LES 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

animal
s

body &
face

clothes

family,
friends,
o/selve
s

food &
drink

the
home

school,
c/room
languag
e & tests

sports &
leisure

transport

Backpack Level 1

6/7

80

Backpack Level 2

7/8

160

Backpack Level 3

8/9

240

Starters notions & concepts

ability
actions and activities
age
appearance
colours
feelings
location & position
numbers 1 10
sizes

Coverage
of Notions
and
Concepts

Coverage
of
Language
Structures

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

animal
s

Backpack Level 3

8/9

80

Backpack Level 4

9/10

160

Backpack Level 5

10/11

240

body,
face &
clothes

home;
family,
friends,
o/selve
s

food &
drink

local
places

school,
c/room;

sports,
leisure,

languag
e&

holidays

transport

weathe
r; world
around
us

tests

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

health

Coverage
of Notions
and
Concepts

Coverage
of
Language
Structures

shapes & sizes

time expressions
Movers Structures
Nouns (proper/ common)
Determiners
Adjectives
Verbs (Past simple)
Modals (must & mustnt/ 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

animal
s

Backpack Level 5

10/11

Backpack Level 6

11/12

240
320

clothes

family,
friends,
o/selve
s

folklore
&
fantasy

food &
cooking

the
home;
health

occupa
tions &
work

places &
directions;
transport

school
& education

sports,
leisure
&

weathe
r

world
around
us

Coverage
of
Language
Structures

holidays

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

Coverag
e of
Notions
and
Concept
s

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)