Cambridge English: Starters

Exam practice
This section covers all parts of the Starters exam (2018 update). It consists of Preparation,
which provides controlled practice to prepare for the task types found in the Starters exam.
The Practice tasks then give students a taster of Starters-style tasks.
These tasks can mostly be done as self-study, at home or in school. For tasks with an audio
icon, the student or their parents will need to be able to use a computer to download and
play the audio. A few speaking tasks require a partner.

Exam overview
There are three papers in the Starters exam: Listening, Reading and Writing, and Speaking.
Listening
The Listening paper has four parts, 20 items and is approximately 20 minutes. All tasks are
heard twice. Each part begins with one or two examples. The tasks include writing numbers
or names, multiple choice, and carrying out instructions by colouring pictures.
Reading and Writing
The Reading and Writing paper has five parts, 25 items and is 20 minutes. Each part
begins with one or two examples. Correct spelling is required. The tasks include
yes / no and gap-fill.
Speaking
The Speaking paper has four parts and is 3–5 minutes. In Part 1, the candidate must point
to the correct parts of a picture in response to spoken instructions. Candidates must then
point to object cards and place them on the picture. In Part 2, the candidate responds to
examiner questions about the picture. In Part 3, they respond to questions about the object
cards. Finally, in Part 4, the candidate responds to personal questions from the examiner.

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Starters Listening  Part 1
Preparation

1 Listen, point and say.   01

3 a
1 2 3 Alice
Hugo
Eva
Mark

number letter names

✓
4 5 6
pencil

circle tick line

2 Read. Write or draw. There is one example.

1 Write the word. 2 Circle. 3 Write the letters.
r a c

c    a    r teddy cat doll b  k 

4 Write the number. 5 Draw a line. 6 Tick the correct picture.

a b

1 puzzle 2 train
3 ruler 4 kite Alex This is my nose.

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Starters Listening  Part 1

Practice task

3 Listen and draw the lines. There is one example.   02

Emma Tom

Peter Lucy

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Starters Reading and Writing  Part 1
Preparation

1 Read. Tick (✓) the correct pictures. There is one example.

a b a b

✓
1 This is a teacher. 2 This is a swing.

a b a b

3 These are ice creams. 4 This is my grandma.

2 Match. Draw a line. There is one example.

c a
1 This is a firefighter. b
2 This is my mum.
3 This is a farmer.
4 These are slides.
5 This is a pool. c
d
6 This is a doctor.

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Practice task

3 Look and read. Put a tick (✓) or a cross (✗) in the box.
There are two examples.

✓ ✗
This is an umbrella. This is a seesaw.

1 2 3

This is my brother. This is a teacher. This is a net.

4 5 6

These are ears. This is a police officer. These are trees.

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Starters Speaking  Part 1
Preparation

1 Listen and tick (✓).   03

1 a b 2 a b

3 a b 4 a b

2 Look and write. There is one example. in  on  under  next to

1 2 3 4

1 The blue shoes are   under   the chair.

2 My sister is        the swing.
3 The banana is        the lunch box.
4 The pears are        the kitchen.

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Starters Speaking  Part 1

Preparation

3 Listen and number.   04

a b

c d

4 Point and say. Then read and draw the pictures.

1 Draw an apple on the desk.

2 Draw a kite next to the robot.
3 Draw a ball in the box.
4 Draw a pen under the chair.

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Starters Speaking  Part 1

Practice task

5 Ask and answer.

Pupil A Pupil B

Where are the drinks? In the kitchen.

1 Where are the children? 1 Where is the green dress?

2 Is there a hat? 2 Is there a tomato?
3 Where are the bananas? 3 Where is Dad?
4 Where are the blue chairs? 4 Where are the shoes?

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Starters Speaking  Part 1

Practice task

6 Listen and circle. There is one example.   05

Circle the lamp on the table.

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Starters Listening  Part 2
Preparation

1 Write the letters.   06

1 2 3 4 5 6

B  e   n  D  n    l  r a  e Al        o  h  e E      y

2 Listen and write the names.   07

  Daniel   likes monkeys.

1
          doesn’t like elephants.
2
          likes tigers.
3
          has got a parrot.
4
          hasn’t got a snake.
5
          and           like giraffes.
6

3 Listen and write.   08

1 2 3

There is  1  carrot. There are     triangles. There are     tomatoes.

