A2

Wordlist picture
Flyers
book
Content
s
About this
book.....................................................................................2
About A2
Flyers..................................................................................... 3
Meet the
Flyers .................................................................................4–5

Autumn/
Fall ......................................................................................6–7
Flyers fun
day ................................................................................... 8–9
Winter ............................................................................................
10–11
Flyers
party ....................................................................................12–13
Spring .............................................................................................
14–15
Flyers
adventure ...........................................................................16–17
Summer .........................................................................................1
8–19
Tomorrow is the A2 Flyers exam day .......................................
20–21
Let’s
write! ....................................................................................22–28

Some games.................................................................................
29–32
A–Z wordlist for A2 Flyers ..........................................................
33–37
Answers.............................................................................................
...38
My 1
notes ..............................................................................................3
 About this About A2 Flyers
book
All the words you need to learn, remember and use for A2 Flyers are in this colourful book.
You’ll find each of these words once (or perhaps twice!) in bold. There are other words, too!
Look for the special A2 Flyers words:
A2 Flyers is the third exam and a path to other Cambridge English Qualifications.
Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers exams are an excellent way to make
sure that children move on in their English language learning.

in the
Common European Cambridge

pictures Framework of
Reference (CEFR)
English
Scale Schools

230

220
C2 Proficiency

C2

PROFICIENT
210

200

C1 190 C1 Advanced

180

B2 170
B2 First
for Schools

INDEPENDENT
Aut mn/Fall u
Let’s talk! 160
t’s autumn/fal The Flyers enjoy their fall over
What do you think the Flyers

B1
honey jam flour
essons and are never ore Today each
student will work with a partner. They
be saying to each other
150 B1 Preliminary
will repar onversatio about the What would you write about in for Schools
sal eppe your
season. Look at the picture and you’l find pizza autumn/fal diary?
ut what some of the class decide to talk
about. ater the Flyers will do a piece of mea Dospring
you prefer autumn/fal 140
writing about autumn/fal Perhaps you’d medicine
escribe autumn/fal where A2 Key for
ike to do it too? It’s our et’s write! activity you live Schools
piece
fridge chemis
A2 130
A2

Young Lea rners

Flyers

BASIC
120

A1 110 A1 Movers

in in in the 100

Pre

Let’s Let’s games

Pre A1
A1 90
Starters

talk! write! 80

The complete A2 Flyers wordlist is at the end of this book on page 33.

Let’s write!
There are three levels of exam:
You will find ‘Let’s write!’ activities at the end of
this book. Start with ‘Where I live’ on page 22. Let’s write! • Pre A1
Starters
Parents and teachers • A1 Movers
Use this book to encourage young learners to speak, read and write in English. Spend time • A2 Flyers
with your child/children chatting about the colourful contents. Describe the pictures. Tell Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers exams are written around
stories about the characters. Use the Let’s talk! questions to begin conversations. Talk about familiar topics and focus on the skills needed to communicate
and complete the Let’s write! activities. Always use the words in context and help young effectively in English through listening, speaking, reading and
learners develop short responses into longer phrases and sentences. Allow the humour in the writing. All learners are rewarded with a certificate showing what they
pictures to make interacting with this book fun! have achieved in their exam.

To further support children’s vocabulary, visit the parents’ and children’s sections of our For more information about Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2
website. Here you will find information for parents and interactive games and activities Flyers and for preparation materials, please visit:
for children. cambridgeenglish.org/starters
cambridgeenglish.org/movers
cambridgeenglish.org/flyers

2 3
 Meet the
Flyers
These young learners will join a Flyers class. They will spend several months together then
take their exam. The lessons will teach them lots of new language. Today they will meet their
teacher. Tomorrow they will get their timetable and begin. Each young learner will study
hard and be a good student. Let’s meet the group. Here’s a competition for you. We describe
each young learner. Guess who’s who! Write each Flyer’s name on the correct line. There is one
example.

