A1 Movers
Word list picture book
for exams from 2018
Contents
About this book……………………………………………................. 2
About A1 Movers................................................................................... 3
What are the Movers doing today?....................................................4
Who’s who?............................................................................................ 5
A favourite toy shop..........................................................................6–7
The party............................................................................................ 8–9
At the doctor’s............................................................................... 10–11
Uncle Charlie’s hotel.....................................................................12–13
From the countryside to the jungle............................................14–15
The weather...................................................................................16–17
Our town........................................................................................18–19
Dreaming of holidays................................................................... 20–21
Some games..................................................................................22–24
A–Z Word List for A1 Movers......................................................25–29
Answers.................................................................................................30
My notes............................................................................................... 31
1
About this book
This colourful picture book will help children who have completed pre A1 Starters take the next
step in their English language learning journey.
The book uses many of the words from the A1 Movers Word List. You will find the words in:
the
colourful
pictures
Which number?
Can you show which number goes with which and write in the letters?
14th
_ix____th
f_f____th
15
th
16th
17th
18
th
19th
20th
the
introduction
to each
section
eigh____th
A favourite toy shop
roof
kangaroo
Here is the village toy shop. The Movers
are shopping for their favourite toys.
everyone – fat teddy bears, funny comic
books. Pretty Polly, the naughty parrot, is
bear
farmer on his
farm
panda
lion
the surprised pirate. Come on in. Come
inside and have a good look around.
6
rabbit
pirate
tall clown
kitten
pet puppy
mean
36
fourteenth
fif__-__ve
for__-___ee
n_n_t___th
fif__-e___t
six__-__v_n
fif__-o_e
___ety-__ven
_n_ h__d__d
sev___y–t___e
tw___ie__
thir__-s_x
38
fo___-s_x
51
55
58
60
67
73
89
97
thi___-__ght
shark
• Do you prefer the tall clown or the
43
• Who would you like to take with
you to the toy shop?
comic book/
comic
whale
• What will you look for today in thage
e
toy shop? Why?
• How often do you go into a
dolphin
parrot in a
cage
Let’s talk! all right
s_v_nt_____
46
skates
the ‘Let’s talk!’
sections
six__
100
_ight_-n___
7
23
the activity
pages
The full A1 Movers Word List is at the end of this book on page 25.
Talk about the pictures
If you are a parent or a teacher, find time to sit with your children and look at the book. Talk
together about what you see. The ‘Let’s talk!’ questions on the picture pages give ideas of what
you can talk about. Try and help your children to move from one-word answers to longer
answers.
Find words in the pictures
There is lots of action in the pictures. Ask your children to talk about what they see. Can they
tell stories about the people in the pictures? They can then begin to use the words for a real
purpose.
See if the children want to test your English too! What can they ask you to find in the pictures?
2
About A1 Movers
Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers is a series of fun, motivating English language tests for
children in primary and lower secondary education. The tests are an excellent way for children
to gain confidence and improve their English.
Common European Cambridge
Framework of
English
Reference (CEFR)
Scale
Schools
230
PROFICIENT
220
C2
210
C2 Proficiency
200
C1
190
C1 Advanced
B2
170
B2 First
for Schools
160
B1
150
140
BASIC
A2
130
B1 Preliminary
for Schools
A2 Key for
Schools
A2
Flyers
120
A1
110
A1 Movers
100
Pre
A1
90
Young Learners
INDEPENDENT
180
Pre A1
Starters
80
There are three levels of exam:
• pre A1 Starters
• A1 Movers
• A2 Flyers
A1 Movers is a great way to help children build on their language skills
and make further progress in English.
For more information about Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers
and for preparation materials, please visit:
cambridgeenglish.org/starters
cambridgeenglish.org/movers
cambridgeenglish.org/flyers
3
Hello!
What are the Movers doing today?
Read all about our busy Movers. Look at the pictures below, then read the sentences and
choose the correct words for the gaps.
