Before sharing the modules to your students, please remember to watch the last part of the

Anchor it Up- Deep Seas video. Tips and techniques have been shared there. All the very best
to all.
Part 3
Question 1 to 5

You will hear five short extracts in which teenagers are sharing tips on learning a language.
For questions 1 to 5, choose from the list (A to G) what each speaker says. Use the letters
only once. There are two extra letters which you do not need to use.
You will hear the recording twice. Answer all the questions.

A Learn from your mistakes.

B Practice speaking with others.
C Find a fun and enjoyable way to learn the language.
D Use your notes and dictionary when doing homework.
E Use your notes or dictionary when speaking to people.
F Find for extra materials to test and improve your language.
G Using online materials can help you determine the level of all your skills.

Speaker 1
Speaker 2
Speaker 3
Speaker 4
Speaker 5

Key
1. A
2. B
3. D
4. F
5. C
FOR THIS SECTION, WE HAVE MODIFIED THE MATERIALS SOURCED FROM THE TESTBOOK. WE
NOTICED THAT MOST PUPILS FIND PART 4 OF THE LISTENING PAPER THE MOST CHALLENGING. DO
FEEL FREE TO MODIFY, EDIT THE AUDIO AS SEEN FIT. THE AUDIO FOR THE TEEN BAKER IS SELF
RECORDED.

Part 4 Listening

CRIME FICTION

Lots of people enjoy reading crime fiction which is basically stories of crime. Works of fiction
involving crime are various and they tend to include court cases, (1) _________ and many more.
These stories talk not only about the (2) ________ but the investigators as well as the victims.
Among the most famous crime fiction is the genre of investigative (3) ________ where the
protagonist needs to figure out who the murderer is.

One of the earliest recorded whodunnits is a story called The Three Apples. The story
involves a (4) _______ who is found dead in a chest. This story is unusual as the murderer is only
revealed by his guilt and not by the detective. There are many Chinese crime fictions that also
involve a (5) _________. Despite crime fiction in other languages appearing earlier, it wasn’t until
Edgar Allan Poe that the English (6) ________ had a proper detective story which was followed by
the most popular detectives of all time, Sherlock Holmes who has always cracked the (7)
__________ that have come his way.

Crime fiction but most popularly (8) _________ stories became really popular between the
period of the two world wars. Among the most famous authors was Agatha Christie who followed all
the rules there were when writing her stories. She made sure the (9) ___________ cared for the
victims even if they died early on in the story. They were plenty of clues to keep them glued to the
story as well as (10) ___________ to solve. She ensured that both her detective and audience had to
deduce the situation instead of stumbling upon the situation.

Key (CRIME FICTION)

1. thrillers 6. language
2. criminals 7. cases
3. novel 8. detective
4. girl 9. readers
5. judge 10. puzzles
INFORMATION OVERLOAD

Information overload is when a person is either trying to understand something and

probably make a (1) _______ but is unable to do so because of the amount of information being
received. Basically, too much information can create (2) ________. Despite having access to large
amounts of information ever since the invention of the printing press, (3) ________ have taken this
to new heights with not only transference of information through copying and pasting but via the (4)
________ as well. In fact, people at work are unable to effectively manage the many emails and (5)
________ they receive.

The problem arises because our (6) _________ are not as fast as modern technology. Since
August 2009, we have been having Information Overload Awareness Day to encourage (7) ______ to
solve this problem. Information overload can often cause employees to send reports to the whole
(8) _______ causing everyone to go through whole reports instead of points related to their jobs.
When information is easily passed for free, many people receive information that they don't really
need. Information overload can actually cause bad or delayed (9) _________ simply caused by the
lack of time to process the information. The best thing to do to reduce the effects of it is to avoid
multi-tasking and to learn how to select which information to focus on or ignore. We should be clear
and precise when dealing with other (10) ________ instead of writing long reports.

Key (INFORMATION OVERLOAD)

1. decision 6. brains
2. problems 7. organisations
3. computers 8. office
4. internet 9. decisions
5. reports 10. people
 Garbage Patch

The Great Pacific Garbage Patch or known as The Eastern Garbage or the Pacific Trash
Vortex, is a collection of marine debris in the North Pacific Ocean. The garbage patch is made up of
rubbish that comes from coastal areas of both North America and Asia, as well as that from
(1)_________ that sail through the area. Due to the ocean (2) _________, the rubbish become
trapped and cannot escape. Rubbish from North America, Japan and other Asian (3)__________
compose mainly of plastic and the size of the garbage patch is huge. People tend to mistakenly
believe the garbage patch is a huge (4) _________ of plastic rubbish floating on the surface of the
ocean and invisible for miles around. However, plastic breaks down into smaller pieces in (5)
_________ which called microplastics. The largest part of the garbage patch is made up microplastics
and can’t be (6) ________ by naked eye. Microplastics can be eaten by sea creatures, which is to say,
they enter the food chain and may end up on our plates! Next, larger pieces of plastic float on the
surface is a threat to sea life, while other pieces (7) _______ to the middle or bottom of the ocean.
Sea life like sea turtles, may (8) _________ plastic bags for jellyfish and eat them. Besides, marine
animals and birds are exposed to danger as the plastic rings can get stuck around the neck which kills
them. Interestingly, climatologists and scientists predicted back in 1988 the (9) __________ of the
Great Pacific Garbage Patch. An oceanographer, Charles Moore was actually the one who discovered
it in 1997 during his sailing from Hawaii to California. As a founder of the environmental organization
in 1994, he had drawn its (10) __________ to raising awareness of this serious environmental
problem.

Key (GARBAGE PATCH)

1. vessels 6. seen
2. currents 7. sink
3. countries 8. mistake
4. island 9. existence
5. water 10. attention
 Teen Baker Champion Season 4

Raihanna Majid participated in the Teen Baker contest to meet her idol, Paul Hollywood, but she

unexpectedly ________ (1) the show. Her family members and friends were happy and excited

she was on the programme. She started baking when she was nine years old, and she created her

first cake _________ (2) for a contest and discovered that baking can take her far. She experienced

a __________ (3) in the kitchen when she was baking with her little brother. The banana chiffon

cake could not ________ (4) because the banana was too mushy. At the moment, she is working

on her baking show and plan to go on ________ (5) to promote the show once it is ________ (6).

In the next five years, she hopes to continue chasing her dreams and improving her ________ (7)

and skills in preparation to open her own bakery. Her advice for children who are interested in

cooking is that they have to follow the _________ (8) to be safe.

She feels baking is not just about having fun creating cakes, but it can also bring ________ (9)

together. Savour sweet memories with _________ (10) of your own baked cakes. Most importantly,

nothing is impossible to the willing mind; keep on dreaming and keep on working hard.

Key (TEEN BAKER)

1. won 6. done
2. recipe 7. techniques
3. mishap 8. rules
4. stand 9. family
5. tour 10. pieces