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Pre A1 Starters
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Listening
Pre A1 Starters
Part 1
–5
questions – Listen and draw lines.
There is one
example.
Alice Tom Kim Matt
Nick Grace Bill
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Part 2
Pre A1 Starters
– 5 questions –
Listening
Read the questions. Listenand
question. Listen andwrite
writeaaname
nameoror a number.
a number.
There are two exam ples.
Examples
What is the girl’s name?
How old is she?
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Questions
1 How many cousins has Pat got?
2 What is the name of Pat’s favorite game?
3 Which beach does Pat like to go to?
4 How many books has Pat got?
5 What is the teacher’s name?
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Part 3
Pre A1 Starters
5 questions
Listen and tick ( ) the box. There is one example.
Listening
Where is Lucy now?
A B C
1 Who is Dad talking to on the phone?
A B C
2 What is the crocodile doing?
A B C
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3 Where are Hugo’s pens?
A B C
4 Which boy is Sam?
A B C
5 Which is the girl’s favourite picture?
A B C
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Part 4
Pre A1 Starters
5 questions
Listen and colour. There is one example.
Listening
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Pre A1 Starters Part 4 5 marks
Listening Marking 1 colour pineapple in box – green
2 colour pineapple under lemons – purple
key 3 colour pineapple on computer – orange
( ) = Acceptable extra words are placed in 4 colour pineapple between watermelons –
brackets blue
/ = A single slash is placed between 5 colour pineapple on board behind woman –
red
acceptable alternative words within
an answer
Part 1 5 marks
1 Grace girl with red racket
2 Alice girl on a chair
3 Bill boy in grey shorts
4 Matt boy holding bread
5 Kim girl in pink shirt
Part 2 5 marks
1 12
2 D-U-C-K
3 S-H-E-L-L
4 20
5 L-O-R-R-Y
Part 3 5 marks
1 B
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 C
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F And is that Bill’s bike?
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Tapescript
Listening
R = rubric Fch = Female
child
F = Female
adult Mch = Male
M = Male
R Hello. This is the Cambridge Starters
Listening test. [MUSIC]
Look at Part 1.
Now look at the
picture. Listen and
look.
There is one example.
PAUSE 00’03”
M Hi! This is the park next to our house.
F Wow! And do you know these children?
M Yes. There’s Tom. He’s flying his kite.
F But Tom’s kite is in the tree now!
M That’s right!
PAUSE 00’03”
R Can you see the line? This is an example.
Now you listen and draw
lines. PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT FROM HERE]
R One
M Who’s that? The girl with the red tennis
racket?
F That’s Grace, I like her long hair.
M Yes. I like Grace’s hair too.
PAUSE 00’05”
R Two
M And can you see Alice?
F Sorry? Alice?
M Yes. She’s the girl with the tablet.
F Oh! The girl on the chair?
M Yes, she’s playing a game on it.
PAUSE 00’05”
R Three
F What’s that boy’s name?
M The boy in the grey shorts? That’s Bill.
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M Yes. It’s cool. M Pardon! How many?
PAUSE 00’05” Fch Twelve.
R Four
F Who’s that boy? He’s holding some bread.
M That’s Matt. The bread is for the birds.
F Does Matt like coming to the park?
M Yes. He loves it.
PAUSE 00’05”
R Five
F And who’s that girl? She’s
running … M The girl in the pink
T-shirt? That’s Kim. F Oh.
M Kim likes playing here too.
F Well, it’s a really fantastic park!
PAUSE 00’05”
R Now listen to Part 1 again.
PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT PART 1 WITH ONLY 00’03” PAUSES]
That is the end of
Part 1. PAUSE
00’05”
Part 2.
Look at the picture.
Listen and write a name or a
number. There are two
examples.
PAUSE 00’03”
M Who’s this girl?
Fch She’s my friend, Pat.
M Sorry, what’s her name?
Fch It’s Pat. You spell that, P-A-T.
PAUSE 00’03”
M How old is she?
Fch She’s nine now.
M Nine?
Fch Yes. It’s her birthday today.
PAUSE 00’03”
R Can you see the answers? Now you
listen and write a name or a
number.
PAUS
E 00’03”
[REPEAT
FROM HERE]
R One
Fch Pat’s cousins are at her house today.
M That’s good! How many cousins has she
got?
Fch She’s got twelve.
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PAUSE 00’10” Mch I know. She’s in the kitchen with Mum.
