Pre A1 Starters - Cambridge English

1 Pre A1 StartersWordlist picture bookfor exams from 20181 ContentsAbout this book ..2 About Pre A1 Starters ..3 Where are the young learners? ..4My body ..5At the zoo ..6 7At the clothes shop ..8 9My friend s birthday ..10 11My favourite food ..12 13At home ..14 15At school ..16 17At the beach ..18 19My street ..20 21 Some games ..22 24A Z wordlist for Pre A1 Starters ..25 30 Answers ..3123 About this bookYou can use this colourful picture book to help children when they are just starting to learn English . The book uses many of the words from the Pre A1 Starters wordlist. You will find the words in: the colourful pictures the Let s talk! sections the activity full Pre A1 Starters wordlist is at the end of this book on page 25. Talk about the picturesIf you are a parent or a teacher, find time to sit with your 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 words in the picturesThere are lots of words to find in the pictures.

2 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! Oh dear! Where s the yellow snake? Look at the goats. Which goat has yellow eyes? What colour are yours? OK, have you got a favourite animal? Which animal don t you like?At the zoo67hippogiraffesnakecrocodileelephants piderdogtailanimalmouse / micetigerfrogsheepmonkeylizardgoatduckch ickenbirdcowhorseSchoolsBASICINDEPENDENT PROFICIENTC2C1B2B1A2A1A1 PreCambridgeEnglishScaleCommon European Framework of Reference (CEFR)8090110120130140150160170180190200 210220230A1 MoversA2 Key for SchoolsB1 Preliminaryfor SchoolsPre A1 StartersB2 First for SchoolsC1 AdvancedC2 ProficiencyA2 FlyersYoung Learners100 About Pre A1 StartersPre A1 Starters , A1 Movers and A2 Flyers is a series of fun, motivating English language exams for children in primary and lower secondary education. The exams are an excellent way for children to gain confidence and improve their are three levels of exam: Pre A1 Starters A1 Movers A2 FlyersPre A1 Starters is for children who are just starting to learn more information about Pre A1 Starters , A1 Movers and A2 Flyers and for preparation materials, please visit: bodyleghairbodyheadeareyefacenosemouthsm ilearmhandfootfeet AlexWhich picture?

3 __ ____ Grace_ _ _____ Dan__ ___ _____ Jill__ ___ ___ Sam__ ____ Anna_ _ _____ Kim__ ___ ___ Sue & Tom__ ___ _____ ____ Ben__ ___ ___ Lucy & Hugo_ _ _____ Bill_ _ _____ May_ _ _____ ____ Pat & Alice__ _____ _____ 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 answers are on page homePLet s talk! What s your name? Here are lots of children playing. Are they happy or sad? Who s waving at you?At the zooLet s talk! Oh dear! Where s the yellow snake? Look at the goats. Which goat has yellow eyes? What colour are yours? OK, have you got a favourite animal? Which animal don t you like?67hippogiraffesnakecrocodileelephan tspiderdogtailanimalmouse / micetigerfrogsheepmonkeylizardgoatduckch ickenbirdcowhorseLet s talk! Wow! How many hats do you see? What s your favourite colour?

4 What clothes do you like to wear?At the clothes shop89watchangry mangrey/gray trousersyellow shirtorange dressred T-shirtgreen jeanspurple glassesbrown bagblack hatclothesblue jacketwhite skirtshoesockpink handbagMy friend s birthdayLet s talk! Is the alien very ugly or really beautiful? Whose birthday is it? How old is he? What do you do on your birthday?1011dad/fathergrandfather/grand pagrandmother/grandmafamilycousinMr ParkMrs ParkMiss Parksisterbrothermum/motherrobotmonsterp ersonmenmanpeoplewomanbabychildrenchildb oygirlwomengive a toyballoonalien17My favourite foodLet s talk! Is the door open or closed? Do these people like eating? What do you eat for breakfast? What s your favourite food? 1213burgercakelunchcandy/sweet(s)carrotc hips/ frieschocolatelemonadeice creamchickenwatermelonapplebananagrapesf ishbeanseggmilktomatoonionricepeascoconu tbreakfastdinnermeatpotatosausageorangel emonlimemangopearpineapplewaterfruitbrea ddrinkjuiceAt homeLet s talk!

