- Messages
- 298
- Reaction score
- 15
- Points
- 28
Here are some audio tracks for past paper 4 exams that I have found : ( 1 )
Here are some points and tips you should take care of during the examination : ( 2 )
Make use of the last 2 blank papers , these will serve your rough work and they will be really handy when in doubt of an answer. Skim read the questions and underline the keywords like 'How much does it cost for a flower bouquet ?' and remember that the audio track might be something like ' She bought three flower bouquet for fifteen dollars ' unfortunately we will have to approach our Mathematical part of the brain.
The first part of the Exam requires brief answers , like one word ( How old is he , He is fifteen years old ) and the sentence in the audio track will be repeated Twice ( Mary ate a chocolate . . . . . . . . . Mary ate a chocolate ).
The second part will be something like an interview , a talk , a conversation or a monologue ( one person speaking ) a bit longer than the first part , the audio track will be repeated. You will see a chart , read it and try guessing. During the audio track you might hear indirect questions that refer to something , for example a question referring to nationality , it would give a question like ''You are not English , are you?" , if you hear a word , not sure of its spelling , write it down and do not worry about spelling , unless it will give another word with a complete different meaning.
In the third part , which is the difference between the core and the extended , the core will be something like ticking True or False . ( use rough ) , but in the extended it will ask for short sentences as answers for some questions , you will need to read to read the introduction to know what you are going to hear , then read the questions quickly and underline the keywords , read it once again after you are done , when you start listening focus on who is speaking and what is their point of view on the subject being discussed. Read the question carefully then write down what you think is related to the answer ( rough rough rough ! ) , and do the same to the other questions . And remember , try being brief , do not repeat the question's words in your answer! , Answer directly , write a complete sentence using the same tense as the question , You will hear the text twice , continue answering and stop if you are going to hear an answer that you've had problems with or unsure of.
Remember that the answers in a listening exam might not] come in the same order of the questions and the most important thing is that you LEAVE NOTHING EMPTY! , NOTHING BLANK! , SHRED THE PAPER WITH ANSWERS!! and if you are confident about the answer , write it , if you are unsure , wait to hear the sentence again or write your answer in the rough paper and make sure of it between free time ( between the first and the second part for example , or any time you find ) , make sure of your answers in the second repetition.
I will try to add more later and add tips and revision hints as well , if there are any more to add.
If you got any questions , ideas or notions , do not hesitate sharing them with us.
Refrences used :
- June 2009 :
- Track 1 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/01%20Track%201_June09.wma
Track 2 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/02%20Track%202_June09.wma
Track 3 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/03%20Track%203_June09.wma
Track 4 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/04%20Track%204_June09.wma
Track 5 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/05%20Track%205_June09.wma
Track 6 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/06%20Track%206_June09.wma
- Track 1 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/01%20Track%201_June09.wma
- October 2009 :
- Track 1 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/01-Track1-Nov09.wma
Track 2 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/02-Track2-Nov09.wma
Track 3 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/03-Track3-Nov09.wma
Track 4 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/04-Track4-Nov09.wma
Track 5 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/05-Track5-Nov09.wma
Track 6 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/06-Track6-Nov09.wma
- Track 1 : http://cordelia.typepad.com/01-Track1-Nov09.wma
Here are some points and tips you should take care of during the examination : ( 2 )
Make use of the last 2 blank papers , these will serve your rough work and they will be really handy when in doubt of an answer. Skim read the questions and underline the keywords like 'How much does it cost for a flower bouquet ?' and remember that the audio track might be something like ' She bought three flower bouquet for fifteen dollars ' unfortunately we will have to approach our Mathematical part of the brain.
The first part of the Exam requires brief answers , like one word ( How old is he , He is fifteen years old ) and the sentence in the audio track will be repeated Twice ( Mary ate a chocolate . . . . . . . . . Mary ate a chocolate ).
The second part will be something like an interview , a talk , a conversation or a monologue ( one person speaking ) a bit longer than the first part , the audio track will be repeated. You will see a chart , read it and try guessing. During the audio track you might hear indirect questions that refer to something , for example a question referring to nationality , it would give a question like ''You are not English , are you?" , if you hear a word , not sure of its spelling , write it down and do not worry about spelling , unless it will give another word with a complete different meaning.
In the third part , which is the difference between the core and the extended , the core will be something like ticking True or False . ( use rough ) , but in the extended it will ask for short sentences as answers for some questions , you will need to read to read the introduction to know what you are going to hear , then read the questions quickly and underline the keywords , read it once again after you are done , when you start listening focus on who is speaking and what is their point of view on the subject being discussed. Read the question carefully then write down what you think is related to the answer ( rough rough rough ! ) , and do the same to the other questions . And remember , try being brief , do not repeat the question's words in your answer! , Answer directly , write a complete sentence using the same tense as the question , You will hear the text twice , continue answering and stop if you are going to hear an answer that you've had problems with or unsure of.
Remember that the answers in a listening exam might not] come in the same order of the questions and the most important thing is that you LEAVE NOTHING EMPTY! , NOTHING BLANK! , SHRED THE PAPER WITH ANSWERS!! and if you are confident about the answer , write it , if you are unsure , wait to hear the sentence again or write your answer in the rough paper and make sure of it between free time ( between the first and the second part for example , or any time you find ) , make sure of your answers in the second repetition.
I will try to add more later and add tips and revision hints as well , if there are any more to add.
If you got any questions , ideas or notions , do not hesitate sharing them with us.
Refrences used :
- 1- English Today by Anastasia
2- Hodder's Education , IGCSE English as a Second language by Alison Digger
exams tomorrow, All da best for everyone,,
