Classroom activities | Pre A1 Starters

Classroom activities

Pre A1

These activities are based on topics from

the Pre A1 Starters Wordlist Picture Book

and Classroom poster.

Pre A1 Starters Worksheet No. 1

(My favourite food)

Activity (a)

Look and read. Put a tick (

) or a cross (

) in the box. There are two examples.

Examples

This is a ﬁsh.

This is a sausage.

Questions

1. This is a coconut.

2. This is a banana.

3. This is a carrot.

4. This is a potato.

5. This is a mango.

Activity (b)

Speaking

Ann asks her friends what they would like for their lunch. Look at the pictures and talk about them.

Example

What would you like for your lunch, Alex?

I would like some bread.

Questions

1. What would you like for your lunch, Grace?

2. What would you like for your lunch, Ben?

3. What would you like for your lunch, Jill?

4. What would you like for your lunch, Bill?

5. What would you like for your lunch, Lucy?

Writing

Write a word on the line about the pictures. There is one example.

Example

I would like some .

Sentences

1. I would like some .

2. I would like an .

3. I would like some .

4. I would like a .

5. I would like a .

Activity (c)

Read the sentences. Write one word from the Word bank on the line.

There is one example.

Example

I like ﬁsh chips.

Questions

1. I like rice chicken.

2. I like apples I don’t like oranges.

3. Would you like orange juice would you like lemonade?

4. You can have cake you can’t have sweets.

5. I like milk. I drink it at breakfast, at lunch at dinner!

bread

and

Word bank

and

but

Pre A1 Starters Worksheet No. 2

(My favourite food)

Activity (a)

Look and read. Write yes or no. There are two examples.

Examples

Some children are eating.

A man is eating breakfast.

Questions

1. The children are happy.

2. Some girls are eating ice cream.

3. The children are eating ﬁsh.

4. The children are at home.

5. There are seven children.

Activity (b)

Look, read and write. Tell your friend what you like. Your friend likes it too!

There are two examples.

Examples

I like

Sentences

yes

rice

grapes

so do I

me too

Activity (c)

Where’s the burger? Choose your answer from the Word bank

and write it on the line. There is one example.

Example

The burger is the box.

Questions

1. The burger is the box.

2. The burger is the box.

3. The burger is the box.

4. The burger is the box.

5. The burger is the boxes.

behind

Word bank

behind

next to

between

in front of

under

Pre A1 Starters Worksheet No. 3 (At school)

Activity (a)

Look at the pictures. Look at the letters. Write the words. There is one example.

Example

Sentences

book

k o bo

r c

e e

Activity (b)

Look at the picture and draw lines. There is one example.

Activity (c)

Read the questions. Write one word from the Word bank on the line. There is one example.

Example

Please teacher, do I spell classroom?

Questions

1. is that on your desk, Nick?

2. Grace, did you put your bag?

3. pencil would you like – the red one or the blue one?

4. Now class, would like to answer question 6?

5. rubber is this?

how

Example

picture

radio guitar

chair

tablepencils

Word bank

how

which

whose

what

who

where

Pre A1 Starters Worksheet No. 4 (At school)

Activity (a)

Read the text below. Choose a word from the Word bank.

Write the correct word next to numbers 1–5. There is one example.

A classroom

There are lots of these in a . Some have desks where

you (1) but some have desks for (2) .

Many have a (3) and lots of books. In some you can play

(4) and in some you can draw a (5) .

What is it? It’s a classroom.

Activity (b)

Read the sentences. Choose a word to write on the line. All the words are correct.

Read your story to your family, a friend or your teacher.

Example

I am a story.

Questions

1. This is a story about playing .

2. I am playing with my .

school

telling

bookcasepictureschool

music computers write

Word bank

reading

writing

telling

basketball

football

hockey

brother

cousin

sister

Activity (c)

Write ing at the end of the words. Say your new word. Draw a picture. There is one example.

morning

afternoon

evening

enjoy

love

lemonade

orange juice

water

3. We are playing in the .

4. We playing games.

5. Now we are drinking some .

Example

paint

draw

kick

jump

ﬁsh

throw

painting

There .