R Two Fch Oh, OK. Thanks. Where are you going
Mark?
Fch I like playing with Pat.
Mch I want my hat. It’s in my bedroom.
M What’s her favourite game?
Fch The name of her favourite game is ‘DUCK’!
M Duck? Do you spell that D-U-C-K?
Fch Yes, it’s a very funny game.
M Oh!
PAUSE 00’10”
R Three
M And where does Pat like going?
Fch She likes going to the beach.
M Which one?
Fch She likes going to Shell Beach. You spell that S-H-
E-L-L.
M Shell Beach! Oh … I know! It’s beautiful there.
PAUSE 00’10”
R Four
Fch Pat likes reading, too.
M Does she? How many books has
she got? Fch She’s got twenty
books in her cupboard. M Twenty!
Wow!
PAUSE 00’10”
R Five
Fch Pat’s reading her favourite book. It’s about a really
funny teacher.
M Oh! What’s the teacher’s name?
Fch His name is Mr Lorry. You spell that L-O-R-R-Y.
M Mr Lorry? What a funny name!
PAUSE 00’10”
R Now listen to Part 2 again.
PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT PART 2 WITH ONLY 00’05” PAUSES]
That is the end of
Part 2. PAUSE
00’05”
Part 3.
Look at the pictures.
Now listen and
look. There is one
example. PAUSE
00’03”
Where is Lucy now?
PAUSE 00’03”
Fch Where’s Lucy? She isn’t in the living room.
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PAUSE 00’03”
R Can you see the tick?
Now you listen and tick the box. PAUSE
00’03”
[REPEAT FROM HERE]
R One. Who is Dad talking to on the phone?
PAUSE 00’03”
Mch Who’s Dad talking to, Mum?
F He’s phoning Grandpa about dinner.
Mch Can Alex, my friend from school, have dinner with us?
F Not today.
PAUSE 00’05”
R Two. What is the crocodile doing?
PAUSE 00’03”
Fch I love the crocodile in this story. It’s funny. It doesn’t like
swimming.
Mch So what’s it doing? Eating?
Fch Not now. It’s playing a guitar! Look!
Mch Oh yes!
PAUSE 00’05”
R Three. Where are Hugo’s pens?
PAUSE 00’03”
Mch I can’t find my pens, Grandma. They aren’t on my desk.
F Are those yours, Hugo? The pens under the lamp?
Mch No, they’re Sue’s. Oh – mine are there, next to the TV. I
can see them now.
F Good!
PAUSE 00’05”
R Four. Which boy is Sam?
PAUSE 00’03”
Fch Look Dad. There’s Sam. He’s my new friend.
M The boy in the jeans and black jacket?
Fch Not him. Sam’s got a black jacket but he’s wearing brown
trousers.
M Oh yes.
PAUSE 00’05”
R Five. Which is the girl’s favourite picture?
PAUSE 00’03”
Fch These paintings are great, Mrs Door. Those flowers are
beautiful.
F Thank you! Which painting is your favourite? The one of
the houses?
Fch That’s nice, but no. My favourite is the one of the goats. I
love that.
F Me too.
PAUSE 00’05”
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R Now listen to Part 3 again. M And … I know! Can you see the
pineapple between the two
PAUSE 00’03”
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watermelons?
[REPEAT PART 3 WITH NO PAUSE AFTER THE
Fch The one between the watermelons? Yes I
QUESTION BUT THE SAME 00’05” PAUSE AFTER
can.
EACH DIALOGUE]
M Good. Colour that pineapple blue.
Listening
That is the end of
Part 3. PAUSE
00’05”
Part 4.
Look at the picture.
Listen and look.
There is one
example. PAUSE
00’03”
Fch There’s a lot of fruit in this picture! Is it a shop?
M Yes, it is. Can you see the pineapple on the clock?
Fch The pineapple on the clock. Oh yes! Can I colour it
yellow, please?
M Yes, you can.
PAUSE 00’03”
R Can you see the yellow pineapple? This is an
example.
Now you listen and colour.
PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT FROM HERE]
R One
M Can you colour the pineapple in the box now?
Fch The pineapple in the box?
M That’s right. Colour it green, please.
Fch OK! I love that colour! There!
PAUSE 00’15”
R Two
M Now find the pineapple under the lemons.
Fch Under the lemons?
M Yes. Colour that pineapple purple.
