Laser B2: Jahresplanung

This Jahresplanung has been created as a suggestion of how the book can be used in one school year. It is meant for guidance only – how you use it will depend on your needs,
those of your students and your school’s timetable.

Skills and tasks

V: = Vocabulary  R: = Reading  S: = Speaking  G: = Grammar  W: = Writing  L: = Listening UoE: Use of English

Unit Core SKILLS

Month
(Topic) Skills and tasks Grammar
 R: predicting/scanning FCE part 1 and 2  G: present simple, past simple, stative verbs
 V: key topics, word formations, topic  Present perfect, past perfect simple
phrasal verbs, word formation, confusable
1 words, word patterns
Sept.
Relationships  L: deduction
 S:discourse management
 W: informal letter/ email
 UOE: FCE parts 1 and 3
 R: text awareness/speculating;  G: present continuous, past continuous, present perfect continuous, past perfect continuous
scanning/reading for specific information  So, such, too, enough
 V: topic vocabulary, topic phrasal verbs,  Used to, would, be/get used to
collocations
2
Oct.  L: predicting
Travelling
 S: comparing
 W: review
 UOE: FCE parts 2 and 4

Oct. Revision
(REVIEW Units 1-2)

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  R: text awareness/ reading for gist;  G: the future
scanning  Articles
 V: key topic vocabulary, topic phrasal  Time clauses
verbs, word formation, confusable words,
3
Nov. word patterns
Technology
 L: lexical awareness/ text awareness
 S:making suggestions
 W:article
 UOE: FCE parts 2 and 3
 R: predicting/scanning  G:conditionals (1): zero, first, second; unless, in case, as long as, provided that
 V: key topic vocabulary, topic phrasal  Countable and uncountable nouns
verbs, word formation, confusable words  Qualifiers
4
Dec.  L: text awareness/ speculating
Money
 S: concept development/ giving examples
 W: essay
 UOE: FCE parts 1 and 4
Revision
Dec. (REVIEW Units 3-4)

 R: reading for gist/scanning; text  G: modals (1): ability, permission, advice/criticism, obligation
awareness  Comparatives and superlatives
5  V: key topic vocabulary, topic phrasal  questions
Leisure verbs, word formation, word patterns
Jan.
 L: listening for gist
 S:lexical awareness, expressing opinion
 W:formal letter/email
 UOE: FCE parts 2 and 3
 R: predicting; reading for specific  G: the passive
information  -ing form or infinitive
 V: key topic vocabulary, topic phrasal  Prefer, would rather, had better
verbs, word formation, word patterns
6
Feb.  L: listening for gist
Nature
 S:expressing opinion/concept
development
 W:article
 UOE: FCE parts 1 and 2

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 Revision
Feb. (REVIEW Units 5-6)
REVISION UNIT 1
 R: reading for specific information;  G: modals (2): degrees of certainty
reading for gist  Prepositions of time and place
 V: key topic vocabulary, topic phrasal  Indirect questions
7 verbs, word formation, collocations
March
Sport  L: listening for gist
 S:discource management
 W:formal letter/email
 UOE: FCE parts 1 and 3
 R: text awareness/scanning; predicting,  G: reported speech; reported questions
speculating  Reporting verbs;
 V: key topic vocabulary, topic phrasal  Although, even though, in spite of, despite, however
8 verbs, word formation, get
April
Communication  L: listening for gist/ text awareness
 S:agreeing and disagreeing
 W:report
 UOE: FCE parts 2 and 3
Revision
April (REVIEW Units 7-8)

 R: scanning/ lexical and grammatical  G: relative clauses

referencing; reading for specific  the causative
information
 V: key topic vocabulary, topic phrasal
9 verbs, word formation,
May
Work have/take/make/do
 L: predicting, lexical awareness
 S:comparing
 W:letter of application
 UOE: FCE parts 1 and 4

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  R: reading for specific  G: conditionals (2): converted, mixed, inverted
information/scanning; predicting,  Direct and indirect objects; infinitives of purpose
reading for gist
 V: key topic vocabulary, topic phrasal
10
June verbs, word formation, word patterns
Health
 L: predicting
 S:asking questions
 W:story
 UOE: FCE parts 2 and 3
Revision
JUNE (REVIEW Units 9-10)

 R: scanning; text awareness  G: unreal past, past wishes

 V: key topic vocabulary, topic phrasal  Participles
verbs, word formations, collocations
11  L: focussing on key words, text
Month
Learning awareness
Education  S:discourse management/ comparing
 W:informal letter/ email
 UOE: FCE parts 3 and 4
 R: text awareness/scanning; speculating
 V: key topic vocabulary, topic phrasal
verbs, word formation, word patterns
 G:inversions
 L: predicting
12  Question tags
 S:concept development/ discourse
The Law  Impersonal passive
management
 W:essay
 UOE: FCE parts 1 and 2
Revision
Sept. (REVIEW Units 11-12)
Revision Unit 2

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