Junior Level
Anglia’s step by step approach to testing encourages and motivates students to make clear and effective progress!
When you take the Junior level exam you show that you know important words in English for a lot of the things you find in important places in your life, like home and school.
You also show us that you know words for things like sports, food, transport and clothes.
At this level you also show us that you know important words for doing things (verbs) like watch, play, listen, drink, sit, etc.
You can show us some grammar, too, like the difference between 'she and he' and 'her and his'.
Your Junior certificate means you are really on the way to understanding lots of important things about English, both the words and the way the words are put together.
Overview of Tasks:
Reading & Writing:
SECTION |
DESCRIPTION |
Section A (20 marks) |
Vocabulary recognition |
Section B (10 marks) |
Vocabulary recognition |
Section C (10 marks) |
Number recognition |
Section D (10 marks) |
Use of English: general grammar |
Section E (10 marks) |
Use of English: prepositions |
Section F (20 marks) |
Reading comprehension |
Section G (10 marks) |
Writing |
Section H (10 marks) |
Reading |
Listening:
SECTION |
DESCRIPTION |
Section L1 (10 marks) |
Listening for meaning |
Section L2 (20 marks) |
Listening in context Fill the gaps Five questions |
Speaking:
SECTION |
DESCRIPTION |
Section S1 (1 - 2 minutes) (Task 1) |
Warm Up |
Section S2 (3 - 4 minutes) (Task 2) |
Identifying actions and objects Answering questions Picture prompts |
Section S3 (3 - 4 minutes) (Previously Task 2) |
Describing pictures Naming objects Answering questions Picture prompts |
Optional extension |
Rhyme, chant or poem |
Syllabus and Specifications:
Performance Indicators
The student:
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has a basic vocabulary recognition of about 200 words.
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knows how to describe present actions.
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can identify and describe basic location and position.
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can follow a short, simple written text.
Grammar and Structures List
Grammar and Structures |
What are they used for? |
Some examples |
VERBS |
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Present Simple Question form and short answers |
Describing personal attributes |
He has black hair. The mouse is behind the cupboard. Yes, it is. No it isn't. |
Present continuous |
Describing present actions |
My brothers are watching a video. Jane is playing in the garden. |
PERSONAL PRONOUNS |
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I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they |
Identification |
I am listening to the radio. |
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES |
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her, his, their, our, my, your, its |
Identifying relationships and possession |
My mother is cooking. |
ARTICLES |
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A, an, the |
As part of the identification of an object |
Jane is playing in thegarden. |
PREPOSITIONS |
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in, behind, under, on, near, in front of t (recognition only -not actively tested) |
Describing location and position |
The telephone is onthe table. at school, at home, atthe beach. |
Wordlist
NOUNS |
SETS OF WORDS |
Clothes |
dress, shirt, T-shirt, trousers, skirt, boots, socks, shoes, trainers,hat, watch |
Food, meals and drink |
cake, ice-cream, biscuits, pizza, hamburger, hot-dog, omelette, steak, fish, salad, breakfast, lunch, dinner, milk, juice |
Birds |
penguin, parrot, duck |
School |
pen, pencil, rubber, ruler, book, desk, computer, blackboard, classroom, bag, friend |
Transport |
helicopter, boat, bus, bicycle, car, train, plane |
Animals |
monkey, lion, bear, elephant, crocodile, cat, dog, snake, tiger, zebra, rabbit, mouse |
Household |
television, video, chair, table, house, cassette-player, bed, bath, clock, picture, vase, photo, radio, door, mat, window, floor, cupboard |
Kitchen |
glass, plate, bowl, cup, knife, fork |
Vegetables |
potato, tomato, carrot |
Fruit |
pear, peach, apple, banana, orange, lemon |
Fish |
dolphin, octopus, shark, whale, starfish, fish |
Garden |
flower, tree, grass |
Days of the week |
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday |
Months of the year |
January, February, March, April, May, June, July, August, September, October, November, December |
Sport |
football, tennis, swimming, basketball, volleyball |
Places |
park, garden, home, school, shop, house, kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, living room |
Parts of the body |
hair, eyes, mouth, nose, face, arms, legs, foot/feet, head, hands |
Letters |
a-z |
Cardinal numbers |
one, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, nine, ten, eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen, fifteen, sixteen, seventeen, eighteen, nineteen, twenty |
Exams |
letters, words, sentence, question, answer, story |
Family members |
mother, father, brother, sister, baby, girl, boy, children |
ADJECTIVES |
SETS OF WORDS |
Size |
tall, short, big, small |
Feelings |
happy, sad, favourite, best |
Colours |
black, blue, green, yellow, white, orange, red, grey, brown, pink, purple |
Age |
old, young, new |
VERBS |
SETS OF WORDS |
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watch, play, listen, cook, wear, go, read, write, eat, drink, sit, stand, have, has, is, are, am |
ARTICLES |
SETS OF WORDS |
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a, an, the |
PERSONAL PRONOUNS |
SETS OF WORDS |
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I, you, he, she, it, we, they |
POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES |
SETS OF WORDS |
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my, your, his, her, our, their, its |
PREPOSITIONS |
SETS OF WORDS |
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in, under, behind, on, near, in front of, at |
Grade Boundaries:
Grades are calculated by weighting the Listening % by 0.2 and the Written % by 0.8 - adding the results together and then using the information above.
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