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Cambridge
Young
Learners
English
Tests
Cambrid e
Starters
5
Answer
Booklet
Examination
paper
s from
University
of
Cambridge
ESOL Examinations:
English for Speakers
of
Other Languages
Contents
Introduction
4
Test 1 Answers 6
Test 2 Answers
11
Test 3 Answers
16
Thematic
Vocabular~

rds
and
stru
ct
ures specified in the sy
ll
abus.
Th
e co
mp
lete test lasts
about
45 minutes
and
has the following compone
nt
s: Li
st
ening, R
ead
ing
and
Writing,
an
d Speaking.
length number of parts
num
ber
of
it

s for
the
Li
stening pape
r.
All answers
ar
e written on the
qu
estion papers.
Listening
In general, the aim is
to
foc
us
on the
'h
ere
and
now'
and
to
use language in meaningful
co
nt
e
xt
s.
In
addition

and prepositions and position things
correctly
on
a picture
2
listening for numbers illustrated comprehension write numbers and names 5
and spelling questions and dialogue
3 liste
ni
ng for spe
cif
iC
3-opti
on
mu
ltiple-choice tick correct box next to picture
5
information pictures and dialogues
(p
resent tenses)
4 listening for words, col
ou
rs
picture and dialogue carry
ou
t instructions, locate
5
an
d prepositions
ob

in
meaning
ful
contexts
where
possible.
To
co
mplete
the
test
,
candidat
es need a single pen
or
pencil of
any
colour
.
Ther
e
are
5 parts,
each
starring
with
a
clear
example.
part

(noun
s)
5 reading questions about story presented through 3 write one-word answers 5
a picture story and pictures and questions to questions
writing one-word answers
Speaking
In the Speaking test,
th
e ca
nd
idate speaks
wi
th l exa
mi
ner
fo
r
about
4 minutes.
Th
e
format
of
the t
est
is
exp
l
ained
in

abi
li
ty
is assessed a
ccordi
ng
to
v
ar
ious criteria, including
co
mp
rehensi
on
,
th
e ability
to
produce
an
app
ropriate response
and
pronunciatio
n.
part
main
ski
ll
focus Input e

ns
short answers
5
understanding and responding to no visual prompt answer questions with
person
al
questions
short answers
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6
Test 1
Answers
Listening
Part 1 (5 marks)
Lines
should
be
dra\vn
benveen:
1 the
shoes
and
in
the
tree
2
the
skirt
and
in t
he
f1,0a
t's
mouth

1
Short
(cor
rect spelling)
4
May
(co
rr
ect spelling)
2 8/eigh.t 3
3/three
5
Rill
(correct spelling)
Part 3
(5
nz
arks)
l A 2 C
3B
4B
SA
P
art
4
(5
marks)
1
Colour
th

he
mat-
green
5 Co!Qur
th
e flower
in
th
e
picture
on
th
e
wa
ll -
ora
ng
e
TRAN
SCRIPT Hello. This is the Cambridge Starters
Pract
i
ce
Listening
Test,
Te
st
1.
Part
1

Now
you
listen and
draw
li11
es.
[pause]
1
M
AN:
Put the shoes in the
tr
ee.
W OMAN: Sorry? Put the shoes where?
M
AN:
In
th
e tr
ee.
W OMAN: OK.
M
AN:
W OMAN:
M
Af\:
W OMAN:
M
AN:
WO

ause
!
4
Can
you
find the dress?
Yes.
Put it on the girl's a
rm
.
OK. The dress is on the girl's arm now.
[pau
se]
MAN:
WOMAN:
MAN:
WOMAN:
5
And now, put the T-shirt behind the chair.
The T-shirt?
That's right.
OK. It's behind the chair.
Now
listen
to
Part 1 again.
[The
recording
is
repeated.]

WOMAN:
BoY:
WOMAN:
Bov:
WOMAN:
Bov:
WOMAN:
BoY:
WOMAN:
BoY:
WOMAN:
BoY:
WOMAN:
BOY:
[pause]
Hello. What's your name?
Pat.
Is
that P - A - T?
Yes.
[pause]
How
old are you, Pat?
I'm
six.
Six?
That's right.
Can
yo1t
see the answers?

