Yle starters sample

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SCHOOL

1 Read, look and circle yes or no .

The children are in the classroom. yes / no 1 The teacher is happy. yes / no 2 T here is paint on the floor. yes / no 3 T he children are writing. yes / no 4 T he window is closed. yes / no 5 T here are seven pupils. yes / no 6 A mouse is sitting on the teacher’s chair. yes / no 2 Read and write one word.

house What is the boy painting? A ........................... .

1 Where is the teacher? Next to the ........................... .

2 What is the boy under the window looking at? A picture of a .................... .

3 W hat is the girl drawing on the blackboard? Water and ................... .

4 W hat colour is the paint? .............................................

5 H ow many boys are there? .............................................

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Ask and answer. Pupil A, look at the box here. Pupil B, look at the box on page 70.

What is number 1 ?

It’s glue. What is number 2?

It’s a yellow pen.

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4 Pupil A, work with Pupil B. Look at Exercise 3 and circle.

Then write the correct number.

1 It’s glue. yes / no

1 ..........

2 It’s a board. yes / no

..........

3 It’s a schoolbag. yes / no

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4 They’re scissors. yes / no

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5 It’s a clock. yes / no

..........

6 They’re books. yes / no

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7 They’re dice. yes / no

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8 It’s a purple pencil. yes / no ..........

9 It’s a yellow pen. yes / no ..........

10 They’re pupils. yes / no

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SPORT AND LEISURE

1 Look, read and circle yes or no .

Dan can …

Dan can’t …

Hello, my name’s Dan.

Dan can play the guitar. yes / no 1 He can play the piano. yes / no 2 Dan can’t draw. yes / no 3 Dan can’t paint. yes / no 4 He can play hockey. yes / no 5 He can play baseball. yes / no 6 Dan can’t speak English. yes / no I can paint. I can’t play baseball.

7 Dan can’t sing. yes / no Tell a friend. Use can or can’t .

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3 Read, look and draw lines. flying a kite

1 basketball

2 running

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4 Look at the pictures of balls that your teacher gives you.

Which sports are they for?

Stand, walk, ask and answer.

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What is your hobby?

What sport do you do?

Can you ride a horse?

Do you play football?

Can you ride a horse?

Do you walk to school?

Do you like fishing?

Do you like table tennis?

Can you play the piano?

Can you play the guitar?

Do you play badminton?

6 Look, read and write. games

bath

book

photos

TV

In my bedroom I listen to a story

book or I read my ...................... .

In my living room, I watch (1) ...................... . With my camera, I take (2) .................... .

I sing in the (3) .................... .

I play computer (4) .............. in the dining room.

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IN THE PLAYGROUND

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Listen, point and answer.

2 Look at the picture in Exercise 1. Read and write yes or no .

Look at the examples.

yes The boys are playing with the leaves. ........... no The children are writing. ...........

1 Three planes are flying. ...........

2 O ne of the boys has got a lot of leaves on his legs. ...........

3 T here isn’t a teacher in the playground. ...........

4 S ome spiders are climbing the wall. ...........

5 T he boys are happy. ...........

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3 Look at the picture in Exercise 1. Read and write. Look at the examples.

playground .

Where are the children? In the ........................... flying What are the birds doing? ...........................

1 How many trees are there? ...........................

2 W hat is the girl looking at? A red ........................... .

3 W hat colour pencil is the blond boy holding? ...........................

4 H ow many children are making pictures? ...........................

5 W ho is throwing leaves? The boy with the brown ........................... .

4 Read and write one word. Look at the example.

A tree

garden .

You can find me in parks or in the ......................

I can be small or very big and beautiful. I can be really (1) ...................... and live a lot of years.

I have lots of (2) ...................... and they are green, red, yellow, orange or brown. You can walk on these and kick them. Some leaves are (3) ...................... , some are thin and some are big. When the (4) ...................... is hot you can sit under me. (5) ...................... live in me and have their eggs here.

What am I? I am a tree.

garden

Birds

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