Cambridge IGCSE English - Second Language (oral endorsement) 0510 — 2023 May/June Paper 4 · Variant 2
0510/42/M/J/23 · 40 marks · ≈45 min
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Question paper, page 1
This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated. [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™ ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0510/42 Paper 4 Listening (Extended) May/June 2023 Approximately 50 minutes You must answer on the question paper. No additional materials are needed. INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer all questions. ● Use a black or dark blue pen. ● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page. ● Write your answer to each question in the space provided. ● Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid. ● Do not write on any bar codes. ● Dictionaries are not allowed. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 40. ● The number of marks for each question or part question is shown in brackets [ ]. * 7 9 5 9 7 6 8 3 9 4 * DC (CJ/CT) 313205/2 © UCLES 2023
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2 0510/42/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 Exercise 1 You will hear four short recordings. Answer each question on the line provided. Write no more than three words, or a number, for each answer. You will hear each recording twice. 1 (a) Where does the woman want to go on the bus? … [1] (b) Which number bus is the man waiting for? … [1] 2 (a) Which watersport did the woman learn to do last weekend? … [1] (b) What did the woman like most about her lesson? … [1] 3 (a) What did the man take a photo of? … [1] (b) Where was the man when he took the photo? … [1] 4 (a) What kind of weather was forecast for yesterday afternoon? … [1] (b) How did the man feel about the forecast? … [1] [Total: 8]
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3 0510/42/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over Exercise 2 5 You will hear a student giving a talk about cloud forests. 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. Cloud forests When rain cools over mountains, … and cloud form above trees. The minimum height where cloud forests form is … metres. Conditions affecting whether cloud forests can form include: • height of the land • how far a place is from the … • if a place is protected Cloud forests can also form where there is not much … . A plant’s … change size depending on their location in the cloud forest ecosystem. Unique plant life found in cloud forests includes flowers and also plants that consume … . Cloud forests provide fresh water via streams and rivers. Tree roots stop the ground moving during … . Deforestation, road-building and … are threatening cloud forests. [8]
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4 0510/42/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 Exercise 3 6 You will hear six people talking about being able to drive a car. 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 It’s made me concerned about the environment. Speaker 2 B It’s made me feel less dependent on others. Speaker 3 C It’s been more expensive than I first thought. Speaker 4 D It’s made long journeys much easier. Speaker 5 E It’s helped me to understand other drivers. Speaker 6 F It’s improved my job opportunities. G It’s been less useful than I’d expected. [6]
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5 0510/42/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over Please turn over for Exercise 4.
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6 0510/42/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 Exercise 4 7 You will hear an interview with a woman called Sally Lund, who is talking about her work, making objects from glass. 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) Sally first started working with glass when A she asked a glass company if she could work there. B she had the chance to try it on a course she was studying. C she was invited to help a relative make some objects. [1] (b) Sally says that her working day A normally includes doing a variety of tasks. B involves a surprising amount of paperwork. C is focused mainly on the creative side of the work. [1] (c) What does Sally explain about the process of making objects from glass? A One piece of equipment is constantly in use. B The objects take time to become cold after they’re finished. C The temperature in the studio is sometimes hard to cope with. [1] (d) What does Sally find most difficult about her work? A getting new ideas for objects to make B planning her day to make maximum use of the studio C making a mistake when she’s almost finished an object [1] (e) What does Sally say about her completed objects? A She sometimes feels tempted to keep them herself. B She uses them to help her improve her technique. C She enjoys giving some as gifts to people she knows. [1]
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7 0510/42/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 [Turn over (f) The biggest advantage for Sally of having a business partner is that A he provides help with some of the heavier objects. B he is a source of practical ideas when needed. C he encourages her to push herself a bit harder. [1] (g) What has changed since Sally first started? A Advertising her work has become more important. B The tools she requires have become more sophisticated. C Customers have become far more demanding. [1] (h) Sally wishes that more clients would A recommend her work to more people. B ask her to create objects for their home. C consider buying handmade objects despite the cost. [1] [Total: 8]
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8 0510/42/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 Exercise 5 8 (a) You will hear a man called John Turner giving a talk about the public park that he manages. Listen to the talk and complete the notes in Part (a). Write one or two words, or a number, in each gap. You will hear the talk twice. Looking after a public park The park that John manages was originally developed mainly to provide an environment for … to live in. Some of the most ancient oak trees in the park date back around … years. John says he particularly likes the … of the oak trees. When John and his team first began leaving fallen tree branches in the park, they received … from visitors. John compares the park to an … . [5]
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9 0510/42/M/J/23 © UCLES 2023 (b) Now listen to a conversation between two young people called Tom and Sarah, about their local park, and complete the sentences in Part (b). Write one or two words only in each gap. You will hear the conversation twice. Tasks in the park Tom and Sarah are pleased to have got positions as … in the park. Tom and Sarah agree that a project to monitor the numbers of … living there feels very satisfying. Sarah is impressed by the way some trees have increased in … as they’ve grown older. Tom suggests the park’s role as a famous … can affect conservation efforts. Tom and Sarah are keen to help construct … for use in the park. [5] [Total: 10]
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Mark scheme, page 1
This document consists of 8 printed pages. © UCLES 2023 [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™ ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0510/42 Paper 4 Listening (Extended) May/June 2023 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 40 Published This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, 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, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2023 series for most Cambridge IGCSE, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and some Cambridge O Level components.
