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Contents
Introduction 4
Checklist for Flyers Test preparation 9
Map of the Student’s Book 10
Topic index 14
Grammar index 15
Unit guide (teacher’s notes) 16
Photocopiable Extension activities 71
Tapescripts 84
Alphabetical wordlist 94
Photocopiable Practice Test:
Listening Test 103
Listening Test tapescript 109
Reading and Writing Test 111
Marking Key 119
Speaking Test 120
Introduction
Welcome to Fun for Flyers
Fun for Flyers is the third in a series of three books written for learners aged between 7 and 13
years old. Fun for Starters is the first book and Fun for Movers is the second.
This introduction will give you useful information about Fun for Flyers, the Cambridge ESOL
Flyers Test and about teaching learners of this age group.
Course components
● Fun for Flyers Student’s Book
● Fun for Flyers Teacher’s Book
● CD/Cassette
G Magazines with pictures of people (one for each group G On the board, write the beginning of sentences about
the picture (see below). Learners put their hands up and
learning strategies and to be more efficient when taking of three learners). See Extension activity.
suggest ways of completing them.
1 The woman who’s drinking coffee
the Young Learners Tests. Young Learners tip 2 The man with the beard
Point out to learners that the things they have to colour 3 The children who are sitting on the floor
are identified in two different ways: For example: The boy 4 The girl who’s crying
Instructions who’s wearing shorts. … He’s smaller than the other boy.
G
5 The woman with the suitcases
Suggested answers:
1 The woman who’s drinking coffee is (standing) under
These are usually labelled A, B, C, etc. and correspond to A Look and read.Write yes or no. the clock.
2 The man with the beard is sitting down / is reading a
the different activities which appear in the Student’s Book. G Learners look at the picture. Ask them questions:
How many people are there? (10)
newspaper.
3 The children who are sitting on the floor are playing
Some activities appear only in the teacher’s notes and are G
Where are they? (At the airport.)
Learners look at the two example sentences below the
with toy planes.
4 The girl who’s crying has got curly hair / is wearing a
long skirt and T-shirt.
not labelled A, B, C, etc. picture.
Why is yes written after the first sentence? (Because it is 5 The woman with the suitcases is wearing a dress with
true.) flowers.
Why is no written after the second sentence? (Because
Extension the second sentence is false.)
Learners read the other sentences and write yes or no.
Extension
G Find the picture I’ve written about.
These are notes for the Extension activity for the unit. G Check answers:
1 no 2 yes 3 yes 4 yes 5 no 6 yes 7 yes
G Give one magazine to each group of three learners.
G They choose a picture which includes at least one
B Listen and colour and draw person and write a detailed description, without saying
Extensions for some units and in this case, you will need
to refer to the instructions below.
Nine lives (‘Hangman’)
Draw (or stick) nine body outlines on the board. Choose a word. Write one line on the board for
each letter in the word, for example: __ __ __ __ __. (dress) Learners put up their hands to say
letters. If the letter is in the word, you write it on the line. If the letter is not in the word, you
remove one of the bodies from the board. The game finishes when the learners complete the word
or they lose all nine lives. Learners then write lines for their words.
The long sentence
Choose a simple sentence which can grow if words are added to the end of it.
For example:
Teacher: In my town, there’s a hospital.
Learner 1: In my town, there’s a hospital and a library.
Continue round the class, with each learner repeating the sentence and all the words which have
been added, before then adding another word. Players are eliminated if they forget a word or
repeat one. The winner is the person who remembers all the words in the correct order when
everyone else has been eliminated.
Change places
Learners sit in a circle. The teacher says sentences starting with the words, ‘Change places if …’
For example: Change places if you got up at 8 o’clock today. All the learners who got up at 8 o’clock
have to stand up and move to sit in a different place.
Dictations
Dictations don’t have to be boring! They are great for practising spelling, word order and
prediction. Here are some different ways you can use dictation in class.
Word dictations
● Spell a word, letter by letter. Learners listen and write the letters. When a learner thinks
they know the word you are spelling, they shout ‘Stop!’ and say the word and the
remaining letters. If the learner is correct, give them a point for every remaining letter
they guessed.
● Dictate the letters of a word, but not in the right order. Learners have to write the word
as quickly as possible.