Betty: Look at her plastic sunglasses and Holly: She’s wearing her tights with
unusual ring and necklace. silver spots.
David: He’s wearing his Michael: He’s brought his expensive
special striped shorts. new rucksack.
Emma: She’s brought her Katy: She’s riding her lovely bicycle.
bright
gold umbrella! Richard: He’s very happy with his
wonderful telephone.
George: He’s wearing a strange uniform
with stripes. Sarah: Her cheap old backpack is
full of books.
Helen: Oh dear! She’s dropped her spotted
glove. Robert: He’s wearing an interesting
belt.
Harry: He’s got a huge metal key
in his pocket. William: He’s carrying his dictionary and
he wants to post a letter.

Betty

Let’s
stripe

talk!
• Do the young learners look friendly
fla or unfriendly?
g • Can you decide which young
letter learner looks the most fun? Why?
• Do you think it is important to
study hard?
• What can young learners do to
improve their English?

umbrella dictionary
4 That’s the end of Meet the 5
Flyers.
 Let’s
write!
Activity on page 23

Autumn/ cut Let’s

Fall talk!
• What do you think the Flyers could
t’s autumn/fall. The Flyers enjoy their fall be saying to each other?
essons and are never bored. Today each honey jam flour over
• What would you write about in
student will work with a partner. They your autumn/fall diary?
will
prepare conversation about the salt pepper • Do you prefer autumn/fall or
season. Look at the picture and you’ll pizza spring?
find out what some of the class decide burn
to talk about. • Describe autumn/fall where
meal
medicine you live.
ater the Flyers will do a piece of
writing about autumn/fall Perhaps
you’d like to do it too? It’s our Let’s piece
fridge
write! activity chemist 7
 Let’s
write!
activity on page 24

Flyers fun singer

instruments
artists
Let’s
day talk!
Today is Flyers fun day. It will end with a • Which young learner do you believe
oncert tonight at 7.00 p.m in the large will be a winner at the concert?
theatre It is very popular A journalist and a violin king queen • What would you do at the Flyers
photographer from the newspaper will come. drum actors concert?
The Flyers are ready and very excited. There will concert • Speak about a concert which
be many things to do during the fun day. The you have seen.
Flyers will all take part in their own way Each • What do people sell at concerts?
one hopes to win
prize. Look at the picture to find out what our stage
friends are doing. Then try Let’s write!
crown
octopus 9
8
 Let’s
write!
Activity on page 24

Winter ski
Let’s
talk!
skiin • Describe the winter weather where
The calendar tells us it’s winter. Some Flyers stay g you live.
chess
nside and watch television during the cold snowman • What kind of clothes do you wear
weather. There’s a cartoon programme channel snowball during winter?
and snowboarding on the sports channel. Some • Do you prefer to be inside or
Flyers prefer to be outside. Popular things to do outside
are building during winter?
, making snowballs and skiing through magazine
• Read the Let’s write! story. Should
the snow. The Flyers will have to hurry if they want Harry visit his grandmother?
to finish their homework, though. Check Let’s write!
to see their work.
married snowboarding calendar
11
10
 Let’s
write!
Activity on page 25

Flyers chopsticks
Let’s
party
biscuits/cookies

talk!
The Flyers have studied hard through the winter. Now • Do you ever go to parties?
it’s time to take a short break for a party. People • How do you feel about parties?
everywhere have parties for all kinds of things. Perhaps • When is the most important
a relative has just got married A friend may have a sugar time to have a party?
birthday. Is there a special time of year to remember?
• What food do you like to eat at
Sometimes the party s at home. Sometimes it’s in a
fork a party?
estaurant hotel But you can be that there delicious
will be fun and laughter, lots of tasty food and drink
and, if you’re lucky a ittle gift or two when you butter knife
eave waiter spoon
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12
 Let’s
write!
Activity on page 26

Sprin Let’s
talk!
• Does your environment change

gt’s already the end of winter. The Flyers ook

ike they’re enjoying spring There are
different things to see everywhere A
butterfly

swan
bridge plastic glass
much during spring?
• Talk about a normal spring day
where you live.
butterfly
An nsect on a leaf.up a leaf. A
climbing on the • Describe what else you
river. Birds flying in the air. The Flyers are still metal
wood usually
studying. In their lessons they are learning wing see in spring.
nest
about what different things are made from. • Do you have a favourite
Perhaps you would like to help them. spring sound?
Complete the etter in Let’s write! insect

