••• Cambridge Young Learners English Tests... The Cambridge Young Learners English Tests offer an elementary-level testing system for learners of English between the ages of 7 and 12.. T
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Trang 2The Cambridge Young Learners English Tests offer an elementary-level testing system for learners of English between the ages of 7 and 12 The tests inclu e 3 key levels of assessment: Starters, Movers and Flyers Starters is the lowest level in the system Test instructio s are very simple and consist only of words and structures specified in the syllabus.
The complete test lasts ab ut 45 minutes and has the following comp nents: Listening, Reading and Writing, and S eaking.
-Candidates need a pen or pencil for the Reading and Writing paper, and colo red pens or pencils for the Listening paper All answers are written on the question papers.
Listening
In general, the aim is to focus on the 'here an now' and to use language in meaningful contexts.
In addition to multiple-choice and sh rt-answer q estions, candidates are asked to use colo red pencils
to mark their resp nses to one task There are 4 parts Each part begins with a clear example.
correctly on a picture
2 -lstening for numbers illustrated comprehension write numbers and names 5
and spelling questions and dialogue
3 lstening for specific 3-option multiple-choice tick boxes next to correct 5
information pictures and dialogues picture
(present tenses)
4 listening forwords, colours picture and dialogue carry out instructions; locate 5
(range of colours is:blue, brown, green, orange, pink, purple, red,yellow)
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Again, the focus is on the 'here and now' and the use of lan uage in meaningful contexts where possible.
To complete the test, candidates need a single pen or pencil of any colour There are 5 parts, each start n
with a clear example.
1 reading short sentences lexical items, pictures, tick orcross to show if 5
and recognising lexis and sentences sentence is true or false
2 reading sentences about 1 picture and sentences write 'yes'/ 'no' 5
a picture and writing
one-word answers
jumbled letters
4 reading atext and cloze text,words choose and copy missing 5
writing missing words and pictures words correctly
(nouns)
5 reading questions about story presented through 3 write one-word answers 5
a picture story and pictures and questions to questions
writing one-word answers
Speaking
In the Speaking test the candidate speaks with 1 examiner for about 4 minutes The format of the test is
explained in advance to the child in their native language, by a teacher or person familiar to them This
person then takes the child into the exam room and introduces them to the examiner.
Speaking abil y is assessed a cording to various criteria, includin comprehension, the ability to produce an appropriate response and pronunciation.
1 understanding and following scene card point tothe correct part of he
2 understanding and following scene card and 8 small place the object cards on the
3 understanding and answering scene card answer questio s with
4 understanding and answering 3 object cards answer questions with
5 understanding and responding to no visual prompt answer questions with
Further information
The topics, structures, words and tasks upon which the Cambridge Young Learners English Tests are based are comprehensively described in the Handbook, so teachers or parents can know exactly what to expect.
Further information ab ut the Cambridge Young Learners Engl sh Tests can be obtained from the Local
Secretary for Cambridge ESOL examinati ns in your area, or f om:
Cambridge ESOL (YLE Subject Officer
Cambridge Assessment
1 Hills Road
Cambridge
CB12EU
United Kingdom
Telephone: +44 1223 553997 Fax: +44 1223 460278 e-rnail: ESOLHelpdesk@CambridgeESOL.org www.CambridgeESOL.org
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Listening
Part 1 (5 marks)
Lines should be drawn between:
1 the pencil and under the bed
2 the ruler and next to the lamp
3 the T-shirt and in the garden
4 the glasses and on the mother's head
5 the hat and between the shoes
Part 2 (5 marks)
1 Happy (correct spelling)
4 Pat (correct spelling)
2 3/three 3 7/seven
5 Brown (correct spelling)
Part 3 (5 marks)
Part 4 (5 marks)
1 Colour the fish in front of the camera - yellow
2 Colour the fish in the box - purple
3 Colour the fish next to the radio - green
4 Colour the fish under the ducks - pink
5 Colour the fish on the boat - red
TRANSCRIPT Hell This is the Cambridge Starters
Practice Listenin Test, Test 1.
