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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARY EDUCATION CERTIFICATE

EXAMINATION

SPECIMEN

SPANISH

PAPER 01- General Proficiency

PART A- LISTENING COMPREHENSION

ITEMS 1-30

TEACHER'S SCRIPT

45 minutes

Copyright © 2008 Caribbean Examinations Council.

All rights reserved.

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SECTION I

Directions: For each question in this section you will hear a single statement. Choose
from the four pictures in your test booklet the ONE picture which shows what the
statement says. Then, blacken the corresponding space on the answer sheet. For
example, you hear:

El muchacho va a correr.

Now look at the four pictures printed in your test booklet. (15 seconds)

The correct answer is picture D, so you would blacken the space with the letter D on
the answer sheet.

Now get ready to listen to question 1.

Question number 1 Nose sienten bien. (15 seconds)

Question number 2 Los j6venes con su perro, charlan a! aire libre. (15 seconds)

Question number 3 Ambos caminan hacia Ia playa. (15 seconds)

Question number 4 Los senores van a comer en seguida. (15 seconds)

Question number 5 Ella tiende el mantel. (15 seconds)

Question number 6 Ellos miran mientras que ella le entrega

el regalo. (15 seconds)

Question number 7 El conductor maneja el autobus. (15 seconds)

Question number 8 El esta mostrandole Ia foto. (15 seconds)

STOP. Now go on to the next page

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SECTION II

Directions: In this section you will hear a number of situations. Each situation will be
read twice and will be followed by one question or incomplete statement. Four
suggested answers for each question are printed in your test booklet. For each
question choose the answer which BEST completes the question or statement. For
example, you will hear:

- jMama, tengo muchisima sed!- (Twice)

;,Que quiere esta persona?

After examining the suggested responses you should select the BEST one, and blacken
the corresponding space on your answer sheet.

(A) Una manzana

(B) Una comida Sample Answer
(C) Un medico
(D) Una galleta

The correct answer is B, so you would blacken the space with the letter B on your
answer sheet.

Now listen carefully to the first question in this section.

Question number 9 -No me quedan bien. Son demasiado grandes.

~D6nde esta este cliente? (15 seconds)

Question number 10 - Ay, que trafico! ~A que hora voy a llegar a casa?
~D6nde esta esta persona? (15 seconds)

Question number II - Por favor, i(iene Yd. alguna medicina para el dolor
de cabeza?
~D6nde estan Ia persona? (15 seconds)

Question number 12 - El jefe no esta aquf hoy. Esta de vacaciones.

~Quien habla? (15 seconds)

Question number 13 - Raul, tienes que salir ahora. Recuerda que necesitas
llevar una toalla.
~ Ad6nde va Raul? (15 seconds)

Question number 14 - ~Por que no vamos a! partido de futbol esta tarde?

iSegun el peri6dico va a ser fenomenal!
~Ad6nde van estas personas? (15 seconds)

Question number 15 - Pablo bes6 a Carlota y Je puso un anillo en el dedo.

~Quien es Pablo? (15 seconds)

Question number 16 - iQue dfa tan maravilloso! iQue alegrfa!

~Como se siente esta persona? ( 15 seconds)

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SECTION III

Directions: In this section you will hear a series of public announcements or selections
followed by a number of questions. Each announcement or selection will be read
twice. For each question there is a choice of four responses or completions. Select the
BEST response and blacken the corresponding space on your answer sheet. There is
no sample question for this section.

First selection:

(Read first time at normal speed.)

Damas y caballeros nos gustarfa informarles de Ia exhibici6n que tendni Iugar hoy a
las dos y media en el Parque Dorado allado de Ia casa de los monos. Por favor, vengan temprano,
diviertanse, y despues podran continuar mirando los animates.

(Read again, more slowly.)

Question number 17 (,D6nde tendni Iugar Ia exhibici6n? (15 seconds)

Question number 18 (,Que deben hacer las personas que quieren ver
Ia exhibici6n? (15 seconds)

Question number 19 Despues de Ia exhibici6n, (,que pueden hacer las personas?

