Listening and Discursive Writing
There are two sections in this paper. You should spend approximately 30 minutes on Section I and
50 minutes on Section II.
Section I:
30 marks are allocated to this section.
Section II:
40 marks are allocated to this section.
You may use an Italian dictionary.
You will have 2 minutes to study the questions before hearing the recording for Section I.
During this time you should study the questions for both Part A and Part B.
Section I—Listening
Part A
Listen carefully to the following item about youth unemployment in Italy, then answer
in
English
the questions which follow.
You will hear the item twice, with an interval of one minute between the playings. There
will then be a further interval of three minutes before you hear Part B. You may make
notes at any time.
Questions
1.
How long must someone be out of work to be classed as long-term unemployed?
2.
What
two
things are the long-term unemployed in danger of losing?
3.
What percentage of the unemployed were long-term in 2009?
4.
Why was this of particular concern?
5.
Which group had particularly high unemployment?
6.
What are the risks for the young people who are either unemployed or in temporary
work?
7.
(
a
)
What must be done immediately to address this question?
(
b
)
What will be important in the future?
Marks
1
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
(10)
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Part B
Now listen to Giuseppe and Luisa talking about work and university, then answer
in
English
the questions which follow.
You will hear the conversation twice, with an interval of one minute between the playings.
You may make notes at any time.
Questions
1.
(
a
)
How long is it since Giuseppe and Luisa last saw each other?
(
b
)
Where did they see each other?
2.
(
a
)
Why is Luisa surprised to hear that Marco graduated in engineering?
(
b
)
Why did Marco’s parents want him to study engineering?
3.
Why did Marco follow his parents’ advice?
4.
Why did Marco’s father become unemployed?
5.
(
a
)
What does Luisa think will have been difficult for Marco’s father?
(
b
)
How does his new job compare with his previous job?
6.
What did Luisa study at University?
7.
(
a
)
What advantages does Giuseppe see in the subjects Luisa has studied?
(
b
)
What would Luisa like to do in the future?
8.
What does Luisa say about literature?
9.
(
a
)
What does Giuseppe say about great works of literature?
(
b
)
How does Luisa react to what Giuseppe says?
(
c
)
Why does Giuseppe actually think that literature is important?
Marks
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
(20)
[Turn over for Section II—Discursive Writing
(Total = 30 marks)
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