5 Can you show me the white flowers? Where are the children watching television? Where do you sleep at night? Do you live in a house or a flat?1415catgardenflowerwallhallphonedoo rlampsofapaintingrugtelevision/TVarmchai rliving roomdollbathmirrorbookcasechairtablewind owpicturekitchenclockboxradiocupboarddin ing roomapartment/flathouse/homebedroombedba throomroomAt schoolLet s talk! Look at the woman in the blue skirt. Is she standing up and writing a sentence? Do you enjoy reading books and listening to stories? Do you like to spell?1617closeopencomputerbookdeskmusic tickcrosskeyboardmousealphabetfloorpagel etterclassboardpencilpeneraser/rubberrul erdraw/do a drawingteacherclassroomfootball/soccerho ckeylinepartbookbasketballAt the beachLet s talk! What colour is the boy s camera? Do you see the boy with the yellow and blue shorts? What did his mum give to him? There are a lot of games here. Which game do you like?1819badmintontennissportsandseaswim kiteshellsunthrow a ballcatch a ballguitarjumppianobaseballhit a balltable tenniscameratake a photowalk sing a songpaintpaint(ing)fishingkick a ballMy streetLet s talk!

6 Can you point to the car in front of the bus? What s in front of the fruit shop? What colour bag does the boy see?2021boatbusstopgohelicoptermotorbike ride a bikefly a planedrive a carlorry/truckruntrain tree morningafternoonparkdayshop/storebooksho peveningSome gamesCan you find the words?Which number?2223 clean sorry again dirty complete young beautiful new big short hers old end good angry double long pardon nice small wellPYLONGLLAMSAOWEJIEHERSNUWELLAMTKYGNZ LBNQWEPYRGDUCDHTLQTYKONLVARPBRWDSOEGLOMR IFDSEAXLHOFDGECINABSCPVONNODRAPXEVOLUFIT UAEBQDCan you show which number goes with which and write in the letters?_w___g__s_____n_h___one__v__t___ _w___y__x_l___nn_____u___e__e__h__t___f_ f_____n_w___e___h____f__r__n_t_____v_123 4567891011121314151617181920 Where is Monkey?Choose from:in front ofbetweennext tounderbehindon inA2 FlyersPre A1 StartersA1 MoversA2 FlyersPre A1 StartersA1 MoversA2 FlyersPre A1 StartersA1 MoversA2 FlyersPre A1 StartersA1 MoversA2 FlyersPre A1 StartersA1 MoversA2 FlyersPre A1 StartersA1 MoversAa detabout prepadd vafternoon nagain advAlex nAlice nalien nalphabet nan detand conjangry adjanimal nAnn/Anna nanswer n + vapartment (UK flat) napple narm narmchair nask vat prep of placeBbaby nbadminton nbag nball nballoon nbanana nbaseball nbaseball cap nbasketball nbat (as sports equipment) nbath nbathroom n be vbeach nbean nbear nbeautiful adjbed nbedroom nbee nbehind prepBen nbetween prepbig adjbike nBill nbird nbirthday nblack adjblue adjboard nboard game nboat nbody nbook nbookcase nbookshop nboots nbounce vbox nboy nbread nbreakfast nbrother nbrown adjburger nbus nbut conjbye excl Ccake ncamera ncan vcandy (UK sweet(s)) ncar ncarrot ncat ncatch ( a ball)

7 Vchair nchicken n267between1345 Pre Starters A Z wordlistGrammatical keyadj adjectiveadv adverbconj conjunctiondet determinerdis discourse markerexcl exclamation int interrogativen nounposs possessiveprep prepositionpron pronounv verb2425 That s the end of the games. Thank you for taking part. Check the answers on page nchips (US fries) nchocolate nchoose v clap vclass nclassmate nclassroom nclean adj + vclock nclose vclosed adj clothes ncoconut ncolour (US color) n + vcome v complete vcomputer ncool adj + exclcorrect adjcount vcousin n cow ncrayon ncrocodile ncross n + vcupboard nDdad nDan nday ndesk ndining room ndinner n dirty adjdo vdog ndoll ndonkey ndon t worry excldoor ndouble adjdraw vdrawing ndress ndrink n + vdrive vduck nEear neat vegg nelephant nend nEnglish adj + n enjoy veraser (UK rubber) nEva nevening n example neye nFface nfamily nfantastic adj + exclfather nfavourite (US favorite) adjfind vfish (s + pl) nfishing nflat (US apartment) nfloor nflower nfly vfood nfoot/feet nfootball (US soccer) nfor prepfriend nfries (UK chips)

