Listening (Cambridge exams)Listen and write a name or number.The children read the questions and then listen to a short dialogue and write the answers. Each answer is either a name or a number. The numbers can be written as words or numerals. Each name is spelt out in the recording. Read out the rubric and explain to the class what they have to do. Then read out each question and check understanding. Play the recording and ask the class to hold up their hand when they hear an answer. Pause the recording while the children write the answer down. At the end of the activity, play the recording one more time without pausing. Ask different children to read out and spell theirchildren to read out and spell their to read out and spell their answers. Write the words on the board and encourage the class to correct any spelling mistakes.

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32 Listen and write a name or number.1Boy: Hello, Emma! Is that your sister?irl: Yes, it is.Boy: She can ride a bike very well. Whats her name?irl: Susan.Boy: Is that S-U-S-A-N?irl: Yes.2Boy: How old is Susan?irl: Shes ten.Boy: Ten?irl: Yes.3Boy: Whats the boys name? irl: Peter.Boy: Is that P-E-T-E-R?irl: Yes.4Boy: Peter can skate very well. How old is he?irl: Peters eight. Hes eight years old.5Boy: Oh dear! Look at your father. Whats his name?irl: Steve.Boy: Is that S-T-E-V-E?irl: Yes, thats right.6Boy: Your father cant skate very well.

What number is on his t-shirt?irl: The number one.Boy: One?irl: Yes.

Key: 1: Susan; 2: 10 / ten; 3: Peter; 4: 8 / eight; 5: Steve; 6: 1 / one

Reading and writing (Cambridge exams) (Cambridge exams)Read and write Yes or No.The children look at the pictures and read a set of statements about them. They write Yes if the statement is correct and No if it is not. Read out the rubric and explain to the class what they have to do. Encourage the children to tell you what they can see in the pictures. Ask a child to read out the example and do number 2 as a class. Then allow the class to work on their own to complete the activity. Check answers by asking different children to read thechildren to read the to read the sentences and say Yes or No.

Key: 1 No 2 Yes 3 Yes 4 Yes 5 No 6 No

Speaking (Trinity and Cambridge exams) (Trinity and Cambridge exams)The speaking section takes the form of a one-to-one exchange. It is divided into two parts.

Part 1: Personal information.Greet the child and ask five of the following questions:

Whats your name? Im / My name is ... How old are you? Im Have you got any brothers or sisters? Yes, I have. /

No, I havent. Whats your (brothers) name? How old is your brother / sister? Hes / She s Ive got (curly) hair. And you? Whats your favourite (animal)? Do you like (elephants)? Can you (skate)?

Part 2: Talking about a picture.If you have time before the test, colour the different objects on the scene card. Show the child the scene card and say the following:

Wheres the (bicycle)? epeat with two other items. Count the children. Who can (swim)? epeat with two other vers. What can he/she/they do? Point to a child / pair of

children in the picture. epeat the question. What colour is (the bicycle)? epeat with two other items.

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