4 5 6

There are     circles. There are     ice creams There are     squares.

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Starters Listening  Part 2

Practice task

4 Read the question. Listen and write a name or a number.

There are two examples.   09

How old is Jack?     7   What is Jack’s cousin’s name?    Jade 

1 How old is Jade?                

2 What is Jack’s friend called?                
3 How many parrots has the zoo got?                
4 What’s the tiger’s name?                
5 How old is it?                

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Starters Reading and Writing  Part 2
Preparation

1 Look and read. Put a tick (✓) in the correct box. There is one example.
1 2

a The girls like reading books. ✓ a Nick is wearing glasses.

b The girls like watching television. b Nick is wearing a hat.
3 4

a Ben’s grandma is drinking milk. a The boys have got boats.

b Ben’s grandma is eating an apple. b The boys have got bikes.

2 Look and read. Write yes or no. There are two examples.
1
a The girl is eating an ice cream.   yes  
b The girl is eating an apple.   no  

2
a There is a duck on the water.    
b There are two ducks on the water.    

3
a The boys are throwing a ball.    
b The boys are kicking a ball.    

4
a The man has got a camera.    
b The man has got a bag.    

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Practice task

3 Look and read. Write yes or no. There are two examples.

Grandpa is eating some cake.   no  

There are some flowers in the park.   yes  
1 The boy has got a burger.    
2 There is a cat behind the tree.    
3 The man and woman are standing next to the table.    
4 The woman is wearing a white hat.    
5 There are some grapes on the table.    

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Speaking  Parts 2 
2 , 3 and 4
Preparation

1 Listen and circle the correct answers. There is one example.   10

1 What’s the boy’s name?   Alfie / Andy

2 How old is he?   6/7
3 What’s his school’s name?   Hill Street School / Park Town School
4 What’s his teacher’s name?   Mrs Jones / Mrs Pearce
5 How many children are in the class?   25 / 28

2 Write the name or number. Then ask and answer.

1 What’s your name?              
2 How old are you?     
3 What’s your teacher’s name?              
4 What’s your school’s name?              
5 How many children are there in your class?     

3 What can you do? Write.  can  can’t

1 2 3

I     ride a bike. I     skate. I     play football.

4 5

I     ride a horse. I     skateboard.

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Practice task

4 Ask and answer. There are three examples.

What’s your name? My name’s Peter.

How old are you? I’m eight.

Can you ride a bike? Yes, I can.

Pupil A Pupil B

What’s this? What’s this?

Have you got a computer? Do you like fish?
Where is the computer in your house? What’s your favourite animal?

What’s this? What’s this?

What colour is the bus? How many chairs are in the classroom?
What number is the bus? What can you see in the classroom?

What’s this? What’s this?

Can you skateboard? What shape is the window?
What colour is your skateboard? How many windows are there in
this classroom?

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Starters Listening  Part 3
Preparation

1 Listen and write yes or no. There is one example.   11

1     yes   2       3      

4       5       6      

2 Listen and tick (✔) the correct pictures. There is one example.   12

1 a b

2 a b

3 a b

4 a b

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Starters Listening  Part 3

Practice task

3 Listen and tick (✔) the correct pictures. There is one example.   13

1 a b c

2 a b c

3 a b c

4 a b c

5 a b c

6 a b c

7 a b c

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 Starters Reading and Writing  Part 3
Preparation

1 Write the words. There is one example.

1 2 3

m a
l i k a l k
b c w l t

c l i m b

4 5 6

y i g n
l f e r w t s i

2 Write the letters. There is one example.

1 2 3

p e g b e h f

4 5 6

b d b k t p t r

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 Starters Reading and Writing  Part 3

Practice task

3 Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.

There is one example.
1
lwi
plo

p   i   l   l   o  w

2 3

rtcp pbrc
moeu oaud

4 5
mrc
rput
sos
cie
alo

rwse
dar

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Starters Listening  Part 4
Listening Part
Preparation

1 Listen and number. There is one example.   14

a b

c d

2 Listen and colour. There is one example.   15

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Starters Listening Part 4

Practice task

3 Listen and colour.   16

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Starters Reading and Writing  Part 4
Preparation

1 Look and read. Write the words.  carrots ​basketball ​spider ​pencil

1 There is a   pencil   on the 2 A       has got eight legs.

desk.

