Student’s Book Starter Cambridge Life Competencies Map
Welcome, page 4, ex 2
Communication
Using appropriate language and register for context
C1. Using language appropriate for the situation
Uses appropriate forms of address, greeting, and farewell. Unit
Unit 1, page 9, Think!
Unit 1, page 11, ex 3
Emotional Development Empathy and relationship skills
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
C6. Showing empathy for the feelings of others
C2. Using effective systems for finding, keeping and retrieving information
Shows understanding of other people’s perspectives and feelings.
Takes effective notes in class and from homework reading.
Unit 1, page 12, Think!
Unit 1, page 13, ex 1
Unit 1, page 15, ex 4
Unit 1, page 15, ex 5
Social Responsibilities Understanding personal responsibilities as part of a social group
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
Communication Managing conversations
Communication Using appropriate language and register for context
C1. Understanding responsibilities within a social group
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
C4. Using communication strategies to facilitate conversations
C2. Using a variety of language and communication strategies to achieve a desired effect
Identifies positive behavior in the social groups to which they belong (e.g. school class, family and friendship groups).
Understands essential grammatical terms and concepts.
Uses simple techniques to start a conversation.
Uses functions to ask for and give things, e.g. requesting information, offering an opinion.
Unit 1, page 17, Think!
Unit 1, page 18, ex 3
Unit 1, page 18, ex 7
Social Responsibilities
Showing intercultural awareness
Communication Using appropriate language and register for context
Communication Using appropriate language and register for context
C3. Understanding aspects of own culture
C2. Using a variety of language and communication strategies to achieve a desired effect
C1. Using language appropriate for the situation
Appreciates their own culture and its value.
Uses functions to maintain relationships, e.g. showing interest, expressing sympathy.
Uses appropriate forms of address, greeting, and farewell.
Unit 2, page 19, Think!
Learning to Learn Taking control of own learning
C6. Taking initiative to improve own learning
Identifies ways to practice English outside the classroom (e.g. watching clips/TV/films in English, using English on social media, or reading novels/magazines in English).
Unit 2, page 21, ex 4
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Unit 2, page 23, Ex 1
Unit 2, page 23, ex 3
Unit 2, page 25, ex 5
Unit 2, page 27, ex 1
Unit 2, page 27, Think!
Collaboration Encouraging effective group interaction
Social Responsibilities
Showing intercultural awareness
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
Creative Thinking Preparing for creativity
Communication Managing conversations
Critical Thinking Understanding and analyzing ideas and arguments
Learning to Learn Taking control of own learning
C3. Listening and responding respectfully
C3. Understanding aspects of own culture
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
C1. Participating in a range of creative activities
C4. Using communication strategies to facilitate conversations
C1. Identifying and classifying information
C8. Managing attitudes and emotions
Listens attentively while other students are contributing.
Describes key aspects of own culture, including values and beliefs.
Understands essential grammatical terms and concepts.
Acts parts in role-plays or dramas.
Uses simple techniques to start a conversation.
Distinguishes between main and supporting arguments.
Demonstrates positive learning attitudes by exploring reasons to learn English.
Unit 2, page 28, ex 4
Communication Participating with appropriate confidence and clarity
C6. Structuring spoken and written texts effectively
Knows how to structure a range of academic and practical text types, e.g. essays, complaints, applications, etc.
Unit 2, page 28, ex 5
Review, page 30, Check Your Progress
Review, page 30, Learn to Learn
Learning to Learn Reflecting on and evaluating own learning
Learning to Learn Reflecting on and evaluating own learning
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
C9. Keeping track of progress
C10. Evaluating learning and progress
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
Uses checklists to review work and ensure successful completion of tasks.
Uses self-assessment tools to evaluate progress and goal achievement.
Uses a learner’s dictionary (monolingual or bilingual) and other reference resources to enhance their knowledge of vocabulary.
Unit 3, page 31, Think!
Unit 3, page 33, ex 4
Social Responsibilities
Showing intercultural awareness
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
C4. Understanding aspects of other cultures
C2. Using effective systems for finding, keeping and retrieving information
Develops an appreciation for different cultures by imagining other ways of living
Organizes notes systematically.
Unit 3, page 34, ex 4
Unit 3, page 35, ex 1
Unit 3, page 35, ex 4
Unit 3, page 37, ex 5
Unit 3, page 39, ex 6
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Unit 3, page 40, ex 2
Emotional Development Identifying and understanding emotions
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
Communication Managing conversations
Communication Managing conversations
Critical Thinking Understanding and analyzing ideas and arguments
Creative Thinking Preparing for creativity
Communication Using appropriate language and register for context
C2. Understanding emotions Describes how people, places, events or situations can trigger or evoke emotional states.
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
C4. Using communication strategies to facilitate conversations
C4. Using communication strategies to facilitate conversations
C2. Recognizing patterns and relationships
Understands essential grammatical terms and concepts.
Uses simple techniques to start a conversation.
Invites contributions from others in a conversation.
Explains cause and effect relationships in texts and arguments.
C3. Considering multiple perspectives Actively seeks and considers others’ ideas.
