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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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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)

All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form, or by any means, electronic, photocopying or otherwise, without the prior written permission of Aheadbooks.

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

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Teachers corner p. 89Teachers corner p. 89

My starter wordsp.76

Speaking-Object cardsp.79

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Listen and draw lines. There is one example.

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Read the question. Listen and write a name or number. There are two examples.

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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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Listen and tick (✓) the box. There is one example.

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2 Where are mum and dad?

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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

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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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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

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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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