14 gate 15
 Let’s
write!
Activity on page 27

Flyers fast
castle dark green

light green
Let’s
talk!
• Look at Let’s write! Which is the

adventure
t’s time to go out adventure Our friendly group will get to visit different best name for the picture? Why?
places. Betty Robert and William will take a tax to the airport and fly south north • Which group of Flyers would
They each have a heavy suitcase to ift mma Richard Michael and Helen you like to join? Why?
have ooked at the railway timetable. They are going west to see an old castle west east • Do you need to be brave to go on
under repair. They will camp in a tent Harry Sarah David and Katy are at backpack an adventure?
the bus stop. They will travel north, then turn east. They will stay in a hotel • What sort of adventure would
south
and take a tour of the city. Let’s hope there’s not too much traffic George you like in the future?
and Holly
They unhappy
want to go away to the desert to see a pyramid and a camel but it’s
too far
cave passenger
They may take a snack and go to the , or they may go nowhere
1
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 Let’s
write!
Activity on page 27

Summe postcard envelope Let’s

talk!
• Which job would you choose for

rt’s and the Flyers’ time together will soon be

Our friends are learning about what people do. They will
choose
police station
stamp
yourself?
• Would you prefer to be the pilot of
a plane, or to be an astronaut and
important job and find out a little about it. One group fly a rocket into space?
will go to the fire station to speak to a fire fighter. They mechanic • What do you think an engineer
will seeThey
office. the big
are fire enginebusinessman
meeting and the ambulance. Another and
businesswoman does?
group will visit
secretary whoanwill explain their business. Look at the picture • What advice can you give to
to find out where the other Flyers go. Help the Flyers write up anyone in this picture?
what they found out in Let’s write!

18 police officers factory 19

 Let’s
write!
Activity on page 28

Let’s
Tomorrow is the Flyers exam
talk!
• Are you excited about taking your
Flyers exam? Why?

day • Which part of the Flyers exam do

you like best? Why?
• Which part of the Flyers exam do
and Robert are in the middle of the room. Harry and Holly are on the end. you find hard?
Tomorrow
The teacherisgives
the Flyers
the Flyers a day. Our
lot of friends are They
nformation. havingmust
one arrive
last lesson. Can
for the broken
calendar • Can you see the cat and bird in the
you
examsee
early notthem? Helen
ate but just David
on time.William and Betty
A member of staffare in theeet
will front
themGeorge is
and show picture? Tell a short story about
in theo an empty chair. If they work without stopping they will have enough
them a cat who chased a bird.
time to Katy
finishand RichardNow the friendlythere
everything. Flyersbyare
thenot
window.
worriedmma Sarah
No-one What might happen?
Michael
will forget anything or have a problem Prepare with the Flyers in Let’s
write!
shelf turn off turn on how long? 21
20
 Let’s
Temperature Weather fog
very cold snow low cloud

write!
very hot sun wind

Word bank
Where I live … warm light storm
What is the weather like where you live? In cold rain rain ice
which months are your seasons? Complete
the Where I live chart. Choose words from the hot heavy (You can add
Word bank. You can also use your own rain more words if you
words, of course. wish)

Autumn/Fall
Read the text. Choose the right words
from the Word bank and write them on
the lines.
Month Season Temperature Weather

Autumn/Fall follows summer and comes before winter.

Autumn/Fall is different across our planet. (1) the

north and south the temperature drops and the weather (2)

. In some places (3) is little change. Sometimes the trees lose

their leaves and wild animals (4) for nuts and seeds to save. In

North America autumn is usually (5) fall.

Months Seasons Example comes coming came

April January May autumn/ 1. On In Over
fall
Word bank

August June November W ord ba nk 2. changed changing changes

December July October summer 3. there their they’re

February March September spring 4. looked look looking

winter 5. call calling called

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 Flyers fun day
Look at the picture and read the Then he remembered his sledge in the corner of his (4)
sentences below. Write yes if you agree
or no if you don’t. . Harry (5)

his torch and whistle because it was foggy.