Eight.
[pause]
3
How many bedrooms are there in your
house,
Pat?
Mmm. There are three.
Three?
Yes.
One for my mum and dad, one for
my sister and one for me.
[pause]
4
What's your sister's name?
It's May.
Is that M - A - Y?
Yes.
I like her name.
Test
1
Answers
WOMAN:
BoY:
WOMAN:
Bov:
WOMAN:
BoY:
[pause]
5
Now, Pat, have you got an animal in your

at
the pictures. Listen
and
look.
There is
one
example.
[pauscj
What's in Sue's box?
MAN:
I like th
at
box, Sue.
GIRL:
Yes.
My favourite toy is in it.
MAN:
What's that?
You
r
doll?
Your
toy
elephant?
GIRL:
No,
it's my ball. Look!
BoY:
WOMAN:
Bov:

Mum?
Not
now, Nick. Sorry.
Oh.
Can I have a cake, then?
No. Look.
You
can have
tl1is
apple.
[pausej
2 Which
man
is
Ann's
teacher?
Is that a photo
of
your classroom, Ann?
Yes.
Can you see
my
teacher, Dad?
Has
he
got brown hair?
No, he's got grey hair and
glasses.
[pause]
3

writing a story?
No.
He's learning his numbers.
[pausej
5 What's Tom's favourite sport?
What's your favourite sport. Tom?
Mmm.
I don't know.
Is it football? Tennis?
No
. It's badminton. That's my favourite.
fp
:wsel
Now
listen
to
Part 3 again.
[
Th
e r
ecordi
ng is repeated.]
[pause]
That
is the
end
of
Part
3.
[pause]

exam
ple.
[pausej
Can you see the
fl
ower on the table?
Yes.
WAll, r.olour
i1
ru
r
()IP.
.
Sorry?
Colour
it
purple. The flower on the table.
[pause]
Can
you
see the purple flower
on
the
table? This is
an
example.
Now
you
listen
a~1d

on
the clock is blue.
[
pau~cj
M
AN:
GIRL:
MAN
:
G IRL:
MAN
:
GIRL:
M
AN:
GIRL:
MAN
:
MA
N:
GI
RL:
M
AN:
GIRL:
M
AN:
And can you see the flower in the book?
Where is it?
Next to the bookcase.

Sorry?
Colour the
flower in t
he
picture orange.
Now
listen
to
Pa
rt
4 again.
[The
recording
is re
peated
.j
fpausel
That
is the
end
of
the
Starters Practic.e
List
e
nmg
Test
1.
Reading and Writing
Part 1

motorbike
Part 4
(5
mark
s)
1
zoo
2 elephant
3 legs
4 eyes
5
meat
Part 5
(5
marks}
1 three/3 (boys) 2 (on a/the)
box
3 (a) fish
4
(i
n the) house/home 5 (a/rh
e)
(red) ball
Test 1
Answ
ers
Speaking
Part
Examiner
does

It's
a
beauti
ful
day. The
boy
is
looki
ng
at
the
ducks
.
Points
to
the fish in
Here's
the
fi
sh
.
Scene card.
•
wh
ere's the
bus?
Points at items in the Is
this
the
bus?

in
front
of
the woman. In
front
of
the woman.
Which
is
t
he
chair/
Po
ints to
Object
card. Is
th
is
the
motorb
ike?
chair/motorbike?
(pointing to chair/motorbike)
Put
the cha
ir
/motorbike
Puts Object card in pla
ce
. Where are the trees?

the
water.
I
3
Removes Object cards
Now
, •,
what's
th
is?
dog
Is
it
a d
og?
and points to
th
e brown What
co
l
our
is
it?
brown Is
it
black?
Brown?
dog in Scene card. How many
dogs
are there?

socks?
yes/no
What
co
lour are
your/
red
Are
they
red?
these socks?
4.2
Shows bread card. What's
this?
bread Is
it
bread?
Do
you
lik
e bread? yes/no
What
do
you
eat
for
eggs
Do
you
eat

use
th
e child's
nam
e
throughout
the rest.
9
Test
1
Answers
Part Examiner does this:
Examiner says thi
s:
Minimum response
Back-up questions:
expected from child:
5
Puts away all cards. Now,
*,
wha
t'
s your
tennis Do
you
like
tennis?
favourite spo
rt
?

to
use the child's name throughout the test.
10
Test 2 Answers
Listening
Part 1 (5
marks)
Lines s
hould
be
drawn
between:
1 the monkey
and
on
the
bath
mat
2
th
e giraffe
and
in the c
upboard
3 the
mo
use
and
next
to

