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General Certificate of Secondary Education
Higher Tier
June 2010
German
Unit 1 Listening
Wednesday 16 June 2010 1.30 pm to 2.15 pm
approximately (including reading time)
46651H
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Time allowed
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! When the next question is about to start you will hear a bleep like this (*).
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! Answer all questions.
! You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write
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Answer all questions in English in the spaces provided.
1
Karla is looking for a job.
The employer says she must Ö
A
Ö wear a uniform.
B
Ö work all of the holidays.
C
Ö work five hours a day.
D
Ö always arrive on time.
Write the correct letter in the box.
Example
A
(1 mark)
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2
Andreas is talking.
2 (i)
What is he talking about?
A
B
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2 (ii)
C
(1 mark)
What does he think about the situation?
A
He does not like it.
B
He is puzzled.
C
He thinks it is good.
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(1 mark)
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3
Three people talk about their jobs.
Example
What does Klaus like about his job?
The people are nice.
......................................................................................................................................
3 (a)
What does Katja like about her job?
......................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
3 (b)
What does Emma not like about her job?
......................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
4
J¸rgen is talking to Sandra.
Why does Sandra not want to get married?
A
She has a career to follow.
B
Her family does not want it.
C
A family does not need a man.
Write the correct letter in the box.
(04)
(1 mark)
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5
Four people are talking about their family.
How do they describe their relatives?
A
likeable
B
pessimistic
C
intelligent
D
honest
E
humorous
F
independent
Write the correct letter in the box.
Example
Martinaís sister is Ö
C
5 (a)
Manfredís brother is Ö
(1 mark)
5 (b)
Evaís grandmother is Ö
(1 mark)
5 (c)
Michaelís sister is Ö
(1 mark)
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6
Axel and Lena are talking about Lenaís holiday.
What two problems did Lena have?
A
B
C
D
!"#$%&''''
Write the correct letters in the boxes.
7
(2 marks)
Lutz is comparing neighbourhoods.
A
not exciting enough
B
exactly right for him
C
too many people
D
too dangerous
Write the correct letter in the box.
7 (a)
What does he say about where he lives now?
(1 mark)
7 (b)
What does he say about where he used to live?
(1 mark)
(06)
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8
An interviewer is talking to Frau Kreuzer, a politician.
8 (i)
What is Frau Kreuzer going to provide?
A
B
C
(1 mark)
Write the correct letter in the box.
8 (ii)
Which of these people is she going to help?
A
B
Write the correct letter in the box.
C
(1 mark)
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9
Problems in the neighbourhood.
What problems are these people talking about?
A
B
D
E
C
Write the correct letter in the box.
9 (a)
Marie
(1 mark)
9 (b)
Udo
(1 mark)
9 (c)
Kathrin
(1 mark)
(08)
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10
A teacher is talking about the good and bad aspects of computer use.
10 (i)
What does the teacher say are the two advantages of computers?
......................................................................................................................................
......................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
10 (ii)
What does the teacher think is negative about computer use?
......................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
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11
Cem and Susanne are going out for the night.
11 (i)
On Saturday, Susanne was Ö
A
shopping with a friend.
B
playing football.
C
out with Cem.
Write the correct letter in the box.
11 (ii)
Cem is Ö
A
not bothered.
B
amazed.
C
downhearted.
Write the correct letter in the box.
11 (iii)
(1 mark)
Susanne reacts Ö
A
politely.
B
sensibly.
C
angrily.
Write the correct letter in the box.
(10)
(1 mark)
(1 mark)
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12
Two people talk about the pressures on them to do well.
12 (a)
What does Franziskaís mother think?
A
There is not much discrimination against women in the workplace.
B
Women have a chance to overcome discrimination in the workplace.
C
Women are very successful in the workplace.
Write the correct letter in the box.
12 (b)
(1 mark)
How does Jens feel?
A
Jealous, because his brother did well at university.
B
Confident that he can do as well as his brother.
C
Jealous, because his brother is rich but left school early.
Write the correct letter in the box.
(1 mark)
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13
Two radio advertisements.
13 (a)
What is this person advertising?
A
B
C
(1 mark)
Write the correct letter in the box.
13 (b)
What is this person advertising?
