NILE EGYPTIAN SCHOOLS

Certificate of Nile International Secondary Education

Level 1
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ENGLISH 2096/03
Paper 3 Listening May/June 2017
Approximately 30 minutes
Candidates answer on the Question Paper.
No additional materials are required.

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The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.
The total number of marks for this paper is 25.

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Part 1
Questions 1–6

You will hear three different extracts. For questions 1–6, circle the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits
best according to what you hear. There are two questions for each extract.

Extract One

You hear part of a radio interview in which a woman is talking about how her career plans changed.

1 The woman decided not to become a make-up artist because she realised that

A she had a bigger ambition.

B it would involve too many sacrifices.

C future job prospects were uncertain.

D she would not get on to the course.

2 How does she feel about her current job?

A worried by the lack of contacts it provides

B aware that the job satisfaction it brings is important

C conscious that she is underqualified for it

D concerned about the financial implications of doing it

Extract Two

You hear part of a radio discussion in which a man is talking about his move to another country.

3 What is the man explaining?

A the difficulty in finding his way around

B the problems of adjusting to the pace of life

C the challenge of becoming accepted socially

D the difference between the two languages

4 After spending several years in the new country, the man now believes that

A he needs longer to adapt to the climate.

B he is bound to feel homesick sometimes.

C he will never fully understand the people.

D he made incorrect assumptions about life there.

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Extract Three

You hear a woman talking about her time at university.

5 The woman says that doing a part-time job when she was a student provided her with

A information about her chosen field of study.

B enough funds to finish her studies.

C valuable life skills.

D some useful contacts.

6 What criticism does the woman make of her degree course?

A It was tedious at times.

B It only made use of traditional materials.

C It involved too much independent study.

D It failed to prepare students for life after university.

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Part 2
Questions 7–12

Listen to a marketing expert called Leo Porter talking about advertising. For questions 7–12, choose
the answer (A, B, C or D) which fits best according to what you hear.

7 What does Leo say led to his interest in advertising?

A being inspired by one of his teachers

B the chance to earn a high salary

C feeling bored with his previous job

D the career of a family member

8 Leo compares promoting a washing machine to advertising

A a new electronic gadget.

B a prize-giving event.

C a product that is not visible.

D a musical performance.

9 Leo says that advertising is like art because it is

A surprising.

B emotional.

C business-like.

D imaginative.

10 When Leo mentions ‘targeting’, he is explaining the need to

A communicate with specific people about a product.

B increase sales of a product.

C make a product stand out from its rivals.

D find the best place to sell a product.

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11 When discussing brand image, Leo mentions that

A it can take time to establish new brands.

B a good brand always increases profits for a company.

C a well-known brand is no guarantee of quality.

D the public has more faith in some brands than others.

12 What does Leo say was the main reason why the advertising campaign he mentions was
successful?

A It was supported by celebrities.

B It ran over an extended period of time.

C It focused on a particular group of people.

D It had a clear message.

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Part 3
Questions 13–17

You will hear five short extracts in which people are talking about their experiences of travelling in
different parts of the world. For questions 13–17, choose from the list (A–H) what each speaker found
particularly difficult during their trip.

13 Speaker 1

14 Speaker 2

15 Speaker 3

16 Speaker 4

17 Speaker 5

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A missing family life

B trusting other people

C keeping personal belongings safe

D not being understood

E managing on a strict budget

F overcoming transport difficulties

G managing with few possessions

H dealing with illness

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Part 4
Questions 18–25

You will hear a young woman called Jo Alderton talking about volunteering on an elephant
conservation project in Sri Lanka. For questions 18–25, complete the sentences using UP TO THREE
WORDS.

Elephant conservation project

18 Jo says that as well as daily care, volunteers provide supervised ………………………………………...

for the elephants, when required.

19 Jo explains that it takes some time to learn how to identify the different

………………………………………… of an elephant.

20 Jo says that volunteers help by cleaning ………………………………………... , which are used for

feeding the young elephants.

21 Jo mentions collecting ………………………………………... about the elephants as one example of a

project-related duty.

22 Jo says that ………………………………………... are events that volunteers take elephants to.

23 Jo explains that ………………………………………... are just visible from outside the volunteers’

accommodation.

24 Jo says that elephants occasionally receive ………………………………………... in the form of food

which is grown on the eco-farm.

25 Jo says that there are ………………………………………... in the accommodation used by the

volunteers, which are necessary for their protection.

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