3 Horses eat      . 4 Jill likes playing      .

2 Look and read. Write the words. There is one example.

fly ​swimming ​tail​
eyes ​run ​trees

I have got a long

(1)   tail   . I have got
two (2)       and two
ears. I can walk and I can
(3)      . I cannot
(4)      . I do not like
(5)      . I like climbing
(6)      .
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Starters Reading and Writing  Part 4

Practice task

3 Look and read. Write the words. There is one example.

Hippos have got two eyes,
two (1)   ears  ,
four legs and a short
(2)      . They do
not live in a (3)      .
They live next to water.
Hippos cannot climb
(4)      .
They can (5)      .
They drink water. They do
not drink (6)      .

pineapple juice ears trees feet

garden frog swim tail

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 Starters Reading and Writing  Part 5
Preparation

1 Look and read. Circle the correct answers. There is one example.

1 What / Where is May eating? 2 Who / Where is the boy?

She is eating an ice cream. He is in the park.

3 How many / What mangoes are there? 4 What / Who is in the kitchen?
There are three. Mum is in the kitchen.

2 Match the questions and answers. Draw lines. There is one example.

1 How many children are there? He is eating some cake.

2 What colour is the armchair? The grandfather is sleeping.
3 What is the boy doing? There are two children.
4 Who is sleeping? They are sitting on the sofa.
5 What are the man and woman doing? It is white.
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Starters Reading and Writing  Part 5

Practice task

3 Look and read. Write the words. There are two examples.

1 Where are the people? At the   zoo  .

2 Which animal can you see? An  elephant  .
3 What is the woman eating? An         .

4 Where is the ball? In the       .

5 What colour is the ball? It is       .

6 Who has got the ball now? The       .

7 What is the elephant doing? It is       .

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Cambridge English: Starters Audio scripts and Answer key

Listening Part 1 6 Audio script 05

Circle the lamp on the table.
1 Audio script / Answers 01 1 Circle the kite under the bed.
number    2 Circle the robot in the box.
letter  3 Circle the shoes in the cupboard.
names    4 Circle the clock on the wall.
circle    5 Circle the ball next to the bed.
tick    Answers
line
2 1 car  ​2 doll  ​3 bike  ​4 3 (ruler)  ​
5 (line drawn from word to picture)  ​6 a
3 Audio script / Answers 02
Hello. My name’s Emma. This is my kite. It’s red. This is my
bag. It’s blue.
1 Hello. My name’s Peter. Look! This is my train. And this is
my yellow ball.
2 Hello. My name’s Lucy. Here’s my doll … and here’s
my teddy!
3 Hello. My name’s Tom. Look! This is my book, and this is
my pen. It’s purple!

Reading and Writing Part 1

1 1 a  ​2 b  ​3 a  ​4 a

2 1 c  ​2 a  ​3 f  ​4 b  ​5 e  ​6 d
3 1 ✗  ​2 ✗  ​3 ✓  ​4 ✗  ​5 ✓  ​6 ✓

Speaking Part 1

1 Audio script 03
1 The white cat is on the box. Listening Part 2
2 The hat is under the pink chair.
3 The green apple is in the lunch box. 1 Audio script / Answers 06
4 The purple shoe is next to the socks. 1 Ben, B-E-N, Ben
Answers 2 Daniel, D-A-N-I-E-L, Daniel
1 b  ​2 b  ​3 a  ​4 b 3 Grace, G-R-A-C-E, Grace
2 1 under  ​2 on  ​3 next to  ​4 in 4 Alfie, A-L-F-I-E, Alfie
5 Sophie, S-O-P-H-I-E, Sophie
3 Audio script 04 6 Emily, E-M-I-L-Y, Emily
1 The cake is next to the lemonade.
2 The cake is between the bananas and the grapes. 2 Audio script 07
3 The cake is in the cupboard. 1 What does Daniel like? Daniel likes monkeys.
4 The cake is under the TV. 2 What doesn’t Emily like? Emily doesn’t like elephants.
Answers 3  What does Ben like? Ben likes tigers.
a 2  ​b 4  ​c 1  ​d 3 4 What animal has Grace got? She’s got a parrot.
5 Has Alfie got a snake? No, he hasn’t.
4 (pupils draw items in the correct positions) 6 What do Sophie and Ben like? They like giraffes.
5 Pupil A Answers
1 In the garden.  ​2 No, there isn’t.  ​ 1 Daniel  2 Emily  3 Ben  4 Grace
3 They’re in the kitchen. 4 In the bedroom. 5 Alfie  6 Ben, Sophie
Pupil B
1 In the garden.  ​2 No, there isn’t.  ​3 He’s in the kitchen. 
4 In the bedroom.

