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Guide for teachers The Cambridge English Placement Test for Young Learners forms part of our range of support for students in primary and early secondary education. You can use this test to help you place your students in the right English classes, giving them the best possible chance of success in their English language learning, as well as in their Cambridge English: Young Learners tests. About Cambridge English: Young Learners (YLE) Cambridge English: Young Learners, also known as Cambridge Young Learners English (YLE) tests are the perfect introduction to internationally recognised language assessment for children in primary and lower secondary education. Learners are encouraged to move through three levels: Starters, Movers and Flyers. Key features of Cambridge English: Young Learners exams • Attractive design with full-colour illustrations. • Motivating task types and question formats. • Based on how children learn and how they develop language skills. • Use of current pedagogy and curriculum design. • Pathway to other Cambridge English exams. 2 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST FOR YOUNG LEARNERS: GUIDE FOR TEACHERS The Common European Framework of Reference for Languages All Cambridge English exams are aligned with the Council of Europe’s Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR). This internationally recognised framework describes language ability on a scale of levels from A1 for beginners to C2 for mastery of a language. The CEFR is used by organisations all over the world as a reliable description of language ability. The Cambridge English: Young Learners tests are set at Levels Pre-A1 (Starters), A1 (Movers) and A2 (Flyers). The certificates Cambridge English: Young Learners tests encourage children to move forward in their language learning by celebrating their progress and achievements. At each level children receive a Cambridge English: Young Learners certificate. The number of shields (from 1 to 5) in three key skill areas (listening, reading & writing and speaking) shows what a young learner can do and points them to the next stage of their journey. CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST FOR YOUNG LEARNERS: GUIDE FOR TEACHERS 3 The Cambridge English: Young Learners Can Do statements The learner CAN … Starters Movers Flyers … understand simple sentences … respond to personal questions … agree/disagree with someone … ask questions and use fixed … say that … talk in simple terms about a expressions they do not problem Could you understand say it again The wheel on This is a How old I’m 6 I think this I don’t What’s the or cannot do please? the bicycle is think so matter? chair are you? is pretty something and broken ask for help … understand simple expressions … respond to simple expressions … understand when someone … ask someone how they are and … arrange with friends to do … make and respond to invitations, talks about their family or friends what they like doing, and answer something suggestions, apologies and similar questions requests I have two Let’s play Thank Colour this sisters and I have one Do you like Yes, I like volleyball! Will you come Yes please, you I’d like to one brother sister this lesson? the story to my party? … understand and follow simple … listen to and repeat level- … understand instructions given … ask questions about school … understand … talk briefly about things they classroom instructions appropriate phrases by the teacher activities audio and have done What is our video clips I read a Open your This is a Take off homework used in the magazine book sausage your coat today? lesson yesterday … recognise and write the letters … spell her/his name and simple … understand simple written … write simple sentences using … understand … use a dictionary of the English alphabet words sentences words provided longer texts, even if they park beach do not know Anna dog Then the children went The children went every word cat to the park. to the park. … read short words … write simple, personally … understand … write about what they like … write a … write about how they feel and relevant sentences simple stories doing in their free time using short message give reasons why and short provided words on a postcard texts with or in an email I am sad because cat sheep tiger My best friend swimming dancing the help of it is raining dog cow frog is Harry illustrations I like going swimming … understand simple written … recognise and copy words, … understand … continue a story or add … write short dialogues … make up and instructions phrases and short sentences signs and missing words tell a story using simple notices ideas, pictures or When is your It’s in words from the This is a television Then the children went birthday? March teacher This is a television to the __________ 4 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST FOR YOUNG LEARNERS: GUIDE FOR TEACHERS The Cambridge English: Young Learners Can Do statements The learner CAN … Starters Movers Flyers … understand simple sentences … respond to personal questions … agree/disagree with someone … ask questions and use fixed … say that … talk in simple terms about a expressions they do not problem Could you understand say it again The wheel on This is a How old I’m 6 I think this I don’t What’s the or cannot do please? the bicycle is think so matter? chair are you? is pretty something and broken ask for help … understand simple expressions … respond to simple expressions … understand when someone … ask someone how they are and … arrange with friends to do … make and respond to invitations, talks about their family or friends what they like doing, and answer something suggestions, apologies and similar questions requests I have two Let’s play Thank Colour this sisters and I have one Do you like Yes, I like volleyball! Will you come Yes please, you I’d like to one brother sister this lesson? the story to my party? … understand and follow simple … listen to and repeat level- … understand instructions given … ask questions about school … understand … talk briefly about things they classroom instructions appropriate phrases by the teacher activities audio and have done What is our video clips I read a Open your This is a Take off homework used in the magazine book sausage your coat today? lesson yesterday … recognise and write the letters … spell her/his name and simple … understand simple written … write simple sentences using … understand … use a dictionary of the English alphabet words sentences words provided longer texts, even if they park beach do not know Anna dog Then the children went The children went every word cat to the park. to the park. … read short words … write simple, personally … understand … write about what they like … write a … write about how they feel and relevant sentences simple stories doing in their free time using short message give reasons why and short provided words on a postcard texts with or in an email I am sad because cat sheep tiger My best friend swimming dancing the help of it is raining dog cow frog is Harry illustrations I like going swimming … understand simple written … recognise and copy words, … understand … continue a story or add … write short dialogues … make up and instructions phrases and short sentences signs and missing words tell a story using simple notices ideas, pictures or When is your It’s in words from the This is a television Then the children went birthday? March teacher This is a television to the __________ CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST FOR YOUNG LEARNERS: GUIDE FOR TEACHERS 5 Lifelong support for English language teaching, learning and assessment Young learners become … The journey starts here Taking the right path … Place students in the right English language class … to real-life English language learning, at the correct level Find a wide range of teacher support materials and professional development here. Starters am b ridge Engli Movers am b ridge Engli Flyers am b ridge Engli C s C s C s h h h CEFR Pre-A1 S CEFR A1 M CEFR A2 t F arters overs lyers Getting ready for exam day Find exam preparation materials, including coursebooks, sample papers, practice tests, games and mobile apps here. 6 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST FOR YOUNG LEARNERS: GUIDE FOR TEACHERS Lifelong support for English language teaching, learning and assessment … lifelong learners English for life … am b ridge Engli C s h F l y ers Visit www.cambridgeenglish.org for full details about Cambridge English examinations and support materials. More motivating ways of improving students’ English CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST FOR YOUNG LEARNERS: GUIDE FOR TEACHERS 7 Cambridge English Placement Test for Young Learners The placement test is a fast and affordable way to place students on English language courses. It helps teachers to give children a head start by ensuring that their English language level is clearly understood as they begin their learning journey. Students working at the correct level are more likely to stay motivated and become lifelong learners. Teachers can use the placement test results to put students into different groups, help with teaching classes of mixed ability and choose suitable Cambridge English teaching and learning materials. Key features of the Cambridge English Placement Test for Young Learners 9 Developed and delivered by Cambridge English, world leader in assessment. 9 Uses Cambridge English: Young Learners task types and questions. 9 A short computer-based test with automatic marking and instant results. 9 Computer adaptive – the level of questions changes based on students’ answers. 9 Based on communicative language teaching and learning methodology. 9 Covers listening, reading and writing skills. Test format Listening Reading and Writing Four parts, each with five questions. An example Four parts, each with up to 10 questions. An is provided at the beginning of each part. Students example is provided at the beginning of each part. hear each part twice. Click on the Next button to begin the Listening part of the test. You have finished the Listening part of the test. Now click Next to start the Reading and Writing section. 8 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST FOR YOUNG LEARNERS: GUIDE FOR TEACHERS Task types The following task types and question formats are used in the placement test. Since the test adapts to the answers given, students may not see every task type. Listening Skill focus Question format Response format Computer skills Listening for specific Students hear and read a 3-option multiple-choice Use a mouse to move the information of various kinds. question. pictures. on-screen cursor. Students listen to a dialogue Students select the correct Left click the mouse and which contains the answer. picture. select the chosen picture by clicking in the circle under the picture. Listening for specific Students listen to a dialogue Students decide which Use a mouse to move the information (past tense). in which a child tells an adult picture illustrates the on-screen cursor. what s/he did during the dialogue and, from a pop-up Left click the mouse to past week. menu, select the correct day. reveal the pop-up menu and left click again to select the correct day. Listening for numbers and Students see a context Students enter words or Use a mouse to move the spelling. picture and listen to a numbers in the correct on-screen cursor. dialogue between a child spaces. Use the keyboard to type and an adult. words and numbers. Listening for names, Students see a context Students enter words in Use a mouse to move the spellings and other picture and listen to a spaces next to written on-screen cursor. information. dialogue between two prompts. Use the keyboard to type speakers. words and numbers. Reading and Writing Skill focus Question format Response format Computer skills Spelling of single words. Students see an object Students write the object Use a mouse to move the picture and the object’s words, one letter in each on-screen cursor. name in jumbled letters. box. Use the keyboard to type letters. Reading a dialogue. Students see a context Students select the correct Use a mouse to move the Selecting the correct picture and read the first line written response from a on-screen cursor. responses. of a dialogue. choice of three and then Left click the mouse to continue until the dialogue is reveal the menu and left complete. click again to select the radio button for the correct response. Reading for specific Students read a text Students enter the correct Use a mouse to move the information and gist. containing gaps and look at words in the gaps. on-screen cursor. Copying words. words illustrated by pictures. Use the keyboard to type words. Reading a story. Students see a context Students complete Use a mouse to move the Completing sentences. picture and read a story. sentences about the story on-screen cursor. by entering one, two or three Use the keyboard to type words. words. Reading a sentence. Students see a picture and Students decide whether the Use a mouse to indicate Deciding whether the read a sentence about the sentence is true or false and yes or no or to write yes sentence is true or false. picture. respond with yes or no. or no. Reading a short text. Students see a context Students select the correct Use a mouse to move the Completing sentences. picture and read a short text word to complete the gap. on-screen cursor. Left click containing gaps. the mouse to reveal three options and left click again to select the correct option. CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST FOR YOUNG LEARNERS: GUIDE FOR TEACHERS 9 Using the Cambridge English Placement Test for Young Learners Leading-edge technology The placement test uses adaptive testing technology. This means that students are exposed to questions matched to their ability based on their responses to each previous question. The questions in the test change level depending on whether the student gets questions right or wrong, until the appropriate level is determined. The Cambridge English test delivery system The placement test is taken on a secure online test delivery system, which includes marking and reporting tools. Test session preparation is quick and easy. Quick start guide A full technical guide is available to help with running the test. This can be downloaded here. Test results The placement test is marked automatically and results are available straight away. This means you can make immediate decisions about which classes and courses are best for your students. • You can choose to view the results of all students or filter results by other details (e.g. login, name, test date). • You can print clear, easy-to-understand reports for one student or groups of students. Each student’s result shows which Cambridge English: Young Learners test they are ready to start preparing for – Starters, Movers or Flyers. 10 CAMBRIDGE ENGLISH PLACEMENT TEST FOR YOUNG LEARNERS: GUIDE FOR TEACHERS