His visit to granny was quite an adventure!

winter bedroom cat grandmother snow

Word bank
yes
An artist is making a dinosaur from a piece of
wood sunny here take took there
An artist is painting a picture of a no
camel
1.Two Flyers are playing violins

2. There are five actors on the stage

Flyers party
3. Two Flyers are wearing octopus clothes Betty is talking to her classmate
William. What does William say?
4. Three Flyers are listening to a story about kings and queens
Read the conversation and choose the
best answer from the Word bank on the
5. There is a singer at the concert next page.

Write a letter (A–G) for each answer. You

do not need to use all the letters. There is one example.
Winter
Read the story. Choose a word from Betty: Have you had your birthday already? William: E
the Word bank. Write the correct word
next to the numbers 1–5. There is one 1. Betty: I have. It’s in the winter!
William:
example.
2. Betty: Yes! Some money. How about
William:
you?
William:
3. Betty: It’s my favourite time of the year.
William:
winter 4. Betty: Where did you go last summer?
It was a day. The day before, there was a big
storm 5. Betty: No, but I hope to go
with heavy (1) from the sky. (2) was ice William:
soon. Thank you for telling me.
everywhere. Billy was worried about his (3) , who lived by herself high

on a hill, and he wanted to visit her. How could he get there?

Turn page for Word bank

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 A I prefer summer. We always go somewhere
Flyers adventure
interesting. B That’s nice. Did you get a present? Look at the main picture again. Now
C. You’re welcome! choose the best name for the picture.
Tick one box.
D.To the science museum. Have you been there? E
Word bank

I have actually, how about you?

F No I don’t.
G I got a flashlight. Do you like having a winter
birthday? The great adventure A time to
remember
The Flyers arrive
Spring The secret journey
Read the letter and write the missing
words. Write one word in each space.
The words you need are on the Flyers
whiteboard.
Summer
Read the report and write the missing
words. Write one word on each line. You
will find the words on pages 18–19.

Dear Flyers,

Perhaps I can help you. I also know about

Gold Important jobs

what things are made from! is
We saw a fire engine at the fire station . In the office we
an expensive (1) and so is (2) learned
about the (1) . We met a friendly police officer in the
. We get (3)
from sheep and (2) station. Our teeth are cared for by the
(4) is made from special sand. You can make many (3) . We think it would be very exciting to be a footballer and (4)
different things with (5) , which is like hard paper. I hope a goal. We watched the (5)
you have learned a fact or two from this information. Until next time, from who was very clever and fixed a car. We enjoyed finding out about
your friend, important jobs.
(Your name)

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 Tomorrow is
the Flyers exam Some
day
Look and read. Choose the correct
words and write them on the lines.
There is one example.
games
Flyers crossword
Do you know how to do a crossword yet? Try this one. Read the clues. Some answers go
across. Others go down. The numbers tell you where to begin each word. All words in the
puzzle are in the A2 Flyers A–Z wordlist. There is one example.

One hundred years. a century

1 2

p3
o o r 4

1. The capital city of the United Kingdom. 5 6

7
2. A round object. There are four of them on a car.
8

9 10 11
3. A game. You don’t play in a team.
You hit a small, hard ball into a 12

hole.
13 14
4. This word tells us that animals, like
dinosaurs, don’t live anywhere now. 15

5. Keep one in your pocket. Use it if your

16
hair is untidy.
a comb
golf
Now time for Clues Clues
London some games! across
3. Having very little money down
1.Someone who doesn’t like
a 4. A football game working is .....
Word bank

5. We breathe it 2.Tidy your hair with this

swing
7. The hare and the tortoise had one 3. A team member
a century 6. ….. a goal
9. Not nice
extinct 11.You have five on each foot 8. Put things together, for example,
sugar and butter in a cake
a wheel 12.A person who has lots of
money is ..... 10.Speak very quietly

13.You have four ...... and one 11.Salt doesn’t ..... sweet
thumb on each hand 13. Keeps an animal warm
14. Doesn’t feel hard 15. Take what isn’t yours
15.Cleans and makes you smell
good

28 16. Do this and get bigger 29