CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2015 series

0510 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

0510/32 Paper 3 (Listening – Core), maximum raw mark 30

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Questions 1 – 4

Question Answer Mark

1 (a) (with his) cousin [1]

(b) (to a) concert [1]

2 (a) (a) restaurant [1]

[any public place serving food and offering a menu]

(b) (the) chicken salad [1]

3 (a) architecture (department) [1]

(b) (the) head teachers [1]

4 (a) (a/the) lake [1]

(b) windsurfing [1]

[Total: 8]

Question 5: Aldo Da Luca

Question Answer Mark

5 (a) centre / city [1]

(b) clothes line [1]

(c) jacket [1]

(d) cherry(wood) [1]

(e) happiness [1]

(f) umbrella [1]

(g) marble [1]

(h) natural [1]

[Total: 8]

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Question 6: Memorable experience

Question Answer Mark

Speaker 1 B [1]

Speaker 2 G [1]

Speaker 3 A [1]

Speaker 4 F [1]

Speaker 5 C [1]

Speaker 6 E [1]

[Total: 6]

Question 7: Interview with Mark Robinson

Question Answer Mark

7 (a) A [1]

(b) C [1]

(c) B [1]

(d) A [1]

(e) C [1]

(f) B [1]

(g) C [1]

(h) B [1]

[Total: 8]

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TRANSCRIPT
IGCSE English as a Second Language
Listening (Core)
November 2015

TRACK 1

R1 Cambridge International Examinations

International General Certificate of Secondary Education

November examination series 2015

English as a Second Language

Core tier – Listening Comprehension

Welcome to the exam.

In a moment, your teacher is going to give out the question papers. When you get your paper,
fill in your name, Centre number and candidate number on the front page. Do not talk to
anyone during the exam.

If you would like the recording to be louder or quieter, tell your teacher NOW. The recording
will not be stopped while you are doing the exam.

Teacher: please give out the question papers, and when all the candidates are ready to start
the test, please turn the recording back on.

[BEEP]

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TRACK 2

R1 Now you are all ready, here is the exam.

Questions 1–4

You will hear four short recordings. Answer each question on the line
provided. Write no more than three words for each detail.

You will hear each recording twice.

Pause 00’05’’

R1 Question 1

(a) Who did Tom meet last night?

(b) Where did they go?

V1 [F] *Tom, did you enjoy the film last night?

V2 [M] I didn’t actually go to the cinema. My sister suggested seeing the film together at the
weekend.

V1 So did you just stay in then?

V2 I decided to go to the gym but I was on the way there when my cousin called. Do you
remember you met her last summer?

V1 Oh yes, she was nice.

V2 Well, she had a spare ticket for a concert so I went along to that with her. It was brilliant.**

Pause 00’10”
Repeat from * to **
Pause 00’05”

R1 Question 2

(a) Where does the conversation take place?

(b) What does the woman decide to have?

V1[M]* Have you decided what you want to eat?

V2[F] Erm, what’s today’s special?

V1 It’s fish and chips.

V2 That sounds nice. What do you think?

V1 Well, I love fish and chips but I had it last night. I think I’ll have the chicken salad.

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V2 Mm. The lamb curry’s tempting. Or the prawn salad perhaps? No, I’ll go for the same as you.
I’ve had it here before and it’s delicious.**

Pause 00’10”
Repeat from * to **
Pause 00’05”

R1 Question 3

(a) Which university department would like to have more women students?

(b) Who has advised the university on attracting more female students?

*We as a university are proud that we have many female students in departments that are largely
male in other universities. Over one third of our engineering students are women, for example. But
although roughly half of the students doing medicine and dentistry here are women, the numbers
studying architecture are relatively low at only five per cent and we’re keen to improve matters. We’ve
made a start on that by talking to head teachers and that’s already given us some useful ideas. We’re
now going to ask school-leavers to fill in a questionnaire and we’ve also planned a series of interviews
with our current female students.**

Pause 00’10”
Repeat from * to **
Pause 00’05”

R1 Question 4

(a) What is the hotel next to?

(b) Which new activity will be available for hotel guests next year?

*In this programme we are going to tell listeners about a number of places which offer opportunities
for weekend breaks. The first one is the Rainbow Hotel. This is in a lovely part of Switzerland.
Although it’s some distance from the mountains, it has a beautiful location overlooking a lake and is
the ideal place for anyone who’s eager for a weekend’s escape from the hustle and bustle of the city.
It offers guests a number of activities – from cycling and quadbiking to sailing and swimming. This
year pony trekking has proved to be a popular addition to what’s on offer and windsurfing is going to
be introduced next June.**

Pause 00’10”
Repeat from * to **
Pause 00’05”

R1 That is the end of the four short recordings. In a moment you will hear Question 5. Now
look at the questions for this part of the exam.

Pause 00’20”

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TRACK 3

R1 Question 5

You will hear a talk about an Italian wood sculptor called Aldo Da Luca. Listen to the talk and
complete the details below. Write one or two words only in each gap.

