Starters Listening Part 4 5 marks

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Marking Key
The pupils colour:
1 the doll on the bed green.
() = Acceptable extra words are 2 the doll in the toy box red.
placed in brackets 3 the doll under the desk blue.
4 the doll on the chair orange.
/= A single slash is placed 5 the doll the girl has got yellow.
between acceptable alternative
words within answer
// = A double slash is placed
between acceptable alternative
complete answers

Part 1 5 marks
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Lines should be drawn between:
1 Ben boy under the tree
2 Anna girl feeding birds
3 Matt boy with robot
4 Kim girl drawing
5 Alex boy with train on his T-shirt

Part 2 5 marks
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1 G-R-E-E-N
2 O-R-A-N-G-E
3 12/twelve
4 T-E-D-D-Y
5 4/four

Part 3 5 marks
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1 B
2 A
3 C
4 B
5 A

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 R Four
Starters Listening
F One person is drawing. What’s her name?
Audioscripts Mch The girl with the hat?
F Yes.
Mch That’s my friend, Kim. Kim can draw very
R = rubric Fch = Female child well!
F = Female adult Mch = Male child
R Five
M = Male adult
F And what’s that boy’s name? The boy with
a train on his T-shirt.
Mch That’s Alex. Alex is in my class at school.
R Hello. This is the Starters Listening F Oh! He’s got a nice T-shirt!
Test. Mch I know! It’s new. He likes it.
Look at Part One.
Look at the picture. R Now listen to Part One again.
Listen and look.
That is the end of Part One.
There is one example.
Mch Here’s a picture of me and my friends in R Part Two.
the park, Miss Hall. Look at the picture.
F Oh, yes! Who’s that? The girl with the Listen and write a name or a number.
dogs. There are two examples.
Mch Her name’s Sue. She’s playing with
Fch Hello. I’m new in class.
the dogs. Sue likes animals.
M What’s your name, please?
F That’s good.
Fch Lucy.
M Is that L-U-C-Y?
R Can you see the line? This is an
Fch Yes. Lucy.
example. Now you listen and draw
lines.
M How old are you, Lucy?
R One Fch I’m nine.
M Nine?
F There’s a boy here, too. He’s under the Fch Yes! I’m nine.
tree!
Mch Yes. His name’s Ben. R Can you see the answers? Now you
F And what’s Ben doing under the tree? listen and write a name or a number.
Mch He’s playing a game.
R One
R Two
M What’s your family name, please?
Mch And there’s Anna! She’s got some food. Fch It’s Green. G-R-E-E-N.
F Is she giving it to the birds? M Green? That’s my name, too!
Mch Yes! Anna likes birds. Fch Is it?
F Me, too! M Yes.

R Three R Two
F That’s a great robot! M Where do you live, Lucy?
Mch Yes, that’s Matt’s robot. Fch In Orange Street.
F Is he wearing shorts? M Orange Street?
Mch Yes, he is. Fch Yes. O-R-A-N-G-E. It’s near the park.
M Oh, yes.

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 R Three Three. Which picture are Alice and Bill looking
at?
M What number’s your house?
Fch It’s 12. Fch I like this picture, Bill. Who’s in it?
M 12. Oh, is your house red? Mch My dad, my grandma and my cousin,
Fch Yes, it is. And it’s got a big garden, too! Sam.
Fch Where’s your mum and your brother?
R Four Mch They aren’t in this picture, Alice.
M What have you got in your bag? Four. Which pet has Ben got?
Fch I’ve got some milk for my pet cat.
M What’s your cat’s name? Fch Mum, Ben has got a new pet!
Fch Teddy. That’s T-E-D-D-Y. F What is it? A cat?
M Teddy? Fch No, a fish. Can I have one, too?
Fch Yes, it’s a funny name for a cat, but I like it! F OK, but not a mouse. I don’t want that in
the house!
R Five
Five. What is Nick doing today?
M How old is your cat?
Fch He’s four. F Where is Nick? At school?
M Four? M No, he’s in the park today.
Fch Yes. And he can run and jump! F Is he riding his bike?
M Great! M No, not today. He’s playing football.

R Now listen to Part Two again. R Now listen to Part Three again.

That is the end of Part Two. That is the end of Part Three.

R Part Three. R Part Four.

Look at the pictures. Look at the picture.
Now listen and look. Listen and colour.
There is one example. R One
What is Dad’s favourite vegetable?
M Look at the girl’s bedroom.
Fch Dad, do you like broccoli? Fch I can see lots of dolls! I’ve got my pencils
M Yes, I do, but it isn’t my favourite here. Can I colour one?
vegetable. M Yes! A doll is on the bed. Colour that one,
Fch What is your favourite vegetable? Carrots? please.
M No, potatoes. Fch OK. What colour?
M Make the doll on the bed, green.
R Can you see the tick? Now you listen
and tick the box. R Two
One. Which dog is Tom’s? M Colour the doll in the toy box now.
Fch Is that your dog, Tom? Fch Sorry? The doll in the toy box?
Mch No, my dog’s got a long tail. M Yes. Have you got a red pencil?
Fch Is it big? Fch Yes, I have.
Mch Yes. My sister’s dog is that small one. M Great! Colour it with that pencil, then.