P art 1 Look at Part 1 N ow look at the
picture.
Listen and look There is one example.
[pause]
MAN:
WOMAN:
MAN :
WOMAN:
Can you see the sock?
Yes
Put the sock on the guitar
On the guitar OK, I'm doing that now [pause]
Can you see the line? This is an example Now you l sten and draw lines.
[pause]
1
MAN:
WOMAN:
MAN:
WOMAN:
Now the pencil Put it under the bed Put the pencil under the bed?
Yes, please
OK I can do that [pause]
red
2 MAN:
WOMAN:
MAN:
WOMAN:
And can you see the ruler?
Yes Here it is
Good! Put it next to the lamp Right I'm putting the ruler next to the lamp now
[pause]
3 WOMAN:
MAN : WOMAN:
MAN:
Where can I put the T-shirt?
Put it in the garden, please Sorry?
Put the T-shirt in the garden
[pause]
4 MAN:
WOMAN:
And can you see the glasses? Yes.Can I put them on the mother's head?
Yes, put the glasses on the mother's head
Right! [pause]
WOMAN:
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MAN:
WOMAN:
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Now put the hat between the two shoes
Pardon? Where can I put the hat?
Between the two shoes
OK
Now listen to Part 1again.
[The recording is repeated.]
[pause]
That is the end of P ar t 1.
[pause]
P ar t 2 Look at the pict ur e List e n a nd wri t e
a nam e o r a num b er Th ere a r e tw o
e xamp l e s
[pause]
Hello What's your name?
My name's Bill
Is that B-I-L-L?
Yes, t s
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
[pause]
And how old are you, Bill?
I'm six
Six! You're very big!
Yes, I am
Ca n y o u se e the answers? Now yo u
list e n and write a name or a number
[pause]
1
Now, what's your favourite toy?
It's my toy monkey He sleeps in
my bed
And what's his name?
It's 'Happy'
Isthat H-A-P-P-Y?
Yes
[pause]
2
And how old is he?
My monkey's three
Three? He's old!
Yes.And Ilove him
[pause]
3
Do you have a brother or sister?
Yes 've got seven brothers and sisters
Seven! That's a big family!
I know!
[pause]
4
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
P ar t 3
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
T e st 1A ns we rs
And what's your mum's name?
Her name's Pat
Can you spel h r name?
Yes.It's P-A-T
[pause]
5
Boy:
And what's your family name Our family name isBrown
So your mum and dad are Mr and Mrs Brown?
B-R-O-W-N T at's right!
Boy:
N o w l ist e n t o P a rt 2 again
[The recording is repeated.]
[pause]
That i s th e e nd o f P a rt 2
[pause]
L oo k at th e pi c tu res L i st en an d l ook
Th e r e i s o e e x a mpl e.
[pause]
Wh a t s p rt i s on T V t o ay?
What are you watching, Nick?
Isithockey?
No, hat isn't on TVtoday
And there's no football!
What are you watching then?
Basketball I'm enjoying i [pause]
Can you see the tick? Now you list e n
a nd tic k t h e bo x
[pause]
MAN:
Boy:
MAN:
G I RL:
MAN:
GIRL :
1 Whi c h is Su e ' s t o y?
Is this your toy bus, Sue?
No, it's my brother's
Is this your train then?
No, but this ismy plane It's great!
[pause]
2 Wh e r e a r e Tom ' s tr o us e rs ?
I can't find my trousers, Mum They're n t in my cupboard Look in the bathroom They're n t there
Oh, here they are T ey're on the floor next to your bed
[pause]
Boy:
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Do you want it?
animals?
WOMAN: No But this book's good There are a
lot of cars in it
Boy: Great Can I have that one?
What are you drawing, Ann? Is it a tiger?
No , Dad Can't you see?
I know Isit a cow?
