Pre A1 Starters
Mini Trainer
Two practice tests
without answers
Answer keys
Test 1 Training and Exam practice
Listening Part 1
4
Pupils’ own answers.
TRAINING
EXAM PRACTICE
1
1 Bird
2 Park
3 14
4 blue
5 Mr Tiger
1 Tom and Sue
2 Alex
3 Sam
4 Nick
5 Ben
Listening Part 3
2
1 e 2 c 3 f 4 a 5 b
TRAINING
1
3
1 A 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 B
1 True
2 False
3 False
4 True
2
1 2 3 4
EXAM PRACTICE
1 Hugo – boy holding balloon
2 Eva – girl giving food to the giraffes
3 Alice – girl eating ice cream
4 Grace – girl drawing a picture
5 Matt – boy with phone
3
1 B 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 A
4
Pupils’ own answers.
Listening Part 2
EXAM PRACTICE
TRAINING
1 B 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 B
2
A
N
S
N
A
A
M
L
M
A
T
T
L
U
C
Y
M
I
D
A
N
N
A
C
R
E
G
R
K
V
B
I
L
A
C
E
K
L
T
O
M
Listening Part 4
TRAINING
1
1 C 2 A 3 B
2
A
3
2 D 3 F 4 E 5 C 6 B 7 G
3
1 Pat
2 May
3 Jill
4 Hugo
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1 The red teddy bear is under the table.
2 The brown teddy bear is on the skateboard.
EXAM PRACTICE
1 alien under the table – pink
2 alien in small boy’s hand – green
3 alien next to big train – blue
4 alien between boxes – yellow
5 alien in front of dog – brown
Reading and Writing Part 3
TRAINING
1
1 clock 2 burger 3 mouse 4 paper
Reading and Writing Part 1
2
TRAINING
1
1 F 2 E 3 B 4 A 5 D
2
1 This is a
2 These are
3 This is a
4 This is a
5 These are
1 ‘ck’ 2 ‘ou’ 3 ‘er’ 4 ‘ea’
3
1 the 2 the 3 in 4 at 5 an
4
1 sock 2 hat 3 jeans 4 jacket
5 dress 6 glasses 7 shirt 8 boots
EXAM PRACTICE
EXAM PRACTICE
1
2
3
4
5
Reading and Writing Part 2
1 kiwi 2 grapes 3 banana 4 lemon 5 pineapple
Reading and Writing Part 4
TRAINING
1
1 bee 2 legs 3 crocodile 4 computer
5 phone 6 hippo 7 feet
TRAINING
1
2
1 crossing
2 grey
3 giraffe
4 shorts
5 skateboard
6 horses
1 arms 2 flats 3 bathroom 4 jacket
5 juice 6 bat 7 grandma
3
1 fish 2 mouth 3 meat 4 tail 5 legs
2
1
2
3
4
5
EXAM PRACTICE
1 classroom 2 teacher 3 book 4 lunch 5 games
3
Pupils’ own answers.
EXAM PRACTICE
1 yes 2 yes 3 yes 4 no 5 no
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Reading and Writing Part 5
Speaking Parts 3 and 4
TRAINING
1
TRAINING
1
Suggested answers:
Picture 1: boy, girl, dog, woman/Mum/mother, park, ball,
water, ducks, cat, trees
Picture 2: dog, cat, ball, water, woman/Mum/mother, boy, girl,
ducks, park, trees
Picture 3: mouth, head, ducks, dog, cat, woman/Mum/mother,
boy, girl, water, tree, ball, park
Pupils’ own answers.
2
Pupils’ own answers.
EXAM PRACTICE
2
1
1 In Picture 1: eight/8; In Pictures 2 and 3: six/6 2 ducks
3 jumping/swimming/playing/running
4 throwing 5 mouth 6 cat
3
Pupils’ own answers.
4
Pupils’ own answers.
EXAM PRACTICE
1 children 2 pink
3 running (on/up the wall) / escaping/climbing
4 boy / brother 5 sofa
Speaking Parts 1 and 2
TRAINING
1
Suggested answers:
people: woman, boys, girls, children, baby
animals: cat, elephant, snake, monkeys, zebra, giraffe, birds
things: wall, sweets, house, door, window, sun, tree, coconuts,
flowers, banana, ice cream
2
1 in front of 2 behind 3 in 4 between 5 next to
EXAM PRACTICE
1
Pupils’ own answers.
2
Pupils’ own answers.
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Pupils’ own answers.
