WHY TEACH LIFE COMPETENCIES?
Classroom activities for Starters, Movers and Flyers
WHAT ARE LIFE COMPETENCIES?
• Life competencies are a set of skills, abilities
and attitudes that individuals need to
succeed in life, both personally and
professionally.
WHAT CHILDREN MIGHT BE DOING AS
A JOB IN THE FUTURE?
New possible jobs:
• Lifestyle auditor
• Robotics engineer
• Aging solution consultant
• Traffic flow analyst
• Drone standards specialist
• 3D food printer chef
• Crypto currency banker
• School designer
HOW CAN WE PREPARE THEM FOR JOBS
THAT DON’T EXIST YET?
According to the National Association of Colleges and
Employers, 2021, employers require 5 skills:
Ability to work in
a team
Problem solving
skills
Communication
skills (verbal)
Analytical /
quantitative skills
Communication
skills (written)
HOW MANY ARE NATURAL FIT FOR THE
LANGUAGE CLASSROOM?
ALL OF THEM
Language teaching is teaching
«The moral purpose of teaching is to make a positive
difference in the life of students and to help produce
citizens who can live and work productively in
increasingly dynamically complex societies.»
Micheal Fullan (2001)
SO, HOW C AN WE HELP THEM FOR A
SOCIETY THAT IS CHANGING?
Increasing needs
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Work together
Think creatively to solve problems
Analyse sources more critically
Communicate effectivelly
Mantain a positive mindset in an increasingly more
complex world
FRAMEWORK TO RELATE ENGLISH
TEACHING TO FUTURE-READINESS
Immagine the framework as a pizza.
The Base or Foundation layers are:
 Emotional Development
 Digital Literacy
 Discipline Knowledge (English as a second language)
The toppings are competencies
CAMBRIDGE FRAMEWORK
AND ACTIVITY C ARDS
FOCUSED ON YOUNG
LEARNERS
HOW CAN WE USE THEM IN OUR
LESSONS?
INTEGRATING THEM IN YOUNG
LEARNES EXAM PREPARATION
WE CAN USE THESE ACTIVITIES TO
FOCUS ON DIFFERENT COMPETENCIES
LISTENING AND SPEAKING EXAMS
EXAMPLE N.1
Questions Starters have
to answer to during
their Speaking Test
WE C AN USE THIS ACTIVITY TO
IMPLEMENT CREATIVE THINKING
Ask students to
complete these
questions and
to give answers
So they can
familiarize with
this type of
activity
ODD-ONE-OUT
WE C AN USE THIS ACTIVITY TO
IMPLEMENT CRITIC AL THINKING
READING AND WRITING EXAMS
EXAMPLE 2
A GAME TO IMPLEMENT
COMMUNICATION
Write on the board some words
Ask the students to choose 4 and to
write them down
Read them the definitions that match
the words
If they have the word that matches
the definition, they can cross it off
The first who crosses them all, wins
EXAMPLE 3
THIS ACTIVITYCAN
IMPLEMENT
Step n.1
Step n.2
Step n.3
ACTIVITY C ARDS C AN BE COMBINED TO CREATE
A COMPETENCIES-BASED ACTIVITY RUN