A
B
Write the correct letter in the box.
(12)
C
(1 mark)
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14
Markus and Gabi are at the start of their holiday.
14 (i)
How would you summarise Markusí point of view?
A
Gabi should not be in such a hurry.
B
The sights are not worth seeing.
C
They should wait for better weather.
Write the correct letter in the box.
14 (ii)
(1 mark)
How would you summarise Gabiís point of view?
A
She has waited a long time for this trip.
B
She agrees with Markus.
C
It was not worth coming.
Write the correct letter in the box.
(1 mark)
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15
Two people talk about the environment.
What is the best description of each person?
A
not bothered
B
irritated
C
curious
D
practical
Write the correct letter in the box.
15 (a)
Thomas
(1 mark)
15 (b)
Jenny
(1 mark)
16
Rainer is talking about his mother.
16 (i)
Why do the family go to his sisterís each year?
......................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
16 (ii)
What has his mother not got used to?
......................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
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17
Michael is talking to Jana, a new girl at the school.
17 (i)
What does Michael say about the school?
A
The girls are popular.
B
The boys are all great.
C
The teachers are cool.
Write the correct letter in the box.
17 (ii)
(1 mark)
What does Michael think?
A
He expects to do well at this school.
B
Everyone does well at this school.
C
He does not expect to do well at this school.
Write the correct letter in the box.
(1 mark)
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18
A television report.
18 (i)
Why are the police looking for this man?
......................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
18 (ii)
Why was he not caught?
......................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
19
Three people talk about health.
19 (a)
Why does Peter find it is important to have a healthy lifestyle?
......................................................................................................................................
(1 mark)
19 (b)
What is Dorisís problem with jogging?
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(1 mark)
19 (c)
What is Johannes warning Nils about?
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(1 mark)
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
Higher Tier
June 2010
German
Unit 1
46651HT
Listening
Wednesday 16 June 2010 1.30 pm to 2.15 pm
approximately (including reading time)
H
FOR INVIGILATORíS USE ONLY
Time allowed
40 minutes + 5 minutes reading time before the test
!
!
The pauses are pre-recorded for this test.
This is what you should do for each item.
! After the question number is announced, there will be a pause to allow you to read the instructions
and questions.
! Listen carefully to the recording and read the questions again.
! Listen to the recording again and then answer the questions.
! When the next question is about to start you will hear a bleep like this (*).
! You may write at any time during the test.
! Answer all questions.
! You must answer the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write outside the box around each
page or on blank pages.
! Answer the questions in English.
! Write neatly and put down all the information you are asked to give.
! Ask any questions now*. You must not ask questions or interrupt during the test.
! You now have five minutes to read through the question paper. You may make notes during this
time. You may open your answer book now.
! The test starts now.
Once the recording has started, the Invigilator must not
pause it at any time as all pauses, including the five
minutes reading time, are pre-recorded.
*If candidates ask any questions at this point, the Invigilator should pause the recording until the
questions have been answered. The recording should then be restarted.
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1
2
F
Ich suche Arbeit f¸r die Schulferien. Haben Sie etwas?
M
Ja, vorausgesetzt, dass du eine Uniform tr‰gst. Du musst auch immer p¸nktlich
ankommen. Wir fangen n‰mlich um f¸nf Uhr morgens an.
M
Meine Mutter weifl meine Handynummer. Alle dreiflig Minuten ruft sie mich an oder
sie schickt eine SMS. Das nervt mich. Ich hasse das.
3 Example
M
Die Leute hier sind ganz nett.
3 (a)
F1
Ich mag es, in diesem CafÈ zu arbeiten. Ich kann hier essen, aber das kostet nichts
f¸r mich.
3 (b)
F2
Alle meinen, das muss ein toller Job im Kino sein. Man kann alle Filme sehen.
Aber das stimmt nicht. Wenn ich arbeite, sehe ich nur ein paar Minuten vom Film.
4
M
Sandra, warum willst du nicht heiraten?
F
Meine Mutter ist eine Alleinerziehende. Eine Familie ohne einen Mann ist auch
eine Familie. So will ich leben.
5 Example
F1
Meine Schwester ist klug.
