ENGLISH CERTIFICATE B2

Curso 2014-2015

Jacqueline Murphyjt.murphy@ucv.es

ENGLISH B2Timetable:B2SC1 8 - 11 amB2SC2 11.30 am - 2.30 pm18th October 23rd May

ORAL EXAM: MAY 25th 30th June FINAL WRITTEN EXAM: 6th JUNE

Course dates:

please write all emails to me in Englishtalk to your classmates only in Englishask all questions in Englishbring a bilingual dictionary to class

COMMUNICATION: CLASS RULES

Course book:Complete First Certificate (Students Book with answers)English for Spanish Speakers By: Guy Brook-Hart ISBN: 978-84-8323-722-9 Publisher: Cambridge

Workbook:Complete First Certificate (Workbook with answers and audio CD)English for Spanish Speakers By: Barbara Thomas & Amanda Thomas ISBN: 978-8483-2374-58 Publisher: Cambridge

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Evaluation of the course (ACLES)VERY STRICT PROCEDURE:Only 1 convocatoria No exam revisionThe exam will have 4 parts:

50% minimum in each part + 60% overall markFinal & oral exam = 100% of the overall mark(There are no marks for attendance or classwork)

To pass the B2 exam, you must:

(i) achieve at least 50% in each part (ii) have an overall average of more than 60%There is only one convocatoria (in June)

EXAM REVISION DOCUMENT

The B2 exam LISTENINGREADINGWRITINGPART 1: WHERE DO YOU LIVE? PERSONAL EXPERIENCE DAILY LIFE MEDIAPART 2: DESCRIBE TWO PHOTOSPART 3: MAKE A DECISION (PAIR)PART 4: EXPRESS YOUR OPINIONDURATION: 15 minutesSPEAKING

The B2 exam 4 PARTS: MULTIPLE CHOICE FILL IN THE GAPS MULTIPLE SPEAKERS MULTIPLE CHOICE SPEAKINGREADINGWRITINGLISTENINGDURATION: 40 minutes

The B2 exam SPEAKINGLISTENINGWRITINGREADING3 PARTS: TEXT MULTIPLE CHOICE SHORT TEXTS MATCHING GRAMMAR FILL IN THE GAPS DURATION: 60 minutes

The B2 exam2 PARTS: EMAIL/LETTER (150-200 words) ARTICLE, ESSAY or REVIEW (150-200 words)

KEY WORD TRANSFORMATION SENTENCE TRANSFORMATION SPEAKINGLISTENINGREADINGWRITINGDURATION: 90 minutes

Homework ESSENTIAL

3h minimum per week (writing, listening) Use the Workbook Reading exercises from the course book Revise the grammarSpeaking practice

Do you haveany questions?

Move around the roomWrite down the name of a different classmate for each box (if possible!)

has been to England likes foreign food lives in Godella has a pet is an only child goes to the cinema often has a brother and a sister can speak French has a daughter is not a teacher has a birthday in October has been to another continent was not born in Valencia plays a musical instrument has a David Bisbal CD dislikes Cristiano Ronaldo

The person sitting next to you Write down 3 questions to ask the person next to you: For example: Where do you live? What is your favourite film? (NOTE: YOU CANNOT USE THESE QUESTIONS)

(i) Ask him/her your questions (ii) Write down (or remember) his/her answers

Now introduce your partner to the group. Tell us 3 things that you know about him/her.