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Unit 1  Test | Essential Total score: /40

Listening
1 Listen and number.
U1:1 Score: /5

a b c

1
d e f

2 U1:2 Listen and tick ( ). Score: /5

1 a b 2 a b 3 a b

4 a b 5 a b 6 a b

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Unit 1  Test | Essential

Reading and Writing
3 Look, read and match. Score: /5
a
1 The rubber is on the desk.

b 2 The pen is on the shelf.

c
3 The pencil is in the bin.

d 4 The computer is in the cupboard.

e
5 The computer is on the cupboard.

f 6 The rubber is under the desk.

4 Look, read and write. Score: /5

1 Where’s the ruler?

uler is on the shelf.
The r   

2 W   ’s my crayon? It’s here!

3 The bin is u    the d   .

4 The p    is i    my pencil case.

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Unit 1  Test | Essential

Speaking
5 What can you see? Point and say. Score: /10

A ruler.

6 Ask and answer.  Score: /10

in on under

Where’s the computer?

It’s in the cupboard.

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 Audio Scripts and Answers

Unit 1 | Essential 3 Look, read and match.

Listening Answers: 2 a 3 b 4 e 5 f 6 d
Teaching notes
Activities 1 and 2 test identification of classroom 4 Look, read and write.
vocabulary and recognition of prepositions in, on,
under and Where’s my …? It’s here! Award one point Answers: 2 Where’s 3 under, desk 4 pen, in
for each correct answer.
Speaking
1 Listen and number. (Track U1:1)
Teaching notes
1 Girl: Where’s my rubber?
Award one point per item for accuracy and one point
Boy: It’s here.
for ability to communicate clearly.
Girl: Thank you.
2 Boy: Where’s my sharpener?
Activity 5 asks students to produce the classroom
Girl: It’s in the cupboard.
vocabulary.
3 Boy: Where’s the pencil case?
Girl: The pencil case is on the shelf. A ruler.
Boy: Thank you. Point to one of the rulers and say A ruler. Ask
4 Girl: My pen is in the cupboard. It’s black. students to point to and name five of the other
5 Boy: Where’s my pencil? classroom objects.
Girl: It’s here. It’s on the desk.
6 Boy: The computer is under the desk. Activity 6 asks students to recognise and produce
Where’s the …? It’s in the …
Answers: 2 d 3 c 4 a 5 f 6 e Where’s the computer? It’s in the cupboard.
Read the example question and answer and ask
2 Listen and tick (✔). (Track U1:2) students to repeat. Then point to different objects
1 Boy: Where’s the pen? in the picture and ask the class where they are.
Girl: Here it is. The pen is on the shelf. Students then work in pairs to point to more items in
2 Girl: Where’s the bin? the picture and ask and answer five more questions,
Boy: It’s here. It’s in the cupboard. using the wordpool and the model dialogue to help.
3 Boy: Where’s the rubber? Note: If students answer In the cupboard rather than
Girl: The rubber is in the pencil case. It’s in the cupboard, you should still mark this as
4 Boy: The computer is on the shelf. correct. Students might also say (The computer) is (in
5 Girl: Where’s the ruler? the cupboard).
Boy: It’s on the desk.
6 Girl: The crayon is under the desk. 5 What can you see? Point and say.

Answers: 2 b 3 a 4 a 5 a 6 b Example answers: A cupboard. A computer. A pencil

case. A bin. A shelf. A pen. A pencil. A desk. A crayon.
Reading and Writing A rubber. A sharpener.

Teaching notes
6 Ask and answer.
Activity 3 tests identification of classroom vocabulary
and of prepositions in, on, under. Award a point for
Example answers: Where’s the pencil case? It’s
each correctly matched item.
on the cupboard. Where’s the bin? It’s under the
(teacher’s) desk. Where’s the book? It’s on the
Activity 4 tests ability to complete grammar
(teacher’s) desk. Where’s the pen / pencil / book? It’s
structures Where’s my …? It’s here! and The … is in /
on the shelf. Where’s the crayon / rubber / ruler /
on / under the … Students are asked to produce some
pencil case? It’s on the desk. Where’s the ruler /
classroom vocabulary. Award one point for each
sharpener / crayon? It’s under the desk. Where’s the
correctly filled space.
pencil / crayon / rubber? It’s in the bin.

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