Cambridge IGCSE English - Second Language (oral endorsement) 0510 — 2006 Oct/Nov Paper 4 · Variant 1

0510/41/O/N/06 · 36 marks · ≈41 min

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Centre Number Candidate Number Name UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0510/04 Paper 4 Listening (Extended) October/November 2006 Approx. 45 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. Additional Materials: As listed in Instructions to Supervisors READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer all questions. Dictionaries are not permitted. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question. For Examiner’s Use Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Total: This document consists of 6 printed pages and 2 blank pages. IB06 11_0510_04/7RP © UCLES 2006 [Turn over

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2 © UCLES 2006 0510/04/O/N/06 For Examiner's Use Part 1 Questions 1-6 For questions 1-6 you will hear a series of short sentences. Answer each question on the line provided. Your answer should be as brief as possible. You will hear each item twice. 1 Aysha wants to improve her computer skills. What special offer is available to her at the college? [1] 2 How does Hammad obtain a reduction on the tickets? Give two details. (i) [1] (ii) [1] 3 Why is it difficult for Thandie to reach the bank? [1] 4 Why should the singers walk to the concert, and at what time will they rehearse before it? [2] 5 Why doesn’t Sonia’s computer printer work? [1] 6 Which of the two bargains does Daniel decide on? [1] [Total: 8]

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3 © UCLES 2006 0510/04/O/N/06 [Turn over For Examiner's Use Part 2 Part 2: Exercise One (Question 7) Listen to the following interview with a rug-maker, and then fill in the details below. You will hear the interview twice. Rug length: up to … … [1] Named after … or … where made. [1] Quality of wool: best is … , cheaper is … [1] Persian or Turkish knots can be used and show that rug is … , but loops mean it is … [1] Colour production: warm red is … dye, but crimson means chineal, an insect dye. [1] Rug-maker: leaves … and … on rug. [1] Sign of a great rug: has … on reverse as well as front. [1] RUG-MAKING [Total: 7]

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4 © UCLES 2006 0510/04/O/N/06 For Examiner's Use Part 2: Exercise Two (Question 8) Listen to the following interview with a former salesman who has recently become a famous singer, and then fill in the details below. You will hear the interview twice. Singer, aged: … [1] Current success: top of … … music charts. [1] Sales career: Luigi had been a salesman for … … until … … . [1] Motivation to become a singer: boredom at work, need for a … , and luckily finding a … . [1] Amateur singing career: entered competitions, won year 2000 millennium … … [1] Combined careers: daytime as … , evenings and … as singer. [1] Professional singing career: sings at … … [1] Aim: to make classics accessible to everyone. Forthcoming engagements: singing at sports fixtures, recording CD with … … [1] Luigi’s family: offer him … and … [1] PROFILE OF LUIGI RIGOLETTI [Total: 9]

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5 © UCLES 2006 0510/04/O/N/06 [Turn over For Examiner's Use Part 3 Part 3: Exercise One (Question 9) Listen to the following interview about the benefits of sunlight to our health, and then answer the questions below. You will hear the interview twice. (a) In what way does light help us to feel good? [1] (b) The interviewer names some negative effects caused by too much exposure to sunlight. Give three of these. (i) (ii) (iii) [1] (c) What are two specific ways in which light benefits our health? (i) (ii) [1] (d) How is vitamin D important to us? [1] (e) According to the speaker, how can we make sure we have more exposure to light? Give three examples. (i) (ii) (iii) [2] [Total: 6]

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6 © UCLES 2006 0510/04/O/N/06 For Examiner's Use Part 3: Exercise Two (Question 10) Listen to the following talk by a college professor about the reduction in the number of people reading books, and then answer the questions below. You will hear the talk twice. (a) Why might we believe there is no cause for concern about the amount of book reading happening today? Give three details. (i) (ii) (iii) [2] (b) How is it possible to analyse the trend of public reading? [1] (c) What are the two aims of the report entitled Reading at Risk? (i) (ii) [1] (d) What are two different possible reasons for the decline in the amount of book reading today? (i) (ii) [1] (e) How do readers benefit society? [1] [Total: 6]

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8 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. 0510/04/O/N/06 BLANK PAGE

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UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2006 question paper 0510 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0510/04 Paper 4 (Listening – Extended), maximum raw mark 36 This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and students, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began. All Examiners are instructed that alternative correct answers and unexpected approaches in candidates’ scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills demonstrated. Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the examination. The grade thresholds for various grades are published in the report on the examination for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses. • CIE will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes. CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2006 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses.

