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For exams from 2018
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Volume 2
 Pre A1 Starters Listening
Download the audio files for the sample paper here:
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Centre Number Candidate Number

Pre A1 Starters
Listening

There are 20 questions.

You will need re e or pencil .

My name is: ....................................................................

Copyright © UCLES 2018

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Pre A1 Starters Listening

Pre A1 Starters Listening Part 4 5 marks

1 colour pineapple in box – green

Marking key 2 colour pineapple under lemons – purple
3 colour pineapple on computer – orange

( ) = Acceptable extra words are placed in 4 colour pineapple between watermelons – blue
brackets 5 colour pineapple on board behind woman – red
/ = A single slash is placed between acceptable
alternative words within an answer

Part 1 5 marks

1 Grace girl with red racket

2 Alice girl on a chair
3 Bill boy in grey shorts
4 Matt boy holding bread
5 Kim girl in pink shirt

Part 2 5 marks

1 12
2 D-U-C-K
3 S-H-E-L-L
4 20
5 L-O-R-R-Y

Part 3 5 marks

1 B
2 A
3 B
4 A
5 C

10 Cambridge Assessment English

 Pre A1 Starters Listening
Pre A1 Starters Listening M Yes. It’s cool.
PAUSE 00’05”

Tapescript R
F
Four
Who’s that boy? He’s holding some bread.
M That’s Matt. The bread is for the birds.
R = rubric Fch = Female child F Does Matt like coming to the park?
F = Female adult Mch = Male child M Yes. He loves it.
M = Male adult PAUSE 00’05”
R Five
F And who’s that girl? She’s running …
R Hello. This is the Cambridge Starters Listening test.
M The girl in the pink T-shirt? That’s Kim.
[MUSIC]
F Oh.
Look at Part 1.
M Kim likes playing here too.
Now look at the picture.
F Well, it’s a really fantastic park!
Listen and look.
PAUSE 00’05”
There is one example.
R Now listen to Part 1 again.
PAUSE 00’03”
PAUSE 00’03”
M Hi! This is the park next to our house.
[REPEAT PART 1 WITH ONLY 00’03” PAUSES]
F Wow! And do you know these children?
That is the end of Part 1.
M Yes. There’s Tom. He’s flying his kite.
PAUSE 00’05”
F But Tom’s kite is in the tree now!
Part 2.
M That’s right!
Look at the picture.
PAUSE 00’03”
Listen and write a name or a number.
R Can you see the line? This is an example.
There are two examples.
Now you listen and draw lines.
PAUSE 00’03”
PAUSE 00’03”
M Who’s this girl?
[REPEAT FROM HERE]
Fch She’s my friend, Pat.
R One
M Sorry, what’s her name?
M Who’s that? The girl with the red tennis racket?
Fch It’s Pat. You spell that, P-A-T.
F That’s Grace, I like her long hair.
PAUSE 00’03”
M Yes. I like Grace’s hair too.
M How old is she?
PAUSE 00’05”
Fch She’s nine now.
R Two
M Nine?
M And can you see Alice?
Fch Yes. It’s her birthday today.
F Sorry? Alice?
PAUSE 00’03”
M Yes. She’s the girl with the tablet.
R Can you see the answers? Now you listen and write
F Oh! The girl on the chair? a name or a number.
M Yes, she’s playing a game on it. PAUSE 00’03”
PAUSE 00’05” [REPEAT FROM HERE]
R Three R One
F What’s that boy’s name? Fch Pat’s cousins are at her house today.
M The boy in the grey shorts? That’s Bill. M That’s good! How many cousins has she got?
F And is that Bill’s bike? Fch She’s got twelve.
M Pardon! How many?
Fch Twelve.

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Pre A1 Starters Listening

PAUSE 00’10” PAUSE 00’03”

