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Starters Word ListPicture Book
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ContentsAbout 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
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About this bookYou 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:
the colour picturesthe ‘Let’s talk!’ sectionsthe activity pages.
The full Cambridge English: Starters Word List is at the end of this book.
Talk about the picturesIf 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.
Find words in the picturesThere 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!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 zoo
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giraffe
snake crocodile
elephant
spider
dog
tail
animal
mouse / mice
tiger
frog
sheep
monkey
lizard
goatduck
chicken
bird
cowhorse
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About Cambridge English: Starters
There are three levels of test:Cambridge English: StartersCambridge English: MoversCambridge 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.
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Grace
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Jill
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Sam
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Anna
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Kim
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Sue & Tom
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Ben
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Lucy & Tony
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Bill
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May
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Pat & Ann
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Nick
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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
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Let’s talk!What’s your name?
Here are lots of children playing. Are they happy or sad?
Who’s waving at you?
My body
leg
hair
body
head
eareye
face
nosemouth smile
arm
hand
foot
feet
My body
leg
hair
body
head
eareye
face
nosemouth smile
arm
hand
foot
feet
At the zoo
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tiger
frog
sheep
monkey
lizard
goatduck
chicken
bird
cowhorse
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?
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giraffe
snake crocodile
elephant
spider
dog
tail
animal
At the clothes shop
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purple glasses
brown bag
black hat clothes
blue jacket
white skirt
shoe
sockpink handbag
Let’s talk!Wow! How many hats do you see?
What’s your favourite colour?
What clothes do you like to wear?
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watch
angry man
grey/gray trousers
yellow shirt
orange dress
red T-shirt
green jeans
My friend’s birthday
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Miss Park
robot
monster
person
men
manpeople woman
baby
children
child
boy girl
women give a toyballoon
alien
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?
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dad/daddy/father
grandfather/grandpa
grandmother/grandma
family
cousin
Mr Park Mrs Park
sister brother
mum/mummy/mother
My favourite food
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apple
banana grapes
fish
beansegg
milk
tomatoonion
ricepeas
coconut breakfast
supper
meatpotato
sausage
orangelemon
lime mango
pearpineapple
water
fruit
bread
Let’s talk!Is the door open or closed?
Do these people like eating?
What do you eat for breakfast?
What’s your favourite food?
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burger
cake
lunch
candy/sweet(s)
carrotchips/ fries
chocolate
lemonade
ice cream
chicken
watermelon
dinner
drink
juice
At home
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doll
bath
mirror
bookcase
chair
table
window
picture
kitchen
clockbox
radiocupboard
dining room
apartment/flat
house/homebedroom
bed
bathroom
Let’s talk!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?
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cat
garden
flowerwall
hall
phonedoor
lamp
sofapainting
mat
television/TV
armchair
living room
room
At school
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alphabet
floor
page
letter
class
board
pencil
pen
eraser/rubber
ruler
draw/do a drawing
teacher
classroom
football/soccer
hockey
line
part
test
basketball
Let’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?
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close
open
computerbook
desk
musictick
cross
keyboard
mouse
At the beach
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guitar
jump
piano
baseball
hit a ball
table tennis camera
take a photo
walk sing a song
paint
paint(ing)
fishing
kick a ball
Let’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?
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badmintontennis
sport
sand
seaswim
kite
shellsun
throw a ball
catch a ball
My street
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run
train
tree
morning afternoon
park
dayshop/storebookshop
evening
Let’s talk!Can you point to the car under the bridge?
What’s in front of the fruit shop?
What colour bag does the boy see?
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boatbus
stopgohelicopter
motorbikeride a bike
fly a plane
drive a car
lorry/truck
Some gamesCan you find the words?
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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!
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Where is Monkey?
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Aa 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
Bbaby 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
Ccake 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 keyadj adjectiveadv adverbconj conjunctiondet determinerdis discourse marker
excl exclamation int interrogativen nounposs possessiveprep preposition
pron pronounv verb
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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
Ddad(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
Eear n eat v egg n
elephant n end n English adj + n
enjoy v eraser n (UK rubber)
evening n example n eye n
Fface 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
Ggame 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
Hhair 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
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II pron ice cream n
in prep of place + time
in front of prep it pron
its poss adj + pron
Jjacket n jeans n
Jill n juice n
jump v
Kkeyboard n (computer)
kick v Kim n
kitchen n kite n
know v
Llamp 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
Mmake 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
Nname n new adj next to prep
nice adj Nick n night n
no adv + det nose n not adv
now adv number n
Oof 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
Ppage n paint n + v painting n pardon int
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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
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Rradio 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
Ttable 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
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Uugly adj under prep understand v us pron
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Wwalk 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
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Yyear n yellow adj
yes adv you pron
young adj your poss adj
yours pron
Zzoo n
Letters & numbersCandidates will be expected to understand and write the letters of the alphabet and numbers 1–20.
NamesCandidates 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
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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
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Can you find the words?
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Which number?
Did you get all the answers? Well done!
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Where is Monkey?
1. between
2. next to
3. in
4. in front of
5. on
6. behind
7. under
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My notes
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Thank you for reading this book
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Use your favourite colours to colour in the Young Learners.
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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!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 zoo
6 7hippo
giraffe
snake crocodile
elephant
spider
dog
tail
animal
mouse / mice
tiger
frog
sheep
monkey
lizard
goatduck
chicken
bird
cowhorse
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