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

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Questions 1 What is Lucys friends name?

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Which class are the two children in at school?

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How many dogs are there at Lucys house?

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Whats the name of Lucys favourite dog?

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5 Examples What is the girls name?

How many fish has Lucys friend got?

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Lucy .................................. 7 ..................................

How old is she?

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

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Whats Ben doing?

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Whats Pat doing?

A 4 Wheres Kims doll?

A 1 Which is May?

A 5 Whats Dad doing?

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Which is Nicks favourite ice-cream? A B C

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5 questions

Listen and colour. There is one example.

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Starters Listening Marking Key

( ) = Acceptable extra words are placed in brackets / = A single slash is placed between acceptable alternative words within an answer

// = A double slash is placed between acceptable alternative complete answers

Part 1
1 2 3 4 5

5 marks
Clock and between two pictures on wall Book and under table Phone and on mat Camera and in cupboard Shell and on table next to robot

Lines should be drawn between:

Part 2
1 2 3 4 5

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ALEX 8//eight 3//three S-O-C-K-S 12//twelve

Part 3
1 2 3 4 5

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A B B C A

Part 4
1 2 3 4 5

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Colour bird on mans head pink Colour bird in tree yellow Colour bird next to plane green Colour bird in front of door brown Colour bird between owers red

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R = rubric F = Female adult M = Male adult R Fch = Female child Mch = Male child

M Fch M Fch M Fch R

And how do you spell your name? L-U-C-Y. And how old are you, Lucy? Im seven. Seven? Yes! Can you see the answers? Now you listen and write a name or a number. One Is this your friend in the picture with you? Yes, it is. Whats his name? His names Alex. How do you spell that? A-L-E-X. Two Is he in your class at school? Yes! Were in class eight. Sorry? In class eight. And weve got a great teacher. Three And have you got a dog, Lucy? Oh yes. There are three dogs at our house. Three dogs? Yes. Thats right. Theyre small dogs, not big dogs. Four And which is your favourite dog, Lucy? Oh, Socks is my favourite. Hes very funny. And how do you spell that? S-O-C-K-S. Thats a good name for a dog! Five And has your friend got any animals? Yes. Hes got some beautiful sh. Fish? How many? Hes got twelve. Twelve sh! Yes. Now listen to Part Two again. That is the end of Part Two. Part Three. Look at the pictures. Now listen and look. There is one example. Whats Pat doing?

Hello. This is the University of Cambridge Starters Listening Test. Look at Part One. Now look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example. Put the radio on the bookcase. Sorry? Put the radio where? On the bookcase. Right. Can you see the line? This is an example. Now you listen and draw lines. One Put the clock between the two pictures. Pardon? Where do I put the clock? On the wall. Between the two pictures. OK. Two Now put the book under the table. Sorry? Put the book where? Put it under the small table Right. I can do that. Three And now, please put the phone on the mat. The phone? Yes. Put it on the mat. All right. Im drawing that line now. Four Now the camera! Put it in the cupboard. Where? Put the camera in the cupboard. OK. Five And now put the shell on the table, next to the robot. Sorry? Put the shell where? Put it on the table, next to the robot. Yes. OK. Now listen to Part One again. That is the end of Part One. Part Two. Look at the picture. Listen and write a name or a number. There are two examples.

M Fch M Fch M Fch R M Fch M Fch R M Fch M Fch R M Fch M Fch M R M Fch M Fch M Fch R

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Is Pat at your house? Is she playing in the garden?

Mch Yes, she is. Mch No. Shes reading in the living room. R Can you see the tick? Now you listen and tick the box. One. Which is May?

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Hello. Are you the girl in this picture? Yes. My names Lucy.

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Mch Wheres May, Mum? F F R Fch Fch Is that her, wearing trousers? Oh yes, and a T-shirt. She looks great. Two. Which is Nicks favourite ice-cream? Is that an apple ice-cream, Nick? Is that your favourite? Mch No, shes wearing a skirt. Mch Pardon? Which bird? F F The bird next to the plane. Its got a very long tail. Colour it green. Mch Oh yes. I can see it. Mch Right. Im colouring it green now. R F F R F F F R Four Yes there is. Colour it brown. Yes, thats nice. Five Can you see the bird between the owers? Colour it red. Thats right. Well done! The picture looks good now. Now listen to Part Four again. That is the end of the Starters Listening Test.

Mch No, its pineapple. Mch No. My favourites banana. R F F Three. Whats Ben doing? Is Ben on the beach? Are they swimming?

Mch Look. Theres a bird in front of the door. Mch A brown bird in front of the door.

Mch Yes. Hes with his friends. Mch No, theyre kicking a ball. R M Fch M Fch R Fch F Fch F R Four. Wheres Kims doll? Why are you sad, Kim? I cant nd my doll. Is it in the toy box? No! Oh look. I can see it. Its behind the chair. Five. Whats Dad doing? Is Dad in the bedroom? No, hes in the bathroom. Oh yes, hes listening to the radio. No, hes singing. Thats nice. Now listen to Part Three again. That is the end of Part Three. Part Four. Look at the picture. Listen and look. There is one example. F F F R Can you see the bird in the water? Right. Now colour it orange. Colour the bird in the water orange. Can you see the orange bird in the water? This is an example. Now you listen and colour. One F F Now nd the bird on the man. (Laughing) Yes it is. What a funny bird! Can you colour it pink? Thats right. Two Look at the bird in the tree. Yes. Colour it yellow. Mch Its sitting on the mans head! Mch Yes, I can. Mch Pardon?

Mch Yes. Its eating. Mch A red bird between the owers?

Mch Pink? F R F F

Mch OK, I can see it. Can I colour it? Mch OK. A yellow bird in the tree. R F Three Can you see the bird next to the plane?

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