Cambridge IGCSE English Second Language (Speaking Endorsement) (9-1) 0993 — 2022 Oct/Nov Paper 4 · Variant 1
0993/41/O/N/22 · 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™(9–1) ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0993/41 Paper 4 Listening (Extended) October/November 2022 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 [ ]. * 3 5 7 9 7 3 0 3 1 3 * DC (CE/FC) 310705 © UCLES 2022
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2 0993/41/O/N/22 © UCLES 2022 Exercise 1 You will hear four short recordings. Answer each question on the line provided. Write no more than three words for each answer. You will hear each recording twice. 1 (a) Where will the first session of the art club take place? … [1] (b) What should the students bring with them? … [1] 2 (a) What does the woman dislike about her new job? … [1] (b) What does the woman need to take to work tomorrow? … [1] 3 (a) What did the girl enjoy most about learning at home? … [1] (b) Which subject was her father least successful at teaching her? … [1] 4 (a) What type of book has the author recently written? … [1] (b) Where did the author write the book? … [1] [Total: 8]
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3 0993/41/O/N/22 © UCLES 2022 [Turn over Exercise 2 5 You will hear a student giving a talk to her business studies class about a couple called Sophie and Alex who set up a small company that produces raincoats. Listen to the talk and complete the details below. Write one or two words only in each gap. You will hear the talk twice. Ponch A business producing raincoats Getting started An experience during a … made Sophie and Alex consider starting their business. Sophie was employed in the … industry. They saved most of the money they needed to start up their business by … . They decided that their … were essential to consider when initially planning their business. The raincoats Sophie and Alex designed The advantages of using material made from recycled plastic bottles: • not much … is needed to produce the material • … don’t need to be used to join pieces of material. Sophie and Alex use the word ‘…’ to describe the colours and patterns of the material. They felt it was important to limit the … of each design of raincoat that they produce. [8]
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4 0993/41/O/N/22 © UCLES 2022 Exercise 3 6 You will hear six people talking about having a day off because there was a public 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 ended up having a busier day than I’d expected. Speaker 2 B I finally managed to complete something. Speaker 3 C I decided against making any plans in advance. Speaker 4 D I was determined to do something special. Speaker 5 E I would have preferred to spend the day with friends. Speaker 6 F I helped to arrange some local celebrations. G I let other people make plans for the day. [6]
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5 0993/41/O/N/22 © UCLES 2022 [Turn over Please turn over for Exercise 4.
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6 0993/41/O/N/22 © UCLES 2022 Exercise 4 7 You will hear a student called Luke talking about some research he did on shoes, including trainers, which are a type of sports shoe. 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) What gave Luke the idea for his research? A an article he read B a shop he visited C a website he saw [1] (b) What information does Luke give about the event called Trainer Exchange? A where it first took place B how much the entry fee was C who organised the event [1] (c) At Trainer Exchange, Luke decided to interview Meg and Tyler because A they stood out from the other people. B they had a particularly large stall. C they were selling a wider range of trainers. [1] (d) How does Meg feel about the trainers that Tyler collects? A annoyed that some have cost so much B reluctant to let him sell some special ones C concerned about the space they all take up [1] (e) According to Luke, the main reason that shoes are thrown away is because A they are poor quality. B they no longer look new. C they have become less popular. [1]
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7 0993/41/O/N/22 © UCLES 2022 [Turn over (f) When Luke visited an organisation that sells unwanted shoes, he was surprised by A how well organised the building was. B how quickly the workers sorted the shoes. C how many of the shoes were unworn. [1] (g) Luke believes that the best way to reduce shoe waste is for people to A buy fewer pairs of shoes. B stop wearing shoes all the time. C be able to wear shoes that can be repaired. [1] (h) What is Luke interested in finding out more about next? A methods of shoe production B ways of using old shoes C materials that shoes are made from [1] [Total: 8]
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8 0993/41/O/N/22 © UCLES 2022 Exercise 5 8 (a) You will hear a teacher giving a talk about a bird called the bearded vulture. Listen to the talk and complete the notes in Part (a). Write one or two words only in each gap. You will hear the talk twice. The bearded vulture Most vultures have a … , although the bearded vulture is an exception. Their typical habitat is in mountains where there are lots of … . … make up the vast majority of their diet. There is almost no … for the type of food that they eat. In terms of diet, they are often described as nature’s … . [5]
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9 0993/41/O/N/22 © UCLES 2022 (b) Now listen to a conversation between two students about protecting the bearded vulture, and complete the sentences in Part (b). Write one or two words only in each gap. You will hear the conversation twice. Protecting the bearded vulture Both students agree that in western Europe, the … of people towards the bearded vulture has changed. Bearded vultures rarely have … with farmers. As … are hard to see, they can be problematic for bearded vultures. In one culture, the … of a bearded vulture is said to bring good luck. … is the main cause of the worldwide decline in the population of bearded vultures. [5] [Total: 10]
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12 0993/41/O/N/22 © UCLES 2022 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. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series. Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge. BLANK PAGE
Mark scheme, page 1
This document consists of 5 printed pages. © UCLES 2022 [Turn over Cambridge IGCSE™ (9–1) ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0993/41 Paper 4 Listening (Extended) October/November 2022 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 October/November 2022 series for most Cambridge IGCSE™, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.
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0993/41 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2022 © UCLES 2022 Page 2 of 5 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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0993/41 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2022 © UCLES 2022 Page 3 of 5 Exercise 1 Question Answer Marks 1(a) (the) playground 1 1(b) (a) ruler (with them) 1 Question Answer Marks 2(a) (the/its/better) location 1 2(b) (my/her) passport 1 Question Answer Marks 3(a) (doing/the) projects 1 3(b) history 1 Question Answer Marks 4(a) (a) biography (book) 1 4(b) (in) Argentina 1 Exercise 2 Question Answer Marks 5(a) (music) festival 1 5(b) fashion 1 5(c) working overtime 1 5(d) values 1 5(e) (of) energy 1 5(f) chemicals 1 5(g) bold 1 5(h) quantity 1
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0993/41 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2022 © UCLES 2022 Page 4 of 5 Exercise 3 Question Answer Marks 6(a) Speaker 1 G 1 6(b) Speaker 2 D 1 6(c) Speaker 3 E 1 6(d) Speaker 4 B 1 6(e) Speaker 5 A 1 6(f) Speaker 6 F 1 Exercise 4 Question Answer Marks 7(a) A 1 7(b) B 1 7(c) A 1 7(d) C 1 7(e) A 1 7(f) B 1 7(g) C 1 7(h) B 1
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0993/41 Cambridge IGCSE (9–1) – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED October/November 2022 © UCLES 2022 Page 5 of 5 Exercise 5 Part (a) Question Answer Marks 8A(a) bare head 1 8A(b) cliffs 1 8A(c) (animal) bones 1 8A(d) competition 1 8A(e) rubbish collectors / cleaners 1 Exercise 5 Part (b) Question Answer Marks 8B(a) attitude 1 8B(b) conflicts 1 8B(c) power lines 1 8B(d) shadow 1 8B(e) human development 1
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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2022 Oct/Nov, Paper 4 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.