3. 1
Contents
About this book........................................................................................2
About Cambridge English: Starters .......................................................3
Where are the Young Learners?..........................................................4
My body.....................................................................................................5
At the zoo ..............................................................................................6–7
At the clothes shop............................................................................8–9
My friend’s birthday.........................................................................10–11
My favourite food............................................................................ 12–13
At home..............................................................................................14–15
At school............................................................................................16–17
At the beach......................................................................................18–19
My street...........................................................................................20–21
Some games.................................................................................... 22–24
A–Z Word List for Cambridge English: Starters........................25–29
Answers...................................................................................................30
My notes.................................................................................................. 31
4. 2
About this book
You can use this colourful picture book
to help children when they are just
starting to learn English.
The book has many of the words from
the Cambridge English: Starters Word
List. You will find the words in:
ʺͶ the colour pictures
ʺͶ the ‘Let’s talk!’ sections
ʺͶ the activity pages.
The full Cambridge English: Starters Word
List is at the end of this book.
ʺͶ Talk about the pictures
If you are a parent or a teacher, find time to sit with the children and look at the book.
Talk to them about what you see. As a start you could ask some of the ‘Let’s talk!’
questions on the picture pages.
ʺͶ Find words in the pictures
There are lots of words to find in the pictures.
Can the children find them all?
See if the children want to test your English too!
What can they ask you to find in the pictures?
Let’s talk!
ʺͶ Oh dear! Where’s the yellow snake?
ʺͶ Look at the goats. Which goat
has yellow eyes? What colour
are yours?
ʺͶ OK, have you got a favourite
animal? Which animal don’t
you like?
At the zoo
6 7
hippo
giraffe
snake crocodile
elephant
spider
dog
tail
animal
mouse / mice
tiger
frog
sheep
monkey
lizard
goat
duck
chicken
bird
cow
horse
5. 3
About Cambridge
English: Starters
There are three levels of test:
ʺͶ Cambridge English: Starters
ʺͶ Cambridge English: Movers
ʺͶ Cambridge English: Flyers.
Cambridge English: Starters is for children
who are just starting to learn English.
Cambridge English: Young Learners, also known as Young Learners English (YLE), is a series
of fun, motivating English language tests for children from 7 to 12 years old. The tests are
an excellent way for children to gain confidence and improve their English.
6. 4
Alex
Which picture?
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Grace
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Dan
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Jill
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Sam
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Anna
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Kim
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Sue & Tom
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Ben
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Lucy & Tony
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Bill
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May
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Pat & Ann
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Nick
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Hello!
Where are the Young Learners?
Here are 17 Young Learners from the ‘My body’ picture. They are also in the pictures in the
book. When you find them in the book, tick here and write the name of the picture.
The answers are on page 30.
At home
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7. 5
Let’s talk!
ʺͶ What’s your name?
ʺͶ Here are lots of children playing.
Are they happy or sad?
ʺͶ Who’s waving at you?
My body
leg
hair
body
head
ear
eye
face
nose
mouth
smile
arm
hand
foot
feet
My body
leg
hair
body
head
ear
eye
face
nose
mouth
smile
arm
hand
foot
feet
8. At the zoo
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mouse / mice
tiger
frog
sheep
monkey
lizard
goat
duck
chicken
bird
cow
horse
9. Let’s talk!
ʺͶ Oh dear! Where’s the yellow snake?
ʺͶ Look at the goats. Which goat
has yellow eyes? What colour
are yours?
ʺͶ OK, have you got a favourite
animal? Which animal don’t
you like?
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hippo
giraffe
snake crocodile
elephant
spider
dog
tail
animal
10. At the clothes shop
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purple
glasses
brown bag
black hat clothes
blue jacket
white skirt
shoe
sock
pink
handbag
11. Let’s talk!
ʺͶ Wow! How many hats do you see?
ʺͶ What’s your favourite colour?
ʺͶ What clothes do you like to wear?
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watch
angry
man
grey/gray
trousers
yellow
shirt
orange
dress
red T-shirt
green
jeans
13. Let’s talk!
ʺͶ Is the alien very ugly or really
beautiful?
ʺͶ Whose birthday is it? How old is he?
ʺͶ What do you do on your birthday?
11
dad/daddy/father
grandfather/
grandpa
grandmother/
grandma
family
cousin
Mr Park Mrs Park
sister brother
mum/mummy/mother
15. Let’s talk!
ʺͶ Is the door open or closed?
