Cambridge IGCSE English - Second Language (oral endorsement) 0510 — 2017 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 2

0510/32/O/N/17 · 4 questions · 30 marks · ≈34 min

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Questions as text

Q1 · What did the girl want to see on her visit to the City Art Gallery?

1 (a) What did the girl want to see on her visit to the City Art Gallery? .............................................................................................................................................. [1] (b) What new feature of the City Art Gallery is mentioned? .............................................................................................................................................. [1]

Mark scheme: Question Answer Marks 1(a) (the) sculpture(s) (section) 1 1(b) information desks / info desks / exhibition / portraits 1

Q2 · How deep did the man dive?

2 (a) How deep did the man dive? .............................................................................................................................................. [1] (b) What did the woman enjoy most during her dive? .............................................................................................................................................. [1]

Mark scheme: 2(a) 16 metres / sixteen metres / 16 m 1 2(b) caves 1

Q3 · What does the speaker usually design?

3 (a) What does the speaker usually design? .............................................................................................................................................. [1] (b) What has inspired her latest work? .............................................................................................................................................. [1]

Mark scheme: 3(a) long dresses 1 3(b) (the) 1920s fashion(s) / 1 (the) nineteen twenties fashion

Q4 · What are the competitors given before the race?

4 (a) What are the competitors given before the race? .............................................................................................................................................. [1] (b) What do many competitors usually remove from their bags before the race? .............................................................................................................................................. [1] [Total: 8] Question 5 You will hear a talk given by a man about the early history of the cinema in the United States. Listen to the talk and complete the sentences below. Write one or two words, or a number, in each gap. You will hear the talk twice. Cinema in the United States: late 19th and early 20th centuries • Early films were under ..................................... long. [1] • People were most excited by films showing ..................................... . [1] • Many films were about ..................................... – the first was released in 1901. [1] Films were divided into either comedy or drama. • After about 1910, audiences could also watch the ..................................... at the [1] cinema. • One less well-known fact is that it was possible to view some films in ..................................... . [1] • The first proper cinemas were called ..................................... . [1] After 1910 more attention was paid to the comfort of audiences. • The ..................................... in cinemas made a particularly strong impression on [1] audiences. • Films were made with a fixed camera but there were limited ..................................... . [1] [Total: 8] Question 6 You will hear six people talking about working in teams. 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 I enjoyed being in charge. Speaker 2 B I was surprised how well everyone got on. Speaker 3 C I was disappointed by how little I contributed. Speaker 4 D I was inspired by other members of the team. Speaker 5 E I didn’t really want to work in a team. Speaker 6 F I was proud of what we achieved. G I was annoyed we wasted a lot of time. [Total: 6]

Mark scheme: 4(a) tent(s) 1 4(b) clothes / clothing 1 Question 5

What you needed in this session

Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2017 Oct/Nov, Paper 3 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

C22/30
D18/30
E15/30
F12/30
G9/30