Two. What is Jill wearing? R Three

F (over the phone) Hi, Jill, it’s Mum. Are you M Now colour the doll under the desk.
ready for school? Fch The doll under the desk? OK!
Fch Yes, Mum. M You can choose the colour!
F Are you wearing your new jeans? Fch Blue! I love that colour!
Fch No, Mum, not today. I’m wearing my dress. M Me, too!
F And your new shoes?
Fch Yes, that’s right!

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Starters Part 4 5
M There’s a doll on the chair. Find that one,
please. Reading & marks
Fch I can see it. _________________________
M Good. Make that doll orange.
Writing
1 fish
Fch OK! I’m colouring that doll, the one on the Marking 2 toys
chair, now. 3 legs
M Great! Key 4 tail
5 houses
R Five
() = Acceptable extra words are
Fch And which doll can I colour now?
placed in brackets
M The one the girl has got. Colour that doll!
Fch Can I make it yellow? /= A single slash is placed
M Yes. Thank you! between acceptable alternative
words within answer
R Now listen to Part Four again.
// = A double slash is placed
between acceptable alternative
That is the end of the Starters Listening test. complete answers

Part 1 5
marks
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1 
2 
3 
4 
5 

Part 2 5
marks
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1 no
2 yes
3 no
4 yes
5 no

Part 3 5
marks
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1 jeans
2 skirt
3 dress
4 boots
5 jacket

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 2 bed
Part 5 5 3 TV
marks 4 shoes
5 chair
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1 mouse

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 Guidelines for Starters Speaking
Minimum
response Prompts/Back-up
Part Teacher does this: Teacher’s script:
expected from questions:
student:
1  Greets the S and Hello. What’s your I’m/My name’s/ Are you Tom?
asks for name name? (Tom).

 Points to the Look at this, Tom! It’s a [Teacher points to the

SCENE CARD classroom. Here are the children.]
children.

 Asks S to point Where’s the ruler, Tom? S points to the Is this the ruler? Is this
out certain items Where’s the rubber? items in the the rubber? [Teacher
in the SCENE picture [ruler/ points to the ruler/
CARD rubber, etc]. rubber, etc].

 Points to the Now look at these. S points to the Is this the hippo?
OBJECT CARDS Which is the hippo? OBJECT CARD [Teacher points to the
[hippo]. hippo.]

 Puts one card in Look. I’m putting the [Teacher places

place as an hippo on the teacher’s OBJECT CARD in
example desk. place – on the
teacher’s desk.]

 Asks S to put two Which is the cake? S points to the Is this the cake?
OBJECT CARDS OBJECT CARD [Teacher points to the
in various Now, you put the cake [cake]. cake.]
locations under the boy’s chair. S puts the Where’s the chair?
OBJECT CARD in [Teacher points to the
place [under the chair.]
boy’s chair].

Which is the book? S repeats the Is this the book?

Put the book on the process [book – Where’s the desk?
girl’s desk. on girl’s desk]. [Teacher points to the
book/desk].
2  Removes
OBJECT CARDS

 Points to the Now, Tom, what are (They’re) pencils. Are they pencils?
pencils in the these? How many are Five./There are Are there five pencils?
SCENE CARD there? five (pencils).

 Points to boy at What is the boy doing? (He’s) drawing. Is he drawing? Is he

the board What is he wearing? (He’s wearing) wearing a T-shirt? Is
jeans and a he wearing jeans?
T-shirt.

 Points to the girl Tell me about the girl. She’s wearing a Is she wearing a
dress. dress?
She’s got a robot. Has she got a robot?
She’s reading a Is she reading? etc
book, etc.

3  Puts SCENE
CARD away and
picks out four
OBJECT CARDS

 Shows fish card What’s this? (It’s) a fish. Is it a fish? Do you like
Have you got a fish? yes/no dogs/zebras, etc?
What’s your favourite dog/zebra, etc.
animal?

 Shows piano What’s this? (It’s) a piano. Is it a piano?

card Can you play the piano? yes/no Is there a piano in your
house?

 Shows bike card What’s this? (It’s) a bike. Is it a bike?

Can you ride a bike? yes/no Have you got a bike?
Where do you ride your In the park.
bike?

 Shows pear card What’s this? (It’s) a pear. Is it a pear?

Do you like pears? yes/no Do you like oranges/
What’s your favourite oranges, apples, apples, etc?
fruit? etc.
4  Puts away all Now, Tom, how old are (I’m) eight. Are you seven/eight?
cards you?
What’s your favourite (It’s) red. Is it red?
colour?

Is your house big or (It’s) big/small. Your house – is it big,

small? etc?

What’s your mother’s Her name is/It’s Is your mother’s name

name? (Eva), etc. (Eva), etc?
OK, thank you, Tom. Bye!
Goodbye!