Welcome to Gymnasium Horn Upper School!

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Welcome to Gymnasium Horn Upper School!
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Greetings in formal contexts

• Hello, I just wanted to introduce myself. Im ...
• Id like to introduce myself. Im ...
• (Very) nice to meet you
• Pleased to meet you
• Its a pleasure to meet you
• Likewise ...
• I dont think/believe we have met before

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Chain story telling

• Pick up a postcard from the floor which you think
  makes you remember one of the following
• (a) a memorable event in your life
• (b) a positive or negative past or recent
  experience
• (c) a story about a friend or family member

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Chain story telling

• Find another student in the class and introduce
  yourselves to one another
• Tell your partner what the picture makes you
  remember
• Then listen to your partners story
• Each student must tell his/her story for about
  one to two minutes only

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Chain story telling

• When you have finished exchange pictures and find
  another student to talk to
• Introduce yourselves to one another
• Tell your partner the story of the person you
  last talked to - give his/her name
• Swap pictures again and move on to talk to
  someone reporting the story youve just listened
  to

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Here is what I expect from you
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Behaviour in class

• Respectful, polite and friendly behaviour
• Honesty
• Accept hierarchy
• Know boundaries and limits
• Grown up working attitude take over
  responsibility for your own personal learning
  success
• Attentiveness and participation in class no
  unrelated side conversations no sleeping, no
  refusal to work

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Behaviour in class

• No German speak English ONLY
• Have relevant material at hand (books, novels,
  handouts, homework)
• Punctuality
• No eating and drinking during class
• No chewing gum

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Marking

• 3-4 oral or written exams, vocab tests brief
  tests 40
• Oral participation 60

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Criteria for oral grades

• Speak English before and after the actual lesson.
• Active participation is necessary for (very) good
  grades.
• What you say
• Quality ( content coherence)
• Quantity ( appropriate length, no waffling)
• Courage to begin a discussion / an interpretation
• Reference to what classmates have said before

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Criteria for oral grades

• How you say something (communicative
  competence)
• Appropriate loudness, clarity and fluency
• Appropriate vocabulary
• Ability / willingness to paraphrase
• Linguistic correctness (pronunciation, grammar
  etc.) but do not be afraid of (grammatical)
  mistakes
• Willingness to elaborate, explain and illustrate
• Appropriate verbal reaction to questions,
  especially when you cannot give an answer (
  avoid silence)

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Any questions?
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Homework

• Carefully carried out (form, handwriting,
  contents)
• Checked regularly
• No homework - tell me at very beginning of the
  lesson NOT LATER
• You are expected to have your homework even if
  you were absent
• Will have influence on final mark
• Identical pieces of homework both count as copied

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Missed lessons

• Letters of excuse are only accepted in the first
  lesson after the one you missed - NOT LATER
• You are responsible for catching up with what we
  dealt with during your absence
• Ask a classmate for lesson vocab, homework and
  copies - NOT ME
• In doubt I will call parents/tutor or ask for
  medical certificate
• Im going to check with other teachers

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No plagiarism (from the internet)

• Plagiarism is theft is punished severely
• Normally I can tell immediately if the text is
  copied
• Slightest doubts you will be tested
• Mark 00 for work habits
• From then on you will be tested on your homework
  more thoroughly
• I will talk with your parents/tutor/head mistress

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Any questions?
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Here is what you can expect from me
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Here is what you can expect from me

• Respectful, polite and friendly treatment
• No abuse of hierarchy
• Competent leadership
• Equal and fair treatment
• Reasonable boundaries
• Punctuality

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Here is what you can expect from me

• Transparent and fair marking
• Clear instructions
• Being prepared to give reasons for educational
  decisions
• Positive role model for English
• Stress-free atmosphere feel free/like to talk in
  English

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Here is what you can expect from me

• Stress-free atmosphere feel free to express your
  opinion
• Clearly structured lessons
• Reasonable and stimulating learning matter

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Any questions?
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Course Topic

• 1st term Great Britain

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Course Topic

• 2nd term USA