TEACHERS GUIDE
Cambridge English: Starters Listening Description
Paper Format
This paper contains four parts.
Timing 20 minutes
No of Questions
20
Task Types Carrying out instructions (positioning objects,
colouring the correct objects), taking notes (listening for numbers
and spelling), and ticking the correct box under a picture
(multiple choice).
Answering Candidates indicate answers by matching words and
pictures, by drawing a line, taking notes from a conversation
(either names or numbers), ticking the correct item in a given
picture and identifying colours and objects in a given picture.
Marks Each answer carries 1 mark.
Cambridge English: Starters Reading & Writing
Description
Paper Format
This paper contains five parts.
Timing 20 minutes
No of Questions
25
Task Types Reading short sentences and recognising words,
writing one-word answers, spelling single words, copying words,
reading questions about a picture story and providing written
one-word answers.
Answering
Candidates indicate answers by ticking a box for a statement
that matches the picture given, and a cross if it does not; writing
one-word answers to questions ('yes', 'no' or as pertinent);
copying the words that match a text from a selection provided.
Marks Each answer carries 1 mark.
Cambridge English: Starters Speaking Description
Paper Format
This paper consists of five parts.
Timing Between 3 and 5 minutes.
No of Questions
Five speaking tasks
Task Types Understanding and following spoken instructions,
answering spoken questions and responding to personal
questions.
Answering
Candidates are required to follow simple instructions, answer
simple questions about a picture and about themselves. Candidates
create a good impression when they can handle greetings and other
social formulae confidently such as 'Hello', 'Goodbye' and 'Thank
you', 'Sorry', or 'I dont understand'.
Marks The marks are based on ratings for interactive listening
ability, production of words and phrases, and pronunciation.
