1. Welcome to class

2. My name is Marta Moreno
We are going to learn English together

3. Wiki: martateacher3y5.wikispaces.com
Wiki: martateacher3y5.wikispaces.com

4. You don’t need a password to enter the wiki

5. B2 level 2 levels (Advanced 1 & Advanced 2)
Six years to pass B1 and B2 (altogether)
1 certificate exam (PTEC) at the end of Advanced 2.
The exam this year will be designed by the English department.

6. There will be exams
At the end of the winter term (between 22 January and 1 February approximately).
At the end of the academic year (between 21 and 31 May, approximately).

7. If you want to change classes
Alumnado / Foro permutas

8. You can cancel your registration until the end of April BUT
They won’t reimburse your fees
You will have to pre-register if you want to continue as an official student

9. We have classes on Mondays, Wednesday and the following Fridays:
3 Nov.
24 Nov.
12 Jan.
9 Feb.
9 March
6 April
11 May

10. We have classes on Tuesdays, Thursdays and the following Fridays:
6 Oct.
1 Dec.
19 Jan.
16 Feb.
16 March
13 April
18 May

11. Attendance is compulsory
70% minimum in each term
From September to January (You won’t be allowed to do the January test if you don’t have this minimum)
From February to May (You can do the final exam, although you will not benefit from the advantages of continuous evaluation).
You can only justify your absence (by certificate or similar) if it’s realated to:
Illness
Work
Exams

12. If you are under age or have special needs
You need to fill in a form
(please tell me at the end of the class)

13. Please be punctual

14. This is going to be our textbook

15. We are also going to read two novels

16. Mobile policy As a dictionary To search for course-related information
To make or receive personal phone calls. Even leaving the classroom to answer a call is not OK.
Exceptions: work interviews, extreme emergencies (e.g.relative in hospital…) In this case, tell me before the class starts that you are expecting this type of call.
What’sApp and other types of message services.

17. Why?

18. You have the B1 level
Congratulations!

19. How long will it take me to reach the B2 level?

20. It depends on: Your language learning background
The intensity of your study
Your age
The amount of study/exposure outside of lesson times

21. 200 guided learning hours:
You need
200 guided learning hours:
B2.1: 60 lessons:120 hours
B2.2: 64 lessons: 128 hours

22. But this is not enough
You needed hours of practice /exposure to reach B1.
Now you need hours to reach B2.

23. Think of any English speaking child

24. A typical 6-year-old child in an English-speaking country is in school for an average of 6 hours per day. That’s 30 hours of English per week.

25. They watch cartoons or other TV shows for at least 2 hours a day, or 14 hours of English per week

26. They play video games or other games with their friends for 2 hours a day, another 14 hours of English a week.

27. I’m here to help you

28. We are going to work hand in had

29. Things you can do Read the newspaper in English on your mobile.
Watch series in English
Practice with a native speaker (face-to face or online). For instance: conversationexchange.com
Improve your pronunciation by listening and repeating a text.

30. You can keep track of all this in your weekly log
Here you will record your English work apart from the homework.

31. These are last year’s winners’ hours of exposure
Log Classes Total
Manuel
José M ,35
Alicia ,81

32. If you do this…

33. You will really notice your progress at the end of the year