C2. Using a variety of language and communication strategies to achieve a desired effect
Uses functions to maintain relationships, e.g. showing interest, expressing sympathy.
Unit 3, page 40, ex 7
Communication Managing conversations
C4. Using communication strategies to facilitate conversations
Uses appropriate strategies to develop a conversation (e.g. showing interest; giving non-minimal responses; or asking follow-up questions).
Unit 4, page 43, ex 3
Unit 4, page 43, ex 6
Unit 4, page 44, ex 6
Unit 4, page 45, ex 1
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
Communication Managing conversations
Social Responsibilities
Showing intercultural awareness
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
Unit 4, page 45, ex 5 Communication Participating with appropriate confidence and clarity
Unit 4, page 49, ex 3
Unit 4, page 49, Think!
Critical Thinking
Evaluating ideas and arguments
Critical Thinking Evaluating ideas and arguments
Unit 4, page 50, ex 3 Communication Participating with appropriate confidence and clarity
Unit 4, page 50, ex 4
Review, page 52, Check Your Progress
Review, page 52, Learn to Learn
Learning to Learn Reflecting on and evaluating own learning
Learning to Learn Reflecting on and evaluating own learning
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
C4. Using communication strategies to facilitate conversations
C5. Interacting with others across cultures
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
C7. Using appropriate language and presentation styles with confidence and fluency
C6. Drawing appropriate conclusions
C5. Evaluating arguments as a whole
C6. Structuring spoken and written texts effectively
C9. Keeping track of progress
C10. Evaluating learning and progress
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
Records vocabulary in an appropriate way (e.g. in a vocabulary notebook or in a vocabulary flashcard app).
Uses simple techniques to start a conversation.
Shows respect for cultural difference, challenging prejudice and discriminatory views.
Understands essential grammatical terms and concepts.
Speaks with suitable fluency.
Draws conclusions from evaluation of ideas, arguments, and options.
Gives reasons for an argument’s plausibility.
Knows how to structure a range of academic and practical text types, e.g. essays, complaints, applications, etc.
Uses checklists to review work and ensure successful completion of tasks.
Uses self-assessment tools to evaluate progress and goal achievement.
Reviews vocabulary regularly and systematically.
Unit 5, page 53, Think!
Creative Thinking Preparing for creativity
C1. Participating in a range of creative activities
Actively participates in activities that require creative thinking with others (e.g. exercises that challenge firmly-held assumptions about a situation and require looking at an issue from many different perspectives).
Unit 5, page 55, ex 3
Unit 5, page 55, ex 4
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Unit 5, page 57, ex 1
Unit 5, page 59, ex 4
Unit 5, page 61, ex 5
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Unit 5, page 62, ex 2
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
Communication Managing conversations
Critical Thinking Evaluating ideas and arguments
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
Communication Using appropriate language and register for context
Critical Thinking Solving problems and making decisions
Creative Thinking Preparing for creativity
Communication Using appropriate language and register for context
C2. Using effective systems for finding, keeping and retrieving information
C4. Using communication strategies to facilitate conversations
C6. Drawing appropriate conclusions
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
C1. Using language appropriate for the situation
C10. Justifying decisions and solutions
C1. Participating in a range of creative activities
C2. Using a variety of language and communication strategies to achieve a desired effect
Takes effective notes in class and from homework reading.
Uses simple techniques to start a conversation.
Evaluates conclusions and generalisations made from arguments.
Understands essential grammatical terms and concepts.
Discusses topics of relevance to self, family and friends.
Draws logical conclusions supported by reliable evidence.
Engages with and responds to creative works from art, music or literature.
Uses functions to maintain relationships, e.g. showing interest, expressing sympathy.
Unit 5, page 62, ex 6
Communication Managing conversations
C4. Using communication strategies to facilitate conversations
Uses appropriate strategies to develop a conversation (e.g. showing interest; giving non-minimal responses; or asking follow-up questions).
Unit 6
Unit, Page and Exercise(s) Number Competency Core Area Component
Unit 6, page 63, Think! Social Responsibilities
Showing intercultural awareness
C4. Understanding aspects of other cultures
Can do Statement
Makes informed comparisons between their own society and other societies.
Unit 6, page 65, ex 7 Emotional Development Identifying and understanding emotions
Unit 6, page 66, Think!
Unit 6, page 67, ex 1
Unit 6, page 68, Think!
Unit 6, page 71, ex 6
Unit 6, page 72, ex 4
Creative Thinking Generating ideas
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
Critical Thinking Solving problems and making decisions
Critical Thinking Understanding and analyzing ideas and arguments
Communication Participating with appropriate confidence and clarity
C2. Understanding emotions Discusses what makes them feel different emotions.
C7. Imagining alternatives and possibilities
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
C9. Evaluating options and recommendations to come to a decision
C3. Interpreting and drawing inferences from arguments and data
C6. Structuring spoken and written texts effectively
Asks “what if” and “if only” questions to come up with alternatives and possibilities.
Understands essential grammatical terms and concepts.
Assesses strengths and weaknesses of possible solutions.
Uses contextual clues to guess the meaning of unknown words.
Knows how to structure a range of academic and practical text types, e.g. essays, complaints, applications, etc.