You will hear the talk twice.

V1 *I’m here today to tell you a little about an extraordinary Italian sculptor called Aldo Da Luca. I
discovered him quite by chance. I’d gone to Italy to spend some time in Florence visiting the
fascinating art galleries there. While I was there I decided to go and see Padua before heading
back to my everyday life. And, while I was there, I happened to come across Da Luca’s
showroom right in the centre of the city.

I’d just been to a museum and was very excited by some of the wonderful modern paintings I’d
seen there. Suddenly, I noticed a clothesline hanging across the window of a sculptor’s
showroom. That’s odd I thought. Why on earth would a sculptor have his t-shirts and socks
hanging up to dry in his showroom window? I was curious and I decided to enter the showroom.

Once inside I saw Aldo Da Luca himself working on a carving. He was making a jacket. It was
simply beautiful and very realistic. It was only then that I realized that everything in the window of
the showroom was actually made of wood. And a coat on a hook on the wall was made of wood
too. As was a hat above it. I had to touch it because it was so hard to believe that all the items I
saw around me were actually not real.

I got talking to Aldo Da Luca and he told me that the wood he was using to carve the jacket was
walnut. He told me he often uses cherry – which he said was his favourite – and many of his most
successful works are made of a type of Italian pine.

Da Luca takes much of his inspiration from the ordinary objects we wear or use every day.
However, he’s also interested in designing pieces that represent abstract ideas. He showed me
one of his pieces which he’d called Happiness. I was really struck by the beauty of this piece. He
said he likes working on both types of work equally as they provide different challenges for him as
an artist.

I asked him which of the many works of art he’s created is his favourite. First he showed me a
work called Raincoat. I really loved it. But then he changed his mind and chose a different work
called Umbrella. He could only show me a photo of that but it was certainly an impressive piece.
My own personal favourite was a wonderful chair with a seat made from a book. That one’s called
the Intellectual’s Chair.

Although Da Luca mainly makes his sculptures from wood, he also does some pieces in marble.
From this material he makes beautiful items that are used to decorate gardens all over the world.
He has also done some work in bronze but says he is less interested in exploring that as a
medium now.

I couldn’t leave Da Luca’s showroom without ordering a piece for my parents. I know they will find
his work very beautiful – and quite humorous too. What strikes me most about it is its natural
appearance. You just can’t believe that such things have been made out of such a hard
substance as wood. The galleries I saw in Florence were, of course, amazing but Da Luca’s
showroom was undoubtedly one of the highlights of my trip to Italy.**

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Pause 00’30”

R1 Now you will hear the talk again.

Repeat from * to **
Pause 00’30”

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TRACK 4

R1 Question 6

You will hear six people talking about an experience they will always remember. For each of
speakers 1–6, choose from the list, A to G, which opinion each speaker expresses. Use each
letter only once. There is one extra letter which you do not need to use.

R1 *Speaker 1 [female, twenties]

One of the most memorable days I’ve ever had was going to a performance by my favourite
comedian, Bill Bateman. I went with my sister and we had a fantastic time, even better than I’d
expected. But it wasn’t just the show and the music. We got chatting to some girls near us and
one of them is now one of my closest friends. She was visiting from Paris and last summer I went
to stay with her – I’ve always dreamed of going to Paris and you could say that actually getting
there was all thanks to Bill Bateman.

R1 Speaker 2 [male, teens]

For my birthday, I went to a football match. It was a big international game and I had a brilliant
seat near the front. I was really lucky because my uncle had been involved in renovating the
stadium – he’s not keen on football himself but he was able to get tickets for me and a friend. I’d
like to think I’d improved my football skills by watching such world-class players, though I’m not
sure my sports teacher would agree.

R1 Speaker 3 [female, teens]

Last summer I had a brilliant weekend on a beautiful island in a lake. We were camping and there
were no houses for miles around. We were totally on our own. One little tent under the stars. Just
my best friend, her sister, her mum and me. The thing was I’d been rather dreading it. I’d never
slept in a tent before and I thought it might be really uncomfortable and cold. But it was such fun
cooking and singing around a bonfire. And my sleeping bag was really cosy.

R1 Speaker 4 [male, twenties]

I was in a queue to buy tickets for a movie the other day. A friend of mine actually had a very
small part singing a song in the film. So I was looking forward to seeing her and not paying much
attention to anything going on around. But then I became aware of a couple chatting behind me.
Their voices sounded familiar. I glanced round and it was Sunita Shah and Mahesh Khan, two of
my favourite movie stars! My family doesn’t believe me – if only I’d had someone else with me!
And I wish I had asked them for their autographs.

R1 Speaker 5 [female, teens]

We went on a school trip last year. We went to a fashion museum, a place with loads of clothes
from all sorts of centuries and countries as well as other stuff associated with fashion – letters
written by famous dress designers, that sort of thing. My grandma had actually worked in the
museum when she was younger and I’d been longing to visit it for as long as I can remember. It
was great. I learnt so much and it’s inspired me to start learning how to sew.

