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Young Learners English skills
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For the revised 2018 Cambridge ESOL Young Learners English examinations
Student’s book features:l 5 complete practice testsll Compatible with any primary coursel Designed for children 7-8 years oldl Amazing colour illustrationsl Thematic word list includedl Educational board game included
Teacher’s book features:l Overprinted answers for exercisesl Tapescripts of all the listening materiall Photocopiable revision tasks l Lesson guidancell Educational board game included l Audio CD included
Components:l Student’s Book l Teacher’s Book + audio CD
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Young Learners English skills
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© Aheadbooks
Written by: Anne LeventerisEdited by: AheadbooksLayout: Maria PapageorgiouIllustrations: Stathis Karabateas & Shutterstock.comRecording: Sonica Studios London
I.S.B.N. 978-960-6632-39-6 (Student’s book)978-960-6632-40-2 (Teacher’s book)
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CONTENTS
Skills Practice 1 p.5
Skills Practice 2 p.19
Skills Practic
e 3 p.33
Skills Practice 4 p.47
Skills Practic
e 5 p.61
My starter game
p.75
Teachers corner p. 89Teachers corner p. 89
My starter wordsp.76
Speaking-Object cardsp.79
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LISTENINGPart 1
-5 questions-
Listen and draw lines. There is one example.
Bill Kim Tom
DanMarkGraceAlice
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Part 2-5 questions-
Read the question. Listen and write a name or number. There are two examples.
Examples:
What is the girls name? S-u-e
How old is she? Ten/10
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Questions:
1 What is Sue’s duck’s name? L-u-c-y
2 How old is the duck? Four/4
3 What is Sue’s friend’s name? T-o-n-y
4 What class are the two friends in at school? Four/4
5 How many cats has Sue’s friend got? Two/2
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Part 3-5 questions-
Listen and tick (✓) the box. There is one example.
Example:Which is dad’s motorbike?
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Questions:1 What is Tom doing?
2 Where are mum and dad?
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5 Which woman is grandmother?
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3 What is grandfather doing?
4 Who’s Ann with?
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READING & WRITINGPart 1
-5 questions-
Look and read. Put a tick (✓) or a cross (✗) in the box. There are two examples.
Examples:
This is a jacket.
This is a guitar. ✗
Questions:
These are televisions. ✗
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READING & WRITINGPart 1
-5 questions-
Look and read. Put a tick (✓) or a cross (✗) in the box. There are two examples.
Examples:
This is a jacket.
This is a guitar. ✗
Questions:
These are televisions. ✗
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These are cakes. ✗
This is a dress.
These are onions. ✗
This is a watch.
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Part 2-5 questions-
Look and read. Write yes or no.
Examples:
There are oranges on the trees. Yes
The children are playing football in the garden. No
Questions:
1 There are four dogs in the garden. No
2 There are flowers under the tree. Yes
3 The two boys are flying a kite. Yes
4 There are six spiders next to the girls. No
5 A girl is holding a camera. Yes
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Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words.
Example:
Questions:
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Part 4-5 questions-
Read this. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to numbers 1-5. There is one example.
Tiger
Tigers are big animals . They sometimes live in a (1) zoo .
A tiger has got small (2) ears and a long tail. They love eating
(3) meat and drinking (4) water . When they are tired
they sit under (5) trees . Tigers also like to sleep in trees!
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-5 questions-
Look at the pictures and read the questions. Write one-word answers.
Examples:
Where is the family? in the living room
What is father doing? playing the piano
Questions:
1 What are the children doing? Singing
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2 Where are they now? in the kitchen
3 Who is making a cake? Mother
4 What is the girl eating? a carrot
5 What is the cat doing? it is sleeping
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