A1 Movers key terms

To pay attention to words and sounds so that you understand them. In the listening test you hear every recording two times.

A short conversation between two people. In the listening test you hear dialogues between adults and children, and then you answer questions about them.

A small mark shaped like a check that you put in a box to show you have chosen that answer. Many listening tasks ask you to tick a box.

To make something a certain colour, for example by filling a picture with crayons. In one listening part you colour things as the recording tells you.

To make a picture, line or shape with a pencil or pen. In one listening part you draw simple things in a picture, like a line or a tree.

A sign or word like 1, 2 or 3 that tells how many things there are, or which one in a row. In one listening task you write a number next to a picture.

A drawing or photograph showing people, animals, places or things. Most tasks use pictures, and you look at them while you listen, read or speak.

To say or do something a second time. If you do not hear the examiner clearly, you can ask them to repeat the question.

The answer that is already done for you at the beginning of a task, so that you can see how to do it.

The words at the top of a task that tell you what to do, such as read the text and choose the best word for each gap.

The adult who gives you the speaking test. They show you pictures, ask you questions and listen carefully to your answers.

To say what someone or something is like, using words about size, colour, what it is doing or how it looks.

To say something to another person so that they learn about it, for example a story or what you did at the weekend.

To show something with your finger so that another person looks at it. The examiner may ask you to point to parts of a picture.

To let another person see something, for example by holding it up, opening a book or pointing at it. In the speaking test you show pictures to the examiner.

To speak words out loud so that other people can hear and understand them. In the speaking test you say your name and answer questions.

The word that a person, animal, place or thing is called. Used as a verb, to name something means to say what it is called.

A way in which two pictures are not the same, for example one boy is wearing a red hat and the other is wearing a blue one.

The picture or word that does not belong with the others in a group, because it is a different kind of thing or does not fit the pattern.

A set of pictures or sentences that show what happens, one after another, usually with people and a problem. In speaking you tell a story from pictures.

A single unit of language, made of letters, that has a meaning, such as 'dog', 'happy' or 'under'. Sentences are built from words.

A group of words that makes a complete idea and has a verb. It starts with a capital letter and ends with a full stop or a question mark.

One sign of the alphabet, such as b or M; words are made of letters. A letter is also a written message that you send to a friend.

A short piece of writing, such as a note, an email or part of a diary, that you read and then answer questions about.

To join two things that go together, for example by drawing a line between a word and its picture, or between two halves of a sentence.

To pick the one thing you want from two or more options, for example the best word to fill a gap in a sentence.

To draw a ring around a word, letter or picture to show that it is your answer. One reading task asks you to circle the correct word.

A mark shaped like an X that you put next to something to show it is wrong or not chosen. You may also cross out a picture that does not belong.

A sentence that asks for information, starting with words like what, where or who and ending with a question mark.

Right or true. The correct answer is the one the test expects; if you choose a wrong one, you may lose a mark.

Not correct; not the answer that the test expects. In some tasks you cross out the picture that is wrong.

To say or write the letters of a word one by one, in the correct order. You may need to spell your name in the speaking test.

An empty space in a sentence or text where a word is missing, so you have to write the right word there.

To write the missing words in a sentence or text so that nothing is missing and the whole thing makes sense.

To make words or letters with a pen or pencil. In the writing tasks you write words in gaps and also write short sentences about a picture.

To write the name of a thing next to or under its picture, so that the reader knows what it is.

What you say, write, tick or circle when you reply to a question or finish a task. In most tasks only one answer is correct.