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Toi Shan Association College
2019 – 20 Mock Examination
S.6 English (III)
Listening and Integrated Skills
Question-Answer Book

Name: ________________________ Date: 14th February, 2020

Class: ________________ ( ) Time Allowed: 2 hours
Group: A / B / C / D / E / F (circle) Marks: /128

Instructions:
1. Write your name, class and class number in the spaces provided on the cover page.
2. There are two parts (A and B) in this paper. All candidates should attempt ALL tasks in Part A.
In Part B, you should attempt either Part B1 (easier section) OR Part B2 (more difficult section).
3. Write your answers clearly and neatly in the spaces provided in the Question-Answer Books.
Answers written in the margins will not be marked. You are advised to use a pencil for Part A.
All listening materials will be played ONCE only.
4. Supplementary answer sheets will be supplied on request.

Marks Allocation:

Marker’s Use Only

Tasks Marks
A Task 1 / 13
A Task 2 / 18
A Task 3 / 16
A Task 4 / 16

B1 Task 5 / 18

B1 Task 6 / 21
B1 Task 7 / 20
B1 original: B1 converted:
B2 Task 8 / 19
B2 Task 9 / 19
B2 Task 10 / 27

Total /128
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Part A

Situation

Alex Wong is a member of the school orchestra. You are going to listen to four recordings of Alex
talking to his teacher and fellow orchestra members about some activities the orchestra is
organizing.

In Part A, you will have a total of four tasks to do. Follow the instructions in the Question-Answer
Book and in the recording to complete the tasks. You will find all the information you need in the
Question-Answer Book and the recording. You now have two minutes to familiarize yourself with
Tasks 1–4.
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Task 1 (13 marks)

Alex is talking to Mrs Chow, the teacher adviser of the school orchestra, about visiting the home
concert hall of the New Star Philharmonic Orchestra. Listen to the conversation and fill in the
missing information in the spaces provided.

You now have 30 seconds to study the task. At the end of the task, you will have one minute to tidy
up your answers.

New Star Philharmonic Orchestra

Application form for guided tour of the home concert hall

Tel: 4567 8900 Fax: 4568 8911 Email: enquiry@nsorchestra.hk

Address: 1/F, Star Building, 234 Music Road, Hong Kong
Webpage: http://www.nsorchestra.hk

Name of school / organization (1)

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Address (2)

Contact person (3) Mr / Mrs / Miss (Please circle as appropriate)

(4)

Tel (5)

Email (6)

Proposed date of guided tour (7) (8) ( )

Proposed time (9)

Number of visitors (10)

Language (Please tick the correct box)

(11)  Cantonese  English  Putonghua

Additional comments / questions (12)

Authorized signature School / Organization stamp (13) Date

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END OF TASK 1
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Task 2 (18 marks)

Alex and Mrs Chow are discussing the number of orchestra members for the coming school year.
Listen to their conversation and fill in the missing information in the spaces in the table and seating
plan below.

You now have 30 seconds to study the task. At the end of the task, you will have one minute to tidy up
your answers.

Section Instrument

Violin: (15) ________________ Viola: (16) __________________

(14)_______________
Cello: (17) _________________ Double bass: (18) _____________

Flute: 2 Oboe: 2
Woodwind

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(19) ____________________: 2

French horn: (20) ___________ (21) ____________________: 2

Brass
(22) ____________________: _ (23) ____________________

Percussion Timpani: 1

Seating plan of the orchestra

(B: Brass, C: Cello, DB: Double bass, P: Percussion, V: Violin, VA: Viola, W: Woodwind)

(25) _________ (26) _________

(28) _________
(27)
(24) _________ (29) _________

(30) _________ ________

(31) ______________________
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END OF TASK 2
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Task 3 (16 marks)

Alex and two other members, Eliza and Sam, are deciding what to perform at the school Open Day.
Listen to their discussion and write down the criteria for the selection. Fill in the missing information in
the spaces in the table below, and put a tick in the box next to each piece they have chosen.

You now have 30 seconds to study the task. At the end of the task, you will have one minute to tidy up
your answers.

Criteria for choosing the pieces Reason

(32)__________________________________ The audience will (33) ______________________

__________ per performance _____________________if it is too long

Cannot be (34) ________________________

___________________________________to We are (35) _____________________________

play
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The music should be (36) ________________ Not all the audience are (37) _________________

to most people _________________________________________

(46) Chosen

Pieces Pros Cons (Tick the correct

boxes)

It makes the performance

Wedding March Students will find it
feel like a wedding 
by Mendelssohn (38) ___________________
ceremony

Für Elise (39) __________________ (40) _________________


by Beethoven _______________________ ______________________

Symphony No. 9 (41) __________________

Requires (42) __________
‘Ode to Joy’ ______________________ 
______________________
by Beethoven ______________________

Funeral March One of Chopin’s most Creates a (43) __________


by Chopin famous pieces of work feeling

Casta Diva (44) __________________ Too challenging for


by Bellini ______________________ (45) __________________

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END OF TASK 3
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Task 4 (16 marks)

Alex is talking to Eliza and Sam about the open forum with the Band Society on classical and pop
music next week. Listen to their discussion and fill in the note sheet below.
You now have one minute to study the task. At the end of the task, you will have two minutes to tidy
up your answers.

Pop music vs. Classical music

Some characteristics of pop music

 Focuses more on the (48) _________________________

 In general, each piece is (49) ____________________ and (50) ____________________

___________________________________________

 Performances often combine (51) ____________________ and (52)

Why many people like pop music

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 Singers always dress in (53)

 (54) ____________________ and other related products are well packaged.

 Does not require (55) ____________________ to listen to pop music

Some characteristics of classical music

 Focuses more on the (56) ____________________

 A wider range of (57) ____________________ is used

 Has a greater dynamic range from (58) _________________________________________

Why classical music is still popular today

 Classical music reaches (59) ____________________________ in different ways, including

(60) ___________________

 Becomes (61) __________________________________________through films,

commercials, etc.

 (62) ____________________________ is heavily influenced by classical music. A good

example is music from the popular film series (63) _________________________.

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END OF TASK 4
End of Part A
Now go on to Part B
MKM