Cambridge IGCSE English - Second Language (oral endorsement) 0510 — 2020 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 2

0510/32/O/N/20 · 7 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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Questions as text

Q1 · Where is the girl now?

1 (a) Where is the girl now? ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (b) How long does the girl think it will take to arrive at her friend’s house? ............................................................................................................................................. [1]

Mark scheme: Question Answer Marks 1(a) (at)(the) (train) station 1 1(b) (around) 40 minutes / forty minutes 1

Q2 · Which part of the boy’s body hurts now?

2 (a) Which part of the boy’s body hurts now? ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (b) How long does the doctor advise the boy to take off school? ............................................................................................................................................. [1]

Mark scheme: 2(a) (his) ears 1 2(b) two days / 2 days 1

Q3 · Where do the friends agree to meet?

3 (a) Where do the friends agree to meet? ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (b) What birthday present do the friends decide to buy? ............................................................................................................................................. [1]

Mark scheme: 3(a) (outside) (the) cinema 1 3(b) (a) (special) cricket bat 1

Q4 · When is the girl hoping to visit her grandparents?

4 (a) When is the girl hoping to visit her grandparents? ............................................................................................................................................. [1] (b) How will the girl travel to their house? ............................................................................................................................................. [1] [Total: 8] Exercise 2

Mark scheme: 4(a) Friday (evening) 1 4(b) (on) (her) bike / (on) (her) bicycle 1 Exercise 2

Q5 · You will hear a student giving a geography presentation about an island in the North…

5 You will hear a student giving a geography presentation about an island in the North Atlantic Ocean called Iceland. Listen to the talk and complete the details below. Write one or two words, or a number, in each gap. You will hear the talk twice. Iceland People have lived permanently in Iceland for around ................................... years. The capital city is Reykjavik, which means ................................... . It was the first country to have a ................................... . Geography There are many volcanoes in Iceland. ................................... per cent of homes in Iceland are heated by natural hot water from underground. The coldest part of Iceland is in the ................................... . Industry and commerce The largest industry in Iceland is ................................... . Wildlife The only land mammal that lived on Iceland before people arrived there was a species of ................................... . The seas around Iceland are a popular place for people to go ................................... . [8] Exercise 3

Mark scheme: 5(a) 1100 / eleven hundred 1 5(b) smoke bay 1 5(c) parliament 1 5(d) 87 / eighty-seven 1 5(e) central mountains 1 5(f) tourism 1 5(g) fox 1 5(h) whale(-)watching 1 Exercise 3

Q6 · You will hear six people talking about their long school holiday

6 You will hear six people talking about their long school holiday. 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’d like to go away for longer with my family. Speaker 2 B I never get worried about forgetting what I’ve learned at school. Speaker 3 C It’s unfair that the time seems to pass so quickly. Speaker 4 D I’d really like to go away to a summer camp one year. Speaker 5 E There’s not very much to do during the holidays near where I live. Speaker 6 F It’s the only chance I get during the year to visit certain relatives. G I sometimes try to learn something new during the long holiday. [6] Please turn over for Exercise 4. Exercise 4

Mark scheme: 6(a) Speaker 1: F 1 6(b) Speaker 2: E 1 6(c) Speaker 3: G 1 6(d) Speaker 4: C 1 6(e) Speaker 5: B 1 6(f) Speaker 6: A 1 Exercise 4

Q7 · You will hear a radio presenter interviewing a young jewellery designer called Rosa

7 You will hear a radio presenter interviewing a young jewellery designer called Rosa. 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) Rosa says that she chose a career in jewellery design in order to A try to make a lot of money. B combine two of her interests. C achieve a childhood ambition. [1] (b) What does Rosa say about the jewellery she creates? A It is highly detailed. B It uses traditional designs. C It tells a story of some sort. [1] (c) What does Rosa say about her daily routine? A She works different hours nearly every day. B She spends relatively little time designing jewellery. C She wishes she could organise her time more efficiently. [1] (d) Why does Rosa think that her home town is a good place to work? A Many other designers live there. B The atmosphere there is very relaxed. C There are lots of specialist jewellery shops. [1] (e) How did Rosa feel when she was asked to design the jewellery for a film? A surprised she’d been chosen for the work B worried she would dislike the designs they wanted C unsure she’d be able to complete the work on time [1] (f) Rosa says she uses old coins to create some of her jewellery because A she makes more profit than on items made from silver or gold. B it’s a good way of being environmentally friendly. C the metals used to make them are easy to work with. [1] (g) What does Rosa say about running her own business? A It’s as exciting as producing new designs. B She wants to control how quickly it grows. C Handling budgets and money is confusing. [1] (h) What advice does Rosa give to people hoping to become jewellery designers? A make things that they would like to wear B study how to create jewellery at university first C learn the craft by working with other designers [1] [Total: 8]

Mark scheme: 7(a) B 1 7(b) C 1 7(c) B 1 7(d) A 1 7(e) C 1 7(f) B 1 7(g) A 1 7(h) A 1

What you needed in this session

Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2020 Oct/Nov, Paper 3 · Variant 2. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.

C20/30
D17/30
E14/30
F12/30
G11/30