5 (a)
M1
Mein Bruder und ich streiten nie. Aber er streitet sowieso mit niemandem. Alle
mˆgen ihn, denn er ist immer guter Laune und spricht jeden an.
5 (b)
F2
Meine Oma ist Rentnerin, ist aber sehr unabh‰ngig. Sie wohnt immer noch allein in
der Wohnung, ist gut zu Fufl und f‰hrt jeden Tag Rad.
5 (c)
M2
Gestern hat meine Schwester Geld auf der Strafle gefunden. Steck es doch
einfach in die Handtasche, habe ich ihr vorgeschlagen. Aber nein, sie ist zur Polizei
gegangen.
6
M
Tag, Lena. Wie war der Urlaub?
F
Mensch, Axel, das war furchtbar. Vom ersten Tag an. Die Fluggesellschaft hat
unsere Koffer verloren. Wir mussten alles neu kaufen, neue Kleider, alles. Und
noch was. Das Hotel war ganz neu, und hatte noch kein Restaurant! Stell dir mal
vor: Das Fr¸hst¸ck mussten wir in einem CafÈ kaufen!
7 (a)
M
Wir wohnen in einer Sackgasse in einem Vorort. Jedes Haus hat einen Rasen.
Hier wohnen nette Leute. Es ist ganz ruhig ñ viel zu ruhig f¸r mich. Ich habe die
Nase voll.
7 (b)
M
Fr¸her haben wir in der Stadtmitte gewohnt. Da war es so gef‰hrlich. Ich war
immer nervˆs, weil ich meinte, an jeder Ecke wartet ein Dieb auf mich.
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8
M
Frau Kreuzer, wenn man Sie w‰hlen w¸rde, was w¸rden Sie f¸r diese Stadt tun?
F
Erstens, wir haben ein Problem mit Obdachlosen. Man hat ein Recht, ein Dach
¸ber dem Kopf zu haben. Zweitens, niemand k¸mmert sich um unsere alten Leute.
Alt zu werden, das ist die Zukunft f¸r uns alle. Man bleibt nicht immer jung.
9 (a)
F1
Ach, so viel Abfall hier, nur weil die Leute zu faul sind, das in die M¸lltonne zu
werfen.
9 (b)
M
Ich habe jetzt eine neue Wohnung, weil der Verkehr auf der Strafle so laut war, wo
ich fr¸her wohnte. Ich habe Kopfschmerzen vom L‰rm bekommen.
9 (c)
F2
He, Harald, du Umweltverschmutzer! Deine Pestizide kommen r¸ber in meinen
Garten! Och, ich kann nicht atmen! Hˆr doch auf!
10
M
Wir m¸ssen jetzt alle mit einem Computer arbeiten, nicht nur in der Schule, sondern
auch im B¸ro, in der Werkstatt und so weiter. Das finde ich gut, denn es spart Zeit
und Arbeit. Aber darin liegt das Problem, denn bei mir in der Schule kommt es
immer ˆfter vor, dass Sch¸ler ihre Hausaufgaben vom Internet abschreiben.
11
M
He, Susanne, du siehst aber gut aus! Alles neu gekauft?
F
Na klar, Cem. Du weiflt doch, ich war mit Maria einkaufen gegangen. Letzten
Samstag. W‰hrend du Fuflball gespielt hast.
M
Und? Warís teuer?
F
Nee, so um die hundert Euro.
M
Ja, spinnst du total! So viel Geld f¸r Klamotten!
F
Klamotten! Das sind Designer-Jeans, du Vollidiot! Sehe ich denn so aus, als ob
ich billige Kleider trage?
12 (a)
F
Meine Mutter will, dass ich mich jetzt f¸r einen Beruf entscheide. Sie meint, es gibt
so viel Diskriminierung gegen Frauen, deshalb muss man so schnell wie mˆglich
anfangen, um voranzukommen und Erfolg zu haben.
12 (b)
M
Mein Bruder war nie so gut wie ich in der Schule. Jetzt bin ich auf der Universit‰t,
aber er hat vor dem Abitur die Schule verlassen und sich selbstst‰ndig gemacht.
Jetzt ist er reich. Ich bin eifers¸chtig.
