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Instructions
•• Use black ink or ball-point pen.
Fill in the boxes at the top of this page with your name,
centre number and candidate number.
•• AllAnswer
questions are set in English.
all questions in English.
• Answer the questions in the spaces provided
– there may be more space than you need.
• You must not use a dictionary, but in some questions translations are provided for
a few words that were not included in the Specification vocabulary lists.
Information
•• You have 5 minutes to read through the paper before the first extract starts.
You may make notes during these 5 minutes.
• You will hear the extract twice. You may write at any time during the tests.
There will be a pause between each question.
•• The total mark for this paper is 50.
The marks for each question are shown in brackets
– use this as a guide as to how much time to spend on each question.
Advice
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Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided.
Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an
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answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross .
Akira’s family’s business
1 Akira is talking about the family business.
Complete the gap in each sentence using a word from the box below.
There are more words than gaps.
brother
Example: Akira has a ________________________.
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A trip to Yakushima
2 Ms Aoki is talking on a video introducing Yakushima.
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Listen to Ms Aoki talking and complete the sentences by putting a cross in the
correct box for each question.
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A tour guide.
B interpreter.
C chef.
D hotel manager.
A food.
B wildlife.
C history.
D nightlife.
A animals grazing.
B human activity.
C water.
D the wind.
A 200 years.
B 2000 years.
C 20,000 years.
D 200,000 years.
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(iv) She recommends the ferry for…
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A its speed.
B the scenery you will see.
C environmental reasons.
D its price.
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My school
3 Kyōko is talking about her school.
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What does she say?
Listen to the recording and put a cross in each one of the three correct boxes.
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Example The headteacher likes Japanese.
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A weekend of music
4 Hanako is talking about a series of concerts she went to.
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Elizabeth Oliver’s project
5 A Japanese presenter is reporting on Elizabeth Oliver.
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What does he say?
Listen to the recording and put a cross in the correct box for each question.
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Example: Elizabeth Oliver lives…
A in the countryside.
B by the sea.
C in a city.
D in the tropics.
A a commercial farm.
B a genetics laboratory.
C an animal shelter.
D a small animal zoo.
A collect donations.
B manage people.
C buy in supplies.
D generate publicity.
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A memorable hike
6 Yuriko is talking about a memorable hike she went on with her school.
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What does she say?
Answer the following questions in English.
(a) How did the students prepare in the weeks running up to the event?
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(c) How could people tell that the students were energetic at the start of the hike?
Give one detail.
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(e) Why did they feel pressure to attend school the day after the event?
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Yukio’s job
7 Yukio is talking about his new part-time job.
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(c) How does he use his time at work effectively? Give one detail.
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(d) What disadvantages of the job does he mention? Give one detail.
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Planning a trip
8 A group of university students is planning a trip.
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Listen to the recording and put a cross in the correct box for each question.
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Example: They are planning to go…
Part (a)
(i) They are planning to go…
A weather.
B cost.
C safety.
D timing.
A history.
B challenge.
C scenery.
D castles.
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Part (b)
(i) The boy says they can do it…
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Glossary
ブルー・レーン burū rēn a blue line on the road marking the cycling lane
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An interesting turn of events
9 Midori is looking back on her high school days.
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Listen to what she says and answer the following questions in English.
Part (a)
(i) How did she get money when she was in high school? Give two details.
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(ii) What backs up her statement that she loved manga? Give two details.
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An environmentally friendly school
10 Kayoko is introducing her school.
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Listen to her speech and put a cross in each of the two correct boxes for each
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