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There are lots of free online activities to help teenagers and adults practise their English. Choose the skill you want to practise and the level that’s right for you.

Try one of these 176 free activities

Exam preparation:

To help you prepare for your exam, Cambridge has produced free materials such as sample papers, worksheets, vocabulary lists and exam guides for you to download from our website:

Pre A1 Starters

A1 Movers

A2 Flyers

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A2 Key

A2 Key for Schools

English Adventures with Minecraft & Cambridge

 

For A1 level learners

English Adventures with Cambridge will give children of all ages a language learning experience they will never forget while playing a Minecraft new world built-in "Minecraft Education Edition". This "world" helps young learners practise their English skills while they have fun.

English Adventures with Cambridge helps develop skills at A1 level and above of the CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference). Children can learn new words, get creative and solve problems through the power of play.

Minecraft world can be played on a desktop or tablet. It encourages learners to complete fun puzzles, meet new characters, and solve mysteries while they learn to use new words. Children can also repeat the game as many times as they like, so they can continue to develop new skills and build their confidence.

New world in Minecraft: helping young learners build their language skills

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March Activities: Stories in cartoons and TV

Stories – in films, books and TV series – are the inspiration for  March activities. At A1 Movers and A2 Flyers, we ask our younger students to write about their favourite character.

My favourite character

Level: A1 Movers / A2 Flyers

Content: description

Interaction: whole class and individual activity

Time: 55 minutes

Warm up (10’) – whole class

 Do you watch TV?

 How often do you watch TV?

 What’s your favourite TV programme? Why?

 When is it on?

 Do you like going to the cinema? Why (not)?

 Who do you go to the cinema with?

Writing (15’) – individually

Think about your favourite cartoon character. Write 5 sentences about them. Write about:

1. The programme or book the character is in

2. What the character is like (Is it an animal? Is it an object? What colour is it? Is it

young or old?)

3. What the character can / cannot do

4. Who its friends are and what they do together

5. Why you like it or what makes it special

Don’t include the character’s name

1. My favourite character is in …

2. It is …

3. It can … but it can’t

4. Its friends are … and they … together

5. I think it is very special because it…

Reading and listening (15’) – whole class

When students have finished, the teacher should put all the pieces of paper in a bag. Students

will take turns to read the little descriptions. After reading each description aloud, the rest of

the group will have to guess who wrote the description and who they think the character is.

Follow up (15’) – individually

Students can draw their favourite character. They can put the drawings on the wall and then

go around the class looking at each other’s drawings. They can ask and answer questions

about the drawings.

Extracted from  Cambridge Assessment English

A2 Flyers - Exam information

A2 Flyers is the third of three Cambridge English Qualifications designed for young learners. These tests introduce children to everyday written and spoken English and are an excellent way for them to gain confidence and improve their English.

Test format

A2 Flyers is made up of three papers developed to encourage and motivate young learners. You can see exactly what’s in each paper below. 

Paper	Content	Marks
Listening (about 25 minutes)	5 parts/ 25 questions	a maximum of five shields
Reading and Writing (40 minutes)	7 parts/ 44 questions	a maximum of five shields
Speaking (7–9 minutes)	4 parts	a maximum of five shields

At a glance

Download A2 Flyers 2018 overview handout

Word List and Word List Picture Book

The colourful A2 Flyers Word List Picture Book has many of the words children have to learn for the A2 Flyers test. 

Download the A2 Flyers Wordlist Picture Book
Download the Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers, A2 Flyers Wordlists

The A2 Flyers classroom activities book will help children get better at English and learn new words. 

Download the A2 Flyers classroom activities book

The A2 Flyers progress charts for students and teachers will help motivate learners. 

Download the A2 Flyers progress charts

Speaking test videos with examiners' commentary

This video will help your students understand what happens during a speaking test. You can also download examiner comments for each video.

Read the examiner comments for Michaela's speaking test

Free: Paper-based sample test

Download the Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers 2018 Sample papers – Vol 1
Download the Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers 2018 Sample papers – Vol 2

You can download the Listening sample tests from the introduction page of the sample papers.

Pruebas BEDA-MOCK EXAM for Young Learners

Estas pruebas son simulacros de examen de Cambridge Assessment English. Servirán como entrenamiento y preparación de sus exámenes oficiales y como excelente indicador del nivel de dominio del inglés de nuestros alumnos. Este curso se van a evaluar dos destrezas: “Reading & Writing” y “Listening”. En su aplicación y corrección van a participar los Coordinadores BEDA y los profesores del centro.

Estas pruebas servirán en los centros como indicador del nivel del Marco Común Europeo de Referencia para las Lenguas (MCERL) que tienen los alumnos y como preparación para afrontar con seguridad los exámenes de Cambridge English.

Las fechas para la realización de los exámenes, en todos los niveles, serían las siguientes:

• 29 de enero de 2019: PRUEBA BEDA BEGINNER (equivalente nivel previo A1)
• 30 de enero de 2019: PRUEBA BEDA JUNIOR (equivalente nivel A1).

                En cualquier caso, las pruebas BEDA no son sustitutivas de la evaluación externa de Cambridge, habida cuenta de las condiciones y características más completas de esta última.  De hecho, las pruebas BEDA pueden y deben servir como preparación para los exámenes y orientación acerca de los alumnos/as que deben someterse a la evaluación externa. 

Cambridge English Qualifications for young learners

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Children between the ages of 6 and 12 can take the Pre A1 Starters, A1 Movers and A2 Flyers exams to develop their language skills in a fun, practical and progressive way.

Pre A1 Starters, formerly known as Cambridge English: Starters (YLE Starters), is one of  Cambridge English Qualifications. It is the start of a child’s language learning journey.

Pre A1 Starters test format (2018 update)

A1 Movers is the next step in a child’s English language learning. A1 Movers can help the student: understand basic instructions or take part in simple conversations and complete basic forms and write notes, including times, dates and places.

A1 Movers test format (2018 update)

A2 Flyers is the third of these fun activity-based English tests for children. The tests are written around familiar topics and focus on the skills needed to communicate effectively in English through listening, speaking, reading and writing. With the A2 Flyers tests, the student will be able to: understand simple written English, communicate in familiar situations and use basic phrases and expressions and interact with English speakers who talk slowly and clearly.

A2 Flyers test format (2018 update)