CEF

American English in Mind Combo 1B:

mapping to the Common European Framework (A2)

UNIT 9
SKILL

COMPETENCE

SB EXERCISE

WB EXERCISE

Listening

can understand and extract essential information from short recorded

passages

1b, 2a, 2b, 6a,

6b

8a, 8b

Reading

can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material

1a, 1b, 8a, 8b,

9d, 9e, 9f

can pick out and reproduce key words and phrases or short sentences
from a short text within the learners limited competence and
experience

7b

can exchange relevant information and give his/her opinion

1a, 1c, 1d, 9a,

9b, 9c, 11b

can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and

direct exchange of information

can write about everyday aspects of his/her environment in linked

sentences

10a

can write simple personal correspondence (emails)

10b

can write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of

immediate need

11a

Speaking

Writing

3b, 6

can write a series of simple phrases and sentences

2c, 4d

can write short simple biographies about people

Key
SB EXERCISE = Students Book exercise number
WB EXERCISE = Workbook exercise number

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UNIT 10
SKILL

COMPETENCE

SB EXERCISE

WB EXERCISE

Listening

can understand and extract essential information from short recorded

passages

1b, 1c, 9a

Reading

can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material

5b, 5c, 9a, 9b,

10a, 10b, 13a

Speaking

can exchange relevant information and give his/her opinion

1a, 9a, 12a

can indicate time by such phrases as next week, last Friday,

in November, three oclock

3a, 3b

can discuss what to do in the evening, at the weekend

4a, 4b

can ask for and provide personal information

6b

can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and

direct exchange of information

7d, 12a, 14

can use simple techniques to start, maintain, or end a short

conversation

11

can use simple, everyday phrases

Writing

3a

can write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas

of immediate need

7a, 7c

can write simple personal correspondence (emails)

13b

can write a series of simple phrases and sentences

2b

Key
SB EXERCISE = Students Book exercise number
WB EXERCISE = Workbook exercise number

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UNIT 11
SKILL

COMPETENCE

SB EXERCISE

WB EXERCISE

Listening

can understand and extract essential information from short recorded

passages

1d, 4, 7a, 7c,

8b

3b

Reading

can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material

1a, 1b, 1c, 1d,

7b, 9a, 9b

can pick out and reproduce key words and phrases or short sentences
from a short text within the learners limited competence and
experience

10a

can exchange relevant information and give his/her opinion

1b, 8a, 11a

can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and

direct exchange of information

1e, 2d, 6b, 6c,

11b

can write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of

immediate need

1e

can describe events and activities

10b

Speaking

Writing

2e

can write a series of simple phrases and sentences linked with simple
connectors like and, but and because

2d

can tell a story or describe something in a simple list of points

Key
SB EXERCISE = Students Book exercise number
WB EXERCISE = Workbook exercise number

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UNIT 12
SKILL

COMPETENCE

SB EXERCISE

Listening

can understand and extract essential information from short recorded

passages

1d, 3b, 7b, 7c,

8a

Reading

can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material

1b, 1d, 8a, 8b,

9a, 9b, 12a

can pick out and reproduce key words and phrases or short sentences
from a short text within the learners limited competence and
experience
Speaking

8
2c

can exchange relevant information and give his/her opinion

1a, 1c, 1e, 8a,

11a

can ask for and provide personal information

5a, 5b

can tell a story or describe something in a simple list of points

7a, 7d

can use simple techniques to start, maintain, or end a short

conversation

10

can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and

direct exchange of information

13

can use simple, everyday phrases

Writing

WB EXERCISE

can describe events and activities

3c

can write simple personal correspondence (emails)

12b

can write a series of simple phrases and sentences

4c

can tell a story or describe something in a simple list of points

Key
SB EXERCISE = Students Book exercise number
WB EXERCISE = Workbook exercise number

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UNIT 13
SKILL

COMPETENCE

SB EXERCISE

WB EXERCISE

Listening

can understand and extract essential information from short recorded

passages

1d, 2, 7b, 7d,

7e, 9b

Reading

can pick out and reproduce key words and phrases or short sentences
from a short text within the learners limited competence and
experience

1b, 1d

can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material

1d, 9b

can exchange relevant information and give his/her opinion

1a, 6b, 7a, 7c,

7d, 12

can tell a story or describe something in a simple list of points

6a, 7e

can ask for and provide personal information

9a

can write a series of simple phrases and sentences

4b

can write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of

immediate need

6a

can write simple personal correspondence (emails)

13

Speaking

Writing

3e

Key
SB EXERCISE = Students Book exercise number
WB EXERCISE = Workbook exercise number

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UNIT 14
SKILL

COMPETENCE

SB EXERCISE

Listening

can understand and extract essential information from short recorded

passages

1b, 7d, 7e, 8a

Reading

can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material

1a, 1b, 8a, 8b,

9a, 9b, 12a

7a, 7b

can pick out and reproduce key words and phrases or short sentences
from a short text within the learners limited competence and
experience

1d

can exchange relevant information and give his/her opinion

1a, 1c, 7c, 8a,

13d

can ask for and provide personal information

1e

can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and

direct exchange of information

3, 7f, 13c

can use simple techniques to start, maintain, or end a short

conversation

10

can tell a story or describe something in a simple list of points

11b, 13d

Speaking

can use simple, everyday phrases

Writing

WB EXERCISE

can write a series of simple phrases and sentences

12b

can write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of

immediate need

13a

can write short, simple imaginary biographies about people

2c, 2d

Key
SB EXERCISE = Students Book exercise number
WB EXERCISE = Workbook exercise number

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UNIT 15
SKILL

COMPETENCE

SB EXERCISE

WB EXERCISE

Listening

can understand and extract essential information from short recorded

passages

1b, 1e, 9b

2b

Reading

can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material

1d, 9a, 9b, 11a

can pick out and reproduce key words and phrases or short sentences
from a short text within the learners limited competence and
experience

9c

can exchange relevant information and give his/her opinion

10

can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and

direct exchange of information

3, 8b

can ask for and provide personal information

1c, 8a

can write short, simple formulaic notes relating to matters in areas of

immediate need

1b, 11b

can write simple personal correspondence (emails)

11c

Speaking

Writing

can write a series of simple phrases and sentences

1c, 1d, 4

Key
SB EXERCISE = Students Book exercise number
WB EXERCISE = Workbook exercise number

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UNIT 16
SKILL

COMPETENCE

SB EXERCISE

WB EXERCISE

Listening

can understand and extract essential information from short recorded

passages

1b, 7c, 7d, 10a

3, 7

Reading

can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material

1a, 1b, 6b, 6c,

10a, 10b, 11a,
11b, 14a

Speaking

can exchange relevant information and give his/her opinion

1c, 7a, 7b, 8b,

10a, 13a, 13b

can ask for and provide personal information

4a, 4b, 9b

can use simple techniques to start, maintain, or end a short

conversation

12

can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and

direct exchange of information

15b

can use simple, everyday phrases

Writing

can write simple personal correspondence (emails or letters)

5
14b

can write a series of simple phrases and sentences

2d, 4d

can tell a story or describe something in a simple list of points

Key
SB EXERCISE = Students Book exercise number
WB EXERCISE = Workbook exercise number

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