No , it's a hippo Look It's in some water
WOMAN:
Boy:
Part 4
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
W.OMAN:
Boy:
Boy:
Boy:
WOMAN:
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Reading and Writing
P art 1 ( 5 marks )
1 1 2 1 3X 4 1 5 1
P art 2 ( 5 m arks)
P art 3 ( 5 ma r ks)
P a rt 4 (5 ma rk s)
1 s hool 2 cha 3 le ers 4 childre 5games
P a rt 5 (5 m arks)
woman's/girl's) (pink) shirt/jacket
WOMAN:
Boy:
Boy:
Boy:
MAN:
G I R L :
MAN:
G I R L :
WOMAN:
WOMAN:
Boy:
[pa se]
Youlke horses, Ben Can your mum
ride?
No, she can't What's her hobby? Can she play the
piano?
No, she paints Her pictures are very good
Now l isten to P art 3 again
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
Boy:
WOMAN:
[p use]
[p use]
I ove this picture Look at all the fish!
Yes.You can colour them for me
OK Can I colour the fish on the mirror?
Can I colour it blue?
The fish onthe mirror, blue? Yes!
Good [p use]
1
WOMAN:
Boy:
Boy:
Now, can you see the fish next to the camera?
Yes.It's swimming in front of it
That's right Colour the fish in front of the camera yellow
Yellow OK 'm doing it now
Great! [pause]
2
And there's afi h in the box
Oh, yes!
Colour it purple
The fish inthe box? Purple?
Yes That's right
OK
3
Boy:
One fish is next to the radio Can you
see it?
Yes It's listening to it! Can I colour that
fsh green?
Yes.Colour the fish next to the radio
green
That's my favourite colour!
Good!
4
Boy: Look at the fish in the water under the
ducks!
The fish under the ducks?
Yes.What colour can I do that fish?
Pink
Pardon?
Pink
5
Now, the fi h on the boat Can you see it?
Yes
Colour the fish on the boat Colour itred
Red! Great! I ove this picture now
Good
Now l isten to Part 4 ag in
[pause]
That is the end of the Starter Practice
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Speaking
Part Examiner does this: Examiner says this: Minimum response Back-up questions:
expected from child:
Usher brings candidate in Usher to examiner: Hello
This is (child's name*)
Examiner: Hello, * My
name's Jane/Ms Smith. Hello
1 Points to Scene card Look at this This is a
room in a house The boy's playing the guitar
Points to the window in Here's the window
Scene card * where's the doll? Points at items in the Is this the doll?
Where are the flowers? picture Are these the flowers?
2 Points to Object cards Now look at these Points to Object card Is this the frog?
Which is the frog? (pointing tofrog)
I'm putting the frog on the mat
Now you put the frog Puts Object card in place Where's the cupboard?
in the cupboard ill the cupboard
Which is the jacket/ Points to Object card Is this the jacket/
(pointing to jacket/banan )
Put the jacket/banana Puts Object card in place Where are the clock and between the clock and the door?
the door Between the clock and
the door
Which is the train/ice Points to Object card Is this the train/ice cream? cream? (pointing to train/ce cream)
Put the train/ice cream Puts Object card in place Where's the piano?
under the piano Under the piano
3 Removes Object cards Now, *, what's this? lamp Is it a lamp?
and points to a lamp in What colour is it? red Is it green? Red?
in Scene card How many lamps
are there? two Is there one? Two?
Points to the baby What's the baby doing? sleeping Is the baby sleeping?
4 Puts Scene card away and
picks out three Object
cards
4 1 Shows ball card What's this? ball Is it a ball?
Do you like sport? yes/no What sport do you/your football Do you/they like football?
friends like?
4.2 Shows hair card What's this? hair Is it hair?
Have you got long or short hair? short / long
What colour is your hair? brown Is your hair brown?
4 3 Shows watermelon card What's this? watermelon Is it a watermelon?
Do you like watermelon? yes/no What do you eat for bread Do you eat bread?
breakfast?
* R emember to use th e c hild 's na m e thr o g o ut th e t es t.
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Part Examiner does this: Examiner says this: Minimum response Back-up questio s:
expected from child:
How old is she/he? 10 Is she/he 10?
