Pre A1 Starters Speaking test – Rebecca | Cambridge English

Read more about the Pre A1 Starters test: You can download the examiner’s comments on this test: Part 1 What’s in Part 1? The examiner will greet the child and ask their name. Then the examiner asks them to point to some things in a big picture. The examiner shows some small pictures of objects. The examiner names three objects and asks the child to point to them. The examiner then asks them to put each object card somewhere on the big picture from Part 1 (for example, ‘Put the shell under the tree’). What should children practise? Understanding and following spoken instructions. Part 2 What’s in Part 2? The examiner asks the child some questions about the big picture from Part 1 (for example, ‘What is this?’, ‘What colour is it?’). The child will also be asked by the examiner to ‘Tell me about …’ one of the objects in the big picture. What should children practise? Understanding and following spoken instructions. Part 3 What’s in Part 3? The examiner asks the child some questions about the small pictures of objects from Part 2 (for example, ‘What is this?’, ‘Have you got a …?’). What should children practise? Understanding and answering spoken questions. Part 4 What’s in Part 4? The examiner asks the child some questions about themselves (for example, age, family, friends). What should children practise? Understanding and answering spoken questions.