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3 Audio script 08 Answers
1 How many carrots are there? There is one carrot. 1 1 Andy  ​2 six  ​3 Park Town School  ​4 Mrs Jones  ​5 28
2 How many triangles are there? There are six triangles. 2 Children’s own answers.
3 Are there tomatoes? Yes, there are eight tomatoes. 3 Children’s own answers.
4 There are two circles. How many circles? Two. 4 Children’s own answers.
5 There are three ice creams. Three? Yes, that’s right,
three ice creams. Listening Part 3
6 How many squares are there? There are four squares.
Answers
1 Audio script 11
1 1  2 6  3 8  4 2  5 3  6 4
1 Boy: I’ve got a horse.
4 Audio script 09 2 Girl: This is my doll’s leg.
Hello, Jack. How old are you? I’m seven. 3 Boy: I’d like an orange, please.
Seven? Yes. 4 Girl: That’s a tree in our garden.
And who is this girl? That’s my cousin. Her name’s Jade. 5 Boy: Here is my bed.
Jade. Is that J-A-D-E? Yes. 6 Girl: He’s got a new radio.
1 How old is Jade? She’s eight. Answers
Eight years old? Yes, that’s right. 1 yes  ​2 no  ​3 no  ​4 yes  ​5 yes  ​6 no
2 Who is the boy in the photo? That’s my friend, Danny.
2 Audio script 12
Is that D-A-N-N-Y? Yes, that’s right.
1 Adult: Where’s Fred? Is he at school?
3 Has the zoo got a parrot? Yes. The zoo has got
Girl: No. He’s in the garden.
three parrots.
Adult: Is he playing football?
How many? Three.
Girl: No, he’s sitting under a tree.
4 What’s the tiger’s name? It’s Khan.
2 Adult: Where’s Anna’s doll?
How do you spell Khan? K-H-A-N.
Boy: It’s in her bedroom.
K-H-A-N? Yes, that’s right.
Adult: Is it in the box?
5 How old is Khan? He’s ten years old.
Boy: No, it isn’t. It’s on the bed.
Ten years old? Yes.
3 Adult: Where’s Bill?
Answers
Girl: He’s at the beach.
1 eight  ​2 Danny  ​3 three parrots  ​4 Khan  ​5 ten
Adult: What’s he doing?
Girl: He’s swimming.
Reading and Writing Part 2 4 Adult: Can Lucy ride a horse?
Boy: No, she can’t.
1 1 a  ​2 b  ​3 a  ​4 b Adult: Can she ride a bike?
2 1 a yes ​b no  ​2 a no b yes  ​3 a no b yes  ​4 a yes b no Boy: Yes, she can.
3 1 no  ​2 yes  ​3 no  ​4 yes ​5 no Answers
  1 b  ​2 b  ​3 a  ​4 a

