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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0511/42

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 [ ].

This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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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?

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(b) Which number bus is the man waiting for?

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2 (a) Which watersport did the woman learn to do last weekend?

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(b) What did the woman like most about her lesson?

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3 (a) What did the man take a photo of?

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(b) Where was the man when he took the photo?

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4 (a) What kind of weather was forecast for yesterday afternoon?

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(b) How did the man feel about the forecast?

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[Total: 8]

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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.

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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.

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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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(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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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 ................................... .

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(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.

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