Level B2 final term learning planner

Listening I can understand a lecture or a talk on a familiar topic I can understand most radio programmes I can understand TV documentaries, interviews, talk shows, plays, and most films Reading I can easily understand articles and reports on the topics Im interested in I can understand popular science texts with the help of a dictionary I can skim and scan difficult texts I can understand reviews I can understand manuals I can understand the plot, the motives of the characters in a work of fiction Speaking I can participate in long conversations on most topics I can participate in a discussion I can carry out an interview I can give my opinion and support it with arguments I can use phrases to gain time (Thats a good questionetc) I correct my own mistakes when I notice them

Prepositions of place and time (in July or at July?) Verbs with prepositions (insist on, deprived of) Verb tenses (all 12) Modal verbs Degrees of adjectives and adverbs (beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful) Determiners (few, a few, a great deal of) Various connecting words (despite, although, therefore, nevertheless, subsequently) Gerunds (reading, singing, eating) Conditionals (if sentences all types) Phrasal verbs Position of adverbs in a sentence (He doesnt always play tennis or He doesnt play tennis always?) Passive voice Reported speech Defining and non-defining relative clauses (The film, which stars Tom Carter, is released on Friday; Im going to wear the skirt that I bought in London)

Mar 1-8

Mar 8-15

Mar 15-22

Mar22Apr 5

Apr 5-12

Week Jan 11-18

Homework

Apr 12-19

Jan 18-25

Apr 19-26

Writing I can write personal letters on various topics I can write formal and semi-formal letters to apologise, invite, express gratitude, complain, order a product or a trip, ask for information, apply to a school or for a job I can write a CV I can summarise texts I read or heard I can describe events, places, and people in detail I can write descriptive and argumentative essays I can write reviews

Jan 25Feb 1 Feb 1-8

Apr26May 3

May 3-10

Feb 8-15

May 10-17

Grammar Definite and indefinite articles Subject-verb agreement (is or are?) There is There are

Feb 15 - Mar 1

May 17-24

Level B1 final term learning planner

Listening I can understand simple everyday conversations I can understand the main points in radio news bulletins and TV programmes on topics I know I can understand short talks on topics I know Reading I can guess the meaning of an unknown word from the context I can skim and scan various texts to find information I need I can understand the main points in short newspaper articles and interviews on topics I know I can understand simple texts related to school subjects or my interests I can read and analyse simple pieces of modern fiction with the help of a dictionary I can understand information brochures I can understand letters (e.g. from a friend, from a school or an organisation) Speaking I can participate in a simple everyday conversation I can make a simple presentation on a topic I know I can re-tell a simple story or text When I dont know a word, I can use another word meaning something similar I can deal with various situations while travelling I can participate in simple discussions I can express my feelings I can express my opinion on everyday things (such as what you want to do tonight), as well as film, music, culture etc. I can describe an event I can describe my dreams and plans Writing I can write personal (informal) letters I can write semi-formal letters to ask for information or apply for a course I can write a simple announcement I can write simple compositions to express my opinion I can write a story or describe events in writing I know enough words to write on most topics Im interested in

Grammar Definite and indefinite articles Subject-verb agreement (is or are?) There is There are Prepositions of place and time (in July or at July?) Possessive pronouns (mine, yours, theirs) Verb tenses (all Present tenses, Future Simple, Future Continuous, Past Simple, Past Continuous, Past Perfect) Modal verbs (can, could, may, must, mustnt, have to, should, might, ought to, need to, modals in the past) Degrees of adjectives and adverbs (beautiful more beautiful the most beautiful) Determiners (few, a few, a great deal of) Various connecting words (despite, although, therefore) Gerunds (reading, singing, eating) Conditionals (if sentences types 0, 1, 2, 3) Phrasal verbs Passive voice (simple) Reported speech (simple, continuous, perfect tenses)

Feb 28 - Mar 7

Mar 7-14

Mar 14-21

Mar21Apr 4

Apr 4-11

Week Jan 10-17

Homework

Apr 11-18

Jan 17-24

Apr 18-25

Jan 24-31

Apr25May 2

Jan 31Feb 7

May 2-9

Feb 7-14

May 9-16

Feb 14-28

May 16-23

For those taking the national exam

General topics B1: Personal identification (character, interests), travel, services (restaurants, hospitals, shops, banks), house and home, health, mass media, current affairs, culture and the arts B2: The environment (nature, climate), the English speaking countries Speaking I can prepare for an exam-type monologue and dialogue in 15 minutes In a monologue, I speak for 3-4 minutes, cover all points in the task, include an introduction, a conclusion, a variety of linking structures and opinion phrases In a dialogue, I speak for 4-5 minutes, cover all points in the task, do not pause for too long, and use a variety of conversation phrases Reading (task types)

Multiple choice tasks (a, b, c, d) True or False Read and match (pictures, headings) Insert missing words Insert missing sentences Answer questions using the text read Complete a summary using words from the text read
Writing (essay types) Advantages and disadvantages essay Argumentative / opinion essay

Essay providing solutions Cause and effect essay Comparison and contrast essay