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Pre A1 Starters Mini Trainer

Two practice tests without answers

Answer keys

Test 1 Training and Exam practice

Listening Part 1 

TRAINING

1

1 Tom and Sue

2 Alex

3 Sam

4 Nick

5 Ben

2

1 e 2 c 3 f 4 a 5 b

3

1 True

2 False

3 False

4 True

EXAM PRACTICE

1 Hugo – boy holding balloon

2 Eva – girl giving food to the giraffes

3 Alice – girl eating ice cream

4 Grace – girl drawing a picture

5 Matt – boy with phone

Listening Part 2

TRAINING

2

A N

3

1 Pat

2 May

3 Jill

4 Hugo

4

Pupils’ own answers.

EXAM PRACTICE

1 Bird

2 Park

3 14

4 blue

5 Mr Tiger

Listening Part 3 TRAINING

1

1 A 2 A 3 B 4 B 5 B 2

1  2  3  4  3

1 B 2 C 3 B 4 B 5 A

4

Pupils’ own answers.

EXAM PRACTICE

1 B 2 C 3 A 4 B 5 B

Listening Part 4 TRAINING

1

1 C 2 A 3 B 2

2 D 3 F 4 E 5 C 6 B 7 G 3

1 The red teddy bear is under the table

2 The brown teddy bear is on the skateboard

EXAM PRACTICE

1 alien under the table – pink

2 alien in small boy’s hand – green

3 alien next to big train – blue

4 alien between boxes – yellow

5 alien in front of dog – brown

Reading and Writing Part 1

TRAINING

1

1 F 2 E 3 B 4 A 5 D

2

1 This is a

2 These are

3 This is a

4 This is a

5 These are

EXAM PRACTICE

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

Reading and Writing Part 2

TRAINING

1

1 crossing

2 grey

3 giraffe

4 shorts

5 skateboard

6 horses

2

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

3

Pupils’ own answers.

EXAM PRACTICE

1 yes 2 yes 3 yes 4 no 5 no

Reading and Writing Part 3 TRAINING

1

1 clock 2 burger 3 mouse 4 paper 2

1 ‘ck’ 2 ‘ou’ 3 ‘er’ 4 ‘ea’

3

1 the 2 the 3 in 4 at 5 an 4

1 sock 2 hat 3 jeans 4 jacket

5 dress 6 glasses 7 shirt 8 boots

EXAM PRACTICE

1 kiwi 2 grapes 3 banana 4 lemon 5 pineapple

Reading and Writing Part 4 TRAINING

1

1 bee 2 legs 3 crocodile 4 computer

5 phone 6 hippo 7 feet 2

1 arms 2 flats 3 bathroom 4 jacket

5 juice 6 bat 7 grandma 3

1 fish 2 mouth 3 meat 4 tail 5 legs

EXAM PRACTICE

1 classroom 2 teacher 3 book 4 lunch 5 games

Reading and Writing Part 5

TRAINING

1

Suggested answers:

Picture 1: boy, girl, dog, woman/Mum/mother, park, ball,

water, ducks, cat, trees

Picture 2: dog, cat, ball, water, woman/Mum/mother, boy, girl,

ducks, park, trees

Picture 3: mouth, head, ducks, dog, cat, woman/Mum/mother,

boy, girl, water, tree, ball, park

2

1 In Picture 1: eight/8; In Pictures 2 and 3: six/6 2 ducks

3 jumping/swimming/playing/running

4 throwing 5 mouth 6 cat

3

Pupils’ own answers.

4

Pupils’ own answers.

EXAM PRACTICE

1 children 2 pink

3 running (on/up the wall) / escaping/climbing

4 boy / brother 5 sofa

Speaking Parts 1 and 2

TRAINING

1

Suggested answers:

people: woman, boys, girls, children, baby

animals: cat, elephant, snake, monkeys, zebra, giraffe, birds

things: wall, sweets, house, door, window, sun, tree, coconuts,

flowers, banana, ice cream

2

1 in front of 2 behind 3 in 4 between 5 next to

EXAM PRACTICE

1

Pupils’ own answers.

