Laser B1 Jahresplanung
Skills and tasks
V: = Vocabulary  R: = Reading  S: = Speaking  G: = Grammar  W: = Writing  L: = Listening
UoE: Use of English DC: = Dictionary Corner
EXTRA PRACTICE: Get Ready to Write
Month
Sept.
Sept.
Sept.
Oct.
Core SKILLS
Unit
1
Welcome
Back!
Skills and tasks
 R: scanning for specific
information
 DC: patterns/topic vocab.
Grammar
 G1: present simple and
present continuous
 G2:stative verbs
Get Ready to Write
Informal letter
(education)
 L: listening for specific information
 S:giving personal information
 W: paragraphing
 G1: past simple and past
 R: reading for gist
2

DC: topic vocab.
continuous
The Weird and
(mysteries)/collocations

G2:used to and would
the

L: listening for location
Unexplained
 S: describing photographs
 W: descriptive language
1. Patterns
2. Phrases
3. Educational vocabulary
Revision
(REVIEW Units 4. Present simple and present continuous
1-2)
5. Past simple and past continuous
6. Used to and would
7. Revision of tenses
 R: logical cohesion
 G1: countable and
 DC: topic vocabulary
uncountable nouns
3
(crime)/phrasal verbs with off
 G2:articles
The Law’s the  L: listening for location
Law
 S:expressing opinion, giving
Short story
Essay
reasons 1
 W:useful words and phrases for
essays
Oct.
Nov.
4
Meet the Stars
Revision
(REVIEW
Units 3-4)
 R: Reading for specific
information
 DC: topic vocab. (media)/word
formations (prefixes)
 G1: present perfect (simple
and continuous)
 G2:comparatives and
superlatives
 L: listening for location
 S: giving examples
 W: interpreting notes
1. Crime and law vocabulary
2. Phrasal verbs
3. Countable and uncountable nouns and articles
4. Present perfect simple and continuous
5. Comparatives and superlatives
6. Negative adjectives
 R: summarising points
 DC: patterns, present simple and
Nov.
Informal Email
 G1: will and be going to
 G2:present simple and
present continuous for the future
present continuous for the
5
 L: listening for specific information
future
The Space Race
 S: expressing opinion, giving
reasons 2
 W: using set phrases
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Formal letter
Dec.
6
It Takes All
Sorts
 R: grammatical referencing
 DC: topic vocabulary (people)
 L: listening for attitude, purpose,
intention
 S:expressing opinions, giving
reasons 2
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Feb.
Feb.
March
March
 W:layout and text structure
1. Expressing future time
2. Modals
Revision
(REVIEW Units 3. Patterns
5-6)
4. Adjectives
5. Grammar and vocabulary
 R: text type and function
 DC: topic vocabulary
7
(entertainment)
Going Out and

L: listening for attitude and purpose
Staying In
 S:suggesting and recommending
 W: awareness of target reader
8
The Problem
Page
 R: distinguishing fact and
opinion
 DC: topic vocabulary
April
11
The Land of
Plenty?
12
CU@8
Report
 G1: modal perfect
 G2:-ing form or full
infinitive
Article
 G1: zero, first and
second conditionals
 G2:time clauses
Letter of advice
(relationships)
 L: listening for gist
 S:formality
1. Conditionals
2. Modal perfect
3. Relationship patterns and phrases
Revision
(REVIEW Units 4. Phrasal verbs
7-8)
5. Tenses with time words
6. Vocabulary
7. –ing form or full infinitive
 R: reading for gist
 G1: third conditional
9
 DC: topic vocabulary (humour)
 G2:relative clauses
It’s the Way  L: listening for specific information
You Tell ‘em!  S:comparing
 W: developing a narrative
 G1: revision of
 R: Distinguishing main concepts
 DC: collocations/topic vocabulary
conditionals unless
10
(sport)
 G2:so, such, too,
Fair Play
 L: main points
enough
 S: asking and answering
 W: awareness of purpose
1. Conditionals
2. So, such, too, enough
3. Relative clauses
Revision
4. Patterns
(REVIEW Units
5. Time patterns and phrases
9-10)
6. Sport vocabulary
7. If and unless
 R: recognising discourse markers
 DC: topic vocabulary (the
March
 G1:modals 1 (ability,
obligation, advice,
permission)
 G2:modals 2 (possibility,
probability, certainty)
Short story
Informal letter
 G1: the passive
 G2:the causative
Essay
environment)/phrasal verbs with out
 L: main points
 S: agreeing and disagreeing
 W: complex sentences
 R: understanding sentence function
 DC: topic vocabulary
(communication)/word formation
(irregular verbs)
 L: deducing meaning
 S: discourse management
 W: selecting appropriate style
 G1: past perfect
(simple and
continuous)
 G2:reported speech
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Informal email
April
April
May
May
May
June
June
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
Environment vocabulary
The Passive
The causative
Revision
(REVIEW Units
Phrasal verbs
11-12)
Past perfect, simple and continuous
Reported speech
Word formation
 G1: reported questions
 R: deducing meaning
 DC: patterns/topic vocabulary
 G2:indirect questions
13
Getting By
14
Away from
Home
Letter of application
(employment)
 L: prediction
 S: expressing future intention
 W: using set phrases
 R: lexical referencing
 DC: collocations/topic vocabulary
(travel)
 L: roles and relationships
 S: speculation
 W: making recommendations
 G1: future perfect
simple and future
continuous
 G2:wish and if only
1. Travel and transportation vocabulary
2. Patterns
3. Future perfect simple and future continuous
4. Travel phrases
 R: reading for specific information  G1: prefer, would
 DC: phrasal verbs with other
rather, had better
particles/topic vocabulary (success)  G2:direct and indirect
15
 L: listening for intension
objects
Make or Break
 S: prioritising
 W: using correct register
 G1: question tags
 R: implication
 DC: word formation (verbs, nouns  G2:although, even
and noun phrases)/topic vocabulary
though, despite, in
16
(shopping and money)
spite of
Buy, Buy, Buy!  L: listening for specific information
 S: expressing preference
 W: punctuation and capitalisation
1. Direct and indirect objects
2. Phrasal verbs
3. Question tags
Revision
4. Although, even though, despite, in spite of
(REVIEW units
5. Shopping and money
15-16)
6. Direct Word formation
7. Prefer, would rather, had better
8. Success vocabulary
DON’T FORGET TO LOOK IN THE BACK OF THE BOOK!
Review
Revision
(REVIEW units
13-14)
Article
Report
In the back of the Student’s Book, please find:
 Laser CD ROM
 Laser Composition Planner including: Informal Letter, Short Story, Essay, Informal letter,
Formal letter, Report, Article, Letter of Advice, Essay, Informal email, Letter of application,
Review, Article, Report
 Role-Play activities
 Patterns and collocations database
 Phrasal verb database
 Irregular verb database
 Speaking database
 Grammar database
 Alphabetical index of grammar points
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