PAPER 2 IGCSE 2024 SYLLABUS

​HOW TO PREPARE FOR THE I.G.C.S.E. LISTENING PAPER - NEW SYLLABUS

​By the end of this lesson, you will be able to...
1. Understand what the listening test is for the
0510 paper
2. Understand what skills, values and attitudes
you need to have to answer the questions in
this paper
3. Get some practice in how to answer the
questions.
4. Reflect on how much you understand.

What is this test for?

​The IGCSE Listening test forms one of three kinds of assessment used to determine how well you perform in English.
The test is designed to see how much you understand by getting you to listen to a speaker and then answer questions.

You have 50 minutes to complete the test.

This paper consists of five exercises and a total of 40 questions.

All questions are multiple-choice, and you answer each by selecting the correct option.

Each exercise tests comprehension of recorded texts (e.g., monologues, interviews or conversations).

Candidates hear each recorded text twice. At the end of the test, candidates will be asked to transfer their answers onto a separate answer sheet, and they have six minutes to do this.

Multiple Choice

How many times is the recording repeated in each question?

• twice

• once

• three times

• none at all

Multiple Choice

How long is the Listening Test?

• 15 minutes

• 50 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 40 minutes

Multiple Choice

What must you do at the end of the test?

• Hand in you paper

• Transfer your answers onto the answer sheet

• Transfer your answers onto the question sheet

• Tell your teacher that you are ready to hand your paper in.

Multiple Select

What kind of questions are asked in the Listening Test? Choose two answers

• essay-type questions

• spelling-type questions

• comprehension-type questions

• multiple choice type question

Exercise 1

​You will listen to eight short recordings.

For each extract, there is one multiple-choice
question with four pictures,

You need to select the correct option (A, B, C or
D).

Each question is worth one mark.

​This is what the question looks like.

​How to answer Exercise 1

​1. Take a highlighter and highlight the question word and the word(s) you need to listen out for.

​2. Listen to the recording and choose the picture that
answers the question. Look carefully at the picture.

3. Place a tick in the box on the question paper of the answer you have chosen.

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence by filling in the missing word.

In Exercise 1, there are _____ pictures from which you can choose as your answer.

Multiple Choice

Answer this question with True or False.

In Exercise 1, it is a good idea to highlight keywords in the question.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Open Ended

Give a reason for your answer to the previous question.

Exercise 2

​You will listen to five short extracts and answer two multiple-choice questions per text.

Each question has three written options, which may be words or short phrases

You must select the correct option (A, B or C).

The questions test understanding of details, opinions, ideas and implied information expressed by the speaker(s). Each question is worth one mark.

Dropdown

In Exercise 2 the answers may be in the form of​

Select answer

Multiple Choice

What kind of understanding of the information is tested in Exercise 2?

• implicit

• implied

• implicated

• impure

Drag and Drop

In Exercise 2, each question will give you

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

three possible answers

four possible answers

a number of possible answers

​This is what the question will look like.

Exercise 3

​You will listen to someone talking about a topic.

You need to complete eight sentences by selecting the correct answer from three written options (A, B or C).

Each option is either a word or a short phrase.

The sentences test understanding of information and main ideas expressed by the speaker.

Each question is worth one mark.

​Here is an example of the question

Reorder

Put these statements about Exercise 3 in the correct order

• You listen to a short talk

• You complete eight sentences

• You select the correct answer from three written options

• Each option is

  either a word or a short phrase

• Each question is worth one mark.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Exercise 4

​You will hear six short talks by six different people.


This is a multiple-matching task, and you select from a choice of eight statements for each extract.


The statements test details, opinions, ideas and implied information expressed by the speakers.

Each question is worth one mark.

​Here is an example of the question

Multiple Choice

How many short talks do you listen to in Exercise 4 of the Listening Test?

• six

• five

• seven

• four

Drag and Drop

In Exercise 4 you will hear the speakers give

Placeholder

​

Placeholder

and​

Placeholder

on various topics.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

detail,

opinions

ideas

facts

figures

statistics

Exercise 5

​You will hear an interview between two speakers.
You need to answer eight multiple-choice questions.

Each question has three written options (A, B or C):
words, phrases or short sentences.

The questions test understanding of details,
opinions, ideas and implied information expressed
by the main speaker.

Each question is worth one mark.

​Here is an example of this kind of question.

Multiple Choice

What audio text can you expect to hear in Exercise 5 of the Listening Paper?

• An advert

• An interview

• A talk

• A description

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence about Exercise 5 by filling in the missing word.

After listening to the audio, you will need to answer ______ questions.

Transfer time

​Transfer time - 6 min

When you are told to do so, you will take the answers on your Listening test paper and copy them onto your answer sheet. Shade in the answer using an HB pencil.

Final Quiz

​You must get an average of 80% to pass. If you do not, you will be asked to start the lesson again. Good Luck!

Drag and Drop

In Exercise 2, each question will give you

Placeholder

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

three possible answers

four possible answers

a number of possible answers

Multiple Select

What kind of questions are asked in the Listening Test? Choose two answers

• essay-type questions

• spelling-type questions

• comprehension-type questions

• multiple choice type question

Reorder

Put these statements about Exercise 3 in the correct order

• You listen to a short talk

• You complete eight sentences

• You select the correct answer from three written options

• Each option is

  either a word or a short phrase

• Each question is worth one mark.

1

2

3

4

5

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4
• 5

Multiple Choice

How many times is the recording repeated in each question?

• twice

• once

• three times

• none at all

Multiple Choice

How long is the Listening Test?

• 15 minutes

• 50 minutes

• 60 minutes

• 40 minutes

Dropdown

In Exercise 2 the answers may be in the form of​

Select answer

Drag and Drop

In Exercise 4 you will hear the speakers give

Placeholder

​

Placeholder

and​

Placeholder

on various topics.

Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

detail,

opinions

ideas

facts

figures

statistics

Multiple Choice

What audio text can you expect to hear in Exercise 5 of the Listening Paper?

• An advert

• An interview

• A talk

• A description

Multiple Choice

How many short talks do you listen to in Exercise 4 of the Listening Test?

• six

• five

• seven

• four

Multiple Choice

What must you do at the end of the test?

• Hand in you paper

• Transfer your answers onto the answer sheet

• Transfer your answers onto the question sheet

• Tell your teacher that you are ready to hand your paper in.

Multiple Choice

What kind of understanding of the information is tested in Exercise 2?

• implicit

• implied

• implicated

• impure

Fill in the Blank

Complete the sentence about Exercise 5 by filling in the missing word.

After listening to the audio, you will need to answer ______ questions.

​In this lesson, you learned about another way in which your skills and abilities are tested in English

​You learned about the different kinds of questions that will be asked and how to answer them.

You learned that the information you hear may be implied which means you have to think about the meaning of what you are listening to.

You also learned about how this test is structured and that you have to highlight the question words before you start listening in order to get the best result.

Open Ended

Self Reflection Question

What did you enjoy the most about this lesson?

Open Ended

Self Reflection Question

What do you think you still need more help with?