(5
marks
)
lB
2C
3 C 4 A
SC
Part 4 (5
marks)
Co
lo
ur
the liza
rd
in the bag - yellow
2 Col
our
the lizard n
ext
to
the
rob
ot
- gre
en
3
Colour
the
li
zar

N:
MAN:
WOMAN:
MAN:
Look
at
Part
1.
Now
l
oo
k
at
the
pic
tur
e. Listen
and
lool~.
There is
o
ne
ex
am
ple.
[p
au
se
]
Put the

OMA
N: Pardon?
MAN
: The monkey. Can I put it on t
he
mat?
WOMAN:
Yes, you
ca
n.
MA
N:
W
OMAN:
MAN:
WO
MAN:
M
AN:
WO
MAN:
MAN
:
W
OV.AN
:
[paus
e]
2
Put the

11
T
est
2 A
11
swers
5
4
M
AN:
And now? M
AN
: And
who
's this?
W
OMAN:
Mmm the crocodil
e.
Put it between
Gt
nL:
He
's
my
fav
our
ite. His na
me
's Nick.

record
i
ng
is
re
peat
ed
.]
MAN:
Oh -
wha
t'
s y
our
friend's name?
[pause]
G
AL:
Lucy. That's L - U - C - Y.
MAN:
Oh, good.
That is the end
of
Pa
rt
1.
G
IRL:
Yes
.

He
llo. What's your name?
Part 3 L
ook
at
the pictu
res.
Listen and look.
G
IRL:
lfs M
ay.
MA\1:
How do you spell that? The
re
is one example.
GIRL
:
M -
A-Y
.
[pause]
[paus
e]
Which
boy
is
Tom?
MAN:
Now, how old are you, May?

Now
you
lp
ause]
listen and write a name or a number.
(pause]
C.an
you see the tick?
Now
you listen
and
tick the
hnx
.
1
lr
ause]
MAN
: Are these all your monsters, May?
1 What does Bill want for
Lunch?
GIR
L.
:
Yes,
I've
got
sixteen
of
them.

do
you want a drink
of
milk?
2
Bov:
No
, not today.
Ca
n I
ha
ve some
ora
nge
MAN:
I like this monster, here.
juic
e, please?
GIRL:
She's my new monster. L
ook
! She's got
[
pa
u
se
]
four eyes!
2 What's Pat wearing?
MAN: Four eyes?

It's Ben.
3
Which is Sam's picture?
MAN:
Oh! Do you spell that B - E - N?
G
IRL:
L
ook
, Sam's painting a picture. Is
it
a
ca
r?
GIRl: Y
es
.
Bov:
No
,
it
's a motorbike.
[pau
se]
G
IRL:
And
is there a boy in the painting?
Bov:
No

is. They're learning a new song.
Lpause]
5 Where
is
Kim?
Hi Dad! Where's Kim? Is she in her
bedroom?
No
.
And
she's not in the kitchen.
Well, is
she
in the living room, then?
Oh, yes! You're right! She is. She's
watching TV.
lraus
e]
Now
listen to Part 3 again.
lThc
recording
is
repeated
.)
[pause]
That is the end
of
Part 3.
(pause]

Now
, can you
see
the lizard on it?
Yes,
I can.
Colour
it red.
The
lizard on the board.
OK. It's red now.
(pause]
Can
you
see the red lizard
on
the
board? This is
an example.
Now
yo~t
listen
and
colour.
[pause]
1
Look
at t
he
lizard in the bag.

BOY
:
WOMAN:
WOMAN:
BOY
:
W
OMAN:
BOY
:
WOMAN:
BOY:
WOMAN:
BoY
:
WOMAN:
J
Oh, look! There's a lizard behind the girl's
chair.
Yes.
t
here
is. Can you colour it blue?
A blue lizard behind the chair.
That's right.
[pause]
4
Now, find the teacher's table.
There's a li
za

epeated
.j
[
pau
st']
That is the
end
of
tbe Starters Practice
Li
stening Test 2.
Reading and Writing
Part
1 (5
marks)
1.1"
21
.
1X
4.1"
5
.1"
Part 2
(5
ma1'ks)
1
no
2
no
3

the
) T-s
hirt
2 (the)
man/father
3
(on
rhe)
(white)
chair
5 (the) (coloured) ball
4 (the) glasses/spectacles
13
Test
2
Answers
Speaking
Part
Examiner does this:
Examiner says this: Minimum response Back-up questions:
expected from
child:
Usher brings candidate in. Usher to examiner: Hello.
This
is
(child's name*).
Examiner:
Hello, •.
My
name's Jane/Ms Smith. Hello.