13 (a)
F
Hier bekommen Sie das Einkaufserlebnis Ihres Lebens. Unsere Auswahl ist
wahrscheinlich die beste der Stadt. Sie finden uns in der Berliner Strafle. Da
warten wir auf Sie.
13 (b)
M
Ob Verlobungsringe, Ohrringe oder Halsketten ñ Sie finden alles hier bei uns! Und
nur diese Woche ñ bei Eink‰ufen ¸ber zweihundert Euro bekommen Sie zwei
Kinokarten gratis!
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F
Also, wir sind hier. Was machen wir morgen?
M
Ich will mich nur ausruhen. Wir kˆnnen uns ¸bermorgen die Sehensw¸rdigkeiten
der Stadt ansehen. Also, keine Hektik, Gabi, du willst immer alles sofort machen.
F
Ich bin nicht tausend Kilometer geflogen, um auf einem Bett in einem Hotelzimmer
zu liegen. Es gibt so viel zu sehen: die Kunstgalerien, die alten H‰user, den Dom.
Es war schon immer mein Traum, hierher zu kommen. Ob mit dir oder alleine, ich
werde alles sehen.
15 (a)
M
Wir hˆren immer von einer Umweltkatastrophe, aber daran glaube ich nicht. Was in
der Zukunft passieren wird, interessiert mich gar nicht.
(b)
F
Es gibt Leute, die das nicht ernst nehmen. Was kann denn wichtiger sein als die
Umwelt? Diese Leute fahren ihre groflen Autos, ohne daran zu denken, dass es
der Erde schadet. Was machen wir mit denen?
16
M
Meine Mutter hatte letzte Woche Geburtstag. Wir sind wie immer alle zu meiner
Schwester gefahren, und sie hatte ein herrliches Essen vorbereitet. Meine
Schwester hat zwei Kinder. Mutti ist also Oma, aber kann es immer noch nicht
glauben.
17
M
Du bist die Neue, oder?
F
Ja, mein erster Tag heute. Aber das soll hier eine gute Schule sein, nicht wahr?
M
Wenn du meinst, die Lehrer sind alle blˆd und die Jungs sind alle ganz coole
Typen, dann ja, du bist hier richtig gelandet. Aber wenn du eine Eins im Abi willst,
dann solltest du dir lieber eine andere Schule suchen.
18
F
Kennen Sie diesen Mann? Er ist etwa ein Meter f¸nfundsiebzig grofl mit langen
dunklen Haaren. Man hat ihn zuletzt beim Drogenhandeln mit Kindern am
Schuleingang gesehen. Als die Polizei kam, ist er weggelaufen.
19 (a)
M1
Ich mˆchte ges¸nder leben. So viele Leute haben heutzutage Lungenprobleme.
Ich rauche nicht mehr und ich treibe jetzt jeden Tag Sport.
19 (b)
F
Gut, dass es regnet. Das heiflt, ich kann nicht joggen, es ist zu nass. Es ist
gesund, zu laufen, aber das mache ich bei schlechtem Wetter nicht.
19 (c)
M2
Nun, so was, Nils, wie viel Zucker tust du denn in deinen Kaffee rein? Wenn du so
weiter machst, wirst du in ein paar Jahren gar nicht mehr so schlank sein, wie du
heute bist.
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Listening
Mark Scheme
2010 examination - June series
Mark schemes are prepared by the Principal Examiner and considered, together with the
relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any
amendments made at the standardisation meeting attended by all examiners and is the scheme
which was used by them in this examination. The standardisation meeting ensures that the
mark scheme covers the candidates’ responses to questions and that every examiner
understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for the standardisation
meeting each examiner analyses a number of candidates’ scripts: alternative answers not
already covered by the mark scheme are discussed at the meeting and legislated for. If, after
this meeting, examiners encounter unusual answers which have not been discussed at the
meeting they are required to refer these to the Principal Examiner.
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developed and expanded on the basis of candidates’ reactions to a particular paper.
Assumptions about future mark schemes on the basis of one year’s document should be
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READING & LISTENING TESTS
Notes on the Marking Scheme
Non-verbal Answers
Follow the mark scheme as set out.
Verbal Answers
1.
The basic principle of assessment is that candidates should gain credit for what they
know, understand and can do. The following guidance should be borne in mind when
marking.