Test 2
Listening Part 1
1
2
3
4
5
Grace – girl wearing funny hat
Nick – boy wearing grey shorts
Eva – girl holding cakes
May – girl playing computer games
Dan – boy wearing blue shirt
Listening Part 2
1 3
2 Big
3 15
4 12
5 Alex
Reading and Writing Part 4
1 television
2 friends
3 park
4 ball
5 bat
Reading and Writing Part 5
1 drinking
2 tree
3 apple
4 nose
5 dad / father / uncle
Listening Part 3
1 A 2 B 3 B 4 C 5 A
Listening Part 4
1
2
3
4
5
balloon on the table – green
balloon between the woman’s feet – yellow
balloon in front of the cat – purple
balloon in the girl’s hand – red
balloon on the man’s chair – brown
Reading and Writing Part 1
1
2
3
4
5
Reading and Writing Part 2
1 yes
2 yes
3 no
4 yes
5 no
Reading and Writing Part 3
1 car
2 ship
3 lorry
4 train
5 helicopter
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Audio scripts
Test 1
Woman:
Is that the girl with the green T-shirt and baseball
cap?
Boy:Yes.
Track 1
Narrator: Pre A1 Starters, Mini Trainer. Published by Cambridge
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copyright.
Track 2
Narrator: Page 4 exercise 1. Example.
Man:
Can you see Tom and Sue’s dad? He’s got a small
boat.
Girl:
Oh yes. He’s standing next to the boat.
Narrator: Can you see Mark? He’s standing next to the boat.
This is an example. Now listen, look and point.
Narrator:One
Man:
Can you see the girl and boy?
Girl:
Are they in their dad’s boat?
Man:
Yes, they are.
Narrator:Two
Woman:
That looks fun.
Boy:
Yes. Eva’s with her dad. He works at the zoo.
Narrator:Three
Woman:
One person is eating. What’s her name?
Boy:
The girl with the ice cream?
Woman:Yes.
Boy:
That’s Alice. Alice is Eva’s sister.
Narrator:Four
Woman:
And what’s that girl’s name? The girl who is drawing
the picture.
Boy:
That’s Grace. Grace is in my class at school.
Woman:
Oh, do you sit next to her?
Boy:
No, I sit next to Anna.
Narrator:Five
Woman:
And who’s that boy? The one with the phone.
Girl:
Look at the tree. There’s a big spider next to the
woman in the long dress!
Boy:
Oh, that’s Matt.
Woman:
He’s talking to someone.
Man:
Oh yes. She can’t see it.
Boy:
Yes, Matt’s telling his grandpa about the animals.
Woman:
I’d like to go to this zoo.
Narrator:Three
Girl:
That girl is having fun. She’s playing with the sand.
Man:
I can see her. She’s got some shells.
Narrator:Four
Man:
Can you see that boy’s kite?
Girl:
Yes. It’s got a picture of a jellyfish on it. It’s beautiful.
Narrator:Five
Girl:
Can you see the boy in the red T-shirt?
Man:
Is he playing football?
Girl:
Yes, he is. He’s playing with his friends, Kim and Jill.
Track 4
Narrator: Page 6 exercise 3. Example.
Man
What’s your name?
Girl:
It’s Anna.
Man:
Can you spell that, please?
Girl:
Yes, it’s A-double N-A.
Narrator:One
Woman:
What’s your name?
Boy:
It’s Pat.
Woman:
Is that P-A-T?
Track 3
Boy:Yes.
Narrator: Page 5. Exam practice. Listening Part 1. Listen and
draw lines. There is one example.
Narrator:Two
Boy:
Here’s a photo of me and my friends at the zoo.
Woman:
Oh yes! Who’s that? The girl with the camera?
Boy:
Her name’s May. May likes taking photos.
Woman:
That’s nice.
Girl:
My name’s May.
Man:
Is that M-A-Y?
Girl:Yes.
Man:
That’s a nice name.
Narrator: Can you see the line? This is an example. Now you
listen and draw lines.
Narrator:Three
Woman:
Is your name Kim?
Narrator:One
Girl
No! It’s Jill. J-I-double L.
Woman:
There’s a boy here, too. He’s holding a balloon.
Boy:
The balloon with a fish on it?
Woman:
Yes, that’s right.
Boy:
That’s Hugo. It’s Hugo’s favourite animal.
Narrator:Two
Boy:
And there’s Eva. She’s giving food to the giraffes.
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Woman:J-I-L-L.
