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Travelling in Japan:
Sample listening and responding answers
Item 1
| Marking Criteria |
| Take the bullet train to Kyoto and
change |
1 mark |
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Item 2
| Marking Criteria |
| Demonstrates an excellent understanding of who
the male speaker is with a detailed
justification |
3 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of who the
male speaker is with an attempted
justification |
2 marks |
| Gives some relevant information from the
passage |
1 mark |
Sample answer: The male speaker is
probably a student. He talks about "summer
holidays". The woman suggests youth hostels as the
best option for accommodation, as it's cheap (a
consideration for a student) and you can make lots of
friends (again probably a relevant factor for a young
person).
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Item 3
| Marking Criteria |
| Demonstrates an excellent understanding of what
made Melissa enjoy her trip with detailed, relevant
examples |
3 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of what made
Melissa enjoy her trip with some examples |
2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of what made
Melissa enjoy her trip |
1 mark |
Sample answer: It only rained for
one day, even though it was June (rainy season). She
enjoyed Nagasaki most of all because there weren't
as many people as in Tokyo and Kyoto and there were
lots of hills and places with pretty scenery.
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Item 4
| Marking Criteria |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of his
experience in Hokkaido |
2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of his
experience in Hokkaido |
1 mark |
Sample answer: He went in winter
when it was incredibly cold and so he couldn't do
anything. Then he caught a cold, so it wasn't fun
at all.
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Item 5
| Marking Criteria |
| Demonstrates an excellent understanding of why
he is so tired |
3 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of why he is
so tired |
2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of why he is so
tired |
1 mark |
Sample answer: He didn't sleep
much last night, as he only got home at five thirty
a.m. from a dance party with friends. The trains
don't run from one a.m. to five a.m.
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Item 6
| Marking Criteria |
| Demonstrates an excellent understanding of how
her hobby will affect her trip |
3 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of how her
hobby will affect her trip |
2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of how her
hobby will affect her trip |
1 mark |
Sample answer: Her hobby is
collecting antiques, so she wants to buy old kimonos,
dolls and plates. The cheapest place to buy these
things is in front of temples at the market, which is
held on the tenth and twenty first of each month. In
order to do this, she will have to plan her itinerary
around these dates.
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Item 7
| Marking Criteria |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of why she
decided to buy those particular tickets |
2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of why she
decided to buy those particular tickets |
1 mark |
Sample answer: The return tickets
were cheaper (68,400 yen) as
opposed to the one way
tickets (36,200 yen which would
be 72,400 yen both
ways), so she bought the return ones.
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Item 8
| Marking Criteria |
| Demonstrates an excellent understanding of why
he says "thank you" |
3 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of why he
says "thank you" |
2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of why he says
"thank you" |
1 mark |
Sample answer: There has been an
earthquake in Nagasaki, where his mother lives. The
phone lines aren't working and he's worried
about contacting her. The woman gives him a special
number to contact for relatives.
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Item 9
| Marking Criteria |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of how to
fill out the form |
2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of how to fill
out the form |
1 mark |
Sample answer:
| Asahi Ryokan - Booking Form |
| Date of arrival: |
26th October |
| Number of people: |
2 |
| Number of nights: |
1 night |
| Guest's name: |
Aoki |
| Guest's address: |
Tokyo |
| Guest's phone number: |
3952-1087 |
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