CE:YL Movers test teaching notes

CE:YL Movers test teaching notes

Introduction
Academy Stars Level 3 and Level 4 will prepare children
to take the Cambridge English: Movers test of English at
the end of their course. The Cambridge English: Young
Learners tests are for children between the ages of 7
and 12. The tests do not pass or fail children but instead
award them a number of attainment shields on a scale
from one to five. The tests are in three levels: Starters,
Movers and Flyers. The Movers test is at the level of
A1+ of the Common European Framework of Reference
(CEFR). The official syllabus and wordlist are available at
www.cambridgeenglish.org/exams/young-learners-english.
The syllabus of Academy Stars Level 3 and Level 4
progressively covers this syllabus and wordlist. The Movers
test has three papers, testing the four language skills:

Paper Timing Number of Parts of the test

test items
Reading 30 35 Part 1: Reading for specific information and matching to words. There are
and minutes five items and children copy five words.
Writing Part 2: Reading and completing six short dialogues. There are six items and
the children circle one of three options.
Part 3: Reading for specific information and gist in a cloze text with one
summary multiple-choice option. The children read a text and look at the
words and pictures in the box. They choose the correct word to fill the five
gaps and copy them into the text. They then choose the best title for the
story from a choice of three.
Part ¢: Reading and understanding a factual text. The children read the text,
which contains five gaps. They have a choice of three options for each gap
and they copy the correct word into the text.
Part 5: Reading a story and completing sentences with one, two or three
words. The children complete seven sentences.
Part 6: Guided writing; completing sentences, responding to questions and
writing sentences about a picture. The children complete two sentences,
answer two questions and write two sentences about the picture.
Speaking 5–7 16 items, Part 1: Describing two pictures by using short responses. The children
minutes all verbal identify four differences between two similar pictures.
responses Part 2: Understanding the beginning of a story and then continuing to tell a
story by describing three pictures. The children describe each picture in turn.
Part 3: Suggesting and explaining which picture is different from a set of four
choices. The children identify the odd one out and give a reason.
Part ¢: Understanding and responding to personal questions. The children
answer personal questions.
Listening 25 25 Part 1: Listening for names and descriptions. There are five items and the
minutes children draw lines between the names and the people in the picture.
Part 2: Listening for names, spelling and other information. There are five
items and the children take notes.
Part 3: Listening for specific information. There are five items and the children
match a set of words or names with a set of pictures (multiple matching).
Part ¢: Listening for specific information. There are five items and the
children choose from three-option multiple choice.
Part 5: Listening for words, colours and specific information. There are five
different items and the children follow instructions to colour four items and
write a simple word.

The Level 3 test gives children practice in all these parts of the three papers at the level of grammar and vocabulary
knowledge that the children will have reached by the end of Academy Stars Level 3.

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CE:YL Movers Reading and Writing

Part 1: Reading definitions and Part ¢: R

 eading and understanding
matching to words 5 marks a factual text 5 marks
In this task, the children match words and definitions. The children read a factual text, which has a title and
The children look at eight illustrations of key words and an illustration to give the general idea of the content.
six definitions, then they match each word to its definition The text has five gaps which the children complete with
by copying the correct word. the appropriate word from a choice of three multiple-
choice options. The items to fill the gaps are a test of
Answers
understanding of grammar.
1 a whale 2 rice ¢ a grandpa 5
a library 3 a bottle
Answers
Part 2: Reading and completing six 1 many 2 lose 3 faster ¢ out 5 sometimes
short dialogues 6 marks
The children complete a dialogue by selecting the best Part 5: R
 eading a story and
responses to the first speaker. The general situation of completing sentences with
the dialogue is communicated through a picture at the one, two or three words 7 marks
beginning but the dialogue is then divided into six mini- The children are given a story that is divided into three
dialogues. The children decide what the second speaker parts, each with an illustration that gives a general idea
should say in his / her turn and circle the correct letter of the content of that part. The children read the story,
out of the three options. then they read some sentences that summarise the
Answers content but have gaps. They complete the sentences
using one, two or three words from the text.
1 A 2
A 3
C ¢ B 5
B 6
C
Answers
Part 3: Reading for specific 1 doesn’t like 2  cold and wet 3  his homework
information and gist in a ¢ cooking 5  were hungry 6  the kitchen
cloze text with one summary 7 chocolate cake
multiple-choice option 6 marks
Part 6: G
 uided writing 15 marks
The children read a short story and complete the five
The children are given a picture to write about. They
gaps by copying the correct response from a box
complete sentences, answer simple questions and write
with illustrated words. There are extra words that are
two sentences about what they can see in the picture.
not used.
The children copy the correct words in each of the five Answers
gaps. The final test item asks them to choose the best 1 a bag 2  Green Park
title for the story from three options. 3 brown trousers / blue shoes / ¢  in the / a tree
a red T-shirt
Answers 5 / 6 The children’s own answers. (Possible answers:
1 goats 2 brown 3 carried ¢ laughed 5 cake The man is walking in the park. / The children are playing
6 An exciting day at the farm in the park. / The girl is wearing blue trousers. / The
children are happy.)