CD
film
sweater
coffee
grandparents
swim
countryside
coat
internet
scarf
hospital
toothbrush
elevator/lift
1. Charlie is cold so he gets dressed and puts on his best grey sweater.
2. Daisy is hot so she takes off her pink _____.
3. Fred’s dad is thirsty so Fred gives him a hot ______.
4. Jack often goes to the swimming pool so he can ____.
5. Jane has toothache so she cleans all her teeth with a __________.
6. Jim is too tired to climb the stairs so he must take the ________/
____.
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7. Zoe is afraid and frightened of the noisy ____.
8. Lily is going to the cinema so she gets dressed in her black ____.
9. Mary always likes going shopping and today she will buy a __.
10.Paul is going to have a picnic in the ___________.
11.Peter is clever and likes doing his homework using the ________.
12.Sally would like to see her aunt in the ________.
13.Vicky will quickly cook pasta for her hungry ____________.
Who’s who?
Look at the 13 sentences above. Which order are the Movers in?
Write the correct letters in the gaps below.
Eighth Mover: Lily
Sixth Mover: _ i _
Second Mover: _ _ _ _ y
Thirteenth Mover: _ _ _ k _
Ninth Mover: _ a _ _
Tenth Mover: _ _ u _
Twelfth Mover: _ _ l _ _
Eleventh Mover: _ e _ _ _
Third Mover: _ r _ _
Seventh Mover: _ o _
First Mover: _ h _ _ _ _ _
Fifth Mover: _ _ _ e
Fourth Mover: _ _ c _
You can find the answers on page 30.
5
A favourite toy shop
Here is the village toy shop. The Movers
are shopping for their favourite toys. There
are lots of different toys for everyone – fat
teddy bears, funny comic books. Pretty
Polly, the naughty parrot, is eating the
pirate’s beard. ‘Get off’ shouts the surprised
pirate. Come on in. Come inside and have a
good look around.
6
kangaroo
panda
lion
parrot in a
cage
pirate
tall clown
whale
roof
bat
rabbit
• What will you look for today in the
toy shop? Why?
farmer on
his farm
• How often do you go into a toy shop?
What’s its name?
dolphin
shark
pet puppy
• Do you prefer the tall clown or the
small clown?
• Who would you like to take with you
to the toy shop?
comic book/
comic
kitten
Let’s talk!
roller skates
7
The party
message
bottle
The band at this party are playing very loudly.
The happy pair are having the first dance.
There’s plenty of food and drink for everyone.
Some people are sitting quietly, doing nothing.
The Movers are having fun and making lots of
noise. Look for them under the table, upstairs
and downstairs. Let’s hope they will be careful
and not fall! There are so many things to do at
a party!
8
glass
fly in soup
bowl
cup
cheese
quiet
plate
grown-up
blonde
hair
son and grandson
parent
Let’s talk!
• What food would you like to eat at this
party?
grandparent
• Why do you think the girl with blonde
hair is crying?
• When you are thirsty, what do you like
to drink?
cry
• What is the best present you have
had at a birthday party?
daughter and
granddaughter
hide
9
At the doctor’s
The doctor is very busy today. Some of the
Movers look terrible. The doctor has got to help
with a bad cough, a cold, a stomach-ache, a
headache, an earache, a bad back and a hurt
shoulder. He isn’t sure who he should see first.
He wishes everyone would stop shouting! The
nurse will help – after she’s finished drinking her
cup of tea!
10
curly
moustache
better
earache
hurt
shoulder
back
doctor
stomach
tooth
Let’s talk!
teeth
headache
cough
fat
• Why do you think the doctor is looking
surprised?
cup
of tea
• Do you think it is easy to be a doctor?
• Do you feel well?
neck
• How often do you visit your doctor?