Girl:Yes.
Narrator: Four
Boy:
My name’s Hugo.
Man:
Right. Is that H-U-G-O?
Boy:Yes.
Man:
Thanks.
Track 5
Boy:
The pink one?
Narrator: Page 7. Exam practice. Listening Part 2. Read the
question. Listen and write a name or number. There
are two examples.
Girl:
No, mine is the green helicopter.
Narrator: One. What is Mark wearing?
Girl:
Hello. I’d like to come to badminton classes.
Girl:
That’s my friend Mark, Dad.
Man:
That’s great. The classes are really fun.
Man:
Oh, is he wearing jeans?
Girl:
Yes, my cousin Sam comes to them.
Girl:
Man:
OK, can you tell me your name?
No, he isn’t. He’s wearing blue shorts and a white
T-shirt.
Girl:
I’m Alex.
Man:
Oh yes, I can see him now.
Man:
Is that A-L-E-X?
Girl:
Yes, Alex.
Man:
And how old are you, Alex?
Girl:
I’m 7.
Man:
So, you’re 7.
Girl:Yes.
Narrator: Two. What is Sam’s favourite ice cream?
Woman
Would you like an ice cream, Sam?
Boy:
Yes, please!
Woman:
How about a mango ice cream?
Boy:
Mm … I don’t like mangoes. I’d like my favourite chocolate ice cream, please.
Narrator: Can you see the answers? These are examples. Now
listen and write a name or number.
Narrator: Three. Which sport are Dan and May doing?
Girl:
Look! Dan and May are in the park.
Narrator:One
Woman:
Are they playing basketball?
Girl:
No, Mum they haven’t got a ball! They’re playing on
their skateboards.
Woman:
Oh yes, you’re right.
Man:
What’s your family name, Alex?
Girl:
It’s Bird. B-I-R-D.
Man:
Bird. That’s a nice name.
Girl:
Thank you.
Narrator:Two
Man:
Where do you live, Alex?
Girl:
I live in Park Street.
Man:
Park Street?
Girl:
Yes, Park Street. P-A-R-K. It’s next to Green School.
Narrator:Three
Man:
And what number is your house?
Girl:
That’s easy. It’s 14.
Man:
14. Is that the house with the big tree?
Girl:
Yes, and a red door.
Narrator:Four
Narrator: Four. Where is Tom’s teddy bear?
Man:
Where’s your teddy bear, Tom?
Boy:
Oh, it’s not in my bedroom.
Man:
Let’s look in the living room.
Boy:
OK. … Oh look! It’s on the sofa!
Narrator: Five. Which animal is on the TV?
Boy:
Look at the TV, Sue! There’s a zebra.
Girl:Where?
Boy:
In the water. It’s swimming.
Girl:
No, Ben. It’s a tiger.
Boy:
Oh yes. Zebras are black and white.
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Man:
And do you have clothes to play badminton in? You
can’t play in jeans.
Narrator: Page 9. Exercise 3. Example.
Girl:
Hi, I’m new at this school. Can I sit next to you?
Girl:
Yes, I know. I have a blue sports skirt. Is that OK?
Boy:
Man:
Yes, that’s great.
Yes! My name’s Pat. We’re drawing funny pictures.
This is my monster.
Girl:
Oh good.
Girl:
It’s fantastic!
Narrator:Five
Narrator: One.
Girl:
What’s the teacher’s name? My cousin Sam has
lessons with Mrs Grey.
Girl:
Has it got green hair?
Boy:
Yes, it has. It hasn’t got a green mouth.
Man:
Yes, she teaches children from 11 to 16 years. Your
teacher is Mr Tiger.
Girl:
No, it’s got a big orange mouth. It’s scary!
Girl:
That’s a funny name!
Narrator:Two.
Man:
Yes, a lot of people say that.
Girl:
What does it like eating?
Girl:
Is that T-I-G-E-R?
Boy:
It likes cakes.
Man:
That’s right.
Girl:
Does it like bananas?
Boy:
No, it doesn’t. It likes chocolate cakes.
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Narrator: Page 8. Exercise 1. Example. Which is Anna’s
helicopter?
Narrator:Three.
Girl:
What’s your monster wearing?
Boy:
Is that your helicopter, Anna?
Boy:
Well, it’s wearing boots and a funny hat.
Girl:
Yes, it is.
Girl:
Is it wearing a skirt?
Boy:
No, it isn’t. It doesn’t like skirts.