ʺͶ Do these people like eating?
ʺͶ What do you eat for breakfast?
ʺͶ What’s your favourite food?
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burger
cake
lunch
candy/
sweet(s)
carrot
chips/
fries
chocolate
lemonade
ice
cream
chicken
watermelon
dinner
drink
juice
17. Let’s talk!
ʺͶ Can you show me the white flowers?
ʺͶ Where are the children watching
television?
ʺͶ Where do you sleep at night?
ʺͶ Do you live in a house or a flat?
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cat
garden
flower
wall
hall
phone
door
lamp
sofa
painting
mat
television/
TV
armchair
living room
room
19. Let’s talk!
ʺͶ Look at the woman in the blue skirt.
Is she standing up and writing a
sentence?
ʺͶ Do you enjoy reading books and
listening to stories?
ʺͶ Do you like to spell?
17
close
open
computer
book
desk
music
tick
cross
keyboard
mouse
21. Let’s talk!
ʺͶ What colour is the boy’s camera?
ʺͶ Do you see the boy with the yellow
and blue shorts? What did his mum
give to him?
ʺͶ There are a lot of games here. Which
game do you like?
19
badminton
tennis
sport
sand
sea
swim
kite
shell
sun
throw
a ball
catch
a ball
23. Let’s talk!
ʺͶ Can you point to the car under
the bridge?
ʺͶ What’s in front of the fruit shop?
ʺͶ What colour bag does the boy see?
21
boat
bus
stop
go
helicopter
motorbike
ride a
bike
fly a plane
drive a car
lorry/truck
24. Some games
Can you find the words?
22
clean
sorry
again
dirty
complete
young
beautiful
new
big
short
hers
old
end
good
angry
double
long
pardon
nice
small
well
Don’t worry if you don’t find them. The answers are on page 30!
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26. Where is Monkey?
Choose from:
in front of
between
next to
under
behind
on
in
2
6 7
between
1
3
4 5
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27. A
a det
about prep
add v
afternoon n
again adv
Alex n
alien n
alphabet n
an det
and conj
angry adj
animal n
Ann n
Anna n
answer n + v
apartment n
(UK flat)
apple n
arm n
armchair n
ask v at prep of place
B
baby n
badminton n
bag n
ball n
balloon n
banana n
baseball n
basketball n
bath n
bathroom n
be v
beach n
bean n
beautiful adj
bed n
bedroom n
behind prep
Ben n
between prep
big adj
bike n
Bill n
bird n
birthday n
black adj
blue adj
board n
boat n
body n
book n
bookcase n
bookshop n
bounce v
box n
boy n
bread n
breakfast n
brother n
brown adj
burger n
bus n
but conj
bye (-bye) excl
C
cake n
camera n
can v
candy n (UK
sweet(s))
car n
carrot n
cat n
catch (e.g. a
ball) v
chair n
chicken n
child/children n
chips n (US
fries)
chocolate n
Starters A–Z
Word List
Grammatical key
adj adjective
adv adverb
conj conjunction
det determiner
dis discourse marker
excl exclamation
int interrogative
n noun
poss possessive
prep preposition
pron pronoun
v verb
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28. choose v
class n
classroom n
clean adj + v
clock n
close v
closed adj
clothes n
coconut n
colour n + v
come v
complete v
computer n
correct adj
cousin n
cow n
crocodile n
cross n + v
cupboard n
D
dad(dy) n
Dan n
day n
desk n
dining room n
dinner n
dirty adj
do v
dog n
doll n
don’t worry excl
door n
double adj
draw v
drawing n
dress n
drink n + v
drive v
duck n
E
ear n
eat v
egg n
elephant n
end n
English adj + n
enjoy v
eraser n (UK
rubber)
evening n
example n
eye n
F
face n
family n
father n
favourite adj
find v
fish (s + pl) n
fishing n
flat n (US
apartment)
floor n
flower n
fly v
food n
foot/feet n
football n (US
soccer)
for prep
friend n
fries n (UK
chips)
frog n
from prep
fruit n
funny adj
G
game n
garden n
get v
giraffe n
girl n
give v
glasses n
go v
goat n
good adj
goodbye excl
Grace n
grandfather n
grandma n
grandmother n
grandpa n
grape n
gray adj (UK
grey)
great adj + excl
green adj
grey adj (US
gray)
guitar n
H
hair n
hall n
hand n
handbag n
happy adj
hat n
have v
have got v
he pron
head n
helicopter n
hello excl
her poss adj +
pron
here adv
hers pron
him pron