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CE:YL Movers Speaking

Time: approximately 5–7 minutes
¢ Parts
A total of 15 marks

Part Task and output Number of questions

Part 1 Using short responses to describe a picture: 6
• The children identify four differences between similar pictures.
Part 2 Describing three pictures: 3
• The children listen to the examiner telling them the beginning of a four-picture story.
• They continue the story from the prompt.
Part 3 Suggesting and explaining which picture is different from the others: 3
• The children identify the odd one out from a set of four pictures
Part ¢ Understanding and responding to personal questions: ¢
• The children answer personal questions.

Part 1
Give the pictures to the child and say: Here are two pictures
of a bedroom. They’re nearly the same picture but there
are differences. Here’s an example: In this picture the guitar
is on the chair and in that picture the guitar is near the chair
on the floor. So there’s a difference. Now, can you find four
differences in the pictures?
Possible acceptable answers
Note: the children do not have to speak in complete
sentences.
1: In this picture, there’s one kite. In that picture, there are
two kites.
2: Here in the cupboard there’s a bat and in this cupboard
there’s a ball.
3: On this bed there are some trousers and on that bed
there’s a dress.
¢: In this picture the book is under the desk and in that
picture it is on the desk.
Part 2
The child looks at a sequence of four pictures that tell a
story. Give the title of the story and describe what is in the
first picture: The name of this story is: Who can run faster?
Look at the pictures. In this story there are two boys.
This boy is Bill; that boy is Ben. Ben likes running,
but Bill doesn’t like running.
The child then describes what is happening in the next
three pictures. Remember that the story is to elicit a
description of the pictures, not a continuous narrative.
Possible acceptable answers
Note: the children do not have to make the
descriptions join up. They only have to give a minimal
meaningful response.
Picture 2: The boys are running. Ben is faster than Bill.
Bill is tired / not happy.
Picture 3: Now Ben stops. Ben is falling / falls on a rock.
He’s dirty / angry.
Picture ¢: Bill is at the end. He’s first. He’s happy. Ben is
angry. Bill is faster than Ben.
Part 3
The child looks at a group of four pictures and spots the
odd one out.
Model the example of the first set of four pictures. Say:
Here are four pictures. One picture is different. Can you
see? This picture and that picture and that picture show
fruit. This isn’t fruit; it’s a burger. Now you find the picture
that is different for these pictures.
Possible acceptable answers
Note: the children do not have to speak in sentences
as shown here. This is to give an idea of the
information they can say.
1: The shower is different because this is in the bathroom.
A sofa, a lamp and a TV are all in the living room.
2: The child is sleeping. That’s different. In this picture
there’s a bus, here there’s a motorbike and here there’s a
train. These are outside.
3: This picture is different because it’s hot and sunny. In
these pictures the weather is bad: it’s cold; there’s a
strong wind and it’s raining.
Part ¢
Ask the child four questions. For example, ask:
What’s the weather like today?
What’s your favourite hobby?
What do you do with your friends at the weekend?
Tell me about your best friend.