● Dictate all the consonants from a word (indicating the gaps for vowels). Learners have to
complete the word with a-e-i-o-u.
Sentence dictations
● Dictate the key words from a sentence which has appeared in the unit or text. Learners
have to write the full sentence so that it is similar (or identical) to the original sentence.
● Dictate a sentence a word at a time. (For example, a definition sentence like those which
appear in Flyers Reading and Writing Part 1.) Learners write the words and shout ‘Stop!’
when they think they can complete the sentence (or say what is being defined).
● Learners listen to a whole sentence. They only write the longest word (with the most
letters) in the sentence.
● Dictate only the start of the sentences. Learners complete the sentences in their
own words.
For example:
Teacher: This morning I put on ...
Learner (writes): my clothes.
1 Wearing and carrying body and face, body and face, conjunctions, modal verbs, Reading and Writing
clothes clothes present simple, relative Part 1
clauses
2 Spots and stripes appearance, clothes, colours, adjectives, have got, Listening Part 5, Reading
clothes, people objects, present continuous, and Writing Part 2
patterns, people relative clauses, there is/are
3 With your body body and face body and face present simple, questions, Reading and Writing Parts
verb + infinitive, verb + ing 6 and 7, Speaking Part 4
personal questions
4 About animals animals, world adjectives, adverbs of frequency, Reading and Writing Parts
around us animals, body adverbs of manner, present 1 and 6
and face, world simple
around us
5 My animals animals, objects adjectives, adverbs, verbs Listening Part 3, Reading
animals, clothes, and Writing Part 1
objects
6 Are you called Helen? names names present continuous Listening Parts 1 and 2
7 How do you spell it? spelling alphabet, names adjectives, verbs Listening Part 2, Reading
and Writing (spelling)
8 School subjects school, time school, time modal verbs, questions Reading and Writing Part
with if and when, 1, Speaking Part 4
this/that/these/those personal questions
9 In my classroom school school present perfect, questions, Listening Part 4, Reading
will and Writing Part 7,
Speaking Part 2
information exchange
10 Planets space planets, world present continuous, Reading and Writing Parts
around us present simple, relative 1 and 6, Speaking Part 1
clauses find the difference
11 The world around us world around us animals, world present simple, some, a lot Listening Part 5, Reading
around us of, etc., this/that/these/those and Writing Part 1,
Speaking Part 4 personal
questions
12 Bad weather weather weather adverbs of frequency, Listening Part 4, Reading
present simple, and Writing Part 1,
this/that/these/those Speaking Part 3 tell the
story
13 Food and drink food and drink adjectives, food adverbs of frequency, Listening Part 4, Reading
and drink conjunctions, past simple, and Writing Part 1
present simple,
this/that/these/those
14 What they eat animals animals, body comparatives, present Reading and Writing
and face, food simple, questions, too Part 6, Speaking Part 2
and drink, information exchange
numbers, world
around us
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15 Cooking and food and drink containers and prepositions of place, Listening Part 5, Reading and
eating cutlery, food questions Writing Part 1, Speaking Part 1
and drink find the difference, Part 4
personal questions
16 What do they work jobs, places present simple Reading and Writing Part 1
do?
