Starters
Word List
Picture Book
Contents
About this book........................................................................................2
About Cambridge English: Starters ....................................................... 3
Where are the Young Learners? ..........................................................4
My body ..................................................................................................... 5
At the zoo ..............................................................................................6–7
At the clothes shop ............................................................................ 8–9
My friend’s birthday.........................................................................10–11
My favourite food ............................................................................ 12–13
At home ..............................................................................................14–15
At school ............................................................................................ 16–17
At the beach ......................................................................................18–19
My street ...........................................................................................20–21
Some games.................................................................................... 22–24
A–Z Word List for Cambridge English: Starters ........................ 25–29
Answers................................................................................................... 30
My notes .................................................................................................. 31
1
About this book
You can use this colourful picture book
to help children when they are just
starting to learn English.
The book has many of the words from
the Cambridge English: Starters Word
List. You will find the words in:
ʺͶ the colour pictures
ʺͶ the ‘Let’s talk!’ sections
ʺͶ the activity pages.
At the zoo
chicken
snake
mouse / mice
ʺͶ Oh dear! Where’s the yellow snake?
ʺͶ Look at the goats. Which goat
has yellow eyes? What colour
are yours?
dog
giraffe
sheep
6
Let’s talk!
horse
bird
tiger
crocodile
tail
cow
frog
animal
goat
duck
spider
monkey
lizard
hippo
ʺͶ OK, have you got a favourite
animal? Which animal don’t
you like?
elephant
The full Cambridge English: Starters Word
List is at the end of this book.
ʺͶ Talk about the pictures
If you are a parent or a teacher, find time to sit with the children and look at the book.
Talk to them about what you see. As a start you could ask some of the ‘Let’s talk!’
questions on the picture pages.
ʺͶ Find words in the pictures
There are lots of words to find in the pictures.
Can the children find them all?
See if the children want to test your English too!
What can they ask you to find in the pictures?
2
7
About Cambridge
English: Starters
Cambridge English: Young Learners, also known as Young Learners English (YLE), is a series
of fun, motivating English language tests for children from 7 to 12 years old. The tests are
an excellent way for children to gain confidence and improve their English.
There are three levels of test:
ʺͶ Cambridge English: Starters
ʺͶ Cambridge English: Movers
ʺͶ Cambridge English: Flyers.
Cambridge English: Starters is for children
who are just starting to learn English.
3
Hello!
Where are the Young Learners?
Here are 17 Young Learners from the ‘My body’ picture. They are also in the pictures in the
book. When you find them in the book, tick here and write the name of the picture.
The answers are on page 30.
3Alex
Which picture?
_At_ _home
___
Jill
__ ___
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Kim
__ ___
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Lucy & Tony
__
______
4
Grace
Dan
__
______
__ ___
_____
Sam
Anna
__ ____
__
______
Sue & Tom
__ ___
_______
____
Bill
__
______
Ben
__ ___
___
May
__
_________
____
Pat & Ann
Nick
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ’_
________
__
______
My body
Let’s talk!
hair
head
arm
ʺͶ What’s your name?
leg
hand
ʺͶ Here are lots of children playing.
Are they happy or sad?
body
face
ʺͶ Who’s waving at you?
eye
foot
feet
ear
mouth
smile
nose
5
At the zoo
chicken
cow
frog
horse
bird
tiger
sheep
mouse / mice
6
goat
duck
monkey
lizard
snake
crocodile
Let’s talk!
tail
ʺͶ Oh dear! Where’s the yellow snake?
ʺͶ Look at the goats. Which goat
has yellow eyes? What colour
are yours?
dog
giraffe
animal
spider
hippo
elephant
ʺͶ OK, have you got a favourite
animal? Which animal don’t
you like?
7
At the clothes shop
black hat
purple
glasses
8
white skirt
clothes
blue jacket
brown bag
pink
handbag
shoe
sock
watch
grey/gray
trousers
yellow
shirt
angry
man
Let’s talk!
ʺͶ Wow! How many hats do you see?
ʺͶ What’s your favourite colour?
red T-shirt
green
jeans
ʺͶ What clothes do you like to wear?
orange
dress
9
My friend’s birthday
man
alien
people
Miss
Park
person
woman
robot
baby
monster
boy
girl
child
10
balloon
men
women
children
give a toy
dad/daddy/father mum/mummy/mother
Mr Park
Mrs Park
family
Let’s talk!
ʺͶ Is the alien very ugly or really
beautiful?
ʺͶ Whose birthday is it? How old is he?
ʺͶ What do you do on your birthday?
cousin
sister
brother
grandmother/
grandma
grandfather/
grandpa
11
My favourite food
banana
apple
lime
grapes
lemon
orange
potato
supper
mango
pineapple
pear
water
rice
12
bread
onion
coconut
fish
sausage egg
beans
peas
fruit
meat
tomato
milk
breakfast
17
candy/
sweet(s)
watermelon
cake
chicken
chocolate
Let’s talk!
juice
ʺͶ Is the door open or closed?
lemonade
ʺͶ Do these people like eating?
drink
ʺͶ What do you eat for breakfast?
dinner
burger
lunch
chips/
fries
ice
cream
ʺͶ What’s your favourite food?
carrot
13
At home
box
14
dining room
window
picture
mirror
chair
clock
cupboard
radio
kitchen
bathroom
bath
bed
bedroom
doll
bookcase
table
apartment/
flat
house/home
hall
garden
wall
flower
door
phone
Let’s talk!
ʺͶ Can you show me the white flowers?
painting
sofa
television/
TV
ʺͶ Where do you sleep at night?
room
armchair
cat
ʺͶ Where are the children watching
television?
ʺͶ Do you live in a house or a flat?
lamp
mat
living room
15
At school
part
draw/do a
drawing
board
test
16
pencil
pen
eraser/rubber
alphabet
line
letter
page
football/
soccer
ruler
teacher
floor
classroom
class
hockey
basketball
book
computer
mouse
Let’s talk!
keyboard
desk
close
open
ʺͶ Look at the woman in the blue skirt.
Is she standing up and writing a
sentence?
ʺͶ Do you enjoy reading books and
listening to stories?
tick
music
ʺͶ Do you like to spell?
cross
17
At the beach
hit
a ball
piano
paint
paint(ing)
baseball
guitar
jump
walk
sing a song
table tennis
18
kick
a ball
camera
fishing
take a photo