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0510/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 2 of 8 Generic Marking Principles These general marking principles must be applied by all examiners when marking candidate answers. They should be applied alongside the specific content of the mark scheme or generic level descriptors for a question. Each question paper and mark scheme will also comply with these marking principles. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 1: Marks must be awarded in line with: the specific content of the mark scheme or the generic level descriptors for the question the specific skills defined in the mark scheme or in the generic level descriptors for the question the standard of response required by a candidate as exemplified by the standardisation scripts. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 2: Marks awarded are always whole marks (not half marks, or other fractions). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 3: Marks must be awarded positively: marks are awarded for correct/valid answers, as defined in the mark scheme. However, credit is given for valid answers which go beyond the scope of the syllabus and mark scheme, referring to your Team Leader as appropriate marks are awarded when candidates clearly demonstrate what they know and can do marks are not deducted for errors marks are not deducted for omissions answers should only be judged on the quality of spelling, punctuation and grammar when these features are specifically assessed by the question as indicated by the mark scheme. The meaning, however, should be unambiguous. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 4: Rules must be applied consistently, e.g. in situations where candidates have not followed instructions or in the application of generic level descriptors. GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 5: Marks should be awarded using the full range of marks defined in the mark scheme for the question (however; the use of the full mark range may be limited according to the quality of the candidate responses seen). GENERIC MARKING PRINCIPLE 6: Marks awarded are based solely on the requirements as defined in the mark scheme. Marks should not be awarded with grade thresholds or grade descriptors in mind.
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0510/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 3 of 8 Exercise 1 Question Answer Marks 1(a) (the) train station 1 1(b) (the) 19A 1 2(a) surfing 1 2(b) (the) / (her) / (their) teacher 1 3(a) (a) bee 1 3(b) (in / the) street 1 4(a) rainy (weather) 1 4(b) (was / felt) relieved 1
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0510/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 4 of 8 Exercise 2 Question Answer Marks 5(a) mist 1 5(b) 500 / five hundred 1 5(c) sea 1 5(d) (direct) sun(-)light 1 5(e) leaves 1 5(f) insects 1 5(g) (heavy) storms 1 5(h) climate change 1
Mark scheme, page 5
0510/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 5 of 8 Exercise 3 Question Answer Marks 6(a) Speaker 1 E 1 6(b) Speaker 2 D 1 6(c) Speaker 3 G 1 6(d) Speaker 4 F 1 6(e) Speaker 5 A 1 6(f) Speaker 6 B 1
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0510/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 6 of 8 Exercise 4 Question Answer Marks 7(a) B 1 7(b) A 1 7(c) B 1 7(d) C 1 7(e) C 1 7(f) B 1 7(g) A 1 7(h) C 1
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0510/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 7 of 8 Exercise 5, Part (A) Question Answer Marks 8A(a) deer 1 8A(b) 800 / eight hundred 1 8A(c) (real) beauty 1 8A(d) complaints 1 8A(e) outdoor museum 1
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0510/42 Cambridge IGCSE – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2023 © UCLES 2023 Page 8 of 8 Exercise 5, Part (B) Question Answer Marks 8B(a) volunteers 1 8B(b) bats 1 8B(c) width 1 8B(d) (tourist) attraction 1 8B(e) bird(-)boxes 1
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