(a)
Credit should be given for all answers which convey the key idea required
intelligibly and without ambiguity. A separate assessment of spelling,
punctuation and grammar is not required on these papers because of the nature
of the answers. However, these aspects are an integral part of assessing
communication and marks cannot be awarded where errors in spelling,
punctuation or grammar lead to a failure to communicate the required information
without ambiguity.
(b)
Where a candidate has given alternatives or additional information in an answer,
the following criteria should be applied:
if the alternative/addition does not contradict the key idea or make it
ambiguous, accept;
if the alternative/addition contradicts the key idea or makes it ambiguous,
reject.
(c)
Where numbered lines are given within a question/section of a question, credit
should be given for correct answers, no matter which line they appear on.
(d)
Where a question has more than one section, a candidate may include as part
of the answer to one section the information required to answer another section.
For instance, the information required to answer section (b) might be given as
part of the answer to section (a). In such cases, credit should be given for having
answered section (b), provided that no incorrect answer has been given for that
section in the correct place.
(e)
Where a question or part of a question carries more than one mark, candidates
are given credit for all the correct answers they give, even if they have given
incorrect answers as well, except where any of the latter contradicts a correct
answer that they have given.
2.
...../..... means that these are acceptable alternative answers. (.....) means that this
information is not needed for full marks.
3.
In questions where candidates are asked to name, for example, three types of vegetable
sold in the market, only the first three items they write down should be considered.
4.
Accept
T/F/?
Target language equivalent as instructed in rubric (eg. T/F/NT)
/X/?
a mix and match approach using the above, where the response is clear and
unambiguous (eg. T and are both used by the candidate).
5.
In multiple choice questions where candidates must choose one letter or number, they
should automatically get no mark awarded if they give more than one. If the rubric
instructs them to write one letter or number in the box and they do so, but write a second
letter or number outside the box too, then the answer in the box should be considered.
6.
No mark scheme can cover all possible answers. When in doubt:
look for the key idea, where this is appropriate.
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NFP = no further penalty
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2010 LISTENING MARK SCHEME
HIGHER TIER
Question
1
Accept
D
Question
2 (i)
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
A
Question
2 (ii)
Mark
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
A
Reject
1
Question
Accept
Mark
3 (a)
She does not have to pay for her food
It does not cost her anything to eat
1
Question
Accept
Mark
3 (b)
She does not get to see the (whole)
film / she does not have time to watch
the films
1
She does not watch the
films from the start
Question
Accept
Mark
Reject
4
C
Question
5 (a)
5 (b)
The food is free
It does not cost her
anything
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
A
Question
Reject
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
F
1
4
Reject
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Question
5 (c)
Accept
Mark
D
Question
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
Reject
B, C
6
2
(In any order)
Question
7 (a)
Accept
A
Question
7 (b)
8 (ii)
9 (b)
Mark
B
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
A
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
A
Question
Reject
1
Accept
Question
9 (a)
Mark
D
Question
Reject
1
Accept
Question
8 (i)
Mark
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
D
1
5
Reject
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Question
9 (c)
Accept
C
Question
10 (i)
It saves time and work
Accept
Pupils copy their work from it /
plagiarise / they get their homework
from the internet
Question
11 (i)
Accept
11 (ii)
11 (iii)
12 (a)
12 (b)
You get work done faster
Mark
Reject
1
Reject
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
C
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
B
Question
1
Mark
B
Question
Reject
1
Accept
Question
Mark
Mark
A
Question
Reject
1
Accept
Question
10 (ii)
Mark
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
C
1
6
Reject
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Question
13 (a)
Accept
C
Question
13 (b)
14 (ii)
15 (b)
Mark
A
Mark
A
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
A
Reject
1
Accept
Mark
B
Reject
1
Question
Accept
Mark
16 (i)
For (a meal on) his mother’s birthday
1
Question
Accept
Mark
16 (ii)
Reject
1
Accept
Question
Reject
1
Accept
Question
15 (a)
Mark
B
Question
Reject
1
Accept
Question
14 (i)
Mark
Being a grandmother
Her daughter having children
1
7
Reject
For her birthday
Reject
Her two grandchildren
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Question
17 (i)
Accept
B
Question
17 (ii)
18 (ii)
Question
19 (a)
Mark
C
Mark
He is a drug dealer
He is selling drugs
1
Accept
Mark
He ran away
1
Accept
Mark
Because people get lung problems
1
Question
Accept
Mark
19 (b)
She does not like jogging in the rain /
getting wet / bad weather
1
Question
Accept
Mark
19 (c)
Reject
1
Accept
Question
Reject
1
Accept
Question
18 (i)
Mark
About taking too much sugar /
warning him about getting fat / His
weight
Reject
Drug handling
Giving drugs to children
Reject
Drove away
The police cannot find
him
Reject
Lung cancer
He has lung problems
Reject
The weather
It’s always raining
Reject
1
Higher Paper Total = 40 Marks
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General Certificate of Secondary Education
German 46651
46651/L
Listening
Report on the Examination
2010 examination - June series
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German - AQA GCSE Report on the Examination 2010 June series
Listening – June 2010
General Comments
This is the first examination series of this specification. However, the entry was small, 323 for the
Foundation Tier and 280 for the Higher Tier, so, although trends can be identified, they may not
be indicative of the performance of future candidates.
