Information about the series edition: The new basic edition is clearly structured into the competency areas of speaking, listening, writing, reading, dealing with texts and media, reflecting on language, as well as work techniques and methods. The teaching material fully considers and spirally integrates the competency expectations outlined in the curricula and employs all grade-specific task types. The chapter structure in three steps allows for systematic and integrative work. Ideas for teaching - diagnosing, differentiating, promoting. These photocopiable templates provide initial diagnostics to assess learning progress, worksheets on important competency areas with solutions for self-checking, differentiation and support materials at two levels, suggestions for tests and class assignments with evaluation sheets. Compact subject-didactic orientation knowledge.