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CE:YL Movers Listening

Part 1 matching 5 marks Part ¢ – listening for specific

In this task, the children look at the picture and listen to a information and matching pictures 5 marks
dialogue between an adult and a child describing people In this task, the children listen to five dialogues between
and their actions in the picture. The children draw lines to different pairs of speakers. For each dialogue, the
identify people doing different things. children are given a question to answer and a choice of
Answers three-answer options in multiple-choice format.
Mary – lady playing piano Answers
Paul – man playing guitar 1 A 2
C 3
B ¢ C 5
B
Jack – boy playing with rabbit
Mark – boy eating sandwich Part 5 – listening for specific
Zoe – girl reading her book
information to colour and write words 5 marks
Part 2 note-taking 5 marks This task is based on a dialogue in which an adult
asks a child to colour different things in a picture that is
In this task, the children listen to a dialogue between an
reproduced on the test page. The children look at the
adult and child on a topic which is shown in a general
picture, listen to the dialogue and follow instructions to
picture. The children write a word or number next to five
colour parts of the picture in different colours. They will
short prompts on the notepad.
need coloured pens in green, brown, blue and orange
Answers plus one or two other colours that will not be used.
1 25 The final instruction is to write a single word somewhere
2 Dream in the picture.
3 kangaroos (or kangaroo)
Answers
¢ panda
5 (a) burger (or burgers) 1 colour girl’s T-shirt green
2 colour man’s hat brown
3 colour bigger dolphin blue
Part 3 – listening for specific
¢ colour ball orange
information and matching pictures 5 marks 5 write ‘BEACH’ on bigger boat
In this task, the children listen to a continuous dialogue
in which a child explains to an adult what various people
do at the weekend. The children look at the pictures and
names of the people and match them to their hobbies,
according to what they hear.
Answers
Peter – C
Aunt Lily – A
Uncle Paul – F
Tony – E
Grandpa – H

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CE:YL Movers Listening Audioscript
Narrator: Hello. This is your Academy Stars Level 3 Narrator: Four.
listening test to practise Cambridge Movers. F: And who’s the older boy in the picture?
Look at Part One. The one with the black hair.
Now look at the picture. Mch: That’s my cousin, Mark.
Listen and look. F: He’s eating a sandwich.
There is one example. Mch: Yes. Mark is always hungry!
PAUSE 00’03” PAUSE 00’05”
Mch: Look at this picture of my family, Mrs Black. Narrator: Five.
F: That’s nice. You’ve got a big family! Mch: That’s my cousin Zoe. She’s got brown hair.
Mch: Yes, I know! F: Is she the girl who is playing with a doll?
F: Who’s the girl who is cleaning the window? Mch: No, she isn’t. Zoe is reading her book.
Mch: That’s my sister. She loves reading.
F: What’s her name? F: So do I.
Mch: She’s called Clare. PAUSE 00’05”
F: Ah! What a good girl! Narrator: Now listen to Part One again.
PAUSE 00’03” PAUSE 00’03”
Narrator: Can you see the line? This is an example. [REPEAT PART ONE WITH ONLY 00’03” PAUSES]
Now you listen and draw lines. Narrator: That is the end of Part One.
PAUSE 00’03” PAUSE 00’05”
[REPEAT FROM HERE] Narrator: Part Two.
Narrator: One. Listen and look.
F: Who’s the woman in the black dress who is There is one example.
playing the piano? PAUSE 00’03”
Mch: That’s my grandma. Her name is Mary. F: Hello, Jack. Did you go on the school trip
F: Is she good at playing the piano? this year?
Mch: Yes, she is. She always plays the piano and Mch: Yes. We went to the zoo.
sometimes she sings, too. F: You went to the zoo? Wow! When was the
F: Brilliant! school trip?
PAUSE 00’05” Mch: It was on Friday.
Narrator: Two. F: Friday! That was yesterday.
Mch: The man with glasses is my grandpa. He’s PAUSE 00’03”
playing the guitar. Narrator: Can you see the answer? Now you listen
F: Oh yes, I can see him. He’s smiling. He likes and write.
playing music! [REPEAT FROM HERE]
Mch: Yes, he does. He teaches me how to play the Narrator: One.
guitar sometimes. F: How many children went on the trip?
F: Really? That’s great. What’s his name? Mch: Well there are 25 children in my class and
Mch: He’s called Paul. everyone went. It was 25 children.
PAUSE 00’05” F: Mmm.
Narrator: Three. PAUSE 00’08”
F: Who’s the boy who is playing with the Narrator: Two.
grey rabbit? F: What was the name of the zoo?
Mch: That’s my brother, Jack, and that’s his pet Mch: Dream Zoo.
rabbit. F: How do you spell that?
F: It’s a very nice rabbit. Mch: D-R-E-A-M.
Mch: Yes, it is. It jumps all around the house! We F: Oh yes, I know it. It’s a famous place.
love it! There are a lot of animals!
PAUSE 00’05” PAUSE 00’08”