2

Pupils’ own answers.

Speaking Parts 3 and 4 TRAINING

1

Pupils’ own answers.

2

Pupils’ own answers.

EXAM PRACTICE

1

Pupils’ own answers.

Listening Part 1

1 Grace – girl wearing funny hat

2 Nick – boy wearing grey shorts

3 Eva – girl holding cakes

4 May – girl playing computer games

5 Dan – boy wearing blue shirt

Listening Part 2

1 3

2 Big

3 15

4 12

5 Alex

Listening Part 3

1 A 2 B 3 B 4 C 5 A

Listening Part 4

1 balloon on the table – green

2 balloon between the woman’s feet – yellow

3 balloon in front of the cat – purple

4 balloon in the girl’s hand – red

5 balloon on the man’s chair – brown

Reading and Writing Part 1

1 

2 

3 

4 

5 

Reading and Writing Part 2

1 yes

2 yes

3 no

4 yes

5 no

Reading and Writing Part 3

1 car

2 ship

3 lorry

4 train

5 helicopter

Reading and Writing Part 4

1 television

2 friends

3 park

4 ball

5 bat

Reading and Writing Part 5

1 drinking

2 tree

3 apple

4 nose

5 dad / father / uncle

Test 2

Audio scripts

Test 1

Track 1

Narrator: Pre A1 Starters, Mini Trainer Published by Cambridge

University Press and UCLES 2019 This recording is

copyright.

Track 2

Narrator: Page 4 exercise 1 Example.

Man: Can you see Tom and Sue’s dad? He’s got a small

boat

Girl: Oh yes He’s standing next to the boat

Narrator: Can you see Mark? He’s standing next to the boat

This is an example Now listen, look and point.

Narrator: One

Man: Can you see the girl and boy?

Girl: Are they in their dad’s boat?

Man: Yes, they are

Narrator: Two

Girl: Look at the tree There’s a big spider next to the

woman in the long dress!

Man: Oh yes She can’t see it

Narrator: Three

Girl: That girl is having fun She’s playing with the sand

Man: I can see her She’s got some shells

Narrator: Four

Man: Can you see that boy’s kite?

Girl: Yes It’s got a picture of a jellyfish on it It’s beautiful

Narrator: Five

Girl: Can you see the boy in the red T-shirt?

Man: Is he playing football?

Girl: Yes, he is He’s playing with his friends, Kim and Jill

Track 3

Narrator: Page 5 Exam practice Listening Part 1 Listen and

draw lines There is one example.

Boy: Here’s a photo of me and my friends at the zoo

Woman: Oh yes! Who’s that? The girl with the camera?

Boy: Her name’s May May likes taking photos

Woman: That’s nice

Narrator: Can you see the line? This is an example Now you

listen and draw lines.

Narrator: One

Woman: There’s a boy here, too He’s holding a balloon

Boy: The balloon with a fish on it?

Woman: Yes, that’s right

Boy: That’s Hugo It’s Hugo’s favourite animal

Narrator: Two

Boy: And there’s Eva She’s giving food to the giraffes

Woman: Is that the girl with the green T-shirt and baseball

cap?

Boy: Yes

Woman: That looks fun

Boy: Yes Eva’s with her dad He works at the zoo

Narrator: Three

Woman: One person is eating What’s her name?

Boy: The girl with the ice cream?

Woman: Yes

Boy: That’s Alice Alice is Eva’s sister

Narrator: Four

Woman: And what’s that girl’s name? The girl who is drawing

the picture

Boy: That’s Grace Grace is in my class at school Woman: Oh, do you sit next to her?