(15 seconds)

Second selection:

(Read first time at normal speed.)

jAtenci6n, atenci6n! Se in forma a todos los clientes que dentro de veinte minutos
empieza Ia gran oferta del aiio. Todos los productos incluso los que Vds. tienen en los cochecitos
ahara estaran a mitad de precio.

(Read again, more slowly.)

Question number 20 i,D6nde estan las personas'! ( 15 seconds)

Question number 21 (,Que va a tener Iugar? (15 seconds)

Question number 22 (,Cuando va a tener Iugar? (15 seconds)

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SECTION IV

INSTRUCTIONS

The passage should be read at a normal pace, the first and last (complete)
readings each taking approximately 1 112 minutes. The reading should be done in such a
way as to convey changes of voice (in dialogue, for example), but explanatory gestures
are not permissible. The title in English is to be read to the candidates.

(The teacher should read the following instructions aloud to the candidates immediately
before the text.)

Listen carefully to the following instructions:

I shall read the passage straight through once. Listen carefully while I read.

I shall then instruct you to look at the questions in English on the text. Three minutes
will be allowed for you to read the questions and make notes. There are two groups of
questions .

I shall read the passage again, but this time in two parts. When I have finished reading Part A
(but not before) you will be given 5 minutes in which to select your answers for the first group
of questions. You must select the BEST answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the
answer sheet provided. This procedure will then be repeated for Part B.

I shall then read the passage a third time, straight through, and you will then be allowed

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A Dream Come True

PART A

Ayer fue el matrimonio de Lola. Se despert6 temprano porque estaba ansiosa de tener
una boda feliz y romantica. La boda iba a ser a las diez de Ia manana, asf a las nueve y media
Lola ya estaba Iista. Ella estaba muy bonita y elegante en un hermoso vestido blanco.
Llevaba un ramo de orqufdeas bonitas y se vefa muy contenta. Lola, su papa y las damas de
honor estaban a punto de salir para Ia iglesia cuando oyeron una noticia mala en Ia radio.

PARTB

Habfa ocurrido un accidente terrible en Ia ciudad en el cual resultaron heridas tres

personas, una de elias Enrique, el novio de Lola. Lola se cay6 al suelo, llorando y gritando.
Todos estaban confundidos y no sabfan que hacer. La mama de Lola se desmay6 y sus
amigas empezaron a llorar tambien. De repente, el telefono son6 y el papa de Lola contest6.
Era Enrique y le dijo que habfa una equivocaci6n. El estaba vivo y Iisto para su boda. Lola
indublemente supo entonces que serfa el dfa mas feliz de su vida.

STOP. THIS IS THE END OF THE LISTENING COMPREHENSION. NOW GO ON

TO THE NEXT PAGE AND WORK THROUGH THE READING
COMPREHENSION AS QUICKLY AND AS CAREFULLY AS YOU CAN. IF YOU
CANNOT ANSWER A QUESTION, OMIT IT AND GO ON TO THE NEXT ONE.
YOU CAN COME BACK TO THE HARDER QUESTION(S) LATER.

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CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL

SECONDARYEDUCATIONCER~CATE
EXAMINATION

SPANISH

SPECIMENPAPER2008

Item No. Key Item No. Key

1 D 31 A
2 c 32 c
3 c 33 B
4 c 34 c
5 D 35 A
6 B 36 c
7 A 37 B
8 A 38 A
9 D 39 B
10 c 40 D
11 c 41 A
12 B 42 D
13 D 43 D
14 D 44 B
15 D 45 B
16 c 46 D
17 B 47 c
18 c 48 A
19 B 49 A
20 A 50 B
21 B 51 B
22 A 52 A
23 A 53 D
24 D 54 B
25 c 55 B
26 D 56 A
27 A 57 B
28 B 58 A
29 D 59 D
30 c 60 A