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Narrator: Three.
F: What was your favourite animal? Did you like
the lions the best?
Mch: No, the lions were asleep. They weren’t
exciting. I liked the kangaroos best.
F: I think kangaroos are the best!
Mch: They were so funny. They could jump
very well.
PAUSE 00’08”
Narrator: Four.
F: Which was the oldest animal in the zoo?
Mch: The panda. I saw a panda who was 27 years
old. I think that was the oldest animal.
F: Did you like the panda?
Mch: Yes. It was brilliant!
PAUSE 00’08”
Narrator: Five.
F: What did you have for lunch?
Mch: We didn’t have sandwiches. We went to the
café and I had a burger!
F: That’s nice!
Mch: Yes. I love burgers!
PAUSE 00’08”
Narrator: Now listen to Part Two again.
PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT PART TWO WITH ONLY 00’05” PAUSES]
Narrator: That is the end of Part Two.
PAUSE 00’05”
Narrator: Part Three.
Listen and look.
There is one example.
PAUSE 00’03”
Narrator: Vicky is telling her teacher, Mrs Green,
about the people in her family. Everyone has
a different hobby. What hobby does each
person enjoy doing?
PAUSE 00’03”
F: What do your family do at the weekends,
Vicky?
Fch: Oh, we all do different hobbies.
F: What about your older sister, Sally?
What does she do?
Fch: She’s very good at swimming. She often goes
to the swimming pool on Saturdays.
F: I like swimming, too.
PAUSE 00’03”
Narrator: Can you see the letter B? Now you listen and
write a letter in every box.
PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT FROM HERE]
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Fch: I’ve got a big brother, too. He’s called Peter.
He’s two years older than me.
F: Does Peter go swimming with Sally?
Fch: No, he doesn’t like swimming. He often
goes to the sports centre to play badminton.
He loves playing badminton and he’s very
good at it.
F: Oh, OK.
PAUSE 00’03”
F: I know your Aunt Lily and Uncle Paul. They
live on my street. What do they like doing at
the weekends?
Fch: My Aunt Lily loves films but she doesn’t
want to watch them at home. She’s goes to
the cinema.
F: What kinds of film does she watch?
Fch: She likes a lot of different films. Last week,
she went to see a funny film and she laughed
a lot.
F: I like funny films, too!
PAUSE 00’03”
F: What about your Uncle Paul? Does he go to
the cinema with your Aunt Lily?
Fch: No, he doesn’t. He doesn’t like going to the
cinema. He likes watching films at home
on TV.
F: Does he have a hobby?
Fch: Yes, he does. He likes taking photos of plants
and flowers.
F: I’d like to see some of his photos.
Fch: They’re very beautiful. You must ask him to
show you some.
F: Yes, good idea.
PAUSE 00’03”
F: Have you got a baby brother, too?
Fch: Yes, I have. My baby brother is called Tony
and he’s one.
F: What does he do at weekends?
Fch: Mum takes him to the playground. Mum likes
walking and Tony likes playing outside.
PAUSE 00’03”
F: What about your grandpa? What does he do
at the weekend?
Fch: He likes football.
F: Does he play football?
Fch: No, he doesn’t! He watches football on TV
every Saturday. He thinks it’s very exciting!
F: Oh, I see.
PAUSE 00’05”
Narrator: Now listen to Part Three again.
PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT PART THREE]
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Narrator: That is the end of Part Three.
PAUSE 00’03”
Narrator: Part Four.
Look at the pictures.
Listen and look.
There is one example.
PAUSE 00’03”
Narrator: Which one is Mark’s uncle?
PAUSE 00’03”
Mch: Look Mrs Hill. Here’s a picture of my
Uncle Alex. He’s a doctor. He’s at a party
at the hospital.
F: Which man is it, Mark? Has he got glasses?
Mch: Yes, he’s got glasses.
F: Oh, is he this man here?
Mch: No, my uncle doesn’t have blonde hair.
He’s got dark hair like me and my dad.
F: Oh yes, I can see a man with dark hair and
glasses here.
Mch: Yes that’s my uncle!
PAUSE 00’03”
Narrator: Can you see the tick? Now you listen and
tick the box.
PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT FROM HERE]
Narrator: One. What clothes did May buy on Saturday?
M: Did you go shopping on Saturday, May?
