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YLE Starters VocabularyKey:Where Level and Unit numbers are shown, vocabulary is taught as part of core unit vocabulary (Blue).
Where All or L# (Level Number) is shown, vocabulary is recycled, not part of core unit vocabulary and/or taught throughout the course (Green).
Where there is no level reference given, vocabulary on the YLE does not appear in Academy Stars.
Part of Speech:adj – adjective int – interrogative
adv – adverb n – noun
conj – conjunction poss – possessive
det – determiner prep – preposition
dis – discourse marker pron – pronoun
excl – exclamation v – verb
2018 YLE Words Topic Academy Stars LevelA a (det) ALLabout (prep) ALLadd (v) L1–L6afternoon (n) Time L2:U10; L3–L6again (adv) ALLAlex (n) Names L1:Welcome (level character); L3; L5Alice (n) Names L4; L5:Welcome (level character)alien (n) Toys alphabet (n) School L4; L5an (det) ALLand (conj) ALLangry (adj) Feelings L0:U2, L1:U4; L3–L6animal (n) Animals ALLAnn/Anna (n) Names L1:Welcome, U1, U5, U8 (level character);
L3–L6answer (n + v) School ALLapartment (UK flat) (n) The home See flatapple (n) Food & drink L1:Welcome; L3; L4arm (n) The body and the face L1:U7; L4–L6armchair (n) The home L3ask (v) School ALLat (prep of place) ALLB baby (n) Family & friends ALLbadminton (n) Sports & leisure L2; L3bag (n) Clothes L1:U2, U4; L2–L6ball (n) Sports & leisure L1:Welcome; L3; L6
2018 YLE Words Topic Academy Stars Levelcrocodile (n) Animals L2:U1cross (n + v) School L1–L5cupboard (n) School L1:U9; L3; L5D dad (n) Family & friends L0:U7; L1:U3; L2–L6Dan (n) Names L5; L6day (n) Time L1–L6desk (n) The home L1:U9; L6dining room (n) The home L2:U9; L4dinner (n) Food & drink L3–L6dirty (adj) L4–L6do (v) L1–L6dog (n) Animals L1–L5doll (n) The home L1:Welcomedonkey (n) Animals L0:U8; L3don’t worry! (excl) L1–L5door (n) The home L1:U9; L2–L6double (adj) draw (v) School L1–L6drawing (n) L3; L5dress (n) Clothes L0:U5; L1:U8; L5; L6drink (n +v) Food & drink L1; L2; L3:U7; L5; L6drive (v) Sports & leisure L4; L5duck (n) Animals L0:U8; L1; L3E ear (n) The body and face L0:U6; L1:U7; L3; L6eat (v) Food & drink L1–L2; L3:U7; L4–L6egg (n) Food & drink L3–L5elephant (n) Animals L1:Welcome; L2–L6end (n) Time ALLEnglish (adj + n) School L3:U1; L5; L6enjoy (v) Sports & leisure L6eraser (UK rubber) (n) School See rubberEva (n) Names L2:Welcome (level character)evening (n) Time L2:U10; L3; L6example (n) School L1–L6eye (n) The body and the face L0:U6; L1:U7; L2–L6F face (n) The body and the face L0; L1; L3–L5family (n) Family & friends L0; L1:U3; L2–L6
2018 YLE Words Topic Academy Stars LevelX No words in this level Y year (n) Time L3–L6yellow (adj) Colours L0:U4; L1:Welcome; L2–L4; L6yes (adv) ALLyou (pron) ALLyoung (adj) Family & friends L3–L6your (poss adj) ALLyours (pron) L4:U7; L5Z zebra (n) Animals zoo (n) Places & directions L1:Welcome; L2:U10; L3–L6Letters and Numbers alphabet and 1–20 Numbers L0:Welcome; L1:U1
Level 1 Academy Stars Vocabulary additional to the CYLE 2018 List
Level 2 Academy Stars Vocabulary additional to the CYLE 2018 List
Welcome – insect, jug, key, lion, nut, panda, queen, umbrella, van, worm, fox, yoghurt Unit 1 – tall, Great Britain, Egypt, Mexico, Russia, finger puppet Unit 2 – glue, pencil case, paintbrush, present Unit 3 – wind, China Unit 4 – hot, cold, hungry, thirsty, tired, kitten, scared Unit 5 – climb, ride a bike, hear, stomp Unit 6 – sandpit, seesaw, slide, swing, circus, juggle Unit 7 – blonde Unit 8 – shoes, socks, fingers, glove, string, Canada, wet Unit 9 – wardrobe, toy cupboard Unit 10 – carrot, bad smell, taste, melon
Unit 1 – camel, kangaroo, panda, wolf, Australia, India, Numbers, (20–100), forest, tongue Unit 2 – Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, Sunday, cook, fly a kite, visit, drama, karate Unit 3 – headphones, watch cartoons Unit 4 – building, restaurant, firefighter, key, trampoline Unit 5 – cloud, rain, snow, wind, mountain, coat, jumper, skate, scarf, warm Unit 6 – motorbike, traffic light, left, right, helmet, pavement, seat belt, shout, back, front, stairs Unit 7 – spring, summer, autumn, winter, have a picnic, make a snowman, plant flowers, play outside, airport, holiday, sunglasses, South Africa, leaf/leaves, go sailing, lamb Unit 8 – beans, grapes, peas, pepper, watermelon, grow, seeds, feed, pick, strawberry, tractor, market, vegetables Unit 9 – shower, asleep, astronaut, space, towel, wash, castle, lake Unit 10 – aquarium, art gallery
YLE Starters GrammarKey:Where Level and Unit numbers are shown, grammar is taught as part of OR in addition to core unit grammar (Blue).
