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- 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? _ _ _ _ _ _ Grace _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dan _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Jill _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sam _ _ _ _ _ _ Anna _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Kim _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Sue & Tom _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Ben _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Lucy & Tony _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Bill _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ May _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Pat & Ann _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ’_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Nick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 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 3
- 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 6 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? 7 hippo giraffe snake crocodile elephant spider dog tail animal
- 10. At the clothes shop 8 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? 9 watch angry man grey/gray trousers yellow shirt orange dress red T-shirt green jeans
- 12. My friend’s birthday 10 Miss Park robot monster person men man people woman baby children child boy girl women give a toy balloon alien
- 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
- 14. My favourite food 12 apple banana grapes fish beans egg milk tomato onion rice peas coconut breakfast supper meat potato sausage orange lemon lime mango pear pineapple water fruit bread
- 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? 17 13 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? 15 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
- 20. At the beach 18 guitar jump piano baseball hit a ball table tennis camera take a photo walk sing a song paint paint(ing) fishing kick a ball
- 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! 3 Y L O N G L L A M S A O W E J I E H E R S N U W E L L A M T K Y G N Z L B N Q W E P Y R G D U C D H T L Q T Y K O N L V A R P B R W D S O E G L O M R I F D S E A X L H O F D G E C I N A B S C P V O N N O D R A P X E V O L U F I T U A E B Q D
- 25. Which number? 23 Can you show which number goes with which and write in the letters? _ w _ _ _ g _ _ s _ _ _ _ _ n _ h _ _ _ o n e _ _ v _ _ t _ _ _ _ w _ _ _ y _ _ x _ l _ _ _ n n _ _ _ _ _ u _ _ _ e _ _ e _ _ h _ _ t _ _ _ f _ f _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ n _ w _ _ _ e _ _ _ h _ _ _ _ f _ _ r _ _ n _ t _ _ _ _ _ v _ 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
- 26. Where is Monkey? Choose from: in front of between next to under behind on in 2 6 7 between 1 3 4 5 24
- 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 25
- 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 26
- 29. I 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 27
- 30. park n 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 28
- 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 29
- 32. Answers 30 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 Y L O N G L L A M S A O W E J I E H E R S N U W E L L A M T K Y G N Z L B N Q W E P Y R G D U C D H T L Q T Y K O N L V A R P B R W D S O E G L O M R I F D S E A X L H O F D G E C I N A B S C P V O N N O D R A P X E V O L U F I T U A E B Q D t w o e i g h t s i x t e e n t h r e e o n e s e v e n t e e n t w e n t y s i x e l e v e n n i n e f o u r t e e n t e n t h i r t e e n f i f t e e n s e v e n t w e l v e e i g h t e e n f o u r n i n e t e e n f i v e 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 1 1 1 10 0 0 0 0 0 0 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
- 33. My notes 31
- 34. Thank you for reading this book 32 Use your favourite colours to colour in the Young Learners.
- 36. Contact us Cambridge English Language Assessment 1 Hills Road Cambridge CB1 2EU United Kingdom www.cambridgeenglish.org/help www.cambridgeenglish.org/younglearners CE | 1634 | 3Y05 © UCLES 2013 *0482819061* Parents and teachers can use the Cambridge English: Starters Word List Picture Book to help children get better at English and learn new words. Sit down and talk to children about the pictures. Can they find many of the different words in the fun, colourful pictures? Can you help them answer the questions in the ‘Let’s talk!’ sections? The Cambridge English: Starters Word List Picture Book includes many of the words children might see in their Cambridge English: Starters test. 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 Cambridge English Language Assessment is part of the University of Cambridge. We develop and produce the most valuable range of qualifications for learners and teachers of English in the world. Over 4 million people take Cambridge English exams each year in 130 countries. More than 13,500 universities, employers, government ministries and other organisations accept our certificates. Cambridge English Language Assessment – a not-for-profit organisation.