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R1 Speaker 6 [male, teens]

I’ll never forget the first time I went canoeing with a friend and his dad when I was quite young. I’d
never been before and I wasn’t sure what to expect. But I found I was actually pretty good at it
and I often go on my own now. So I guess that day was important because it’s had quite an
impact on my life. I wouldn’t enter canoeing competitions or anything like that and I often don’t go
very far but that doesn’t really matter.**

Pause 00’20”

R1 Now you will hear the six speakers again.

Repeat from * to **
Pause 00’30”

R1 That is the end of Question 6. In a moment you will hear Question 7. Now look at the
questions for this part of the exam.

Pause 00’25”

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TRACK 5

R1 Question 7

You will hear Emily, a student, asking Mark Robinson about his life as an aquatic ecologist, as
part of a college radio programme. Listen to their conversation and look at the questions. For
each question, choose the correct answer, A, B or C and put a tick in the appropriate box.

You will hear the conversation twice.

V1Emily: *Mark, can I ask what you enjoy most about your job as an aquatic ecologist?

V2Mark: Well, my job is to travel round the world doing what I can to help fish whose existence is
endangered. It’s wonderful to feel that I’m doing all I can to stop some amazing creatures
from becoming extinct. But probably the most rewarding thing is that I’m also making
sure that fishermen, whose livelihood depends on those creatures, do not lose their
traditional way of life.

Emily: Were you interested in wildlife as a child?

Mark: Sure. Although my brothers and I grew up in a city, we had a big garden with lots of
treesWe each had our favourite place in the biggest tree and we worked out ways to
climb from tree to tree without ever touching the ground. My clearest childhood
memories all have to do with the outdoors and animals, particularly insects, when I was
very small. One of the first things I can remember doing is watching bees going into
some flowers. As I got older, I became fascinated with animal shows on TV and I'd wake
up early to watch them.

Emily: How did you become an aquatic ecologist?

Mark: Well, my parents had hoped I’d study medicine. My teacher suggested I might like to
work in a zoo because I was interested in animals. I've always done what I love, which
led to where I am now. Whenever I've had choices, I've chosen the path that made me
excited. I'm hesitant to recommend that approach though, because there is hard work
involved and not everything that I've ever done has been enjoyable.

Emily: What do you most enjoy doing on days when you’re not away working?

Mark: Well, I have to prepare for projects as well as do reports on trips that have already taken
place. And of course I also do some teaching at the university –that’s probably the best
bit of my work when I’m at home, though I enjoy all of what I do. In other words, when
I’m not travelling, I spend my time reading and responding to emails, making plans,
buying equipment, meeting with students, attending seminars, and preparing articles
about my research.

Emily: Your latest field trip was to Mongolia, wasn’t it? How was that?

Mark: It was extremely interesting! In Mongolia, we were working with fishermen to gather
information about the ecology of the world's largest trout. It was especially interesting
there because we lived in Mongolian yurts – that’s what their traditional tents are called.
We ate traditional food, and relied on solar energy to power our equipment. It made it
hard for us that temperatures there can drop to zero degrees, and it was sometimes a
challenge just to keep our equipment and ourselves in good condition.

Emily: I read an article you wrote in a geographical magazine. Do you do much journalism?

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Mark: I do. The magazine has provided a lot of money over the years as it has funded much of
my work, so I have to spend some of my time working with the editorial team to produce
news stories or shows for television. I enjoy that because it gives me a chance to
communicate with a large number of people – who might not otherwise have the
opportunity to find out about threatened fish and their habitats.

Emily: What do you do to relax?

Mark: Sometimes I do what everyone else does, hang out with friends, watch movies or work in
my garden. But I also spend a lot of my free time with activities related to my work—
helping other scientists with their work, visiting aquariums, fishing or watching other
people fish. Or you’ll find me on the river bank just watching the world go by. That’s what
I find most relaxing.

Emily: What's the best piece of advice anyone ever gave you?

Mark: A university tutor once told me, "You aren't pushing yourself hard enough or taking
enough risks unless you fail 50 per cent of the time." While I don't agree with him 100
per cent, I like the saying, because it means it's okay to take risks, it's okay to fail. I think
that those have been important lessons for me. Although I’m still disappointed when I
fail, it’s enabled me to cope.

Emily: It’s been very interesting. Thank you for talking to us today, Mark.**

Pause 00’20”

R1 Now you will hear the interview again.

Repeat from * to **
Pause 00’30”

R1 That is the end of Question 7, and of the test.

In a moment your teacher will collect your papers. Please check that you have written your
name, Centre number and candidate number on the front of your question paper. Remember,
you must not talk until all the papers have been collected.

Pause 00’10”

R1 Teacher, please collect all the papers.

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