Where ALL or L# (Level Number) is shown, grammar is not taught, but appears and is recycled in a Level or throughout the course only (Green).
Where there is no level reference given, grammar on the YLE does not appear in Academy Stars.
2018 YLE Grammar Example(s) from YLE Academy Stars Level Example(s) from Academy Stars Nouns(Singular and plural including irregular plural forms, countable and uncountable and names)
Would you like an orange?
L1:U9 It’s an onion.
Lemons are yellow. L1:U4; U10 The girls don’t like mangoes.Pat has six mice. L3:U4 There are some pencils.I eat rice for lunch. There isn’t any water.Anna is my friend. ALL
Adjectives(Including possessive adjectives)
He’s a small boy. L1:U4; L1:U7; L1:U8 They’ve got big ears.His name is Bill. L1:U3 (my, your, his, her) Her name is Sally.
Determiners
It’s a banana. L1:U2 (a, an) It’s a pen.This is an apple. It’s an umbrella.Put the hat on the boy’s head.
ALL
I want some milk. L1:U9; L3:U4 There are some crocodiles. (L1)These books are blue. L1:U10 These are coconuts.
Pronouns(Including demonstrative, personal, and possessive interrogative pronouns and ‘one’)
This is my car. L1:U3 This is my grandma.
Can you see me? ALL Pass me the pencil, please.Which is Anna? ALL; L1:U3 (who);
L2:U3 (whose)Who’s this? (L1)
Yes, please. I’d like one.
L2 That’s cool. Let’s make one!
This is mine! L4:U7 Is that your camera?Yes, it’s mine.
2018 YLE Grammar Example(s) from YLE Academy Stars Level Example(s) from Academy Stars Verbs (Positive, negative, question, imperative and short answer forms including contractions)
Present Simple Nick is happy. L1:U1, U4 She’s happy. She isn’t happy.I don’t like eggs. L1:U10; L2:U2, U4 I don’t like apples.Eat your lunch. L2:U6 Stop! Don’t run!Is that your sister? Yes, it is.
L1:U4 Are you hungry? Yes, I am. No, I’m not.
Present Continuous
(Not with future reference)
What are you doing? L1:U8; L2:U5, U6 What are you doing?I’m wearing a white shirt.
The cat’s sleeping.Can – for ability The baby can wave. L1:U5 They can swim. They can’t swim.Can – for requests/permission
Can I have some birthday cake?
L2:U6 Can I have a cake, please?Here you are.
Have (got) – for possession
Have you got a pen? L1:U7, U8, U9 Have you got long hair? (L1)She hasn’t got a dog. She hasn’t got a hat.
Adverbs I’m colouring it now. ALL My grandma lives here.
ALL
She lives here too. L3:U9 I play hockey and basketball. I play football, too.
Conjunctions I’ve got a pen and a pencil.
L1:U5; L3:U9 Lee can swim and ride a bike. (L1)
Prepositions of place and time
Put the clock next to the picture.
L1:U6 It’s next to the swing.
We go to school in the morning.
L2:U10 In the morning, we climbed on the rocks.
Question words Who is that man? L1:U3 Who’s this?Where is Alex? L1:U6 Where’s the orange paint? (L1)
Impersonal you How do you spell that? L2:U4 How do you spell that? Have + obj + inf Lucy has a book to
read.
ing forms as nouns Swimming is good. Let’s Let’s go to the zoo! L2:U7 Let’s fly our kites!Like + v + ing I like swimming. L2:U7 I like having picnics.There is/There are There is a monkey in