Fanling Rhenish Church Secondary School

2017 – 2018 S.6 Mock Examination

A
COMPULSORY
English Language Paper 3
Question-Answer Book

Date : 17th January, 2018 Name: _________________________________

Time Allowed : About 2 hours Class: _____________ ( )

Total Marks: 110 Marks: / 110

Part A Part B1 Part B2

Full
Marks:
56 54 54
Marks: Raw: Converted:

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Instructions:
1. Write your name, class and class number in the spaces provided on the Question-Answer Book
for Part A.
2. There are two parts (A and B) in this paper. You should attempt ALL tasks in Part A (Tasks 1 –
4). In Part B, you should attempt EITHER those in Part B1 (easier section) OR those in Part B2
(more difficult section).
3. Write your answers clearly and neatly in the spaces provided in this Question-Answer Book.
Answers written in the margins will not be marked. You are advised to use a pencil for Part A.
4. The rough-work sheets provided are for you to take notes. They will be collected separately and
will not be marked.
5. All listening materials will be played ONCE only.

Do not turn over this page until you are told to do so.

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Part A
Situation
The students in Class 5B are going on a cultural exchange tour to Rome, Italy. You are going to listen
to four recordings as the students prepare for the trip, see some sights, and give their opinions about
the trip after they have arrived home.
In Part A, you will have a total of four tasks to do. Follow the instructions in the Question-Answer
Book and on the recording to complete the tasks. You will find all the information you need in this
Question-Answer Book and on the recording. You now have two minutes to familiarize yourself with
Tasks 1  4.

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 Task 1 (14 marks)
The students are attending a pre-departure briefing session given by one of their teachers. The students
are making notes. Listen to their discussion and write the missing information in the spaces below.
The first one has been provided as an example.
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.

Class 5B’s Cultural Exchange Tour – Pre-departure briefing session notes

Flight to Rome
 Departure date: 23 January (example)
 Departure time: (1)_________________ (arrive at the airport by (2)________________)
 Length of journey: (3)___________________
 Stopover point (Tick the correct option)
(4)  A. Dubai  B. Istanbul  C. London  D. Moscow
Special items to pack
Item(s) Reason
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(5)________________________________ (6) __________________________________

towels, (7)_______________________ and

not available in the places they are staying
(8)_____________________________

a souvenir that (9)___________________ (10)__________________________________

________________________________ _____________________________________

Activities in Rome
 visit (11) ____________________________________ and

(12) ____________________________________________________

 have lessons in (13) ____________________________________ and

(14) _________________________________________________________

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END OF TASK 1

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 Task 2 (15 marks)
The teacher shows the students three videos about Italy. Listen and fill in the missing information in
the spaces below. The first one has been provided as an example.
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.

Video 1: Rome

 Population: over 2.8 million (example)

 Area: (15) ___________________ km2
 Number of visitors each year:
(16)______________________________
 Major reasons for visiting Rome
 (17) ___________________________________________________________________
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 (18)___________________________________________________________________

 (19)___________________________________________________________________

Video 2: The Trevi Fountain

 Meaning in Italian: (20)___________________

 When it was built in (21) ________________,

you could (22) _________________________.

 Throwing a coin in the fountain means

(23) ___________________________________.

 Money from the fountain is given to (24) ____________________________________.

 The fountain is also a famous (25) ____________________________________.

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 Video 3: Italian food

Food Details
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Pizza
The crust of Italian pizza is (26) ____________________________________.

Comes in lots of (27) _____________________________, such as conchiglie,

Pasta
which looks like (28) ____________________________________.

Coffee
People do not drink coffee with milk (29) _____________________________.

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END OF TASK 2

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 Task 3 (14 marks)
Class 5B are now in Rome and have gone to a famous landmark. A guide is showing them around.
Listen to the conversation and fill in the missing information in the spaces below. The first one has
been provided as an example.
You now have 30 seconds to study the task. At the end of the task, you will have one and a half minutes
to tidy up your answers.

The Colosseum

Facts about the Colosseum

 The most famous landmark in Rome

(example) .

 The Colosseum took (30)_______________________ years to build.

 Today, it stands in (31) ________________________________________.

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 The name came from (32) ________________________________________.

Entertainment in the Colosseum

Type Details

 Men fought (33) _______________________________________.

Gladiator contests  They sometimes fought (34)____________________________,

such as (35) __________________________________________.

The arena was filled with water for (36)________________________

Mock sea battles
________________________.

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 Later history of the Colosseum

 The last recorded gladiator fights are believed to have been held (37)____________________

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 Reasons for the change in the appearance of the Colosseum:

 (38)________________________________________________________________
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 (39) ________________________________________________________________

 In the (40) _____________________________, the Colosseum was used as

(41) _____________________________________________________________________.

The Colosseum now

It attracts (42) ___________________________________________ and appears

(43)________________________________________________________________________.

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END OF TASK 3

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 Task 4 (13 marks)
Class 5B has returned home. Two students, Rex and William, have been invited onto the radio show
Good Afternoon Hong Kong, presented by Emily Leung, to talk about their experiences. Listen to the
interview and answer the questions below. Please note you do not need to answer in complete sentences.
One of them has been done for you as an example.
You now have 30 seconds to study the task. At the end of the task, you will have three minutes to tidy
up your answers.

How does William feel about being back in Hong Kong?

(44) _________________________________________________________________________

What does Rex feel about Rome?

(45) ________________________________________________________________________

(46) ________________________________________________________________________

Why did they not visit the Spanish Steps?

(47)_________________________________________________________________________
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Why did William like the Pantheon the best?
(48) _________________________________________________________________________

What reason does William give for his opinion of the Colosseum?
(49) _________________________________________________________________________

What example does Rex use to show that Italian people were friendly?

(50) ________________________________________________________________________

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What food did Rex like the best?

gelato (example)

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 Why did William not like the food?

(51) _________________________________________________________________________

What happened when they were visiting the Trevi Fountain?

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(52) _________________________________________________________________________

(53) _________________________________________________________________________

(54) _________________________________________________________________________

Why did William find learning Italian hard?

(55) _________________________________________________________________________

What was the purpose behind Rex trying to say ‘thank you’ in Italian?

(56) _________________________________________________________________________

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END OF TASK 4

End of Part A
NOW GO ON TO PART B

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