Cambridge IGCSE: English As A Second Language 0510/42
Cambridge IGCSE: English As A Second Language 0510/42
Cambridge IGCSE: English As A Second Language 0510/42
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Approximately 50 minutes
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 [ ].
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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 for each answer.
1 (a) What present does the girl usually buy for her grandmother’s birthday?
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(b) Where is the girl going to look for a present for her grandmother?
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2 (a) What does the man find most difficult about learning to drive?
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(b) Who does the man think has helped him most with learning to drive?
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(b) Where does Gina Foster prefer to give talks about the environment?
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4 (a) What time of day did the man go to the top of the skyscraper?
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(b) Where on the top floor had the man planned to go?
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[Total: 8]
Exercise 2
5 You will hear a talk given by a woman called Laura who took up photography as a hobby. Listen to
the talk and complete the details below. Write one or two words only in each gap.
Photography as a hobby
When Laura first took up photography, she was discouraged by the ................................... .
Laura says that a ................................... was particularly useful when she was learning about
photography.
When Laura began taking pictures outside, she realised the importance of ................................... .
Laura’s family didn’t expect her to take her camera to the ................................... .
When Laura managed to get good pictures of ................................... , she became much more
confident.
Laura gets most pleasure from taking photographs when she is in ................................... .
[8]
Exercise 3
6 You will hear six people talking about television programmes they watch regularly. 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.
Exercise 4
7 You will hear a student called Anna talking to Ben Hamilton, a personal trainer, about his work
helping people to keep fit. 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.
(b) What does Ben think is the most important quality for a personal trainer?
(f) Ben says that some of his clients probably give up because
[Total: 8]
Exercise 5
8 (a) You will hear a teacher giving a talk about the Galapagos Islands. Listen to the talk and
complete the sentences in Part (a). Write one or two words only in each gap.
For a long time, ................................... were the only people who spent time on the islands.
The teacher says that visiting a ................................... was the best part of his trip to the islands.
The teacher was surprised that only a small number of ................................... can be found on the
islands.
[5]
(b) Now listen to a conversation between two university students about the wildlife of the
Galapagos Islands and complete the sentences in Part (b). Write one or two words only in
each gap.
The man was surprised that the shell size of giant tortoises varies according to their
.................................... .
The man would like to have the chance to see .................................... in Tortuga Bay.
The students agree that .................................... may now be the biggest threat to wildlife on the
Galapagos.
[5]
[Total: 10]
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