starters word list 2018

Pre A1 Starters

Wordlist picture book
for exams from 2018


Contents
About this book..................................................................................... 2
About Pre A1 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 wordlist for Pre A1 Starters.................................................25–30
Answers................................................................................................. 31

1


About this book
You 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

At the zoo

• the ‘Let’s talk!’ sections
• the activity pages.

chicken

snake
tail

cow

frog

dog

sheep
mouse / mice

6

• Look at the goats. Which goat
has yellow eyes? What colour
are yours?

giraffe

animal
duck

Let’s talk!
• Oh dear! Where’s the yellow snake?

bird

tiger

crocodile

horse

goat

monkey
lizard

spider
hippo

• OK, have you got a favourite
animal? Which animal don’t
you like?

elephant

7

The full Pre A1 Starters wordlist 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 to them about what you see. As a start you could ask some of the Let’s talk! questions on
the picture pages.

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?

2


About Pre A1 Starters
Pre 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 English.

Common European Cambridge
Framework of
English
Reference (CEFR)
Scale

Schools

230

PROFICIENT

220

C2

C2 Proficiency
210
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

Pre A1
Starters

Young Learners

INDEPENDENT

180

80

There are three levels of exam:
• Pre A1 Starters
• A1 Movers
• A2 Flyers
Pre A1 Starters is for children who are just starting to learn 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!
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 31.

PAlex

Grace

Dan

__
______

__ ___
_____

Jill

Sam

Anna

__ ___
___

__ ____

__
______

Which picture?

_At_ home
____

Kim
__ ___
___
Lucy & Hugo
__
______

4

Sue & Tom
__ ___
_______ ____
Bill
__
______

Ben
__ ___
___
May
__
_________
____

Pat & Alice

Nick

_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ’_
________

__
______


My body

Let’s talk!

hair

head
arm

• What’s your name?

leg
hand

• Here are lots of children playing.
Are they happy or sad?

body
eye

foot
feet

face

• Who’s waving at you?

ear
mouth

smile

nose

5


At the zoo

chicken
cow

frog

horse
bird

tiger
sheep
mouse / mice

6

duck

goat

monkey
lizard


snake
tail

Let’s talk!

crocodile

• Oh dear! Where’s the yellow snake?

dog

• Look at the goats. Which goat has
yellow eyes? What colour are yours?

giraffe

animal

• OK, have you got a favourite animal?
Which animal don’t you like?

spider
hippo

elephant

7


At the clothes shop
black hat
purple
glasses

8

white skirt

clothes
blue jacket

brown bag

pink
handbag

shoe
sock


grey/gray
trousers

watch

yellow
shirt
angry
man

Let’s talk!
• Wow! How many hats do you see?
• What’s your favourite colour?

red T-shirt
green
jeans

• What clothes do you like to wear?

orange
dress

9


My friend’s birthday
man

alien

people

woman

person

robot

baby

monster

Miss
Park

boy

girl

child

10

balloon

men

women

children

give a toy

mum/mother

dad/father
Mr Park

Mrs Park

family

Let’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?

cousin
sister

brother

grandmother/
grandma

grandfather/
grandpa

11


My favourite food

banana
apple

lime

grapes

lemon

orange

pear

12

fruit
bread

pineapple
fish

water

onion
coconut

dinner

mango

rice
peas

meat

potato

sausage
beans

tomato
milk

egg

breakfast


17
candy/
sweet(s)

watermelon
cake

chicken

chocolate

juice

• Is the door open or closed?

lemonade

• Do these people like eating?

drink

• What do you eat for breakfast?
• What’s your favourite food?

burger
lunch

chips/
fries

Let’s talk!

ice
cream

carrot

13


At home
box

14

window

dining room

picture

mirror

chair

clock
cupboard
radio
kitchen

bathroom

bath
bed

bedroom

table

doll
bookcase

apartment/
flat
house/home


hall

garden
wall
flower
door
phone

Let’s talk!
• Can you show me the white flowers?

painting
sofa

room

television/
TV

• Where do you sleep at night?

armchair
cat

• Where are the children watching

television?

• Do you live in a house or a flat?

lamp

rug
living room

15


At school
draw/do a
drawing

book

page

part

16

pencil

pen
eraser/rubber

alphabet

line

letter

board
football/
soccer

ruler

teacher

floor
classroom

class
hockey

basketball


computer

book

mouse

Let’s talk!

keyboard
desk

close
open

• 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?

music

tick

• Do you like to spell?

cross

17


At the beach
hit
a ball

piano

paint

paint(ing)
baseball

walk

guitar

sing a song

table tennis

18

kick
a ball

camera
fishing

take a photo

jump


throw
a ball

catch
a ball

kite

Let’s talk!

sport

• What colour is the boy’s camera?

badminton

tennis

• 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?

sand
swim

sea

sun

shell

19

My street

tree
park

run

train
morning

20

bookshop

shop/store

afternoon

day

evening


fly a plane
bus

Let’s talk!

boat
drive a car

lorry/truck
helicopter

motorbike

ride a
bike

stop
go

• 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?

21


Some games
Can you find the words?
Y

O

U

N

G

K

D

D

E

N

L

L

W W

Z

D

O

S

S

C

N

U

O

E

E

L

U

N

O

E

I

O

F

N

J

L

B

C

L

E

A

N

D

I

G

I

L

N D

V

G

X

A

R

T

L

E

A

Q

H

A

L

L

B

A

U

L

H M

W

T

R

O

H

S

P

A

A

E

T

E

L

P

M

O

C

X

E

M

R

K

P

Q

B

R

F

P

E

B

S

S

Y

Y

T

R

I

D

V

V

Q

A

N

G

R

Y

W

F

G

O

O

D

P

22

clean

beautiful

end

nice

sorry

new

good

small

again

big

angry

well

dirty

short

double

complete

hers

long

young

old

pardon


Which number?
Can you show which number goes with which and write in the letters?

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

_w_
__g__
s_____n
_h___
one
__v__t___
_w___y
__x
_l___n
n___
__u___e_
_e_
_h__t___

f_f____
____n
_w___e

9

___h____

10

__n_t___

f__r
__v_

11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
23


Where is Monkey?
Choose from:

in front of
between

A2 Flyers

next to
under

behind
on

in

A1
Pre A1 s
Sta r t er

Mov
ers

1 between
2

3

rs

A2 Flyers

4

A1
Pre A1
A2 FSltyaertresrs

A1
Pre A1rs
Sta r t e

6

Mov
ers

5

Mov
ers

A2 Flyers

7

A1

24

That’s the end of the

Mov

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1
A
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r
P
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r
games. Thank
Starteyou for taking

part. Check the answers on page 31.