Pre A1 Starters Worksheet No. 5 (Animals)

Activity (a)

Look at the pictures and read the questions. Write one-word answers. There are two examples.

Examples

Where are the children? at the

What colour is the elephant?

Questions

What is the elephant looking at? two

What is the girl pointing at? a

How many goats can you see?

What colour is the frog?

What is the boy pointing at? a

Activity (b)

Look at the pictures. How many animals are there? Write one word on each line.

There are two examples.

Examples

zoo

grey

is one cow

are two horses

Questions

1. There .

2. There .

3. There .

4. There .

5. There .

Activity (c)

Look at the pictures.

Write the words.

There is one example.

h ei ncc k

Example

Pre A1 Starters Worksheet No. 6

(Body, clothes and colours)

Activity (a)

Colour the clothes in the clothes shop. There is one example.

Example

The t-shirt is black.

Sentences

1. The dress is orange.

2. The trousers are blue.

3. The jacket is green.

4. The skirt is purple.

5. The hat is yellow.

Activity (b)

What do the friends choose in the clothes shop? Write on the lines.

Look at the picture of the clothes shop above for the colours. There is one example.

Example

Grace chooses a .

black t-shirt

Questions

1. Sam chooses .

2. Jill chooses an .

3. Nick chooses a .

4. Kim chooses a .

5. Ben chooses a .

Activity (c)

This young learner has a nice smile on her face. Choose words from the Word bank

and write them on the lines. There is one example.

ear

Example

Word bank

ear

nose

eye

head

mouth

hair

Page 1

Activity (a)

Page 4

Activity (a)

1. yes

2. yes

3. no

4. no

5. yes

Page 5

Activity (c)

1. in front of

2. in

3. next to

4. under

5. between

Page 4/5

Activity (b)

1. chocolate/Either so do I or me too

2. peas/Either so do I or me too

3. sweets or candy/Either so do I or me too

4. onion(s)/Either so do I or me too

5. beans/Either so do I or me too

Worksheet No. 2

Worksheet No. 3

Page 6

Activity (a)

1. computer

2. desk

3. pencil

4. ruler

5. teacher

Page 7

Activity (c)

1. what

2. where

3. which

4. who

5. whose

Page 7

Activity (b)

Example

picture

radio guitar

chair

tablepencils

Page 2/3

Activity (b)

1. chips/fries

2. egg

3. ice cream

4. pear

5. tomato

Page 3

Activity (c)

1. and

2. but

3. or

4. but

5. and

Pre A1 Starters Worksheets 1–6: Answers

Worksheet No. 1

Pre A1 Starters Worksheets 1–6

Answers

Worksheet No. 4

Worksheet No. 6

Page 8

Activity (a)

1. write

2. computers

3. bookcase

4. music

5. picture

Page 12

Activity (a)

Page 8/9

Activity (b)

All selections are

correct. Check spelling

of the chosen words

and ask the child to

read the story.

Page 12/13

Activity (b)

1. Sam – blue trousers

2. Jill – orange dress

3. Nick – yellow hat

4. Kim – purple skirt

5. Ben – green jacket

Page 9

Activity (c)

1. drawing

2. ﬁshing

3. jumping

4. kicking

5. throwing

Ask the child to say each word.

h ei ncc k

Example

a r

Worksheet No. 5

Page 10

Activity (a)

1. mice

2. crocodile

3. three/3

4. green

5. lizard

Page 10/11

Activity (b)

1. There is one giraffe.

2. There are two hippos.

3. There is one monkey.

4. There are three snakes.

5. There is one tiger.

Page 11

Activity (c)

Page 13

Activity (c)

1. head

2. hair

3. eye

4. nose

5. mouth

1. Orange

3. Green

Example

Black

4. Purple

2. Blue

5. Yellow