Unit 6, page 72, ex 5
Review, page 74, Check Your Progress
Review, page 74, Learn to Learn
Unit 7
Learning to Learn Reflecting on and evaluating own learning
Learning to Learn Reflecting on and evaluating own learning
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
C9. Keeping track of progress Uses checklists to review work and ensure successful completion of tasks.
C10. Evaluating learning and progress
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
Uses self-assessment tools to evaluate progress and goal achievement.
Records vocabulary in an appropriate way (e.g. in a vocabulary notebook or in a vocabulary flashcard app).
Unit, Page and Exercise(s) Number Competency Core Area Component Can do Statement
Unit 7, page 75, Think!
Critical Thinking Evaluating ideas and arguments
Unit 7, page 77, ex 4 Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
C5. Evaluating arguments as a whole
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
Gives reasons for an argument’s plausibility.
Takes effective notes in class and from homework reading.
Unit 7, page 78, Think!
Unit 7, page 79, ex 1
Unit 7, page 79, ex 4
Unit 7, page 83, ex 1
Unit 7, page 83, Think!
Unit 7, page 84, ex 2
Collaboration Taking personal responsibility for own contribution to a group task
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
Creative Thinking Preparing for creativity
Critical Thinking Understanding and analyzing ideas and arguments
Social Responsibilities
Showing intercultural awareness
Communication Participating with appropriate confidence and clarity
C1. Actively contributing to a task
Fully explains their contributions.
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
C1. Participating in a range of creative activities
C1. Identifying and classifying information
C4. Understanding aspects of other cultures
C7. Using appropriate language and presentation styles with confidence and fluency
Understands essential grammatical terms and concepts.
Acts parts in role-plays or dramas.
Distinguishes between main and supporting arguments.
Makes informed comparisons between their own society and other societies.
Speaks with suitable fluency.
Unit 7, page 84, ex 6
Unit 8 Unit,
Unit 8, page 85, Think!
Unit 8, page 88, Think!
Communication Managing conversations
C4. Using communication strategies to facilitate conversations
Uses appropriate strategies to develop a conversation (e.g. showing interest; giving non-minimal responses; or asking follow-up questions).
Unit 8, page 89, ex 1
Unit 8, page 93, ex 1
Unit 8, page 93, Think!
Critical Thinking Solving problems and making decisions
Collaboration Taking personal responsibility for own contribution to a group task
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
Critical Thinking Understanding and analyzing ideas and arguments
Critical Thinking Evaluating ideas and arguments
C10. Justifying decisions and solutions
C1. Actively contributing to a task
C3. Using effective strategies for learning and retaining information
C1. Identifying and classifying information
C6. Drawing appropriate conclusions
Draws logical conclusions supported by reliable evidence.
Provides justification for their ideas or suggestions.
Understands essential grammatical terms and concepts.
Identifies the basic structure of an argument.
Draws conclusions from evaluation of ideas, arguments, and options.
Unit 8, page 93, ex 5
Unit 8, page 94, ex 3
Unit 8, page 94, ex 5
Critical Thinking Understanding and analyzing ideas and arguments
Communication Using appropriate language and register for context
Communication Participating with appropriate confidence and clarity
C3. Interpreting and drawing inferences from arguments and data
C1. Using language appropriate for the situation
C6. Structuring spoken and written texts effectively
Uses contextual clues to guess the meaning of unknown words.
Uses appropriate forms of address, greeting, and farewell.
Knows how to structure a range of academic and practical text types, e.g. essays, complaints, applications, etc.
Unit 8, page 94, ex 6
Review, page 96, Check Your Progress
Learning to Learn Reflecting on and evaluating own learning
Learning to Learn Reflecting on and evaluating own learning
C9. Keeping track of progress Uses checklists to review work and ensure successful completion of tasks.
C10. Evaluating learning and progress
Uses self-assessment tools to evaluate progress and goal achievement.
Review, page 96, Learn to Learn
Learning to Learn Developing skills and strategies for learning
C2. Using effective systems for finding, keeping and retrieving information
Takes effective notes in class and from homework reading. Extras
Reading 1, page 98, Think!
Critical Thinking Solving problems and making decisions
C10. Justifying decisions and solutions
Draws logical conclusions supported by reliable evidence.
Reading 2, page 99, Think!
Reading 3, page 100, Think!
Reading 4, page 101, Think!
Project 1, page 106, Project Task
Project 2 page 108, Project Task
Critical Thinking
Social Responsibilities
Social Responsibilities
Evaluating ideas and arguments
Understanding global issues
Showing intercultural awareness
Creative Thinking Generating ideas
Creative Thinking Implementing ideas and solving problems
C6. Drawing appropriate conclusions
C7. Recognizing personal impact on global issues
C3. Understanding aspects of own culture
C6. Elaborating on and combining ideas
C8. Experimenting with and refining ideas
Evaluates conclusions and generalisations made from arguments.
Identifies ways in which personal habits and behavior have the capacity to affect the environment.
Describes key aspects of own culture, including values and beliefs.
Elaborates on and extends their ideas by adding detail.
Experiments with using different ideas and resources to make and describe their own work.