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Cambridge IGCSE™

Jeevan Baabu Murugan Class 12 C

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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0510/42


Paper 4 Listening (Extended) February/March 2020
Approximately 50 minutes

You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS

● Answer all questions.


● Use a black or dark blue pen.
● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page.
● Write your answer to each question in the space provided.
● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid.
● Do not write on any bar codes. ● Dictionaries are not allowed.

INFORMATION
● The total mark for this paper is 40.
● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ].

This document has 12 pages. Blank pages are indicated.

DC (LK/SW) 185978/3
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Exercise 1

You will hear four short recordings. Answer each question on the line provided. Write no more than
three words for each answer.

You will hear each recording twice.

1 (a) What present does the girl usually buy for her grandmother’s birthday?

Some clothes [1]

(b) Where is the girl going to look for a present for her grandmother?

shopping centre [1]

2 (a) What does the man find most difficult about learning to drive?

Parking [1]

(b) Who does the man think has helped him most with learning to drive?

his uncle [1]

3 (a) What job did Gina Foster do in the past?

a singer [1]

(b) Where does Gina Foster prefer to give talks about the environment?

in schools [1]

4 (a) What time of day did the man go to the top of the skyscraper?

in the morning [1]

(b) Where on the top floor had the man planned to go?

to a restaurant [1]

[Total: 8] Exercise 2

5 You will hear a talk given by a woman called Laura who took up photography as a hobby. Listen
to the talk and complete the details below. Write one or two words only in each gap.

You will hear the talk twice.

Photography as a hobby

When Laura first took up photography, she was discouraged by the technical language .

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Laura says that a blog was particularly useful when she was learning about photography.

When Laura began taking pictures outside, she realised the importance of the light.

Laura’s family didn’t expect her to take her camera to the super market.

When Laura managed to get good pictures of sunsets, she became much more confident.

Laura gets most pleasure from taking photographs when she is in other countries.

According to Laura, being patient is the key to successful photography.

Laura dreams of organising local exhibitionsin the future.

[8] Exercise 3

6 You will hear six people talking about television programmes they watch regularly. For each of
speakers 1 to 6, choose from the list, A to G, which opinion each speaker expresses. Write the
letter in the appropriate box. Use each letter only once. There is one extra letter which you do not
need to use.

You will hear the recordings twice.

Speaker 1 G A I’m surprised by the high quality of the special effects.

Speaker 2 F B I can’t always understand what is happening.

Speaker 3 B C I’m impressed by the quality of the acting.

D
Speaker 4 D I don’t think the way the characters talk is realistic.

A
Speaker 5 E I appreciate the beautiful settings.

E
Speaker 6 F I believe the programme should be more popular than it is.

G I don’t think it’s like any other programme on television.


[6] Please turn over for Exercise 4.

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Exercise 4

7 You will hear a student called Anna talking to Ben Hamilton, a personal trainer, about his work
helping people to keep fit. Listen to the interview and look at the questions. For each question,
choose the correct answer, A, B or C, and put a tick (3) in the appropriate box.

You will hear the interview twice.

(a) Why did Ben become a personal trainer?

A He enjoyed studying health and fitness at university.

B He wasn’t satisfied with the job he had at a gym.

C He got the idea from his employer. [1]

(b) What does Ben think is the most important quality for a personal trainer?

A an ability to motivate people

B good organisational skills

C up-to-date specialist knowledge [1]

(c) Ben says that he avoids working with people who

A argue with him about the advice he gives.

B have little previous experience of keeping fit.

C are recovering from injuries. [1]

(d) Ben admits that when he is very busy, he sometimes

A cancels holidays he has booked.

B tries to reduce the number of clients.

C fails to keep as fit as he would like. [1]

(e) Ben is sometimes annoyed when the people he knows

A keep asking him specific questions.

B try to pretend they are very fit.

C say that his job must be easy. [1] (f) Ben says that some
of his clients probably give up because

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A they don’t have the time.

B they lack discipline.

C they run out of money. [1]

(g) Ben felt particularly pleased when his client Mike

A took part in a race.

B changed his diet.

C started walking everywhere. [1]

(h) One day, Ben would like to

A make television documentaries.

B create his own fitness website.

C write a book about his experiences. [1]

[Total: 8]

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Exercise 5

8 (a) You will hear a teacher giving a talk about the Galapagos Islands. Listen to the talk and
complete the sentences in Part (a). Write one or two words only in each gap.

You will hear the talk twice.

The Galapagos Islands

For a long time, pirates were the only people who spent time on the islands.

A marine reserve was created to protect underwater plants and sea creatures.

Conditions are particularly humid in the ‘pampa’ zone of the islands.

The teacher says that visiting a volcano was the best part of his trip to the islands.

The teacher was surprised that only a small number of mammals can be found on the islands.

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(b) Now listen to a conversation between two university students about the wildlife of the Galapagos
Islands and complete the sentences in Part (b). Write one or two words only in each gap.

You will hear the conversation twice.

The wildlife of the Galapagos Islands


The woman was particularly interested in the feeding habits of sea iguanas.

The man was surprised that the shell size of giant tortoises varies according to their
location.

The Galapagos penguins need plenty of shelter.

The man would like to have the chance to see sharks in Tortuga Bay.

The students agree that introduced species may now be the biggest threat to wildlife on the
Galapagos.

[5]

[Total: 10]

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