Speaking Parts 2, 3 and 4 3 Audio script 13

1 Boy: What’s for dinner?
Adult: Chicken and chips.
Audio script 10
Boy: Great. I love chicken.
1 Adult: What’s your name?
Adult: And there’s watermelon.
Boy: My name’s Andy.
2 Adult: Is Tony at home?
Adult: Is that A-N-D-Y?
Girl: Yes, he is.
Boy: Yes, that’s right.
Adult: Is he in his bedroom?
2 Adult: How old are you Andy?
Girl: No, he isn’t. He’s in the living room.
Boy: I’m six.
3 Adult: Have you got a toy car, Ben?
Adult: Six years old?
Boy: No, I haven’t. But I’ve got a train.
Boy: Yes.
Adult: What’s your favourite toy?
3 Adult: What’s your school’s name?
Boy: My helicopter. It’s great.
Boy: It’s Park Town School.
4 Adult: Hi, Jill. Are you in the kitchen?
Adult: Park Town School?
Girl: No, I’m not. I’m in my bedroom.
Boy: Yes. It’s in Park Town.
Adult: What are you doing?
4 Adult: And what’s your teacher’s name?
Girl: I’m listening to the radio.
Boy: It’s Mrs Jones.
5 Boy: Do you like lemonade, Kim?
Adult: How do you spell Jones?
Girl: Um. No, I don’t.
Boy: J-O-N-E-S.
Boy: Oh. Do you like juice?
Adult: OK.
Girl: Yes. I like orange juice.
5 Adult: How many children are in your class?
6 Adult: Hi, Tony. Can you play tennis?
Boy: There are twenty-eight children.
Boy: No, I can’t. I can’t hit the ball.
Adult: Twenty-eight?
Adult: Can you play hockey?
Boy: Yes, that’s right.
Boy: Yes, I can. It’s great.

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 7 Girl: Where’s your handbag, Mum?
Adult: I don’t know.
Girl: Is it on the chair?
Adult: No. Oh, look. It’s under the chair.
Answers
3  1 b  ​2 b  ​3 b  ​4 b  ​5 c  ​6 a  ​7 c
Reading and Writing Part 3
1 1 climb  ​2 walk  ​3 talk  ​4 fly  ​5 write  ​6 sing
2 1 peg  ​2 table  ​3 shelf  ​4 board  ​5 blanket  ​6 poster
3 1 pillow  ​2 computer  ​3 cupboard  ​4 classroom  ​5 picture  ​
6 drawers
Listening Part 4
1 Audio script 14
1 Adult: The football is next to the bookcase.
2 Adult: The photo is in front of the lamp.
3 Adult: The book is under the television.
4 Adult: The guitar is behind the cupboard.
Answers
a 4  ​b 3  ​c 1  ​d 2
2 Audio script 15
1 Adult: Can you colour the sun, please?
Boy: The sun?
Adult: Yes. Please colour the sun yellow.
Boy: OK.
2 Adult: Good. Can you see the duck on the water?
Boy: Yes, I can.
Adult: Colour the duck brown, please.
Boy: OK. I’m colouring it brown.
3 Adult: Good. Can you see the cat?
Boy: Um. Yes. It’s next to the tree.
Adult: Please colour it grey.
Boy: OK. A grey cat.
4 Adult: Look. There’s a bird in the tree.
Boy: Yes, I can see it.
Adult: Colour it blue.
Boy: OK. I’m colouring it blue now.
5 Adult: Can you colour the kite red?
Boy: Oh, yes. It’s on the grass.
Adult: That’s right. Now, colour it red.
Boy: OK.
6 Adult: Can you see the hat on the horse?
Boy: Yes.
Adult: Can you colour it purple, please?
Boy: OK. I’m colouring the hat purple.
Answers
1 yellow sun  ​2 brown duck  ​3 grey cat  4 blue bird  ​5 red
kite  ​6 purple hat
3 Audio script 16
1 Adult: Look at the book next to the cupboard.
Girl: The book?
Adult: Yes. Please colour the book yellow.
Girl: OK. A yellow book.
2 Adult: Good. Can you see the book in front of the bag?
Girl: Oh, yes. I can see it.
Adult: OK. Colour the book pink, please.
Girl: OK. I’m colouring it pink.
3 Adult: Look. There’s a book in the bag.
Girl: Yes, there is.
Adult: Colour it blue.
Girl: OK. I’m colouring it blue.
4 Adult: Good. Can you see the book on the bookcase?
Girl: Um. Yes. There it is.
Adult: Please colour it orange.
Girl: OK. An orange book.
5 Adult: Now, there’s a book behind the lamp.
Girl: Yes, I can see it.
Adult: Good. Now, colour it red.
Girl: Red?
Adult: Yes, red.
Girl: OK. I’m colouring the book red.
6 Adult: Can you see the book under the desk.
Girl: Pardon?
Adult: There’s a book under the desk.
Girl: Oh, yes. I can see it.
Adult: Can you colour it green, please?
Girl: OK. I’m colouring it green now.
Adult: Very good. Well done.
Answers
1 yellow book next to cupboard  ​2 pink book in front of
bag  ​3 blue book in bag  ​4 orange book on bookcase  ​
5 red book behind lamp  ​6 green book under desk
Reading and Writing Part 4
1 1 pencil  ​2 spider  ​3 carrots  ​4 basketball
2 1 tail  ​2 eyes  ​3 run  ​4 fly  ​5 swimming  ​6 trees
3 1 ears  ​2 tail  ​3 garden  ​4 trees  ​5 swim  ​6 pineapple juice
Reading and Writing Part 5
1 1 What  ​2 Where  ​3 How many  ​4 Who
2 1 There are two children.  ​2 It is white.  ​
3 He is eating some cake.  ​4 The grandfather is sleeping.  ​
5 They are sitting on the sofa.
3 1 zoo  ​2 elephant  ​3 ice cream  ​4 tree  ​5 white  ​6 boy  ​
7 eating
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Cambridge English: Starters
Speaking exam simulation – Commentary