hippo n
his poss adj +
pron
hit v
hobby n
hockey n
hold v
home n + adv
horse n
house n
how int
how many int
how old int
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I pron
ice cream n
in prep of place
+ time
in front of prep
it pron
its poss adj +
pron
J
jacket n
jeans n
Jill n
juice n
jump v
K
keyboard n
(computer)
kick v
Kim n
kitchen n
kite n
know v
L
lamp n
learn v
leg n
lemon n
lemonade n
lesson n
let’s v
letter n (as in
alphabet)
like prep + v
lime n
line n
listen v
live v
living room n
lizard n
long adj
look v
look at v
lorry n (US
truck)
a lot adv + pron
a lot of det
lots adv + pron
lots of det
love v
Lucy n
lunch n
M
make v
man/men n
mango n
many det
mat n
May (as in
girl’s name) n
me pron
me too dis
meat n
milk n
mine pron
mirror n
Miss title
monkey n
monster n
morning n
mother n
motorbike n
mouse/mice n
mouse
(computer) n
mouth n
Mr title
Mrs title
mum(my) n
music n
my poss adj
N
name n
new adj
next to prep
nice adj
Nick n
night n
no adv + det
nose n
not adv
now adv
number n
O
of prep
oh dis
oh dear excl
OK adj + dis
old adj
on prep of place
one det + pron
onion n
open adj + v
or conj
orange adj + n
our poss adj
ours pron
P
page n paint n + v painting n pardon int
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part n
Pat n
pea n
pear n
pen n
pencil n
person/people
n
phone n + v
photo n
piano n
pick up v
picture n
pineapple n
pink adj
plane n
play v
playground n
please dis
point v
potato n
purple adj
put v
Q
question n
R
radio n
read v
really adv
red adj
rice n
ride v
right adj (as in
correct)
right dis
robot n
room n
rubber n (US
eraser)
ruler n
run v
S
sad adj
Sam n
sand n
sausage n
say v
school n
sea n
see v
See you! excl
sentence n
she pron
sheep (s + pl) n
shell n
shirt n
shoe n
shop n (US
store)
short adj
show v
sing v
sister n
sit v
skirt n
sleep v
small adj
smile n + v
snake n
so dis
soccer n (UK
football)
sock n
sofa n
some det
song n
sorry adj + int
spell v
spider n
sport n
stand v
start v
stop v
store n (UK
shop)
story n
street n
Sue n
sun n
supper n
sweet(s) n (US
candy)
swim v
T
table n
table tennis n
tail n
take a photo/
picture v
talk v
teacher n
television/TV n
tell v
tennis n
test n + v
thank you dis
thanks dis
that det + pron
the det
their poss adj
theirs pron
them pron
then dis
there adv
these det + pron
they pron
this det + pron
those det + pron
throw v
tick n + v
tiger n
to prep
today adv + n
Tom n
tomato n
Tony n
too adv
toy n
train n
tree n
trousers n
truck n (UK
lorry)
try n + v
T-shirt n
TV/television n
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31. U
ugly adj under prep understand v us pron
V
very adv
W
walk v
wall n
want v
watch n + v
water n
watermelon n
wave v
we pron
wear v
well dis
well done dis
what int
where int
which int
white adj
who int
whose int
window n
with prep
woman/
women n
word n
would like v
wow! excl
write v
X
(No words at this level)
Y
year n
yellow adj
yes adv
you pron
young adj
your poss adj
yours pron
Z
zoo n
Letters & numbers
Candidates will be expected to understand and write the letters of the alphabet and
numbers 1–20.
Names
Candidates will be expected to recognise and write the following names:
Alex
Ann
Anna
Ben
Bill
Dan
Grace
Jill
Kim
Lucy
May
Nick
Pat
Sam
Sue
Tom
Tony
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32. Answers
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Page 4
Where are the Young Learners?
Alex – At home
Grace – My street
Dan – At the beach
Jill – At the zoo
Sam – At home
Anna – At school
Kim – At the zoo
Sue & Tom – At the clothes shop
Ben – At the zoo
Lucy & Tony – My street
Bill – My street
May – My favourite food
Pat & Ann – My friend’s birthday
Nick – At school
Page 22
Can you find the words?
Page 23
Which number?
Did you get all the answers? Well done!
Page 24
Where is Monkey?
1. between
2. next to
3. in
4. in front of
5. on
6. behind
7. under
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