Never?
cold
thin
nurse
plant
11
Uncle Charlie’s hotel
This is Charlie’s hotel. Everyone calls him
friendly Uncle Charlie because he laughs
loudly, talks a lot and is kind to the people
that come to the hotel. People from all
over the world choose a holiday at Charlie’s
hotel. It is a famous five star hotel with a
swimming pool in the basement!
awake
upstairs
shower
12
address
road
pool
dry
blanket
downstairs
first
floor
map of the world
• What does Uncle Charlie look like?
towel
• How many floors does Charlie’s hotel
have?
elevator/lift
call
• What is the address of Charlie’s
hotel?
• Look at Charlie’s map of the world.
Which country would you like to
go to?
map
wash
Let’s talk!
seat
13
From the countryside to the
Come on! Join both Vicky and Peter on an
exciting trip. They will leave the city and
travel to the countryside. They may go to
the jungle or to the top of the mountain.
Peter is strong and can walk quickly but
Vicky likes to skate. Perhaps Vicky and
Peter will find some treasure at the end of
the rainbow.
top
salad
mountain
sandwich
cloud
rock
snow
bus stop
city
ticket
driver
ground
14
island
tractor
forest
jungle
leaf
vegetable
leaves
Let’s talk!
rainbow
river
treasure
• What do you think is in the treasure
box?
grass
plant
jungle
field
• Where did you go on your last trip?
What did you see and do?
town
• Which do you prefer – the city, the
countryside or the jungle?
waterfall
lake
• Is it easy or hard to skate? Do you like
to go fast?
bus station
skate
15
The weather
It’s the weekend and Jim has no homework to do. It’s
time to wake up and check the weather for the week.
There’s a storm today. It will not last long. There will
be a storm and it will rain on Saturday. On Sunday, the
temperature will drop and there will be snow. What
about Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and
Friday? Will it be cloudy, fair or wet? Jim has clothes
for every kind of weather. Monkey is already dressed up
to go outside.
16
(today)
snow
wind
storm
windy
Let’s talk!
• What do you think Jim should wear
today? Why?
cloudy
rain
• Should Jim go out now or should he
wait?
• What was the weather like where
you live yesterday?
• What kind of weather do you like
best?
sunny
cloud
17
SLOW
Our town
The Movers go into the busy town centre.
The market arrived yesterday and will stay
until tomorrow. It’s a great place to buy some
fresh vegetables for a healthy salad. Opposite
the market there is a library. If you go out of
the town square you will find ice creams near
the library. There’s always lots to see and do in
town. It’s never boring.
square
station
market
centre
sports centre
city centre
straight
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square
SLOW
slow
circle
Let’s talk!
carry
café
drop
• What could you eat for lunch in the
town centre?
• Where could you go after lunch?
• What is the address of the town’s bank?
places
• Which do you like to visit best, a
shopping centre or a sports centre?
Why?
supermarket
library
shopping centre
19
Dreaming of holidays
moon
It will soon be the holidays! Everyone loves
travelling to a different country and there
are always so many exciting things to think
about. Jane is dreaming of everything she
wants to do when she arrives on holiday …
DVD
video
dress up
20
bat
videoing
laugh
laughing
text
Let’s talk!
sail
fishing
sailing
texting
• When do you usually go on holiday?
• Can you remember the best holiday you
have had?
email
hopping
• Can you remember the worst holiday
you have had? What didn’t you like?
website
• Which of the things in Jane’s dream
would you like to do?
emailing
kick
skip
21
Some games
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Which number?
Can you show which number goes with which and write in the letters?
eigh____th
14th
_ix____th
46
f_f____th
15th
s_v_nt_____
51
fourteenth
16th
17th
18
th
19
th
fif__-__ve
for__-___ee
n_n_t___th
fif__-e___t
six__-__v_n
20th
fif__-o_e
___ety-__ven
_n_ h__d__d
sev___y–t___e
36
tw___ie__
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fo___-s_x
97
thi___-__ght
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six__
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_ight_-n___
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