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Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE - OCT/NOV 2006 0510 4 © UCLES 2006 Part 1 Questions 1 – 6 1. a free lesson [1] 2. library card(s) [1] passport(s) [1] 3. needs to use the subway to cross the busy road/she has to cross 8 lanes of busy traffic/it’s on the other side of a busy road [1] 4. a local event/no coach [1] 4 o’clock/4:00pm [1] 5. not connected (to the computer) [1] 6. buy one, get one free/deal at new clothes shop [1] [Total: 8 marks] Part 2 Exercise 1 (Question 7) Rug-making Rug length: up to TWO METRES/2 METRES [1] Named after: *TRIBE/FAMILY/MAKER and PLACE/ORIGIN [1] *must be in this order Quality of wool: best is SOFT/SMOOTH/SHINY cheaper is COARSE(R)/ROUGH(ER) [1] Persian or Turkish knots can be used and show that rug is HANDMADE but loops mean MACHINE-MADE. [1] Colour production: warm red PLANT dye, but crimson means chineal, an insect dye. [1] Rug-maker: leaves DATE and SIGNATURE on rug [1] Sign of a great rug: has PATTERN on reverse as well as front [1] [Total: 7 marks]

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Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE - OCT/NOV 2006 0510 4 © UCLES 2006 Part 3 Exercise 2 (Question 8) Profile of Luigi Rigoletti Singer, aged: 39 (YEARS) [1] Current success: top of INTERNATIONAL CLASSICAL music charts [1] Sales career: Luigi had been a salesman for 15 YEARS until LAST YEAR [BOTH for 1 mark] Motivation to become a singer: boredom at work, need for a CHALLENGE, and luckily finding a (SINGING) TUTOR/TEACHER [BOTH for 1 mark] Amateur singing career: entered competitions, won year 2000 millennium FESTIVAL EVENT/CONTEST [1] Combined careers: daytime as a SALESMAN, evening and WEEKENDS as singer. [BOTH for 1 mark] Professional singing career: sings at FOOTBALL MATCHES [1] Aim: to make classics accessible to everyone. Forthcoming engagements: singing at sports fixtures, recording CD with NATIONAL ORCHESTRA [1] Luigi’s family: offer him SUPPORT and UNDERSTANDING [BOTH for 1 mark] [Total: 9 marks] Part 3 Exercise 1 (Question 9) Benefits of sunlight to our health (a) helps body to function better/relieves a number of illnesses [1] (b) skin cancer, sunstroke, migraine, headache, eye problems [3 correct for 1 mark] (c) activates hormones, helps nerve message carriers/neurotransmitters, makes vitamin D [2 correct for 1 mark] (d) good for/strengthens teeth and bones [1] (e) go outside in breaks/bright daylight, eat lunch outside, use a daylight lamp, use a blue bulb, buy a light box [2 correct answers = 1 mark] [3 correct answers = 2 marks] [Total: 6 marks]

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Page 4 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE - OCT/NOV 2006 0510 4 © UCLES 2006 Exercise 2 (Question 10) Reduction in reading (a) lots of bookshops, more books sold, people read everywhere [2 correct answers = 1 mark] [3 correct answers = 2 marks] (b) survey now, 10 years and 20 years ago/compare results across time [1] (c) highlight reading problems AND create awareness about the decline in reading [BOTH for 1 mark] (d) the internet not giving books enough respect reading whole books not required/too difficult/not encouraged (by teachers) [2 correct for 1 mark] (e) play an active role in community/participate in social activities [1] [Total: 6 marks]

What you needed in this session

Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2006 Oct/Nov, Paper 4 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

A26/36
C18/36
E11/36