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YLE A1 Beginners

Listening

There are 24 questions.

You have 24 minutes.

You will need a pen or pencil.

Centre Number

Candidate Number

Name

Date


Listening – part 1 (4 questions)

Listen and draw lines. There is one example for you.

Jane Nick Wendy Paul Greg Brad Mary



Listen and tick the correct box. There is one example for you:

Example: What colour does Peter like?

A B C

Question 1: What will the girl drink?

A B C

Question 2: What pet does the girl have?

A B C

Question 3: Where did the lady live when she was younger?

A B C


Question 4: What kind of books are the girl’s favourite?

A B C

Question 5: What ice-cream will the boy have?

A B C



Sarah is playing a guessing game with her friend John. She is describing where in the house certain

people are.

Listen and write a letter in each box. There is one example for you:

Mary

Nick

Wendy

Alex

David

Sarah

A

B

F

D E C

J

I H G

D



Listen and write down the missing information. There is one example for you:

SCHOOL TRIP

Place: …..………………………………… Green Castle…………………………………………….

Date: ……....…………..…………………………………………………………………………………..

Meeting point:……………………………………………………………………………………………

Transport:……………………………………………………………………………………………………

What to take: …..………………………………………………………………………………………..

Return time:…….. ……………………………………………………………………………………….



Listen, colour and write. There is one example for you:


Reading and Writing – part 1 (5 questions)

Look and read. Choose the correct words and write them on the lines. There is one example for you:

Example:

It is a fruit. The skin is yellow and inside it is white. It grows in hot countries: ………a banana…………...

Questions: 1) People sit on it. It has four legs.

………………………………………………………………………………….……………………..

2) It is a fruit. The skin is yellow. The fruit is juicy and sour. ………………………………………………………………………………….……………………..

3) It is white. It falls in winter. You can ski on it. ………………………………………………………………………………….……………………..

4) You can read it. It is made of paper. ………………………………………………………………………………….……………………..

5) You can use it to call or text your friends.

………………………………………………………………………………….……………………..

a chair a book skiing a bag a banana

snow a mobile phone a toilet rain a lemon


Reading and Writing– part 2 (5 questions)

Read each question and choose the best answer. There is one example for you.

Example:

Joyce: Do you have any plans for the weekend, Simon?

Simon: A: Yes, I am.

B: Yes, I have.

C: Yes, I do.

Question 1:

Holly: What are you going to do?

Paul: A: I am going to see a movie.

B: I saw a good movie.

C: I see a movie.

Question 2:

Holly: What time does the movie start?

Paul: A: on 4

B: at 4

C: in 4


Question 3:

Holly: Do you often go to the cinema?

Paul: A: Very often.

B: Not really.

C: Yes, I go.

Question 4:

Holly: What kind of movies do you like?

Paul: A: I like comedies.

B: I like cartoons.

C: I like horror films.

Question 5:

Holly: Have a good time then.

Paul: A: Thank you.

B: Thanks.

C: Thank.



Read the story. Choose a word from the box. Write the correct word next to the numbers 1-5. There

is one example for you.

On Monday we went to a swimming pool with my class. We had to take a …….bus……. because it was

too far to walk. The journey took about fifteen 1) …………………………. When we got there our teacher

paid for the 2) ………………………… and we went inside.

There was one big pool for good swimmers and two small kids’ pools. We were divided into 3)

…………. I was together with my best 4) …………….. so I was really happy. We had our training in the big

pool first and I managed to swim 200m. Then we went to the small 5) …………………… which were not

deep. and we did not have to swim, we could just stand and play there. We played super water

games there.

Example:

city

clock groups towel

friends minutes swimming

tickets water pistol pool



Read the text. Choose the right words and write them on the lines. There is one example for you.

Weather

Weather is very important for people. …They… choose their activities and their hobbies if the

weather is good or bad. When the weather is 1)…………, the people can play at the parks or go for

walks with their friends. The sun is very bright and it’s 2)………….

