الن ص المكتوب لن ص االستماع المسجل عمى القرص المدمج Tapescript of the Listening CD KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN QUALITY ASSURANCE AUTHORITY for EDUCATION and TRAINING National Examinations Unit Grade 6 National Examinations مممكة البحرين هيئة ضمان جودة التعميم والتدريب وحدة االمتحانات الوطنية االمتحانات الوطنية للصف السادس May 2012 English Tapescript of Paper 3 امتحان مايو 1021 المغة اإلنجميزية نص االستماع الخاص بالورقة 3 Page 1 of 13
Quality Assurance Authority Kingdom of Bahrain National Tests [Note to sound engineer, indicates a new track] [Note to rubric reader, English Language Rubrics to be read are in bold font] This is the Kingdom of Bahrain National Examinations in the English Language Grade 6 Live Test Version 3A Listening Test There are four parts. You will hear each part twice. At the beginning of each recording you will hear this sound. For each part of the test there will be time for you to look through the questions and time for you to check your answers. Write your answers on the question paper. Open your question paper now. The test is about to begin.] Grade 6 Listening Test 2012 Test 3A (5 second pause) Page 2 of 13
Part 1 Questions 1 5 You will hear five short recordings. For each recording there is a question and three pictures A, B and C. Circle the correct letter. Before we start, here is an example. What did the man buy? Pause 5 M F M F I got most of the shopping. I got the orange juice and a loaf of bread, but there wasn t any milk. They didn t have any potatoes either. But what about the rice? Ah I forgot. I ll go back for it. Oh don t worry. I ll go. The man bought orange juice and a loaf of bread, so there is a circle around the letter A. You now have 30 seconds to look at Questions 1-5. Pause 30 Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. Question 1 Where are Sara and Tom going to go? Page 3 of 13
M: Sara, What do you think of spending the summer holidays in the mountains? F: Oh no Tom, we were there last year! M: How about the beach? F: No, it ll be too hot in summer. M: Then let s have a city break. F: That s a great idea Tom! I m sure that we are going to have a great time. Repeat from to Question 2 Which club is Sam going to join? F: Sam, I know you re a good athlete so would you like to join the football club? M: But I'm not good at football! F: Well, How about tennis? M: I joined the tennis club last year I want to try something new. I know! Basketball is what I want. F: Go for it. Repeat from to Page 4 of 13
Question 3 What did the man have for dinner? M: What would you like to have for dinner sir? M: Fish and chips please. M: Would you like to have green salad with it? M: Oh yes please. M: How about a bowl of soup? M: No thank you. M: And What about ice- cream? M: No, Thanks. Repeat from to Question 4 What is Liz going to wear? F1: Mum, it's my friend Tina's birthday party tomorrow. Can you help me choose something to wear? F2: Well, Let s have a look in your cupboard. I think this shirt and these shorts are great. Page 5 of 13
F1: The shirt is fine, but I don't like wearing shorts or jeans at parties! F2: How about this skirt then? F1: That ll look great mum. Repeat from to Question 5 What did the woman buy? M: Can I help you? F: Yes please. I want to buy an instrument for my son. M: Well, we ve got a new collection of drums, trumpets and guitars? F: Oh my daughter likes the trumpet but my son loves the guitar. He plays in the school band. Can I have that brown one please? M: Here you are. Repeat from to Pause 30 Now turn to Part 2. Part 2 Questions 6 10 You will hear a woman talking to her husband in a bookshop about choosing books for their children. Which book do they choose for each child? Write a letter (A - H) next to each child. Page 6 of 13
There are two extra letters that you do not need to use. Before we start, here is an example. M: Our kids have been really good this week. Let's get them some books. F: Yeh.. that would be a good surprise for them. M: Theresa s always looking for the latest clothes on the internet and she enjoys dressing up. F: Yes It's her thing. M: Look at this book Teenager Fashion. That's just right for her. Put it in the basket please. The Picture of "the model" is for Theresa, so the letter H is next to her name. You now have 30 seconds to look at Questions 6-10 Pause 30 Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. M: Our kids have been really good this week. Let's get them some books. F: Yeh.. that would be a good surprise for them. M: Theresa s always looking for the latest clothes on the internet and she enjoys dressing up. F: Yes It's her thing. Page 7 of 13
M: Look at this book Teenager Fashion. That's just right for her. Put it in the basket please. Let's choose something for Pat now. F: He has just finished reading a book about space ships. What shall we get him this time? M: MMM... He is interested in nature these days especially sea life. He never stops asking questions about that. F: What about this one, it s called Deep Down in the Ocean. M: Wonderful. That ll answer all his questions. F: It's Joe's turn. Can you see anything about flying.? M: Doesn t he want to be a vet? F: No, not anymore. He told everybody he's going to be a pilot. M: Let s get him this book How Planes Fly. F: Great. Now, let's find a book for our funny daughter Lana. M: Ok. How about this one? F: Live and Laugh? Not sure, I think this one is better. Funny Stories for Family Dinners. M: Let's get it and ask her to read us one story every night. F: Now it's Dora's turn. She has been helping me a lot in the kitchen. Why don't we get her a cook book for children. M: That s a great idea. F: Easy Cakes and Pies This looks good. Let s get it. Ok. Little Sue is the only one left. M: But she can't read yet. F: She can look at the pictures. M: Look at this book about colours. F: Wait a minute. This is about animals and it makes sounds. M: That's the one. She can look at the pictures and listen to the sounds. Repeat from to Pause 30 Now turn to Part 3a. Page 8 of 13
