPORTANT DATES:

Timetable
• September-January: Mondays and Wednesdays 16.00-18.30 / 18.30-21.00 (2 hours and
30 minutes with a ten-minute break).
• January-May: classes will last 2 hours and 15 minutes.
School closures
The school will remain closed on the following dates:

2022 2023
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October 12 , 31 February 17
November 1st, April 11th*
December 5th*, 6th, 8th June 5th, 24th

(*dia de lliure disposició aprovat pel Consell Escolar)

Winter break (Christmas): from December 22nd, 2022 to January 8th, 2023 (both included)
Spring break (Easter): from April 1st to April 10th 2023 (both included)

1
Your final exams will be held between the 2nd and the 25th of May. Around January, we will inform you
of the set date. It is VERY important that you save these weeks in May for the final exam.