What do you do with your play Do you play with
OK, thank you, * Goodbye Goodbye
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Listening
Part 1 (5 marks)
Lines should be drawn between:
1 the sausages and on the elephant's tail
2 the eggs and next to the bike
3 the cake and in the bag
4 the duck and between the house and the tree
5 the apple and in the girl's hand (either hand is acceptable)
Par t 2 (5 marks)
1 Tom (correct spelling) 2 8/eight 3 Bird (correct spelling)
4 9/nine 5 Grey (correct spelling)
Part 3 (5 marks)
1C 2A 3B 4B SC
Part 4 (5 marks)
1 Colour the book in the bookcase - pink
2 Colour the book between the dog and the radio - yellow
3 Colour the book under the bed - red
4 Colour the bird's book - purple
5 Colour the book on the mat - orange
TRANSCRIPT Hel l o This is the Cambridge Starters WOMAN: On the elephant's tai . OK.
Practice Listening Test, Test 2. [pause]
P ar t 1 Look at Part 1 Now l ook at the 2
picture Listen and l oo k T ere is MAN: Now find the eggs.
one examp l e. WOMAN: Yes
[pause] MAN: And put them next to the bike.
WOMAN: Right The eggs are next to the bike now
MAN: Can you find the flowers? [pause]
WOMAN: Yes There they are
MAN: Please can you put the flowers in the 3
window?
WOMAN: Now , where can I put the c ke WOMAN : OK, I'm putting the flowers in the
window MAN: The c ke Oh , yes. Ple se put it in
the bag.
[pause] WOMAN : OK, I ' m putting it in the bag
MAN: Thank you.
Can you see the line? This is an
[pause]
examp l e Now you l s ten and
[pause] WOMAN: Look! There's a duck . Where can I p t it?
1 MAN: Please put it between the house an
the tree.
MAN: Can you see the sausages?
WOMAN: These sausages?
MAN: Yes Please put them on the elephant's
tail
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WOMAN: OK, I'm putting the duck between the 4
house and the tree Boy: Our teacher likes mice She's got nine
MAN: Good, thank you of them
Boy: Nine They're funny! They live at the
MAN: There's an apple here
WOMAN: Oh!
MAN: Please put the apple in the girl's hand
S
WOMAN: I's in the girl's hand now
WOMAN: And where do you live, Pat?
Now l is t en t o Part 1 aga in. Boy: I live in Grey Street
Boy: Yes
[pa se]
Now listen to Part 2 again.
[pause]
[pause]
Part 2 Look at the picture Lis t en and write
a name or a number T here are two That is the end of Part 2
[pause]
P ar t 3 Look at th e pictures Listen and look.
WOMAN: Hello What's your name? There is one example
Boy: My name's Pat
[pause]
WOMAN: Oh! Can you spell that?
Boy: Yes, I can It's P-A-T What ' s Mum doing?
WOMAN: Very good
MAN: Is Mum watching television?
MAN: Oh Is she Sleeping?
Boy: This is a picture of my classroom GIRL: No, she's reading
[pause]
Boy: Yes,that's right
Can you see th e a nsw e rs ? Now you and tick the box . listen and wri t e a n ame or a n u mber. [pause]
1 Boy: Mum! I can't find my football shirt
WOMAN: What's your friend's name at school? WOMAN: Is it in your cupboard?
Boy: His name's Tom Boy: No, it sn't And it isn't inthe car.
WOMAN: Do you spell that T-O-M? WOMAN: Look! There i is,on the bed!
2 Boy: Do you like cats, Sue?
WOMAN: And how many girls are there in your Girl: No, Idon't.
class? Boy: Well, do you like horses?
Boy: There are mmm eight GIRL: No. Ilike small animals Lizards are
[pause]
3
WOMAN: And who is the woman in your picture?
Boy: That's my teacher She's Mrs Bird
WOMAN: Oh! Can you spell her name?
Boy: Yes, I can It's B-I-R-D
[pause]