th
is
th
e apple?
2
Po
ints to Object cards. Now l
ook
at these. Which
Po
ints
to
Object
card. Is
th
is the
shoe?
is
the shoe? I
'm
putting (pointing to shoe)
the shoe on the mat.
Now
you
p
ut
the shoe Puts Object card in place.
Where's the
wi
n

Be
h
ind
the
chair.
Wh
ich
is
the radio/duck?
Poi
nts
to
Object
ca
r
d.
Is
th
is the ra
di
o/d
u
ck?
(pointing to radio/duck)
Put
the radi
o/duck
in the Puts O
bject
card in place. Where's the

? P
ink?
hippo in Scene card.
How
many hi
ppos
are there?
two
Is
the
re one? Two?
Po
ints to the bird. What's
th
e b
ird
doing?
singing
Is
It
sing
i
ng?

4 Puts Scene card away
and picks out th
ree
Object
cards.
4.

no
breakfast?
What's
you
r favourite
ice
cream
Do
yo
u l
ik
e
ic
e
cream?
food?
4.3
Shows
mouse
card.
What's this?
mouse Is it a
mouse?
Do you like mice? yes/no
What animals
do
you like?
dogs
Do
yo

Are you 8?
or
9?
What's yo
ur
friend's Marf
a/
P
edr
o Is her name Marf
a?
/
name? Is
his
name
Ped
r
o?
W
her
e do
yo
u
se
e
school
Do you see yo
ur
frie
nd

Part 1
(5
marks)
Lines
should
be
drawn
bet\'l.'een:
1
the
cake
and
between the
two
children
2
the
frog
and
in
the
\'Vater behind
the
fish
3
the
watermelon
and
in from
of

marks)
lC
2C
3B
4B
5A
Part 4
{5
marks)
1
Colour
the
phone
on
the
chair-
blue
2
Colour
the
phon
e between
the
apples
and
rhe radio - grey
3
Colour
the eat's
phone

Test
3.
Part 1 Look
at
Part
1.
Now
look
at
the
picture.
Listen
and
look.
There
is
one
example
.
[pause]
MAN
:
Put
the
bi
rd
next to
the
sun.
WOMAN:

between t
he
two childr
en
.
WOMAN:
Sorry? Put the cake where?
MAN:
Between the children.
WOMAN:
Right.
[pause]
2
MA
N:
Now
put
the frog in
the
water.
WOMAN:
In
the
water?
MAN:
Yes,
put
it
behind the fish.
WOMAN:

the
box next to
the
girl.
WOMAN:
Sorry?
Where
do
I
put
the lemonade?
MAN
: In the box next to t
he
girl.
WOMAN:
OK.
'/'est 3
Allswers
[pau
se]
4
5
MAN:
And
wh
at's your
gr
andpa's name?
GIR

No
w listen
to
Part 1 again.
MAN:
And do you have a sister?
lT
he
recording
is repeated.)
G
IRL:
Yes.
I have a big sister.
She
's twelve.
(\II
AN:
How old?
Tw
elve?
[pau
se]
GI
RL:
Yes
, that's right.
That
is
the

T
hat
is the
end
of
l)art 2.
examples.
[paus
cJ
[paus
eJ
Part 3
Look
at
the pictures. Listen
and
lo
ok.
MAl\:
Hello. What's your name?
There is
nne
examtJle.
GIRL:
Kim.
MAN:
How do you spell that?
lpause]
GIRL:
K-1-M.

Bov: No,
it's very short.
MAN:
Six! Great!
[pause]
Can
you
see
th
e answers?
Now
you
list
en
and
write a
name
or a
numb
er.
Can
you
see the tick?
Now
yn
u listen
lpau
se]
and
tick the box.

Bov: No. Here's
my
favourite - the monster
2
with six arms!
MAN:
What
number is your house?
r pause]
G
IRL:
It's number
se
venteen.
MAN:
Sorry? What number?
2 H
ow
does Sam
go
to school?
GI
RL:
Seventee
n.
WOM
AN:
Do you go to school
on
your bike, Sam?

