HOMEWORK/EXAMS

OCTOBER
- Wed. 7th: Read text on page 2 and activities 1,3
- Tue. 13th:

• Text on page 4 and activities 1,2,3 
• Look for information about David Crystal. Write some notes. Don't copy, use your own words. Relevant information to get a first idea of who he is and how he is related to the topic we are studying: Languages.

- Fri. 16th: Birmingham letter, final version, picture included.
- Tue. 20th: 

• Text page 10 and activities 1, 2 page 11 
• Text TOK page 17
• What is cultural identity

- Mon. 26th:
Write a draft (only a list of ideas within the structure) and then an essay on the following topic: Learning English seems to be "a must" nowadays but aren't we risking our cultural identity when learning a second language?

Voluntary work (first term):  Write another essay from the examples you have on page 10 (3rd section) of your dossier.

NOVEMBER

- Tuesday 3rd: 

• Write a text using all verbal tenses (Bouncing text)
• All verbal tenses worksheet (first part)
• Voluntary: Halloween crossword (key: http://ibenglish-sonpacs.blogspot.com.es/2015/11/halloween-crossword-key.html)

- Monday 9th and 16th:
Interview (interactive oral test).
- Tues. 10th:
Pages 21, 22. Read the texts and list "pros and cons" of uniforms
- Wed. 11th:
"Selectivitat" type test.
- Wed. 18th:
Paper 1 test
- Tues. 24th:
Text page 31 work on vocabulary and basic ideas.
- Wed. 25th:
Paper 2 test

DECEMBER
- Wed. 2nd: 
Text page 36 + activities .
Text page 43 + activities.
- Wed. 10th: 
Write an article: Many teenagers in your community feel insecure about the way they look. Write an article to be published in a youth magazine in which you outline the reasons why teenagers have those insecurities and suggest solutions. 

Two IB Tests (Living the Legend... and The buzz over drinks...).
- Mon. 14th: 
Christmas post
- Tues. 15th: 
Diary/blog entries. Read and analyse.
- Wed. 16th: 
Read individual oral examples. Study the song.
- Mon. 21st: 
Christmas Song.

CHRISTMAS HOMEWORK

1- Reading: 

• pages 51-53 + exercises 1, 2 ,3

2. Writing:

• A diary entry about one of your holiday days.
• A blog entry about an aspect of a topic you're interested in or have passion for.

3. Individual oral: 

• Choose a picture about school uniforms/job uniforms/urban tribes styles/dress codes
• Write the caption. 
• Prepare for the individual oral. Include all the areas of content asked in the instructions

JANUARY
- Wed. 13th: 

• Questions about Alanis Morissette's Hand in my Pocket: which attitude towards life does it reflect? Why does she use contrast adjectives?
• Text writing:

1. A similar poem about yourself.

2. You are Alanis. Write an extract of your diary the day you wrote this song.

- Tuesday. 19th: 

• Grammar worksheet conditional clauses
• Paper 1 practice

- Tuesday. 26th: 

• page 197 exercises 1 (selectivitat style: complete sentences using your own words), 2.