Boy: No, I sit next to Anna

Narrator: Five

Woman: And who’s that boy? The one with the phone Boy: Oh, that’s Matt

Woman: He’s talking to someone

Boy: Yes, Matt’s telling his grandpa about the animals Woman: I’d like to go to this zoo

Track 4

Narrator: Page 6 exercise 3 Example.

Man What’s your name?

Girl: It’s Anna

Man: Can you spell that, please?

Girl: Yes, it’s A-double N-A

Narrator: One

Woman: What’s your name?

Boy: It’s Pat

Woman: Is that P-A-T?

Boy: Yes

Narrator: Two

Girl: My name’s May

Man: Is that M-A-Y?

Girl: Yes

Man: That’s a nice name

Narrator: Three

Woman: Is your name Kim?

Girl No! It’s Jill J-I-double L

Woman: J-I-L-L

Girl: Yes

Narrator: Four

Boy: My name’s Hugo

Man: Right Is that H-U-G-O?

Boy: Yes

Man: Thanks

Track 5

Narrator: Page 7 Exam practice Listening Part 2 Read the

question Listen and write a name or number There

are two examples.

Girl: Hello I’d like to come to badminton classes

Man: That’s great The classes are really fun

Girl: Yes, my cousin Sam comes to them

Man: OK, can you tell me your name?

Girl: I’m Alex

Man: Is that A-L-E-X?

Girl: Yes, Alex

Man: And how old are you, Alex?

Girl: I’m 7

Man: So, you’re 7

Girl: Yes

Narrator: Can you see the answers? These are examples Now

listen and write a name or number.

Narrator: One

Man: What’s your family name, Alex?

Girl: It’s Bird B-I-R-D

Man: Bird That’s a nice name

Girl: Thank you

Narrator: Two

Man: Where do you live, Alex?

Girl: I live in Park Street

Man: Park Street?

Girl: Yes, Park Street P-A-R-K It’s next to Green School

Narrator: Three

Man: And what number is your house?

Girl: That’s easy It’s 14

Man: 14 Is that the house with the big tree?

Girl: Yes, and a red door

Narrator: Four

Man: And do you have clothes to play badminton in? You

can’t play in jeans

Girl: Yes, I know I have a blue sports skirt Is that OK?

Man: Yes, that’s great

Girl: Oh good

Narrator: Five

Girl: What’s the teacher’s name? My cousin Sam has

lessons with Mrs Grey

Man: Yes, she teaches children from 11 to 16 years Your

teacher is Mr Tiger

Girl: That’s a funny name!

Man: Yes, a lot of people say that

Girl: Is that T-I-G-E-R?

Man: That’s right

Track 6

Narrator: Page 8 Exercise 1 Example Which is Anna’s

helicopter?

Boy: Is that your helicopter, Anna?

Girl: Yes, it is

Boy: The pink one?

Girl: No, mine is the green helicopter

Narrator: One What is Mark wearing?

Girl: That’s my friend Mark, Dad

Man: Oh, is he wearing jeans?

Girl: No, he isn’t He’s wearing blue shorts and a white

T-shirt

Man: Oh yes, I can see him now

Narrator: Two What is Sam’s favourite ice cream?

Woman Would you like an ice cream, Sam?

Boy: Yes, please!

Woman: How about a mango ice cream?

Boy: Mm … I don’t like mangoes I’d like my favourite -

chocolate ice cream, please

Narrator: Three Which sport are Dan and May doing?

Girl: Look! Dan and May are in the park

Woman: Are they playing basketball?

Girl: No, Mum they haven’t got a ball! They’re playing on

their skateboards

Woman: Oh yes, you’re right

Narrator: Four Where is Tom’s teddy bear?

Man: Where’s your teddy bear, Tom?

Boy: Oh, it’s not in my bedroom

Man: Let’s look in the living room

Boy: OK … Oh look! It’s on the sofa!

Narrator: Five Which animal is on the TV?

Boy: Look at the TV, Sue! There’s a zebra

Girl: Where?

