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

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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Let’s talk!What’s your name?

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

Who’s waving at you?

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Anna

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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

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

Let’s talk!Wow! How many hats do you see?

What’s your favourite colour?

What clothes do you like to wear?

At the clothes shop

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watch

angry man

grey/gray trousers

yellow shirt

orange dress

red T-shirt

green jeans

purple glasses

brown bag

black hat clothes

blue jacket

white skirt

shoe

sockpink handbag

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?

My friend’s birthday

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dad/daddy/father

grandfather/grandpa

grandmother/grandma

family

cousin

Mr Park Mrs Park

Miss Park

sister brother

mum/mummy/mother

robot

monster

person

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manpeople woman

baby

children

child

boy girl

women give a toyballoon

alien

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

apple

banana grapes

fish

beansegg

milk

tomatoonion

ricepeas

coconut breakfast

dinner

supper

meatpotato

sausage

orangelemon

lime mango

pearpineapple

water

fruit

bread

drink

juice

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?

At home

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cat

garden

flowerwall

hall

phonedoor

lamp

sofapainting

mat

television/TV

armchair

living room

doll

bath

mirror

bookcase

chair

table

window

picture

kitchen

clockbox

radiocupboard

dining room

apartment/flat

house/homebedroom

bed

bathroom

room

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?

At school

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close

open

computerbook

desk

musictick

cross

keyboard

mousealphabet

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!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?

At the beach

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badmintontennis

sport

sand

seaswim

kite

shellsun

throw a ball

catch a ball

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!Can you point to the car under the bridge?

What’s in front of the fruit shop?

What colour bag does the boy see?

My street

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boatbus

stopgohelicopter

motorbikeride a bike

fly a plane

drive a car

lorry/truck

run

train

tree

morning afternoon

park

dayshop/storebookshop

evening

Some gamesCan you find the words?

Which number?

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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

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

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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

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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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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

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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yes adv you pron

young adj your poss adj

yours pron

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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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Answers My notes

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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

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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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