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Narrator:Four.
Boy:
Yes, I can.
Girl:
What can your monster do?
Woman:
Well done! Tick the red ball.
Boy:
Hm. It can’t swim.
Girl:
Can it paint or play the piano?
Boy:
It can’t paint, but it can play the piano.
Narrator:One
Boy:
Which lorry do you like?
Woman:
Hmm. I like the blue one.
Narrator:Five.
Boy:
Yes! Blue is a good colour for a lorry.
Girl:
Can it clean the house?
Woman:
Yes, it is.
Boy:
No, it can’t, but it can drive!
Girl:
Cool! I’d like a monster that does that.
Boy:
Me too!
Narrator:Two
Woman:
Can you see Kim’s new computer?
Boy:
Is it the white one?
Woman:
No, it’s the purple one.
Narrator: Page 10. Exam Practice. Listening Part 3. Listen and
tick the box. There is one example.
Boy:
Oh, yes. It’s beautiful.
Boy:
Is that your grandpa’s car, Jill? The yellow one?
Woman:
And can you see the robot?
Girl:
No, that’s Dad’s. Grandpa doesn’t like dirty cars.
Boy:
Which one? The small one? It’s orange.
Boy:
Is that the one your mum’s cleaning?
Woman:
No, not that one. The big green robot.
Girl:
Yes. Look, there’s a lot of water!
Boy:
Oh, yes. I like that one!
Track 8
Narrator: Can you see the tick? This is an example. Now listen
and tick the box.
Narrator:One
Narrator:Three
Track 10
Narrator: Page 12. Exercise 2.
Girl:
Hugo isn’t here today.
Narrator:One
Boy:
Is he playing tennis in the park?
Girl:
No, I think he’s playing baseball. That’s his favourite
sport.
Boy:
Would you like to see my frog, Lucy?
Girl:
Yes! Where is it?
Boy:
It’s in that box.
Girl:
Is it red?
Boy:
Yes! It’s sitting in the open box.
Boy:
Oh yes, and look – his tennis racket’s there on that
chair.
Narrator: Two
Girl:
What are you making for dinner, Dad? Is it pie and
potatoes?
Man:
No, I’m making meatballs.
Girl:
Yum! I love meatballs! Are they with rice?
Man:
No, they’re with potatoes today.
Narrator: Three
Woman:
This picture’s nice, Tom. Is it an elephant?
Boy:
No, it’s a hippo! It’s having a bath!
Woman:
Oh yes. Look at its hat! What a fun picture!
Boy:
Yes, I like it.
Narrator: Four
Narrator: Two
Boy:
Look! It’s jumping.
Girl:
Yes, it is!
Boy:
It’s sitting on that closed box now.
Girl:
What colour is it?
Boy:
It’s blue.
Narrator: Three
Girl:
Where is it now?
Boy:
It’s standing next to that box.
Girl:
Oh yes, and it’s singing.
Boy:
It’s orange now.
Narrator: Four
Girl:
Dad, where are my new shorts? I can’t find them.
Man:
Look under the bed, Alex. Are they there?
Boy:
Look! It’s jumping again.
Girl:
No … Oh look! Candy’s got them. They’re in his
mouth!
Girl:
It’s going under the box.
Boy:
No, it’s now sitting in front of that box.
Man:
Good dog. Give the shorts to Alex.
Girl:
Is it yellow?
Boy:
Yes, it is.
Narrator: Five
Boy:
Is that your new ship, Kim?
Narrator: Five
Girl:
No, mine’s a big ship.
Girl:
I can’t see it now. Is it behind that box?
Boy:
Is it red?
Boy:
No, it’s under that box there.
Girl:
Yes, my brother’s ship is that small blue one.
Girl:
Oh yes, it’s standing under the box.
Boy:
Yes, it’s pink now.
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Narrator: Page 12 Exercise 1. Example.
Boy:
Look! There are lots of balls.
Woman:
Can you see the red one?
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Boy:
Now it’s behind that box.
Girl:Where?
Boy:
It’s behind that box – see? It’s grey.
Girl:
Is that the train the girl is playing with?
Girl:
Oh yes. I can see its head and feet.
Man:
Well done! You can choose the colour.
Girl:
Blue! I love that colour.
Man:
What a great colour for an alien!
Narrator: Seven
Boy:
Look! It can jump high.
Girl:
Yes, it can. It’s between the two boxes.
Narrator:Four
Boy:
And it’s purple!
Man:
There’s an alien between the boxes.
