June 2025 Pearson Edexcel: GCSE (9–1) Russian IRUO/IF – Paper 1: Listening and Understanding (Foundation Tier) – Merged Question Paper & Mark Scheme

June 2025 Pearson Edexcel: GCSE (9–1) Russian IRUO/IF – Paper 1: Listening and Understanding (Foundation Tier) – Merged Question Paper & Mark Scheme Answer ALL questions. Write your answers in the spaces provided. Some questions must be answered with a cross in a box . If you change your mind about an answer, put a line through the box and then mark your new answer with a cross . SECTION A Jobs 1 Where do these people work? Listen to the recording and put a cross in each one of the three correct boxes. Example In a museum A In a hospital B In a bank C On a farm D In a restaurant E In a shop F In a school G On a newspaper 2 (Total for Question 1 = 3 marks) ■■■■ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA My brother 2 Lena is telling you about her brother. What does she say? Listen to the recording and complete these statements by putting a cross in the correct box for each question. Example: Her brother is … A 9 years old. B 11 years old. C 14 years old. D 16 years old. (i) He has … A big eyes. B small ears. C a long nose. D short hair. (ii) He is … A clever. B handsome. C funny. D kind. (iii) His hobby is … ■■■■ A sport. B music. C reading. D cinema. (Total for Question 2 = 3 marks) 3 Turn over DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA Volunteering 3 Some Russian students called Anton, Klara and Nikolai are talking about their voluntary work. What do they say? Listen to the recording and put a cross next to each one of the three correct statements. Anton Klara Nikolai Example I volunteer every weekend. A I have volunteered for a long time. B I help in the kitchen. C I mostly sell clothes. D I choose films for the residents. E I work outdoors when I can. F I help with the shopping. G I find the work quite difficult. (Total for Question 3 = 3 marks) 4 ■■■■ DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA A good cause 4 Your Russian friends, Nastya, Edik and Katya, want to raise money for a local charity. Who is going to do what? Listen to the recording and put a cross in each one of the three correct boxes. Nastya Edik Katya Example Organise a lottery A Donate their bus fare B Do a sponsored swim C Organise a non-uniform day D Arrange a cake sale E Put on a show F Do a sponsored bike ride G Wash cars (Total for Question 4 = 3 marks) ■■■■ 5 Turn over DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA DO NOT WRITE IN THIS AREA School 5 Sonia is talking about her geography lessons. Listen to the recording and answer the following questions in English. (a) How many times a week does she have geography? (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . (b) What does she think of the lessons? (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . (c) What does Sonia say about the group she is in? (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . . . . . (d) How does she describe her teacher? (1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .. . . . . .