YEAR 10 ENGLISH TIME: 15 minutes LISTENING COMPREHENSION

DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION Department of Curriculum Management Educational Assessment Unit

Track 3

Annual Examinations 2017

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YEAR 10

ENGLISH

TIME: 15 minutes

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

TEACHER'S PAPER

Instructions for the conduct of the Listening Comprehension Examination

The teacher should instruct the candidates to answer the questions on the paper provided. The following procedure for reading the Listening Comprehension passage is to be explained to the candidates immediately before proceeding with the examination.

You have been given a sheet containing the Listening Comprehension questions. You will be given three minutes to read the questions based on the passage. The passage will be read at normal reading speed. You may take notes during the reading. After this reading there will be a pause of another three minutes to allow you to answer some of the questions. I shall read the passage a second time and you may take further notes and answer the rest of the questions. After this second reading you will be given a further three minutes for a final revision of the answers.

a. 3 minutes ? Students read questions. b. 3 minutes ? Teacher reads passage aloud for the first time while students take notes. c. 3 minutes ? Students answer questions. d. 3 minutes ? Teacher reads passage for the second time. Students may answer more

questions. e. 3 minutes ? Students revise final answers.

English ? Listening Comprehension ? Teachers' Paper ? Year 10 ? Track 3 ? 2017

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DIRECTORATE FOR QUALITY AND STANDARDS IN EDUCATION Department of Curriculum Management Educational Assessment Unit

Track 3

Annual Examinations 2017

_________________________________________________________________

YEAR 10

ENGLISH

TIME: 15 minutes

LISTENING COMPREHENSION

TEACHER'S PAPER

You are going to listen to a number of news items from around the world.

Canada An iron fish to end anemia An iron fish could wipe out anemia. Canadian scientist Dr Christopher Charles came up with the invention after doing a research project in Cambodia, where almost half the population is anemic. Whenever the three-inch-long fish is added to a cooking pot, it releases enough iron for an entire family. Worldwide, 1.62 billion, or almost one in four people, mainly pregnant women and young children, have anemia, resulting in serious health problems. An organisation called The Lucky Iron Fish Project is employing Cambodians to manufacture the fish and is selling them at a low cost in other countries too.

Great Britain Can women fight like men? British women have been fighting alongside men in the army for years, but next year, they could join the infantry and the armoured corps for the first time. Until now, women have been banned from serving in close combat where the primary aim is to engage with and kill the enemy. However, the government is carrying out an 18-month review that could end this ban. Defence Secretary Michael Fallon said that armed forces roles should be determined by ability and not gender. "Women can fight just as effectively as men," he said. However, others are sceptical. Colonel Mike Dewar, who served in the British Army for 30 years, said that 99.9% of women lack the upper body strength necessary to pass the difficult tests required to join an infantry unit.

Australia Australia's animal Crisis Over the last 200 years, Australia has lost one in 10 of its native mammal species, and it's a trend that is likely to continue unless drastic measures are taken now. A new survey, published in the PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA journal, shows that since 1788, 11% of the country's 273 native land mammals have died out, 21% are threatened and 15% are near threatened. The primary reason for the decline is the population of feral cats and red foxes, which were introduced from Europe. Conservation biologist John Woinarski, who led the research, said, "The extent of the problem has been largely unappreciated until recently because much of the loss involves small, nocturnal, shy species with little public profit." However, he said, iconic animals such as the koala, are also under threat. Possible solutions include increased protection of native species on islands and reducing the number of foxes and feral cats.

English ? Listening Comprehension ? Teachers' Paper ? Year 10 ? Track 3 ? 2017

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