Girl:
What a funny frog!
Girl:
In the box?
Man:
No, between the two boxes.
Girl:
Oh, yes. I can see it now.
Man:
Would you like to colour it yellow?
Girl:
Yes. I’m colouring it now.
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Narrator: Page 12. Exercise 3. Example.
Man:
Look! The children are in the toy shop with their dad.
Girl:
I can see lots of teddy bears! Can I colour one?
Man:
Yes! Colour the teddy bear in the boy’s bag.
Girl:
OK. What colour?
Man:
Make the teddy bear in the boy’s bag yellow.
Narrator:One
Girl:
There’s a teddy bear on the floor.
Man:
Oh, yes. It’s under the table.
Girl:
Can I colour it red?
Man:
Yes. Well done.
Narrator:Two
Narrator:Five
Girl:
And which alien can I colour now?
Man:
The one in front of the dog.
Girl:
The dog wants to play with it!
Man:
Yes, colour that alien!
Girl:
Can I make it brown?
Man:
Yes. What a great picture!
TEST 2
Man:
Now colour the teddy bear on the skateboard.
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Girl:
Which one?
Man:
The one on the skateboard. Colour it brown.
Girl:
OK, I’m doing that now.
Narrator: Page 31. Hello. This is the Cambridge English Starters
Listening Test. Look at Part One. Now look at the
picture. Listen and look. There is one example.
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Narrator: Page 13. Exam Practice. Listening Part 4. Listen and
colour. There is one example.
Girl
Look, Dad. This is a picture of my friends. They’re at
Hugo’s house.
Man
Which boy is Hugo?
Girl
He’s sitting in that armchair.
Man
Reading a story?
Man:
Look! The children are playing with their toys.
Girl:
I can see lots of aliens! Can I colour one with my
pencils?
Man:
Yes! Can you see the drawing of an alien on the
wall? Colour that one.
Girl:
OK. What colour?
Narrator:One
Man:
Make the alien in that drawing purple.
Girl
Narrator: Can you see the purple alien in the drawing on the
wall? This is an example. Now you listen and colour.
Narrator:One
Man:
Colour the alien under the table.
Girl:
The alien under the table? OK.
Man:
Have you got a pink pencil?
Girl:
Yes, I have.
Man:
Great! Colour it with that pencil then.
Narrator:Two
Man:
Can you see the alien in the small boy’s hand?
Girl:
Yes! He’s happy.
Man:
Yes, he is. OK, colour that alien now.
Girl:
What colour for the alien in the small boy’s hand?
Man:
Would you like to colour it green?
Girl:
That’s a fantastic colour for an alien!
Narrator:Three
Man:
And can you see the alien next to the big train?
GirlYes.
Narrator: Can you see the line? This is an example. Now you
listen and draw lines.
Grace is in this picture, too.
ManGrace?
Girl
Yes. She’s the girl in the funny hat.
Man
Does she like wearing hats?
Girl
Yes, she does.
Narrator:Two
Man
And who’s that?
Girl
The boy on the floor?
Man
Yes. Is that Nick? The boy who’s wearing grey shorts?
Girl
Yes. Nick is a really good friend.
Narrator:Three
Girl
Can you see the girl with the cakes? You know her.
Man
Yes! That’s Eva.
Girl
That’s right. Eva likes making food for us. I love
cakes.
Man
Me, too!
Narrator:Four
Girl
And there’s May.
Man
Which game is she playing?
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Girl
I don’t know. She plays lots of computer games.
Narrator:Five
Man
And her name is May?
Boy
GirlYes.
Narrator:Five
Girl
One person is in the garden. Can you see him?
Man
The boy in the blue shirt?
Girl
Yes. That’s Dan. He’s got a new bike, but you can’t
see it here.
Man
Do you ride to school with Dan?
Girl
Yes, we have lots of fun.
Narrator: Now listen to Part One again.
We live in the flats in Alex Street, now.
WomanPardon?
Boy
Tom and I live in Alex Street. You spell that A-L-E-X.
Woman
Is it nice there?
BoyYes!
Narrator: Now listen to Part Two again.
Narrator
That is the end of Part Two.
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Narrator
Page 34. Listening Part Three. Look at the pictures.
Now listen and look. There is one example.
Narrator: That is the end of Part One.
Narrator
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Which animal is Alice drawing?
Man
What are you drawing, Alice? Is it a sheep?
Narrator: Page 32. Listening Part Two. Look at the picture.
