UCLES Young Learners English Tests: STARTERS

For students aged 7 – 12 (most Starters are aged 8 – 10)

Having had 100 hours of English study

Longman English
Coursebook / Age / Hours of Eng.* / Coverage of STARTERS Topics / Coverage of Notions and Concepts / Coverage of
Language Structures
animals / body & face / clothes / family, friends, o/selves / food & drink / the home / school, c/room language & tests / sports & leisure / transport
Backpack Level 1 / 6/7 / 80 / ½ / • / • / • / ½ / ½ / ½ / ½ / ½ / «« / ««
Backpack Level 2 / 7/8 / 160 / • / • / • / • / • / ½ / ½ / ½ / • / ««« / «««
Backpack Level 3 / 8/9 / 240 / • / • / • / • / • / • / ««« / «««

Starters notions & concepts

ability

actions and activities

age

appearance

colours

feelings

location & position

numbers 1 – 10

sizes

Starters Structures

The alphabet

Nouns (proper/ common)

Adjectives

Determiners

Pronouns (Demonstrative/ Personal/ Interrogative)

There is/ are

Verbs (+ve, -ve, interrogative & contractions)

To be, imperative, pres cont

Pres simple

Modals (can, have (got))

Formulae

Conjunctions (or/ and)

UCLES Young Learners English Tests: MOVERS

For students aged 7 – 12 (most Movers are aged 8 – 11)

Having had 175 hours of English study

Longman English
Coursebook / Age / Hours of Eng.* / Coverage of MOVERS Topics / Coverage of Notions and Concepts / Coverage of
Language Structures
animals / body, face & clothes / home;
family, friends, o/selves / food & drink / health / local places / school, c/room; language & tests / sports, leisure, holidays / transport / weather; world around us
Backpack Level 3 / 8/9 / 80 / ½ /
½ / ½ / • / - / ½ / ½ / ½ / ½ / - / « / «
Backpack Level 4 / 9/10 / 160 / ½ / ½ / ½ / • / • / ½ / • / • / • / • / «« / ««
Backpack Level 5 / 10/11 / 240 / ½ / • / ½ / • / • / ½ / • / • / • / ½ / «« / ««

Movers notions & concepts

ability

actions and activities (routines & manner/ past & present)

age

appearance

colours

comparisons

containers

feelings

greetings

location & position

numbers cardinal & ordinal

obligation

offers

permission

possession

requests

shapes & sizes

time expressions

Movers Structures

Nouns (proper/ common)

Determiners

Adjectives

Verbs (Past simple)

Modals (must & mustn’t/ have (got) to/ shall/ could/ had)

Verb forms e.g. like doing/ vb + inf & gerund

Adverbs

Interrogatives

Prepositions

Conjunctions (but/ because)

Relative clauses with rel. pronouns

Formulae

UCLES Young Learners English Tests: FLYERS

For students aged 7 – 12 (most Flyers are aged 10 – 12)

Having had 250 hours of English study

Longman English
Coursebook / Age / Hours of Eng.* / Coverage of FLYERS Topics / Coverage of Notions and Concepts / Coverage of
Language Structures
animals / clothes / family, friends, o/selves / folklore & fantasy / food & cooking / the home; health / occupations & work / places & direc-tions; transport / school & edu-cation / sports, leisure & holidays / weather / world around us
Backpack Level 5 / 10/11 / 240 / ½ / - / ½ / - / - / - / - / - / - / ½ / ½ / • / «« / ««
Backpack Level 6 / 11/12 / 320 / ½ / ½ / ½ / • / ½ / ½ / ½ / ½ / ½ / ½ / • / • / «« / ««

Flyers notions & concepts

ability

actions and activities (routines & manner/ past & present)

age

appearance

colours & patterns

comparisons (incl superlatives)

days of the week

directions

feelings

language & tests

location & position

materials

numbers cardinal up to 1000; ordinal up to 31st

obligation

offers

permission

possession

requests

the senses

shapes & size

time

Flyers Structures

Nouns (proper – incl. Months & seasons)

Interrogatives

Verbs (past continuous, present perfect, future ‘be going to’ ‘will & might’)

Present simple passive

Adverbs

Conjunctions (so/ if)

Pronouns you impersonal

Numbers

Tag questions

Clauses (when / if)

Additional notes

·  Backpack up to level 3 is suitable for CYLE Starters exam, with the language, vocabulary and notions adequately covered.

·  Preparation for the Movers exam would require students to get to Backpack level 5

·  Some supplementing of vocabulary is required for the Movers to ensure coverage of all the items on the vocabulary list. Teachers may wish to refer to the CYLE lists and add the missing items to their normal lessons as topic areas are covered.