If the weather is rainy, they must take an umbrella with them and wear their 3)…………. Everything is

wet and we must 4)……….. careful when we walk or run.

When it snows, the people wear warm clothes and they go 5)………….. Snow falls in winter and it is

very cold outside.

A B C

Example: a they an

1) sunny sun bad

2) cold dark warm

3) glasses raincoat T-Shirts

4) is are be

5) rafting skiing swimming


Reading and Writing– part 5 (5 questions)

Look at the pictures and read the story. Complete each sentence with the best word/s. There is one

example for you at the end of the text.

Going shopping

Jack and Jill need new clothes for winter. Mummy decided to go shopping at the weekend.

Jill asked her Mum: “When will we go? In the afternoon?”

“No, it is too late. Shops are full of people then”, replied Mum.

“When do you want to go, then?” Jill’s little brother Jack asked.

“Right after breakfast”, Mum replied.

“I hate getting up early at the weekend”, Jill shouted.

“And I hate shopping when shops are packed with people”, Mum said, “we have to go early so we

are there when the shops open at 9.”


The family managed to get up and have breakfast early enough and arrived at the shopping centre

just before nine. They managed to buy all they needed, a winter coat for Jill, winter boots for Jack

and mittens and hats for both of them.

Mum said: “I think it was a good idea to arrive at 9. We have all we need and we can treat ourselves

to a piece of cake in a café now. What do you think?”

“Wow, super.” Both kids cried out and started running towards a café..

“Oh, great.” smiled Mum, “and now I have to carry all the bags myself”.

Example: Jill’s family needed to go shopping at the…..weekend…….

Question 1: Jill wanted to go shopping in the ……………..………….

Question 2: Mum says that shops are ………………………….. in the afternoon.

Question 3: Mum bought …………………………and mittens for Jack.

Question 4: Both kids had ……………………….. at a café after shopping.

Question 5: Jack and Jill didn’t help their mum. She carried the…….



Look and read and write. There is one example for you.

Example:

How many clouds are there in the sky? …………………two…………………………..

Question 1: What is the boy in the stripy T-shirt riding? ………………………….………………………………………..

Question 2: Who is wearing glasses? ……………………………………………………

Question 3: What colour is the bench? …………………………………………………

Question 4: What is the boy in the orange and blue T-shirt holding? ………………………………………………

Question 5: Write one sentence about the picture: …………………………………………………………………………….

…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….


Speaking – part 1

Introduction (warm-up)

The examiner asks 2 or 3 of the following questions:

1) What’s your name?

2) How are you today?

3) Where do you live? (In a house or in a flat?)

4) Do you have any brothers or sisters?

5) Where do you go to school?

Note: Question number 1 is always asked.


Speaking – part 2

Showing pictures and asking questions (spot the difference)

The examiner shows the two pictures to the child and asks him / her to describe three or more

differences.

Support questions:

• How many chicks and ducks can you see? (4 x 5, 4 x 3)

• Is the girl wearing any boots? (yes x no)

• Is the sun going down? (yes x no)

• Are both geese looking to the left? (yes x no)

• What is the girl wearing? (a T-shirt with shorts x a dress)

Then the examiner moves on and asks more general questions about the picture:

• Where, do you think, it is? (farm, playground, countryside, town….)

• What animal from the picture do you like best? (Why?)

• This picture is black and white. How would you colour it?


Speaking – part 3

Discussion about a topic:

The topic is loosely connected to the picture from Part 2. It is, nevertheless, more general and the

child is not expected to refer to the picture anymore.

Questions:

• Do you have a pet at home?

o If so, how do you take care of it?

o If not, would you like to have one? Why (not)?

• What do you prefer – zoo animals or farm animals? (Why?)

• How often do you go to a zoo or to a farm?



Listen and draw lines. There is one example for you.

Jane Nick Wendy Paul Greg Brad Mary

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Listening-Part 2

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