Candidates entered for the Foundation Tier appear to have been entered correctly; however, their
performance on the more difficult questions was markedly inferior to that on the easier questions.
On the other hand, candidates entered for the Higher Tier did not perform as well on the more
challenging questions as in previous years. Many Higher Tier candidates would probably have
done just as well had they been entered for Foundation.
Inappropriate answers were not an issue. Examiners reported that answers in English as required
by the new specification were easier to deal with than answers in German.
Performance at Higher Tier was better than at Foundation on the questions common to both tiers,
except for Question Foundation 14(c) / Higher 9(c).
There is some evidence that candidates are more comfortable with words familiar from the
previous specification or what they learnt at the beginning of their studies than they are with the
vocabulary of the new specification, dealing as it does with less personal themes. See the
comments for Foundation questions 6, 12, 14, 15, Higher 1, 11, 17.
Foundation Tier
Questions 1-3
Nine out ten candidates scored a mark for each of these questions.
Question 4
More candidates recognised "Schuhe" (4(a)) than "Ohrringe" (4(b)), although the difference was
small.
Question 5
Candidates had no problems with these questions.
Question 6
Many more candidates recognised "Urlaub" than "müde" or "keine Arbeit".
Questions 7 & 8
Very few candidates had a problem with either of these questions.
Question 9
Part (i) was not a problem, but for part (ii) fewer than half of candidates could recognise that the
speaker was not happy with the situation, despite the fact that it is said twice using different
expressions.
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Question 10 (a)
This question was answered in the candidate's own words in English. Examiners reported that
most candidates attempted an answer, but with varying degrees of success. The element of free
food seemed to be understood but it wasn’t always expressed in relation to the person speaking
– "she gets free food". Fewer than one third of candidates scored a mark.
Question 10 (b)
This question was answered even less successfully. Fewer than one in five candidates scored a
mark.
Question 11
This was a much longer text, so it was pleasing that seventy per cent of candidates scored 2
marks.
Question 12
Part (a) more candidates (40%) answered B than the correct answer A (19%). Perhaps they did
not recognise "viel zu ruhig für mich", but the phrase "Ich habe die Nase voll" should have
indicated that B was wrong. This phrase is in the new specification in this form. For part (b), one
third answered correctly, with the other responses distributed equally between the other options,
which is quite unusual.
Question 13
This was a less challenging question than the previous one and, appropriately, it presented no
problem to the majority of candidates.
Question 14
Fewer than half of candidates scored a mark for parts (a) and (b), yet twice as many scored in
part (c), possibly because they heard the familiar near-cognate "Garten".
Question 15
This was the most difficult question for candidates, and performance decreased with each
successive part. For part (a), examiners reported that although what was being tested was
virtually a cognate, most candidates found it difficult. Part (b) was also a problem, possibly
because candidates were not explicit enough in their answers. Only one in twenty candidates
managed to score a mark for part (c), and 18% did not even attempt an answer. "Zucker" was not
generally known.
Question 16
A less challenging question to end the examination: more than half of candidates scored two
marks.
