Junior
KEY FACTS
CFER: N/A
Guided Learning Hours: 30-50 (approx)
Pass marks: Refer:<50%; Pass: 50-64%; Merit: 65-79%; Distinction: 80%+
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What does the Junior STEP test?
- About 200 words (the First STEP words, plus 100 more) from familiar categories such as parts of the body, animals, food and means of transport
- Some useful structures to say who people are and what they’re doing
- Some prepositions to say where people and things are
- Some basic questions to find out what things are, or who things belong to
What does the student have to do in their Junior exam?
- Match with lines
- Choose answers
- Write words and letters
- Read and label
Student performance indicators
- Has a basic vocabulary recognition of about 200 words
- Knows how to describe present actions
- Can identify and describe basic location and position
- Can follow a short, simple written text
Grammar and structures list
Grammar and Structure |
What are they used for? |
Some examples |
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| VERBS | |||
| Present Simple ( to be, to have, in the third person singular) Question form and short answers | Describing personal attributes. Identifying an object |
He has black hair. The mouse is behind the cupboard. What is it? Is it a bird? Yes, it is. No it isn't. | |
| Present continuous | Describing present actions | My brothers are watching a video. Jane is playing in the garden. | |
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PERSONAL PRONOUNS |
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I, you, he, she, it, we, you, they |
Identification | I am listening to the radio. She is wearing a yellow dress. | |
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POSSESSIVE ADJECTIVES |
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| her, his, their, our, my, your, its | Identifying relationships and possession | My mother is cooking. His name is John. | |
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ARTICLES |
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| A, an, the | As part of the identification of an object | Jane is playing in the garden. My brothers are watching a video. | |
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PREPOSITIONS |
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| in, behind, under, on, near, in front of (recognition only - not actively tested) | Describing location and position | The telephone is on the table. The mouse is under the bed. At school, at home, at the beach. | |
Word List
GROUP |
SETS OF WORDS |
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| NOUNS | |||
| Clothes | dress, shirt, T-shirt, trousers, skirt, boots, socks, 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 | ||
| Transport | helicopter, boat, bus, bicycle, car, train, aeroplane | ||
| 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 | ||
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