Overview of Parts 1–4

The Starters speaking test lasts 3–5 minutes and has four parts. The student takes the test
on his / her own with the examiner.

Part 1
The usher brings the student in and introduces him / her to the examiner. The examiner greets the
student and shows him / her a scene picture and asks the student to point to items in the picture.
Language needed:
• Receptive knowledge of vocabulary from the scene picture.
• Ability to follow instructions.
The examiner shows the student some object cards, and asks the student to identify one of the
objects and place it on the scene picture. This is done with three of the object cards in total.
Language needed:
• Receptive knowledge of the vocabulary from the scene picture and of the object cards,
and prepositions of place.
• Ability to follow instructions.
Part 2
The examiner asks the student some questions about some things in the scene picture.
Language needed:
• Receptive understanding of Wh- questions.
• Productive knowledge of colours, numbers, vocabulary from the scene picture and present
continuous for describing actions.

Part 3
The examiner asks the student to name one of the object cards and asks further questions about
it. This is done with three different objects.
Language needed:
• Receptive understanding of yes / no and Wh- questions.
• Productive knowledge of vocabulary related to the object pictures.
Part 4
The examiner asks the student some questions about himself / herself.
Language needed:
• Receptive understanding of yes / no and Wh- questions.
• Productive knowledge of vocabulary related to personal information.

How the examiner assesses the speaking test

The examiner evaluates three aspects of speaking skills:
1 Interactive listening ability – how well the student understands the instructions and questions.
2 Production of words and phrases – whether the student has enough language to answer the
questions appropriately.
3 Pronunciation – whether the examiner is able to understand the student’s answers.

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Cambridge English: Starters Vocabulary list
Letters and numbers
Candidates will be expected to be able to understand and write
the letters of the alphabet and numbers 1–20.

Key
adj adjective det determiner int interrogative prep preposition
adv adverb dis discourse marker n noun pron pronoun
conj conjunction excl exclamation poss possessive v verb

A bath n burger n Cool! excl

a det bathroom n bus n correct adj
about prep be v but conj count v
add v beach n bye excl cousin n
afternoon n bean n cow n
again adv bear n C crayon n
Alex n beautiful adj cake n crocodile n
Alice n bed n camera n cross n + v
alien n bedroom n can v cupboard n
alphabet n bee n candy (UK sweet(s)) n
an det behind prep car n D
and conj Ben n carrot n dad n
angry adj between prep cat n Dan n
animal n big adj catch (e.g. a ball) v day n
Anna n bike n chair n desk n
answer n + v Bill n chicken n dining room n
apartment (UK flat) n bird n child/children n dinner n
apple n birthday n chips (US fries) n dirty adj
arm n black adj chocolate n do v
armchair n blue adj choose v dog n
ask v board n clap v doll n
at prep of place board game n class n donkey n
boat n classmate n don’t worry excl
B body n classroom n door n
baby n book n clean adj + v double adj
badminton n bookcase n clock n draw v
bag n bookshop n close v drawing n
ball n boots n closed adj dress n
balloon n bounce v clothes n drink n + v
banana n box n coconut n drive v
baseball n boy n colour (US color) n + v duck n
baseball cap n bread n come v
basketball n breakfast n complete v
bat (as sports brother n computer n
equipment) n brown adj cool adj