Boy: In the water It’s swimming

Girl: No, Ben It’s a tiger

Boy: Oh yes Zebras are black and white

Track 7

Narrator: Page 9 Exercise 3 Example

Girl: Hi, I’m new at this school Can I sit next to you? Boy: Yes! My name’s Pat We’re drawing funny pictures

This is my monster

Girl: It’s fantastic!

Narrator: One.

Girl: Has it got green hair?

Boy: Yes, it has It hasn’t got a green mouth

Girl: No, it’s got a big orange mouth It’s scary!

Narrator: Two.

Girl: What does it like eating?

Boy: It likes cakes

Girl: Does it like bananas?

Boy: No, it doesn’t It likes chocolate cakes

Narrator: Three.

Girl: What’s your monster wearing?

Boy: Well, it’s wearing boots and a funny hat

Girl: Is it wearing a skirt?

Boy: No, it isn’t It doesn’t like skirts

Narrator: Four.

Girl: What can your monster do?

Boy: Hm It can’t swim

Girl: Can it paint or play the piano?

Boy: It can’t paint, but it can play the piano

Narrator: Five.

Girl: Can it clean the house?

Boy: No, it can’t, but it can drive!

Girl: Cool! I’d like a monster that does that

Boy: Me too!

Track 8

Narrator: Page 10 Exam Practice Listening Part 3 Listen and

tick the box There is one example.

Boy: Is that your grandpa’s car, Jill? The yellow one?

Girl: No, that’s Dad’s Grandpa doesn’t like dirty cars

Boy: Is that the one your mum’s cleaning?

Girl: Yes Look, there’s a lot of water!

Narrator: Can you see the tick? This is an example Now listen

and tick the box.

Narrator: One

Girl: Hugo isn’t here today

Boy: Is he playing tennis in the park?

Girl: No, I think he’s playing baseball That’s his favourite

sport

Boy: Oh yes, and look – his tennis racket’s there on that

chair

Narrator: Two

Girl: What are you making for dinner, Dad? Is it pie and

potatoes?

Man: No, I’m making meatballs

Girl: Yum! I love meatballs! Are they with rice?

Man: No, they’re with potatoes today

Narrator: Three

Woman: This picture’s nice, Tom Is it an elephant?

Boy: No, it’s a hippo! It’s having a bath!

Woman: Oh yes Look at its hat! What a fun picture!

Boy: Yes, I like it

Narrator: Four

Girl: Dad, where are my new shorts? I can’t find them

Man: Look under the bed, Alex Are they there?

Girl: No … Oh look! Candy’s got them They’re in his

mouth!

Man: Good dog Give the shorts to Alex

Narrator: Five

Boy: Is that your new ship, Kim?

Girl: No, mine’s a big ship

Boy: Is it red?

Girl: Yes, my brother’s ship is that small blue one

Track 9

Narrator: Page 12 Exercise 1 Example.

Boy: Look! There are lots of balls

Woman: Can you see the red one?

Boy: Yes, I can

Woman: Well done! Tick the red ball

Narrator: One

Boy: Which lorry do you like?

Woman: Hmm I like the blue one

Boy: Yes! Blue is a good colour for a lorry Woman: Yes, it is

Narrator: Two

Woman: Can you see Kim’s new computer? Boy: Is it the white one?

Woman: No, it’s the purple one

Boy: Oh, yes It’s beautiful

Narrator: Three

Woman: And can you see the robot?

Boy: Which one? The small one? It’s orange Woman: No, not that one The big green robot Boy: Oh, yes I like that one!

Track 10

Narrator: Page 12 Exercise 2.

Narrator: One

Boy: Would you like to see my frog, Lucy? Girl: Yes! Where is it?

Boy: It’s in that box

Girl: Is it red?

Boy: Yes! It’s sitting in the open box

Narrator: Two

Boy: Look! It’s jumping

Girl: Yes, it is!

Boy: It’s sitting on that closed box now Girl: What colour is it?

