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ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE 0510/41
Paper 4 Listening (Extended) October/November 2021

Approximately 50 minutes

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You must answer on the question paper.

No additional materials are needed.

INSTRUCTIONS O
● 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.
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● 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 [ ].
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This document has 12 pages. Any blank pages are indicated.

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Exercise 1

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Questions 1

What is the weather forecast for tomorrow?

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Questions 2

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What does Paul look like?

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Questions 3

What exercise does the girl do at the moment?

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Questions 4

What can teenagers do at the new club?

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Questions 5

What equipment is missing?

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Questions 6

Where is the boy’s money?

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Questions 7

How did Susie contact her friend?

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Exercise 2

For each question, choose the correct answer.

Questions 8

You will hear two friends talking about a book they read.
The girl thinks that the book
A is too long.
B is not easy to understand.
C is worth reading again.

Questions 9

You will hear a boy telling a friend about his uncle.

The boy thinks his uncle

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A has a lot of hobbies.
B is not very friendly.
C travels a lot.

Questions 10

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You will hear two people talking about a friend.
What do they say about him?
A He is always late.
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C He didn’t come last week.

Questions 11

You will hear two friends talking about a school trip.

The boy feels that
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A there wasn’t enough to see at the museum.
B the trip was too long.
C they didn’t spend long enough at the museum.

Questions 12

You will hear a girl telling a friend about her new home.
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How does the girl feel about it?

A She thinks the neighbours are very noisy.
B She likes living in the city.
C She can’t sleep in the new flat.

Questions 13
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You will hear two friends talking about a new department store.
They think the department store would be better if
A there were more people working there.
B there was a better selection of items.
C the prices were lower.
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For each question, choose the correct answer.

You will hear someone talking about the Westbay Music Festival.

Questions 20

The first Westbay Festival

A involved 12 bands.
B took place in 1980.
C lasted for one full day.

Questions 21

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The festival
A will attract a bigger crowd this year.
B goes on for a whole weekend.
C is aimed at adults and children.

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Questions 22

The Big Smile Stage includes appearances by

A local comedians only.
B famous TV stars. O
C a top American entertainer.

Questions 23

What can you do inside the Big Blue Tent?

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A read the latest music biographies
B watch thrillers on Saturday and Sunday nights
C watch films about rock music

Questions 24

The presenter especially likes the fact that you can buy
A unusual CDs.
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B outdoor clothes.
C presents for other people.

Questions 25

What is special about the food at the festival?

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A The Mexican food is very hot.

B There is more choice than at other events.
C Everything is vegetarian.
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Exercise 3

7 You will hear an interview with a student called Helen, about her involvement in helping to clean up
rubbish in the environment. 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) What inspired Helen to help clean up the environment?

A an email from her cousin

B a radio programme

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C a lesson at school [1]

(b) When Helen volunteered for a clean-up activity in France, she felt

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A proud to be making a difference.

B amazed that so many people took part.

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confident that the problem could be solved.

(c) While Helen was taking part in the beach clean-up, she enjoyed
[1]

A practising her French.

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B listening to music.

C meeting people. [1]

(d) What surprised Helen about the rubbish they collected?

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A the number of items

B the range of different items

C the size of some of the items [1]

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(e) When asked about the amount of plastic in the sea, Helen talks about

A the importance of acting quickly.

B the difficulty of changing people’s habits.

C the need to educate people better. [1]

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(f) What advice was Helen given about organising a clean-up activity?

A to advertise the event widely

B to ask local businesses to sponsor it

C to thank the volunteers afterwards [1]

(g) What does Helen say about most of the people who have agreed to volunteer?

A They enjoy being outdoors.

B They have lots of spare time.

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C They feel a sense of community. [1]

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(h) What is Helen planning to do next?

A apply for a course

B do some conservation work O

C establish an environmental group [1]

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Exercise 4

6 You will hear six students talking about their school trip to Finland, a country in northern Europe.
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 I would rather have spent more time doing just one activity.

Speaker 2 B I found the weather easier to cope with than I’d expected.

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Speaker 3 C It made me realise I need to pay attention to my fitness.

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Speaker 4 D I was able to achieve an ambition I’d had for ages.

Speaker 5 E I most enjoyed doing the activities I’d never tried before.
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Speaker 6 F The whole week made me more confident in myself.

G I preferred having optional activities on one of the days.

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In this section, you will hear a radio interview with Fredrick Stanthorpe, an Antarctic explorer
and scientist, discussing tourism to the continent.

Listen and answer the questions.

Indicate your answer by marking the box ( ). If you change your mind, put a line
through the box ( ) and then indicate your new answer with a ( ).

ANTARCTIC TOURISM

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11. Scientists did not welcome tourists who they thought

(a) would interrupt their work.

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(b) would not pay enough.

(c) would frighten the wildlife.

12. Fredrick is now in favour of visitors because

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(a) they will help preserve Antarctica.
(b) they will remain on cruise ships.
(c) they will see rare penguins.
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13. What is the main focus of activities for passengers on board ships to Antarctica?

(a) Conservation

(b) Education
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(c) Entertainment

14. At the Arctic, what is the main focus of activities for visitors?

(a) Camping
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(b) Learning

(c) Leisure

15. According to Fredrick, who has damaged Antarctica most?

(a) Workers

(b) Scientists

(c) Tourists

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16. What aspect of the US Antarctic Programme does Fredrick say has had the greatest
impact?

(a) Snow road

(b) Hotels

(c) Aircraft

17. Who controls tourism in Antarctica?

(a) Governments

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(b) The Antarctic Commission

(c) The tourism industry

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18. How can the number of tourists to Antarctica be controlled?

(a) By not allowing ships to land

(b) By reducing the size of ships

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(c) By ensuring ships operate correctly

19. According to Fredrick, which are the safest ships for journeys to Antarctica?
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(a) Large ships

(b) Fishing ships

(c) Ice-strengthened ships

20. What does Fredrick worry about most?

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(a) An accident involving a lifeboat crew

(b) An accident involving many passengers

(c) An accident involving several ships

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