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 go v how old int lorry (US truck) n
E
go to bed v Hugo n a lot adv + pron
ear n
go to sleep v a lot of det
eat v I
goat n lots adv + pron
egg n
good adj I pron lots of det
elephant n
goodbye excl ice cream n love v
end n
Grace n in prep of place + time Lucy n
English adj + n
grandfather n in front of prep lunch n
enjoy v
grandma n it pron
eraser (UK rubber) n M
grandmother n its poss adj + pron
Eva n
grandpa n make v
evening n J
grape n man/men n
example n jacket n
gray (UK grey) adj mango n
eye n jeans n
great adj + excl many det
green adj jellyfish n Mark n
F
grey (US gray) adj Jill n mat n
face n
guitar n juice n Matt n
family n
jump v May n
fantastic n
H me pron
Fantastic! excl K
hair n me too dis
father n keyboard (computer) n
hall n meat n
favourite (US favorite) adj kick v
hand n meatballs n
find v kid n
handbag n milk n
fish (s + pl) n Kim n
happy adj mine pron
fishing n kitchen n
hat n mirror n
flat (US apartment) n kite n
have v Miss title
floor n kiwi n
have got v monkey n
flower n know v
he pron monster n
fly v
head n morning n
food n
helicopter n L mother n
foot/feet n lamp n
hello excl motorbike n
football (US soccer) n learn v
her poss adj + pron mouse/mice n
for prep leg n
here adv mouse (computer) n
friend n lemon n
hers pron mouth n
fries (UK chips) n lemonade n
Hi! excl Mr title
frog n lesson n
him pron Mrs title
from prep let’s v
hippo n mum n
fruit n letter (as in alphabet) n
his poss adj + pron music n
fun adj + n like prep + v
hit v my poss adj
funny adj lime n
hobby n
hockey n line n N
G listen v
hold v name n
game n live v
home n + adv new adj
garden n living room n
Hooray! excl next to prep
get v lizard n
horse n nice adj
giraffe n long adj
house n Nick n
girl n look v
how int night n
give v look at v
how many int no adv + det
glasses n

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nose n polar bear n sing v their poss adj
not adv poster n sister n theirs pron
now adv potato n sit v them pron
number n purple adj skateboard n then dis
put v skateboarding n there adv
O skirt n these det + pron
of prep Q sleep v they pron
oh dis question n small adj thing n
oh dear excl smile n + v this det + pron
OK adj + dis R snake n those det + pron
old adj radio n so dis throw v
on prep of place read v soccer (UK football) n tick n + v
one det + pron really adv sock n tiger n
onion n red adj sofa n to prep
open adj + v rice n some det today adv + n
or conj ride v song n Tom n
orange adj + n right dis sorry adj + int tomato n
our poss adj right (as in correct) adj spell v too adv
ours pron robot n spider n toy n
room n sport n train n
P rubber (US eraser) n stand v tree n
page n rug n start v trousers n
paint n + v ruler n stop v truck (UK lorry) n
painting n run v store (UK shop) n try n + v
paper adj + n story n T-shirt n
pardon int S street n TV/television n
park n sad adj Sue n
part n Sam n sun n U
Pat n sand n sweet(s) (US candy) n ugly adj
pea n sausage n swim v under prep
pear n say v understand v
pen n scary adj T us pron
pencil n school n table n
person/people n sea n table tennis n V
pet n see v tablet n very adv
phone n + v See you! excl tail n
photo n sentence n take a photo/picture v W
piano n she pron talk v walk v
pick up v sheep (s + pl) n teacher n wall n
picture n shell n teddy (bear) n want v
pie n ship n television/TV n watch n + v
pineapple n shirt n tell v water n
pink adj shoe n tennis n watermelon n
plane n shop (US store) n tennis racket n wave v
play v short adj thank you dis we pron
playground n shorts n thanks dis wear v
please dis show v that det + pron well dis
point v silly adj the det well done dis

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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

X
-

Y
year n
yellow adj
yes adv
you pron
young adj
your poss adj
yours pron

Z
zebra n
zoo n

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Cambridge English: Starters Preparation and Practice
Written by: Barbara Mackay
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