Part 3a Questions 11 15 You will hear a phone message about a birthday party. Complete the notes. Before we start, here is an example. Hi, Tawfeeq. I want to invite you to my cousin's birthday party next week. It will be in their farm. The birthday party is in a farm, so farm is written after where. You now have 30 seconds to look at Questions 11 15. Pause 30 Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. Hi, Tawfeeq. I want to invite you to my cousin's birthday party next week. It will be in their farm. The party is going to be at eight, so don t be late. There will be great food like rice and kebabs and my favourite, fruit cake, which we ll eat after we sing the Happy Birthday song. By the way, my cousin is 10 today. What is special at the farm is the swimming pool and all the space there for us to run around, so we can swim and if there s time, play football so bring your swim suit and a towel. My cousin is going to give each of us a present to take home. I think it s going to be a poster, which is fantastic. You can put it on the wall in your Page 9 of 13
room. We will be coming back at 10 with my dad, he will drive us home, so we will be there for 3 hours. You can stay the night at my house if you like. See you soon Repeat from to Pause 30 Now turn to Part 3b. Part 3b Questions 16 20 You will hear a telephone message from Tom to his friend Sam. Complete the notes. Before we start, here is an example. Hi Sam, it s Tom. It s great that you can visit next week. Here s what I have planned for us to do. Sam will be visiting Tom next week, so week is written after the word next. You now have 30 seconds to look at Questions 16 20. Pause 30 Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. Page 10 of 13
Please leave your message after the tone. Hi Sam, it s Tom. It s great that you can visit next week. Here s what I have planned for us to do. On Sunday, my Mother will make us lunch. Then we can go to the cinema before dinner at a local restaurant. There s a new film I want to see. And do you remember my friend John? He is a really good volleyball player. Anyway his parents have bought a new table tennis table and he s invited us to go and play. I thought we could do that Monday morning. In the afternoon, we could go for a bike ride round the park. I got a new bike for my birthday and haven t taken it out yet. You could borrow my old bike but you will need to bring a sweater in case it gets cold. And I ll give you one of my hats if it s really cold. And finally if the weather is good my father will drive us to the beach on Tuesday. It s not very far. We can swim and also go out in a boat of one of my father s friends, who s a fisherman. See you then. Bye. Pause 10 Repeat from to Pause 30 Now turn to Part 4. Part 4 Questions 21 25 You will hear Emma talking to her uncle. Circle the correct letter A, B or C. Page 11 of 13
Before we start, here is an example. F: I m ready, uncle. You ll take me to the cinema today, won t you? M: Yes, that s why I m here But remember I told you I ll buy some things from the supermarket afterwards. So we can t go to the cinema that is opposite the post office. The one in the town centre is best because it s close to the supermarket. F: Ok, but we can t walk all the way, it s too far. Emma s uncle wants to go to the supermarket in the town center, so there is a circle around the letter A You now have 30 seconds to look at Questions 21 25. Pause 30 Now we are ready to start. Listen carefully. F: I m ready, uncle. You ll take me to the cinema today, won t you? M: Yes, that s why I m here But remember I told you I ll buy some things from the supermarket afterwards. So we can t go to the cinema that is opposite the post office. The one in the town centre is best because it s close to the supermarket. F: Ok, but we can t walk all the way, it s too far. M: No. there s no need. I bought a new car and I wanted to surprise you. So we Page 12 of 13
can drive there. F: Wow. Congratulations! M: Thank you. When do you want to go? F: I ve checked the newspaper. There are three shows at nine, eleven and one. M: Oh, it s already twelve. We ve missed the first two shows. But, we can see the last one. F: I can t wait to see A Trip to the Moon My friend told me all about it. They ve also seen New in Town and said that was good. M: I read about New in Town and it is very similar to Hotel for dogs that we saw last week. F: I forgot to tell you I ve got a new student card. M: Well, with a student card it ll be 3 for you and 6 for my ticket so that s 9 altogether, which means we can have something to eat. F: Great, they sell the best popcorn in the city, that s what I want. M: Anything else? Chocolate or chips? F: Nothing. Thank you. M: Let s go then. Repeat from to Pause 30 [Narrator We have now come to the end of the test. You now have 5 minutes to look over your answers. I will remind you when there is one minute left. (Pause for 4 minutes) You now have 1 minute left (Pause for 1 minute) That is the end of the Listening Test.] Page 13 of 13