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4TH LEVEL ACADEMIC YEAR 2020-2021 EXTENSIVE COURSES

TEACHER: Miquel Bretón


Visiting hour: Tuesday from 8.15 to 9.15

COURSE BOOK:

English File B2.2 fourth edition Student’s Book (OUP) and Workbook with Key Pack.

RECOMMENDED GRAMMAR BOOKS:

- Language Practice for First (with key). 4th edition.


Michael Vince. Macmillan. 978-0-230-46375-2
- Macmillan English Grammar in Context Intermediate with key.
Michael Vince. Macmillan. 978-1-4050-7140-6
- Destination B2 with Answer Key.
Malcolm Mann, Steve Taylore-Knowles MacMillan 978-1-4050-9488-7
- My Grammar Lab Intermediate B1/B2
Mark Foley, Diane Hall (Pearson) 978-1-4082-9915-9

READING

During the year students will have to read 1 novel and one or two short stories or 2 novels. The
corresponding dates are:

Title Dates

Reader 1: ( 2 stories) The Landlady by Roal Dahl November ( exact dates to be


Mrs Bixby and the Colonel’s Coat by Roal Dahl determined)

Reader 2: The Curious Incident of the dog in the night-time by Mark 15th April
Haddon

ASSESSMENT

All 4th level students will take a final exam at the end of the year.

Mediation 20%
Listening 20%
Reading 20%
Writing* 20%
Oral 20%

To pass, students must score at least 50% in each part and a total of 65%.

*Writing: Students will take 3 writing tests during the course which will account for 20 % of the
mark of the final exam. Each writing test is awarded a different percentage and will be taken on
the dates set by the teacher (see table below). Those students not taking these 3 writings in due
time, will have to take a writing test in May together with the final exam.
WRITING TESTS

Dates Percentage

Writing 1 Narrative 26th November 30%

Writing 2 Argumentative Essay 18th March 30%

Writing 3 Opinion Essay 29th April 40%

MOCK EXAM

Students will also do a Mock Exam to get familiar with the final exam.

Reading 21st January

Written mediation & Listening 11th February

Speaking & Oral Mediation 23rd and 25th February

HOLIDAYS

• Holidays: 12th October, 7th and 8th December, 15th and 16th February, 24th May, 24th
June
• Christmas Holidays: 22nd December 2020- 7th January 2021 (both inclusive)
• Easter Holidays: 29th March – 5th April 2021 (both inclusive)

FRIDAY CLASSES: There won’t be any more classes on Fridays. Instead we’ll have classes that
will last 2 hours and 15 minutes.

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