DISCOVER ENGLISH EXAM CORRELATIONS

Flyers

CEF
Starters

Movers
Title

Discover English Starter

Discover English 1 
A1
Discover English 2 
Discover English 3  A2

Starters, Movers and Flyers are the three levels of the Cambridge Tests for Young Learners [CLETS]s

Discover English Starter

Discover English Starter will be the entry level for most students using the Discover English series. Using a carefully controlled range of structures
(Present Simple of be, have got and common verbs + the modal can) the 8 units of Discover English Starter introduces learners to a a wide range
of vocabulary and topics required in the CYLETs Tests.

Learners are exposed to many different types of listening and reading material and their comprehension is assessed through true/false
statements, sentence completion, Yes/No questions, WH questions, and completion of charts. The 8 episodes of the Magic Mirror story are told
through picture captions, dialogue text, and connected narrative text formats. The episodes provide a stimulus for acting out the stories.
Students learn to work individually, in pairs, in small groups and as a whole class, providing a rich variety of different formats for social
interaction.

Learners are trained in a wide variety of oral and written production tasks. They share personal information, describe their families, their
possessions and their homes. They go shopping and learn to ask and talk about purchases and prices. They talk about their favourite activities
and the times and places where they are enjoyed. They speak and write about their clothes, their pets, their diets, their rooms and their free
time activities.

New language is presented clearly, often through situationalized pictures, and recycled through the following units. Each unit ends with a revision
page in which the key language is revised and recycled.

In addition to content vocabulary, learners are introduced to a lot of key grammatical vocabulary including auxiliary verbs, adjectives,
prepositions and syntactic markers.

Discover English Starter is bright and colourful on the page. A closer inspection will show that it is also fun and exciting in the classroom with
regular use of dramatization, songs, rhymes, raps, and puzzles, as well as guided interactive tasks.

Cross-curricular content

Discover English Starter will be used by learners who are studying a much wider curriculum of subjects in their schools. The topic and content
material in Discover English Starter will enhance learning in these other subject areas. Learners will be introduced to habits in different cultures,
they will learn about life in Britain and other countries. They will learn how to describe their own families, homes, regions and countries in
English. They will also use skills such as map reading, creating bar charts, doing surveys and making posters.

CEF

Discover English Starter does not complete A1 level of the Common European Framework, but provides learners with a firm foundation to
continue with Discover English 1 and 2. Working with Discover English Starter, learners will gain a level of fluency and confidence in both
understanding and using English which is unusually good at this low language level.

UNIT CEF DESCRIPTIONS EXAM AND STUDY SKILLS CROSS CURRICULAR

STARTER I can greet another person.
I can say my name.
I can ask someone’s name.
I can sing and say the alphabet.
I can write my and other names.
I can hear, say, read, and write 1-10.
I can ask and write telephone numbers.
I can identify some classroom objects.
 I can name 10 different colours.
I can ask about colours.
I can ask about objects/
I can say my age.
I can ask someone’s age.
I can say numbers 10-20.
1 I can identify members of a family. Personal information. Birthday celebrations.
I can talk about birthdays. Family information. Birthday presents.
I can give instructions and warnings. Using adjectives.
I can talk about presents and who they are from. Present simple of be
I can listen and identify presents and who they are I can answer true/false questions.
from. I can listen and complete sentences.
I can write short sentences from notes. Adjectives about states and feelings.
I can read a short illustrated text about families in I can prepare and write a greetings card.
films.
I can listen, identify situations and match words to
pictures.
I can say where people are.
I can read a short picture story in dialogue format.
I can listen and complete sentences.
I can write Y/N questions from notes.
I can understand and respond to questions about
how I feel.
I can understand a picture story with captions in
connected text and dialogue format.
I can identify objects with This is a ...
I can rewrite sentences using contractions.
I can write negative sentences.
2 I can identify countries on a world map. I can read and understand short pen-pal Geography: countries,
I can match flags to country names. messages. location and flag
I can ask questions about people and places using I can use capital letters with country names. Map reading
Who? and Where? I can write a short message giving my name and Citizenship: jobs
I can describe landscapes. saying where I am from on a postcard. Describing geographical
I can use a or an. I can listen and answer T/F questions. features.
I can listen to messages and complete sentences. I can ask for a translation. Countries and capitals in
I can listen and complete a table with  or  I can complete a picture crossword puzzle. the United Kingdom.
I can write a short message giving my name and I can circle the odd word out. Make a poster about
saying where I am from on a postcard. I can act out a story. home country, cities and
 I can ask and talk about different jobs. geographical features.
I can use possessive adjectives.
I can listen and answer T/F questions.
I can read a factfile and complete sentences.
I can give and receive presents politely.
I can ask for a translation.
I can count the objects in my bag.
I can say and write regular plurals of words.
I can write words in the correct order to form WH
questions.
I can read short letters about where people live, their
country and capital.
I can read, listen and give oral answers to WH
questions.
I can complete a personal letter.

