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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0510/43

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) Who did the man go to meet in the park today?

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(b) Which wild creatures did the man see during his visit?

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2 (a) Which product did the man see advertised on TV?

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(b) What did the man like about the advert?

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3 (a) Where did the woman go on her day off?

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(b) What activity did the woman do?

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4 (a) Which item of the woman’s clothing did she make herself?

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(b) Where did the man buy his new shirt?

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Exercise 2

5 You will hear a young woman called Jenna talking about her first flying lesson. 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.

My first flying lesson

Jenna thinks hearing about the experiences of her ............................ inspired her to learn to fly.

Jenna was concerned that the weather forecast predicted ............................ for the day of her
lesson.

Jenna uses the word ............................ to describe how she initially felt about the details of her
lesson.

Jenna found it quite hard to remember the ............................ of different parts of the plane.

Jenna was surprised that the instructor allowed her to operate the ............................ in the plane.

Jenna was especially impressed by the view of the ............................ below them.

At one point during the flight, Jenna was asked to estimate the ............................ of the plane.

Jenna particularly liked her instructor because of his ............................ during her lesson.

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Exercise 3

6 You will hear six people talking about performing plays on stage. For each of the 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 helped me become more confident.

Speaker 2 B It’s improved my communication skills.

Speaker 3 C It’s introduced me to a possible career.

Speaker 4 D It’s made me appreciate actors’ skills.

Speaker 5 E It’s shown me the importance of teamwork.

Speaker 6 F It’s made me see the value of constant practice.

G It’s helped me take responsibility for mistakes.

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Exercise 4

7 You will hear an interview with a university student called Andrew Harris, who is talking about
studying geography. 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) Andrew says he first became interested in geography because of

A the travelling he did with his family.

B a collection he was given.

C a map he displayed in his room.

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(b) What does Andrew say about the university he applied to?

A He expected there would be a lot of competition.

B He didn’t feel optimistic about being accepted.

C He was determined to study at the place of his choice.

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(c) Andrew says some of the other students on his course

A had got more life experience than him.

B knew a lot more about geography than him.

C had studied at the university longer than him.

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(d) What did Andrew find fascinating about studying cities across the world?

A They have developed very rapidly.

B Buildings have fitted in with their surroundings.

C Water has been a common feature of their location.

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(e) On the study trip, Andrew says he was pleased that he

A made some discoveries to help his project.

B had the chance to observe historic transport.

C was so close to some beautiful scenery.

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(f) Which skill does Andrew feel he’s improved on the course?

A reading research papers

B using statistics

C producing reports
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(g) Andrew thinks the most important thing he’s gained this year is

A an awareness of the risks to the environment.

B an appreciation of how landscape affects people’s lives.

C a historical view of how the weather has been changing.

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(h) What would Andrew like to do after he graduates?

A find a teaching post

B become a journalist

C work in conservation
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Exercise 5

8 (a) You will hear a man called Mark Draper giving a talk about looking at the night sky. 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.

Looking up at the night sky

Mark suggests that issues with ........................... shouldn’t prevent people from studying
the night sky.

Mark recommends looking up at the Moon for signs of what early scientists called

........................... on its surface.

Mark explains that ........................... on the Moon can mean it doesn’t look like a perfect
circle.

Mark was surprised to learn that ........................... were left behind on the Moon by
astronauts.

Mark’s favourite image of the Moon is one that he took from a ........................... .

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(b) Now listen to a conversation between two university students, Sophie and Paul, about their
interest in watching the night sky, and complete the sentences in Part (b). Write one or two
words only in each gap.

You will hear the conversation twice.

Watching the night sky

Paul suggests that his experiences watching the night sky led him to study ......................
at university.

Sophie and Paul discover they are both currently studying ...................... in the night sky.

For more information, Sophie recommends attending a series of ...................... held locally.

Paul is impressed by Sophie’s photo of clouds formed from ...................... above Earth.

Paul and Sophie agree that studying the night sky has improved their ...................... skills.

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