R Two R Can you see the tick?
Fch I like playing with Pat. Now you listen and tick the box.
M What’s her favourite game? PAUSE 00’03”
Fch The name of her favourite game is ‘DUCK’! [REPEAT FROM HERE]
M Duck? Do you spell that D-U-C-K? R One. Who is Dad talking to on the phone?
Fch Yes, it’s a very funny game. PAUSE 00’03”
M Oh! Mch Who’s Dad talking to, Mum?
PAUSE 00’10” F He’s phoning Grandpa about dinner.
R Three Mch Can Alex, my friend from school, have dinner with us?
M And where does Pat like going? F Not today.
Fch She likes going to the beach. PAUSE 00’05”
M Which one? R Two. What is the crocodile doing?
Fch She likes going to Shell Beach. You spell that S-H-E-L-L. PAUSE 00’03”
M Shell Beach! Oh … I know! It’s beautiful there. Fch I love the crocodile in this story. It’s funny. It doesn’t like
swimming.
PAUSE 00’10”
Mch So what’s it doing? Eating?
R Four
Fch Not now. It’s playing a guitar! Look!
Fch Pat likes reading, too.
Mch Oh yes!
M Does she? How many books has she got?
PAUSE 00’05”
Fch She’s got twenty books in her cupboard.
R Three. Where are Hugo’s pens?
M Twenty! Wow!
PAUSE 00’03”
PAUSE 00’10”
Mch I can’t find my pens, Grandma. They aren’t on my desk.
R Five
F Are those yours, Hugo? The pens under the lamp?
Fch Pat’s reading her favourite book. It’s about a really funny
teacher. Mch No, they’re Sue’s. Oh – mine are there, next to the TV. I
can see them now.
M Oh! What’s the teacher’s name?
F Good!
Fch His name is Mr Lorry. You spell that L-O-R-R-Y.
PAUSE 00’05”
M Mr Lorry? What a funny name!
R Four. Which boy is Sam?
PAUSE 00’10”
PAUSE 00’03”
R Now listen to Part 2 again.
Fch Look Dad. There’s Sam. He’s my new friend.
PAUSE 00’03”
M The boy in the jeans and black jacket?
[REPEAT PART 2 WITH ONLY 00’05” PAUSES]
Fch Not him. Sam’s got a black jacket but he’s wearing brown
That is the end of Part 2.
trousers.
PAUSE 00’05”
M Oh yes.
Part 3.
PAUSE 00’05”
Look at the pictures.
R Five. Which is the girl’s favourite picture?
Now listen and look.
PAUSE 00’03”
There is one example.
Fch These paintings are great, Mrs Door. Those flowers are
PAUSE 00’03” beautiful.
Where is Lucy now? F Thank you! Which painting is your favourite? The one of
the houses?
PAUSE 00’03”
Fch That’s nice, but no. My favourite is the one of the goats. I
Fch Where’s Lucy? She isn’t in the living room.
love that.
Mch I know. She’s in the kitchen with Mum.
F Me too.
Fch Oh, OK. Thanks. Where are you going Mark?
PAUSE 00’05”
Mch I want my hat. It’s in my bedroom.

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R Now listen to Part 3 again. Fch OK. That’s funny.
PAUSE 00’03” PAUSE 00’15”
[REPEAT PART 3 WITH NO PAUSE AFTER THE QUESTION BUT R Five
THE SAME 00’05” PAUSE AFTER EACH DIALOGUE]
M And can you colour this pineapple now?
That is the end of Part 3.
Fch Which pineapple? The one on the board?
PAUSE 00’05”
M Yes! The pineapple on the board. Colour it red.
Part 4.
Fch OK. I’m colouring that one now.
Look at the picture.
M Very good. Thanks!
Listen and look.
PAUSE 00’15”
There is one example.
R Now listen to Part 4 again.
PAUSE 00’03”
PAUSE 00’03”
Fch There’s a lot of fruit in this picture! Is it a shop?
[REPEAT PART 4 WITH ONLY 00’10” PAUSES]
M Yes, it is. Can you see the pineapple on the clock?
That is the end of the Starters Listening test.
Fch The pineapple on the clock. Oh yes! Can I colour it yellow,
[MUSIC]
please?
M Yes, you can.
PAUSE 00’03”
R Can you see the yellow pineapple? This is an example.
Now you listen and colour.
PAUSE 00’03”
[REPEAT FROM HERE]
R One
M Can you colour the pineapple in the box now?
Fch The pineapple in the box?
M That’s right. Colour it green, please.
Fch OK! I love that colour! There!
PAUSE 00’15”
R Two
M Now find the pineapple under the lemons.
Fch Under the lemons?
M Yes. Colour that pineapple purple.
Fch OK. I’m doing that now.
M Fantastic! Thank you.
PAUSE 00’15”
R Three
Fch There’s a picture of a pineapple on the computer too.
Look!
M On the computer? Oh yes!
Fch Can I colour that pineapple orange?
M Yes, you can. That’s great!
PAUSE 00’15”
R Four
M And … I know! Can you see the pineapple between the
two watermelons?
Fch The one between the watermelons? Yes I can.
M Good. Colour that pineapple blue.

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 Pre A1 Starters Reading and Writing
Centre Number Candidate Number

Pre A1 Starters
eading and riting

There are 2 questions.

You will need a pen or pencil.

My name is: ....................................................................

Copyright © UCLES 2018

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 Pre A1 Starters Reading and Writing
Pre A1 Starters Reading Part 4 5 marks

and Writing 1 eyes

2 tail
Marking key 3 people
4 day
5 food
( ) = Acceptable extra words are placed in
brackets Part 5 5 marks
/ = A single slash is placed between acceptable
alternative words within an answer 1 table
2 children / kids / girl and boy [in any order]
3 hat

Part 1 5 marks 4 3 / three

5 singing / whistling
1 ✗
2 ✓
3 ✗
4 ✓
5 ✓

Part 2 5 marks

1 no
2 no
3 yes
4 yes
5 yes

Part 3 5 marks

1 paper
2 ruler
3 eraser
4 pencil
5 teacher

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