Did you buy something?
Fch: Well, I wanted to buy a pink skirt but I didn’t
like the pink skirts in the shop.
M: Oh, did you buy a skirt in another colour?
Fch: No, I didn’t. I saw a red jacket which I liked,
but I didn’t buy that.
M: Oh. Did you buy any clothes then?
Fch: Yes, I did! There were some nice blue
trousers which I bought. Now I can go on
holiday!
PAUSE 00’03”
Narrator: Two. Where did Lucy see the beautiful
blue bird?
Fch: Look at my photo of this bird, Grandpa. I like
taking photos and this is my best one.
M: That’s a beautiful blue bird, Lucy. Did you see
it in the park or on the beach?
Fch: No, I didn’t. I saw it in a tree. It was in the
forest near my school.
M: Oh yes, I like walking in that forest.
PAUSE 00’03”
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Narrator: Three. How did Jim travel to his
grandparents’ house?
F: Where did you go last weekend, Jim?
Mch: I went to my grandparents’ house.
F: Oh that’s nice. Did you go by bus with your
mum and dad?
Mch: No, they didn’t come with me.
F: Did you go by train?
Mch: No, the train is very slow. I went by plane.
Planes are faster.
PAUSE 00’03”
Narrator: Four. What do they eat for dinner?
Mch: I’m hungry, Mum. Can we have pasta for
dinner?
F: No, I haven’t got any pasta. Let’s have soup.
Mch: Oh, I don’t really like soup. Can we have
salad?
F: Not today. We haven’t got any salad. We can
buy some at the weekend.
PAUSE 00’03”
Narrator: Five. What sport is Ben best at?
Mch: Ben came first in the school sports day.
F: Oh that’s great. Was it for tennis? He’s very
good at tennis.
Mch: No, he is good at tennis but he is better at
swimming. He came first at swimming.
F: Well done, Ben! And what about you, Mark?
Mch: I came third in baseball.
F: Well done, Mark!
PAUSE 00’03”
Narrator: Now listen to Part Four again.
[REPEAT PART FOUR BUT WITH NO PAUSE AFTER
THE QUESTION AND ONLY A PAUSE OF 00’03’’
AFTER THE DIALOGUE]
Narrator: That is the end of Part Four.
PAUSE 00’05”
Narrator: Part Five.
Look at the picture.
Listen and look.
There is one example.
PAUSE 00’05”
M: Would you like to colour this picture of the sea?
Fch: Oh, yes please. It’s fun.
M: There are two boats. Can you see?
Fch: Yes, I can.
M: There’s a woman in the smaller boat. Can you
colour that boat grey?
Fch: Yes. I can. Here’s my grey pen.
Narrator: Can you see the grey boat? This is an
example. Now you listen and colour and write.
PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT FROM HERE]
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Narrator: One. Narrator: Five.
M: Can you see the girl in the bigger boat? M: Now, I’d like you to write a word.
Fch: Yes, I can. She’s taking a photo. Fch: OK, I’ve got my pen.
M: That’s right. M: Good. Please write the word BEACH.
Fch: Can I colour her T-shirt? Fch: Where do I write BEACH?
M: Yes, good idea. What colour would you like M: On the bigger boat.
to use? Fch: The bigger boat … Is that the boat with the
Fch: Green. man and the girl in it?
M: That’s nice! M: Yes, that’s right. Can you write that now?
PAUSE 00’15” PAUSE 00’15”
Narrator: Two. Narrator: Now listen to Part Five again.
Fch: There’s a man on that boat, too. PAUSE 00’03”
M: Yes, there is. Can you colour his hat? [REPEAT PART FIVE WITH ONLY 00’10” PAUSES]
Fch: Yes, OK. What colour? Narrator: That is the end of the Academy Stars Level 3
M: Colour it brown, please. He needs a hat listening test to practise Cambridge Movers.
because it is very sunny.
Fch: Look, now it’s brown.
PAUSE 00’15”
Narrator: Three.
M: Look at those dolphins which are jumping out
of the water. They are brilliant. Would you like
to colour one of them?
Fch: Yes, please! Can I colour the biggest dolphin?
M: OK, what colour?
Fch: Blue is my favourite.
M: OK, blue’s a good colour for a dolphin.
PAUSE 00’15”
Narrator: Four.
M: Now, can you see the ball?
Fch: Oh yes! The smallest dolphin is playing with
the ball.
M: That’s right. Colour that ball. You choose
the colour.
Fch: Orange is a nice colour.
M: Yes, make it orange.
Fch: I like this picture!
PAUSE 00’15”

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