Fch OK. I’m doing that now.
M Fantastic! Thank you.
PAUSE 00’15”
R Three
Fch There’s a picture of a pineapple on the computer
too.
Look!
M On the computer? Oh yes!
Fch Can I colour that pineapple orange?
M Yes, you can. That’s great!
PAUSE 00’15”
R Four
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Fch OK. That’s funny.
PAUSE 00’15”
R Five
M And can you colour this pineapple now?
Fch Which pineapple? The one on the board?
M Yes! The pineapple on the board. Colour it red.
Fch OK. I’m colouring that one now.
M Very good. Thanks!
PAUSE 00’15”
R Now listen to Part 4 again.
PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT PART 4 WITH ONLY 00’10” PAUSES]
That is the end of the Starters Listening test.
[MUSIC]
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Pre A1 Starters Reading and
Writing
Writing
Pre A1 Starters Reading and
Part 1
– 5 questions –
Look and read. Put a tick ( ) or a cross (
) in the box. There are two
examples.
Examples
This is a bus.
These are snakes.
Questions
This is a mat.
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2
This is an ear.
Writing
3
These are coconuts.
This is a sofa.
These are helicopters.
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Pre A1 Starters Reading and
Part 2
–5
questions – Look and read.
Write yes or no.
Examples
The boys are wearing blue
shorts. Two cows are looking
at the sun.
Questions
1 The children are fishing in the sea.
2 There’s an old boot in the water.
3 You can see three fish in the picture.
4 The child with blackhair is sitting down.
5 There’s a green frog on the bag.
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Pre A1 Starters Reading and
Part 3
– 5 questions –
Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write
the words. Example
k
de s k s
Writing
d e
Questions
1 p
p r
a e
2
u r
r e l
3
s r r e
a e
4 c
l n e
p i
5
h t r
a e
c e
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Writing
Pre A1 Starters Reading and
Part 4
– 5 questions –
Read this. Choose a word from the bo x. Write the
correct word next to numbers 1–5. There is one example.
A horse
Horses are beautiful animals. The one in the picture has four long,
two big(1) ...... ...... and a long face. It has a brown (2)...on its
body too. Lots of (3).....enjoy riding horses. Some families have a
horse for a pet. At the end of the4(). , they clean their horse and
give it (5).......and water. Horses like eating apples and carrots!
Examp
le
leg peopl foo balloo
s e d n
eye doo da tai
s r y l
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Pre A1 Starters Reading and
Part 5
– 5 questions –
Look at the pictures and read the questions.
Write one-word answers.
Writing
Examples
What are the children doing?
Where is the bird?
Questions
1 Where’s the woman’s hat?
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Who’s pointing?
3
What has the bird got
in its mouth?
4
How many birds are
there now?
5
What are the birds doing?
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Pre A1 Starters Part 4 5 marks
Reading and 1 eyes
Writing 2 tail
3 people
Marking key 4 day
5 food
( ) = Acceptable extra words are placed in Part 5 5 marks
Writing
brackets
1 table
/ = A single slash is placed between
acceptable alternative words within 2 children / kids / girl and boy [in any order]
an answer 3 hat
4 3 / three
5 singing / whistling
Part 1 5 marks
1
2
3
4
5
Part 2 5 marks
1 no
2 no
3 yes
4 yes
5 yes
Part 3 5 marks
1 paper
2 ruler
3 eraser
4 pencil
5 teacher
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Speaking Summary
of procedures
The usher introduces the child to the examiner.
1. The examiner greets the candidate and checks the candidate’s name.
This part is unassessed. The examiner starts the test by demonstrating what
is required and then asks the child to point to objects on the scene
picture, e.g. 'Where's the sun?' The examiner asks the candidate to
point to two object cards and gives instructions to place them in different
locations on the scene picture, e.g. 'Put the apple in front of the birds.'
2. The examiner asks the candidate some questions about the scene picture,
e.g. ‘What’s this?’ (Answer: a fish) ‘What colour is it?’ (Answer: pink). The
examiner also asks the child to describe an object from the scene, e.g. ‘Tell
me about this man.’
3. The examiner asks the candidate questions about four of the object cards,
e.g. ‘What’s this?’ (Answer: a spider) and ‘What’s your favourite animal?’
4. The examiner asks the candidate some personal questions on topics
such as age, family, school and friends, e.g. ‘What’s in your classroom?’
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