17 My sister’s an work jobs, time, conjunctions, present simple, Listening Part 4, Reading and
engineer transport this/that/these/those, Writing Part 1
to + infinitive
18 My day at work work jobs adverbs of frequency, present Reading and Writing Part 7,
simple, questions, verb + Speaking Part 2 information
infinitive exchange
19 Ask me a questions time, transport adjectives, adverbs of Speaking Part 4 personal
question frequency, questions questions
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29 What’s it made of? materials adjectives, present simple, Reading and Writing
containers, this/that/these/those Part 1
furniture, materials,
objects
30 You find them in objects clothes, food and plurals, some, a lot of, etc. Listening Part 4, Reading
pockets drink, materials, this/that/these/those and Writing Parts 1 and
objects 6
31 What’s it like? describing objects colours, materials, adjective order, go + ing Listening Part 3
objects, places, size
and shape
32 Places to go places adjectives, conjunctions, prepositions Reading and Writing
birthdays and of place, questions, Parts 1 and 6
celebrations, food relative clauses, to +
and drink, places infinitive
33 They were tired, so … giving reasons adjectives, feelings, adverbs of manner, place, Reading and Writing
objects, places, time, conjunctions, going Parts 5 and 7, Speaking
time, transport to (future), present Part 3 tell the story
continuous, present
perfect, to + infinitive
34 What a strange making adjectives, animals, comparatives, quantifiers Reading and Writing
planet! comparisons body and face, (both, all, every), Parts 2 and 6, Speaking
people, planets, superlatives Part 4 personal questions
school, transport
35 Having fun appearance, appearance, go + ing, questions Listening Part 1, Reading
sports clothes, colours, and Writing Part 1,
feelings, holidays, Speaking Part 4 personal
names, sports questions
36 The monster family’s family, holidays appearance, past continuous Reading and Writing
photos clothes, family, Part 2, Speaking Part 3
names, patterns tell the story, Part 4
personal questions
37 John stays in hospital feelings feelings, health, adverbs of time, Reading and Writing
time conjunctions, past Part 5
continuous, past simple
38 I’ve forgotten my holidays, weather holidays, places, past simple, present Listening Part 3, Reading
umbrella! weather perfect with already and and Writing Part 7
yet
39 Have you ever met a experiences experiences determiners (all, a few, Reading and Writing
famous person? half of, most of, some of), Part 2, Speaking Part 4
present perfect with ever, personal questions
some, a lot of, etc., verbs
40 What has just birthdays and appearance, prepositions of place, Listening Part 1, Reading
happened? celebrations birthdays and present perfect with just, and Writing Part 3
celebrations, superlatives, verbs
clothes, feelings,
objects
41 We’re moving house! furniture and adjectives, furniture adverbs of frequency, Reading and Writing
rooms and rooms, objects, present perfect with just, Parts 1 and 2
patterns present continuous,
relative clauses, some, a
lot of, etc., there is/are
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42 When do these time birthdays and going to (future), past Listening Part 4, Speaking
things happen? celebrations, time continuous, prepositions of Part 4 personal questions
time, present simple,
questions, will
43 In the future, I the future future, jobs, time modal verbs, predictions Speaking Part 4 personal
might be a farmer (may, might, will), questions questions
44 About people people family, hobbies, going to (future), present Listening Part 2, Speaking
jobs, people simple, questions, Part 2 information
superlatives exchange, Part 4 personal
questions
45 You’re on TV! work materials, work going to (future), present Listening Part 2, Reading
perfect with just, questions, and Writing Part 3, Speaking
will Part 4 personal questions
46 Postcards holidays, school holidays, school, going to (future), present Reading and Writing Part 7
time, verbs continuous, present simple,
there is/are, relative clauses,
verb + infinitive, word order
47 How about tennis? making places, suggestions go + ing, going to (future), Reading and Writing Parts 3
suggestions verb + infinitive, verb + ing and 7
48 It’s too loud! adjectives adjectives enough and too, going to Reading and Writing Parts 3
(future), verb + infinitive and 7
49 When I’m sad feelings adjectives, feelings, adverbs, conjunctions, if and Reading and Writing Part 1,
food and drink, when Speaking Part 1 find the
holidays, objects difference
50 Do you do it or activities appearance, have got, modal verbs, Listening Part 1, Reading
make it? clothes, names, present continuous, and Writing Part 7, Speaking
verbs questions Part 4 personal questions
51 All about you asking questions animals, places, modal verbs, present Listening Part 2, Speaking
time perfect with ever, Part 4 personal questions
prepositions of place,
present simple, questions
52 Give me a short asking and activities, adverbs of time, have got, Reading and Writing Part 3,
answer answering adjectives, time present simple, short Speaking Part 4 personal
answers, would like questions
53 World rivers world around us directions (north, adverbs of frequency, Listening Part 2, Reading
(rivers) south, east, west), comparatives, go + ing, and Writing Parts 5 and 6,
weather, world prepositions of place, Speaking Part 4 personal
around us questions
54 Who’s speaking? expressions and adjectives, colours, past simple, prepositions of Listening Part 4
greetings directions, place
expressions,
greetings
55 Word games revision adjectives, animals, prepositions of place Reading and Writing Part 1
school, time, work
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