Boy: It’s blue

Narrator: Three

Girl: Where is it now?

Boy: It’s standing next to that box

Girl: Oh yes, and it’s singing

Boy: It’s orange now

Narrator: Four

Boy: Look! It’s jumping again

Girl: It’s going under the box

Boy: No, it’s now sitting in front of that box Girl: Is it yellow?

Boy: Yes, it is

Narrator: Five

Girl: I can’t see it now Is it behind that box? Boy: No, it’s under that box there

Girl: Oh yes, it’s standing under the box Boy: Yes, it’s pink now

Narrator: Six

Boy: Now it’s behind that box

Girl: Where?

Boy: It’s behind that box – see? It’s grey.

Girl: Oh yes I can see its head and feet

Narrator: Seven

Boy: Look! It can jump high

Girl: Yes, it can It’s between the two boxes

Boy: And it’s purple!

Girl: What a funny frog!

Track 11

Narrator: Page 12 Exercise 3. Example.

Man: Look! The children are in the toy shop with their dad

Girl: I can see lots of teddy bears! Can I colour one?

Man: Yes! Colour the teddy bear in the boy’s bag

Girl: OK What colour?

Man: Make the teddy bear in the boy’s bag yellow

Narrator: One

Girl: There’s a teddy bear on the floor

Man: Oh, yes It’s under the table

Girl: Can I colour it red?

Man: Yes Well done

Narrator: Two

Man: Now colour the teddy bear on the skateboard

Girl: Which one?

Man: The one on the skateboard Colour it brown

Girl: OK, I’m doing that now

Track 12

Narrator: Page 13 Exam Practice Listening Part 4 Listen and

colour There is one example.

Man: Look! The children are playing with their toys

Girl: I can see lots of aliens! Can I colour one with my

pencils?

Man: Yes! Can you see the drawing of an alien on the

wall? Colour that one

Girl: OK What colour?

Man: Make the alien in that drawing purple

Narrator: Can you see the purple alien in the drawing on the

wall? This is an example Now you listen and colour.

Narrator: One

Man: Colour the alien under the table

Girl: The alien under the table? OK

Man: Have you got a pink pencil?

Girl: Yes, I have

Man: Great! Colour it with that pencil then

Narrator: Two

Man: Can you see the alien in the small boy’s hand?

Girl: Yes! He’s happy

Man: Yes, he is OK, colour that alien now

Girl: What colour for the alien in the small boy’s hand?

Man: Would you like to colour it green?

Girl: That’s a fantastic colour for an alien!

Narrator: Three

Man: And can you see the alien next to the big train?

Girl: Is that the train the girl is playing with?

Man: Well done! You can choose the colour

Girl: Blue! I love that colour

Man: What a great colour for an alien!

Narrator: Four

Man: There’s an alien between the boxes

Girl: In the box?

Man: No, between the two boxes

Girl: Oh, yes I can see it now

Man: Would you like to colour it yellow?

Girl: Yes I’m colouring it now

Narrator: Five

Girl: And which alien can I colour now?

Man: The one in front of the dog

Girl: The dog wants to play with it!

Man: Yes, colour that alien!

Girl: Can I make it brown?

Man: Yes What a great picture!

TEST 2

Track 13

Narrator: Page 31 Hello This is the Cambridge English Starters

Listening Test Look at Part One Now look at the picture Listen and look There is one example.

Girl Look, Dad This is a picture of my friends They’re at

Hugo’s house

Man Which boy is Hugo?

Girl He’s sitting in that armchair

Man Reading a story?

Girl Yes

Narrator: Can you see the line? This is an example Now you

listen and draw lines.

Narrator: One

Girl Grace is in this picture, too

Man Grace?

Girl Yes She’s the girl in the funny hat

Man Does she like wearing hats?

Girl Yes, she does

Narrator: Two

Man And who’s that?

Girl The boy on the floor?