3 I can talk and number about my possessions. I can read short texts about collections. British currency.
I can understand shopping dialogue. I can listen and match texts to photos.
I can use numbers from 20-100. Shopping
I can ask and talk about prices. I can act out a story.
I can use Excuse me, Please and Thank you. I can write a detailed descriptionI of a computer
I can listen and write prices. game.
I can read short texts about collections.
I can listen and match texts to photos.
I can describe objects.
I can use possessive ’s
I can write about my friend and his/her favourite
thing.
I can use These and Those.
I can use a few irregular plurals.
I can read a description of a computer game written
in connected text and presented in three
paragraphs.
I can listen to a dialogue and identify the topic.
I can write a description of a computer game, saying
who it is for and giving the price.
4 I can name common household pets. I can answer WH comprehension questions. Culture: pets in the
I can listen and match pets with their owners. I can mark sentences true or false. home.
 I can name different parts of a pet’s body. Maths: reading a bar
I can read an advertisement describing a lost pet. chart.
I can answer WH comprehension questions.
I can form sentences with have / has got.
I can write a poster describing my pet.
I can read and listen to a telephone conversation.
I can mark sentences true or false.
I can form negative sentences with have / has got.
I can describe and number body parts.
I can complete a telephone conversation.
I can read about a survey of pets in a class in an
English school.
I can do a survey. I can make a bar chart.
5 I can name objects and furniture in a classroom. I can listen to a description of a bedroom and Art and design:
I can use there is / there are. choose the correct picture. decorating rooms.
I can use prepositions of location. I can circle the correct words to demonstrate
I can read about the decoration of two bedrooms. comprehension.
I can listen to a description of a bedroom and choose I can work in a group to write an advert for the
the correct picture. hotel
I can write a description of my room.
I can read a picture story in dialogue format.
I can name rooms in a house of flat.
I can read about an undersea hotel and answer true/
false questions.
I can work in a group to write an advert for the hotel

6 I can name sports and different free time activities. I can listen and complete a chart with  and . Culture: tourist
I can talk and read about things people can and can’t I can find days of the week in a word snake. activities in London.
do. I can describe my favourite places in my town and
I can write about my abilities and those of a family say what you can do there.
member. I can make a poster about my town.
I can listen and complete a chart with  and .
I can use the days of the week.
I can ask questions about abilities.
I can listen and complete a timetable.
I can match suggestions to pictures.
I can make suggestions.
I can read about different tourist activities in London.
7 I can name different kinds of food and drinks. Food Science and
I can read messages describing what different people Culture: lunch in
eat for lunch. different parts of the
I can say what I like and don’t like. world.
I can check comprehension with a partner using true/ Culture: food in schools
false statements.
I can understand a discussion about food likes and
dislikes.
I can use don’t and doesn’t to talk about likes and
dislikes.
I can read and write sentences including but to
contrast two parts.
I can ask and write questions about likes and dislikes.
I can complete a questionnaire about my diet.
8 I can name items and activities connected with I can listen to a description of clothing items and Health: safety in the sun
summer holidays. match them to pictures.
I can listen and identify items in a picture. I can write a party invitation.
I can form imperatives and negative imperatives.
I can name different items of clothing.
I can use unusual plurals like trousers. sunglasses,
shorts.
I can listen to a description of clothing items and
match them to pictures.
I can match spoken lines to different places in an
adventure park.
I can form negatives in all the structures I’ve learned.
I can answer questions with short answers.
I can tell the time in English.
I can write a party invitation.
I can read and write about summer holidays.