Cambridge IGCSE English - Second Language (oral endorsement) 0510 — 2017 May/June Paper 3 · Variant 1

0510/31/M/J/17 · 4 questions · 30 marks · ≈34 min

The question paper and its mark scheme, free to read here and free to download. This is Cambridge’s own paper, exactly as it was sat.

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Mark scheme3 pages

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Questions as text

Q1 · Which type of gym membership does the woman choose?

1 (a) Which type of gym membership does the woman choose? ...............................................................................................................................................[1] (b) When exactly will the woman have her first session in the gym? ...............................................................................................................................................[1]

Mark scheme: Question Answer Marks 1(a) gold (membership) 1 1(b) saturday (at 11 am) 1

Q2 · Why are the man and woman unable to go to the concert on Tuesday evening?

2 (a) Why are the man and woman unable to go to the concert on Tuesday evening? ...............................................................................................................................................[1] (b) Where does the man suggest they go on Friday? ...............................................................................................................................................[1]

Mark scheme: 2(a) (it is) sold out 1 2(b) (to a) party 1

Q3 · Which other name for puffins was the girl surprised to find out?

3 (a) Which other name for puffins was the girl surprised to find out? ...............................................................................................................................................[1] (b) What is the girl going to do next? ...............................................................................................................................................[1]

Mark scheme: 3(a) sea parrot(s) 1 3(b) find (some) photographs / find photos 1

Q4 · What type of building was the hotel originally?

4 (a) What type of building was the hotel originally? ...............................................................................................................................................[1] (b) When did the hotel open? ...............................................................................................................................................[1] [Total: 8] Question 5 You will hear a man who works in a library giving a talk to a group of college students. Listen to the talk and complete the notes below. Write one or two words only in each gap. You will hear the talk twice. Would you like to work as a volunteer at the library this summer? How you can help: Help at ................................... (a holiday club for local children). [1] For younger children (aged 3–5): • In the morning, children do face painting, print with potatoes, and make ................................... . [1] • Every afternoon, ................................... takes place. [1] For older children (aged 6–10): • The group called ................................... helps children who can’t read [1] well. Help older people to improve their ................................... . [1] Read ................................... for those with sight problems. [1] What you get: The library sends a ................................... to all volunteers at the end of the [1] summer. For more information: Go to the ................................... section on the library website. [1] Question 6 You will hear six people talking about homework. 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 A In my opinion, homework wouldn’t be necessary if school was more effective. Speaker 2 B I prefer doing research on my own for homework. Speaker 3 C The school day is long enough already without having to do extra work at home. Speaker 4 D I don’t mind doing homework at weekends, but not during the Speaker 5 week. Speaker 6 E Doing homework enables me to check my understanding. F I can’t concentrate on work at home – I’d rather do more work at school. G Some of my friends get their parents to help with homework – that’s not fair. [Total: 6]

Mark scheme: 4(a) (a) prison 1 4(b) (in) 2007 1

What you needed in this session

Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2017 May/June, Paper 3 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

C20/30
D17/30
E15/30
F11/30
G7/30