Welcome Back to School! Jeopardy

1

100

I do this to get the teacher's attention.

What is raise my hand?

200

There are 16 hours of this.

16 hours of classes a week.

300

This is how I treat others.

What is with respect and kindness.

400

The timings of our classes.

9:00-10:40 and 11:00-12:40

500

I do this when others are talking.

What is show them respect by listening and not interrupting?

2

100

This is what we do when we need to see upcoming quizzes.

What is Assessment Calendar?

200

We don't have this on Thursdays.

We don't have classes on Thursdays.

300

We practice these in class.

ØYou will practice:

•Reading

•Writing

•Speaking

•Grammar

•Vocabulary

400

What is this site for: https://portal.hct.ac.ae

Find your schedule, grades, register for classes etc. in BSS on the portal.

500

We have two big exams.

Mid-term and final.

3

100

My teacher

Who is __________?

200

Which week is the mid-term exam?

Week 4 (June 15)

300

How many parts in the final exam?

•Writing (Week 5, June 22)

•Speaking (Week 6, June 28 or 29)

400

Other than exams, what do we have to work on?

You also have quizzes and a project during the semester.

500

How many vocab quizzes do we have? 

2 quizzes

Weeks 3 & 4

4

100

How many Independent Reading quizzes do we have?

2 quizzes

Assigned on Sundays, tested on Wednesdays

Weeks 2 & 4

200

What % of our grades is the Research project?

15%

Assigned –  Week 2

Due in Week 3

300

What if I miss a quiz?

VALID REASON = exempt

You must document your valid reason on the same day you miss a quiz.

NO VALID REASON = 0

There are no make-ups for the vocabulary and reading quizzes.

400

What if I miss the mid-term or final?

Midterm & Final exams:  you can re-take these, if you have a valid reason.

You must document your valid reason on the same day you miss an exam.

500

What are some valid reasons for missing a quiz or exam? (One correct answer is enough)

•Sick with doctor’s note 

•Traffic accident with police report

•Not yet registered for class

•Death in the family.

•In hospital at the time of the test.

•On Omra or Hajj

•Internet problem with report from IT Services or Etisalat

5

100

What are some NOT valid reasons? (One is enough)

•Slept in

•Didn’t read schedule properly 

•Forgot there was an exam

•Forgot my laptop

200

What are the attendance rules?

Present = less than 10 minutes late

300

Is it enough to just attend class?

No! You have to participate!

400

What happens if you get 15% absence?

If you get to 15%, the system withdraws you from the

course. You will FAIL the course.

500

What do you need to prepare for class? (One correct answer is enough)

charged laptop

 notebook

 pen & pencil

 headphones

 a folder & printouts

…and study in a quiet place.