Man Yes Is that Nick? The boy who’s wearing grey shorts? Girl Yes Nick is a really good friend

Narrator: Three

Girl Can you see the girl with the cakes? You know her Man Yes! That’s Eva

Girl That’s right Eva likes making food for us I love

cakes

Man Me, too!

Narrator: Four

Girl And there’s May

Man Which game is she playing?

Girl I don’t know She plays lots of computer games

Man And her name is May?

Girl Yes

Narrator: Five

Girl One person is in the garden Can you see him?

Man The boy in the blue shirt?

Girl Yes That’s Dan He’s got a new bike, but you can’t

see it here

Man Do you ride to school with Dan?

Girl Yes, we have lots of fun

Narrator: Now listen to Part One again.

Narrator: That is the end of Part One.

Track 14

Narrator: Page 32 Listening Part Two Look at the picture

Listen and write a name or a number There are two

examples.

Boy Hello, Mrs Wall Here’s a photo of my friend

Woman What’s his name?

Boy Tom

Woman Tom?

Boy Yes That’s T-O-M

Woman How old is he?

Boy He’s eight

Woman Eight? Like you?

Boy That’s right

Narrator: Can you see the answers? Now you listen and write a

name or a number.

Narrator One

Woman What’s in Tom’s box?

Boy His pet lizards

Woman How many lizards has Tom got?

Boy Three

Woman Three lizards? Wow!

Narrator Two

Woman Do you know the lizards’ names?

Boy I know the name of the green lizard It’s Mr Big

Woman Mr Big! That’s funny! Do you spell that B-I-G?

Boy Yes!

Narrator Three

Boy Tom’s lizards eat grapes in the morning

Woman Lots of grapes?

Boy Yes Fifteen

Woman Fifteen?

Boy Yes They love them

Narrator Four

Woman Where do the lizards live?

Boy In Tom’s flat

Woman Which flat does Tom live in?

Boy In flat number 12 It’s next to ours

Woman Number 12 Oh!

Narrator: Five

Boy We live in the flats in Alex Street, now

Woman Pardon?

Boy Tom and I live in Alex Street You spell that A-L-E-X Woman Is it nice there?

Boy Yes!

Narrator: Now listen to Part Two again.

Narrator That is the end of Part Two.

Track 15

Narrator Page 34 Listening Part Three Look at the pictures

Now listen and look There is one example.

Narrator Which animal is Alice drawing?

Man What are you drawing, Alice? Is it a sheep?

Girl No It’s a goat

Man Oh! Sorry I like drawing donkeys

Girl Do you? Oh Grandpa, please draw one for me now

Narrator Can you see the tick? Now you listen and tick the box Narrator: One Where is Ben’s robot?

Boy Where’s my robot, Dad?

Man Is it standing next to the radio?

Boy No, and it isn’t on my bed

Man Oh, look! There it is, on the rug

Narrator Two Which is Sue’s favourite fruit?

Boy Which is your favourite fruit, Sue? I love kiwis Girl Do you? Mangoes are my favourites

Boy Are they? Watermelon is good, too

Girl I don’t like that!

Narrator Three What is Sam doing now?

Woman What is Sam doing? He isn’t listening to music Man He’s painting a picture now

Woman Is he? Oh!

Man It’s a picture of a boy with a kite

Narrator Four What can the family have for dinner?

Man Let’s have fish and beans for dinner today Woman Sorry We can’t have fish, or chicken, today Man Can we have meatballs then?

Woman Yes We can have those with green beans

Narrator Five Which sport is Pat learning about today?

Woman Are you reading your tennis book, Pat?

Boy Yes I’m learning a lot I don’t like the hockey book Woman Oh! And your new skateboarding book?

Boy It’s great, Mum But I’m not reading that today

Narrator Now listen to Part Three again.

Narrator That is the end of Part Three.

Track 16

Narrator Page 36 Listening Part Four Look at the picture

Listen and colour There is one example.

Woman What a fun picture!