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Higher Tier
Question 1
This was intended to be an easy start to the examination. However, most candidates seized on
the single word "fünf" (61%), ignoring, or not understanding, the surrounding text. There is also a
tendency for candidates to answer with the word they hear last, as in this case. Only 35% scored
a mark. The word "pünktlich", the correct answer, is more likely to be tested in the new
specification than simple numbers.
Question 2
A similar, but better, performance to that at Foundation Tier (Question 9).
Question 3
Performance once again reflected, but was an improvement on, that at Foundation Tier (Question
10).
Question 4
A little over three-quarters of candidates scored a mark.
Question 5
This was the first relatively difficult question on the paper (apart from Question 1), and
performance reflected this. The part most successfully answered, by a large margin, was (b): this
appears to be because in the spoken text the German for the word listed on the question paper
("unabhängig") is actually heard; in the other two parts candidates have to work out the answer
from the whole text. However, teachers are reminded that the drawing of inferences is a skill
required by the higher grade criteria and will be tested.
Question 6
Nearly all candidates scored two marks.
Question 7
This question caused the same problems here as at Foundation Tier (Question 12). In part (a), B
was once again the commonest choice (45% of candidates). A quarter of candidates scored a
mark. Part (b) was not a problem for most candidates.
Question 8
This was meant to be a more challenging question and proved to be so, with just under half of
candidates scoring a mark for each part. For both parts B was the next most common answer; in
the case of part (b), almost certainly because the last word heard is "jung" (compare Question 1).
Question 9
Once again, a similar performance to Foundation Tier (Question 14), but with the oddity that a
smaller percentage scored a mark for part (c) than at Foundation Tier.
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Question 10
In part (i), one examiner reported seeing only two correct answers "saves time and work". Most of
the answers were complete guesses. Part (ii) was done better, but only 41% scored a mark. It
was anticipated that this would be a challenging question.
Question 11
Two-thirds of candidates scored a mark for part (i), yet only half that number for part
(38%) answered A ("not bothered"). Given what the speaker says, it is difficult to
candidates arrived at this. Teachers are advised that the examination will always use
contemporary language so that learners are fully prepared when visiting a German
country. Part (iii) was not a problem.
(ii). More
see how
authentic
speaking
Question 12
Candidates scored better at part (a) (73%) than part (b) (47%), despite the key word being the
last word heard in part (b). One can only assume that they were confused as the English word
appears in two of the options.
Question 13
Very few candidates failed to score on part (a), perhaps because they heard the word "Straße" so
clearly towards the end. Part (b) was much trickier: many correctly heard the items in picture B
and so that was a popular answer; many more (57%) heard "Kino" at the end and so scored a
mark. Only two candidates answered C.
Question 14
This question tested understanding of the whole text, so it is pleasing that 65% scored a mark for
part (ii) and 73% for part two.
Question 15
This was intended to be a more challenging question than most, testing overall understanding of
a point of view, and this was reflected in the fact that 40% scored a mark for part (a) and 47% for
part (b), with no outstanding wrong answer.
Question 16
For part (i), examiners reported that a good number of candidates, 42%, got this right. However,
many candidates simply answered "her birthday" without specifying the person, so losing a mark
through ambiguity. Just over half of candidates scored a mark for part (ii).
Question 17
This was meant to be a very challenging question, but even so it does seem that once again the
use of contemporary language (see Question 11) has proved difficult for candidates. Part (i) was
answered correctly by 44% of candidates, but 45% answered C. In part (ii), 21.4% gave the
correct response (C), but 34.6% answered A and 44% answered B.
Question 18
In part (i), candidates recognised the drug element but not always that "handeln" means
"dealing", leading to incorrect answers such as "giving drugs to children" and guesses such as
"kidnapping". Almost 30% scored a mark. There were fewer ways of expressing "ran away" for
part (ii) so candidates had a guess or got it right (35%).
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Question 19
This is the same question as Foundation Tier Question 15. The same difficulties were
encountered by candidates, but more of them were successful (for part (a) 49%, for part (b) 41%,
for part (c) 12%).
Mark Ranges and Award of Grades
Grade boundaries and cumulative percentage grades are available on the Results statistics
page of the AQA Website.
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