8 N frog nfrom prep fruit n fun adj + nfunny adjGgame ngarden nget v giraffe ngirl ngive v glasses ngo vgo to bed vgo to sleep vgoat ngood adjgoodbye exclGrace ngrandfather ngrandma ngrandmother ngrandpa ngrape ngray (UK grey) adjgreat adj + exclgreen adjgrey (US gray) adjguitar nHhair nhall nhand nhandbag nhappy adjhat nhave vhave got vhe pronhead nhelicopter nhello exclher poss adj + pronhere advhers pronhi exclhim pronhippo nhis poss adj + pronhit vhobby nhockey nhold vhome n + advhooray exclhorse nhouse nhow int how many inthow old intHugo nII pronice cream nin prep of place + timein front of prepit pronits poss adj + pronJjacket n jeans njellyfish nJill njuice njump vKkeyboard (computer) nkick vkid nKim nkitchen nkite nkiwi nknow vLlamp nlearn vleg nlemon nlemonade nlesson nlet s vletter (as in alphabet) nlike prep + vlime nline nlisten vlive vliving room nlizard nlong adjlook vlook at vlorry (US truck) na lot adv + prona lot of det lots adv + pronlots of detlove vLucy nlunch nMmake vman/men nmango nmany detMark nmat nMatt nMay (as in girl s name) nme pronme too dismeat nmeatballs nmilk nmine pronmirror nMiss titlemonkey nmonster nmorning n mother nmotorbike nmouse/mice nmouse (computer) nmouth nMr titleMrs titlemum n music nmy poss adjNname nnew adjnext to prepnice adj Nick nnight nno adv + detnose nnot advnow adv number n2627 Oof prepoh disoh dear exclOK adj + disold adjon prep of placeone det + prononion nopen adj + vor conjorange adj + nour poss adjours pronPpage npaint n + vpainting npaper adj + npardon intpark n part nPat npea npear npen npencil nperson/people n pet nphone n + vphoto npiano npick up vpicture npie npineapple npink adjplane nplay vplayground n please dispoint vpolar bear nposter npotato npurple adjput vQquestion nRradio nread vreally advred adjrice nride v right disright (as in correct) adj robot nroom nrubber (US eraser)

9 Nrug nruler nrun vS sad adjSam nsand n sausage nsay vscary adj school nsea nsee vsee you exclsentence nshe pronsheep (s + pl) nshell nship nshirt nshoe nshop (US store) n short adjshorts nshow vsilly adj sing vsister nsit vskateboard nskateboarding nskirt nsleep vsmall adjsmile n + vsnake nso dissoccer (UK football) nsock nsofa nsome detsong nsorry adj + intspell vspider nsport nstand vstart vstop vstore (UK shop) nstory nstreet nSue nsun nsweet(s) (US candy) nswim vTtable ntable tennis ntablet ntail ntake a photo/picture vtalk vteacher nteddy (bear) ntelevision/TV ntell vtennis ntennis racket nthank you disthanks disthat det + pronthe dettheir poss adjtheirs pronthem pronthen disthere advthese det + pronthey pronthing nthis det + pronthose det + pronthrow vtick n + vtiger nto preptoday adv + n Tom ntomato ntoo adv toy ntrain ntree ntrousers ntruck (UK lorry) ntry n + vT-shirt nTV/television nUugly adj under prepunderstand vus pronVvery advWwalk vwall nwant vwatch n + vwater nwatermelon nwave v we pronwear vwell diswell done diswhat intwhere intwhich intwhite adjwho intwhose intwindow nwith prepwoman/women nword nwould like vwow exclwrite vX(No words at this level)Yyear nyellow adj yes advyou pron young adjyour poss adjyours pronZzebra n zoo nLetters & numbersCandidates will be expected to understand and write the letters of the alphabet and numbers 1 will be expected to recognise and write the following names: Alex AliceAnn/AnnaBen BillDanEvaGraceHugoJillKimLucy MarkMattMay (as in girl s name)NickPatSamSueTomAnswersPage 4 Where are the young learners?

10 Alex At homeGrace My streetDan At the beachJill At the zooSam At homeAnna At schoolKim At the zooSue & Tom At the clothes shopBen At the zooLucy & Hugo My streetBill My streetMay My favourite foodPat & Alice My friend s birthdayNick At schoolPage 22 Can you find the words?Page 23 Which number?Did you get all the answers? Well done!Page 24 Where is Monkey?1. between2. next to3. in4. in front of5. on6. behind7. undertwoeightsixteenthreeoneseventeentwe ntysixelevenninefourteententhirteenfifte enseventwelveeighteenfournineteenfive123 4567891011121314151617181920 YLONGLLAMSAOWEJIEHERSNUWELLAMTKYGNZLBNQW EPYRGDUCDHTLQTYKONLVARPBRWDSOEGLOMRIFDSE AXLHOFDGECINABSCPVONNODRAPXEVOLUFITUAEBQ D303132 Thank you for reading this book Use your favourite colours to colour in the young and parents can use this colourful 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?