What's A.nn wearing?
GIR
L:
Yes. My grandma and grandpa live with
MAN
:
Can
you
se
e Ann?
us.
G
IRL:
Yes
. She's there, next to that
boy.
lpause]
MAN
:
Is she wearing a dress?
GIRL
: No. She's wearing jeans and
aT-sh
irt.
17
Test
3
Answers
18
MAN:

No
.
My
favourite lunch is chicken
and rice.
I pause]
5
Which
is
Tom's kite?
Is this orange kite Tom's?
No. It's
his
brother's.
Is Tom's kite pink, then?
No
. Tom's kite is white.
[pause
!
Now listen
to
Part 3 again.
[Th
e
recordin
g is
repeat
ed
.]
[

WOMAN:
Bov:
WoMAN:
There
is one
exam
pl
e.
[pauseJ
Look
at
this picture. It's a kitchen.
Yes. Please can
I
col
our
the phones?
There are seven!
Yes. There
's
a phone in a bag. Colour
it red.
OK
. A red
phone
in
the
bag.
[pause]
Can

OK
.
The
phone on the c
hair
. I'm colouring
it blue.
Tha
t's right.
[
pause]
2
WoMAN:
Can you
see
the
phone between the
apples
and
the
radio?
Bov: Yes.
WoMAN:
Colour it grey.
The
phone between t
he
apples
and
the

.
Col
our
that
ph
one
purple.
OK. The eat's
phone
is
pu
rple.
[pau
se
]
4
Now
,
the
p
hone
under
t
he
table.
Can
I
colour
it yellow?
Yes.

xt
to
the
flowers. Colour it green.
Bov:
W
OM
AN:
OK
- it's green.
Good!
Now
listen
to
Pa
rt 4 again.
[Th
e
recordin
g is
repeateJ.]
[pau~e]
That
is
the end
of
the
Starters Practice
Li
sten

na
3 l
emo
n
5
no
4
or
ange
Part 4
(5
marks)
1 father 2
sand
3 shells
4
cha
ir 5
boat
s
Part 5
(5
marks)
1
sw
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three/3
(
duck
s)

(child's name*).
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My
name's Jane/Ms
Smith
. Hello.
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at
this.
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boy
Is
eating.
He
's
very
happy.
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th
e
caKe
in Here's the cake.
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girl?
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this
the girl?
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you
put
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bo
at Pu
ts
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on the horse.
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the horse.
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is
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ca
rd.
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this
the carroVcamera?
camera?
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to
carrot/camera)
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in place. Where's the bike?
bike. Next
to
the
bike.
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Object
cards
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, *,
what
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th
is?
book
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it
a
book?
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colour
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t?
green Is
it
black? Green?

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lou
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/ ye
llow
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tom
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/
egg
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rd.
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th
is
?
to
ma
to
/
egg

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r Is it a
mirror?
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yes/no
your
bathroom?
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ig
big
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you have a big
or
small?
m
irror
?
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to
u
st:
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picture line
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radio
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d
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sofa
number
grape
table
open
ice
cream
television/TV
page
ju
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part
lemon tree
pen
lemonade

potato
here story
rice
in
teacher
sausage
in
front
of
tell
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next to
test
(n
& v)
tomato
on
tick
(n
&
v)
water
park
understand
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cha
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boot
clock
class
book
computer
classroom bounce
cupboard
close
came
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catch
dining room
computer
doll
doll
correct
draw(ing)
door
cross
drive
flat
cupboard
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lorry)
yes
hock
ey
jump
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kick
bi
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kite
an
gry
listen (to)
boat
beaut
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paint(ing)
bus
big
car
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photo
fly dosed
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picture
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play (with)

her
sport
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his
story
its
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r
right
(co
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today
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watch
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a lot of
TOYS
bye
(-bye)
lots
of
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baseball
nella
no
basketball
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know
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bi
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no
some
car

nk
yo
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robot
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again
then
here
well
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in (prep of place)
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try
in
front
of
have
wa
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like
have
(got)
want
next to
hit
watch
of
hold
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on
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to
learn

sit (down)
where
sleep
whi
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he
spell
who
her
s
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(up)
whose
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take
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pf10to)
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tell
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throw
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it
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yours
learn
like
listen (to)
live
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