Listen and write a name or a number. There are two
examples.
Girl
No. It’s a goat.
Man
Oh! Sorry. I like drawing donkeys.
Girl
Do you? Oh Grandpa, please draw one for me now.
Narrator
Can you see the tick? Now you listen and tick the box.
Boy
Hello, Mrs Wall. Here’s a photo of my friend.
Woman
What’s his name?
BoyTom.
Narrator: One. Where is Ben’s robot?
WomanTom?
Boy
Where’s my robot, Dad?
Man
Is it standing next to the radio?
Boy
No, and it isn’t on my bed.
Man
Oh, look! There it is, on the rug.
Narrator
Two. Which is Sue’s favourite fruit?
Boy
Which is your favourite fruit, Sue? I love kiwis.
Girl
Do you? Mangoes are my favourites.
Boy
Are they? Watermelon is good, too.
I don’t like that!
Boy
Yes. That’s T-O-M.
Woman
How old is he?
Boy
He’s eight.
Woman
Eight? Like you?
Boy
That’s right.
Narrator: Can you see the answers? Now you listen and write a
name or a number.
Narrator
One
Girl
Woman
What’s in Tom’s box?
Boy
His pet lizards.
Narrator
Three. What is Sam doing now?
Woman
How many lizards has Tom got?
Woman
What is Sam doing? He isn’t listening to music.
Man
He’s painting a picture now.
Woman
Is he? Oh!
Man
It’s a picture of a boy with a kite.
Narrator
Four. What can the family have for dinner?
Man
Let’s have fish and beans for dinner today.
Woman
Sorry. We can’t have fish, or chicken, today.
Man
Can we have meatballs then?
Woman
Yes. We can have those with green beans.
Narrator
Five. Which sport is Pat learning about today?
Woman
Are you reading your tennis book, Pat?
Boy
Yes. I’m learning a lot. I don’t like the hockey book.
Woman
Oh! And your new skateboarding book?
Boy
It’s great, Mum. But I’m not reading that today.
Narrator
Now listen to Part Three again.
Narrator
That is the end of Part Three.
BoyThree.
Woman
Three lizards? Wow!
NarratorTwo
Woman
Do you know the lizards’ names?
Boy
I know the name of the green lizard. It’s Mr Big.
Woman
Mr Big! That’s funny! Do you spell that B-I-G?
BoyYes!
NarratorThree
Boy
Tom’s lizards eat grapes in the morning.
Woman
Lots of grapes?
Boy
Yes. Fifteen.
WomanFifteen?
Boy
Yes. They love them.
Narrator
Four
Woman
Where do the lizards live?
Boy
In Tom’s flat.
Woman
Which flat does Tom live in?
Boy
In flat number 12. It’s next to ours.
Woman
Number 12. Oh!
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Narrator
Page 36. Listening Part Four. Look at the picture.
Listen and colour. There is one example.
Woman
What a fun picture!
Boy
Yes! They’re having burgers, and look at the
balloons. Let’s colour them!
Woman
OK. Colour the balloon in the water.
Boy
The one in the water? Can I colour it pink?
Woman
Yes, you can.
Narrator
Can you see the pink balloon in the water? This is an
example. Now you listen and colour.
NarratorOne
WomanColour that balloon now! The one on the table.
Boy
OK. Can I colour that balloon green?
WomanYes!
Boy
The balloon on the table. Great! There!
Woman
Thank you.
NarratorTwo
Boy
Which balloon can I colour now?
Woman
The one between the woman’s feet.
Boy
Right! Can I choose the colour?
WomanYes.
Boy
Let’s make the balloon between the woman’s feet,
yellow.
WomanOK.
NarratorThree
Woman
Would you like to colour that balloon now?
Boy
The balloon in front of the cat?
Woman
Yes. Colour it purple.
Boy
The balloon in front of the cat …
Woman
Yes, please.
NarratorFour
Boy
And can I colour one balloon red?
Woman
Yes! The girl is holding a balloon. Colour that one.
Boy
Sorry? The balloon in the girl’s hand?
Woman
Yes. That’s right.
Boy
OK. I’m doing that now.
NarratorFive
Boy
Can I colour the balloon on the man’s chair, too?
Woman
The balloon on the man’s chair? Yes! Colour it
brown.
Boy
OK. There!
Woman
Fantastic! What a great picture!
BoyThanks.
Narrator
Now listen to Part Four again.
Narrator
That is the end of the Starters Listening Test.
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