2024 AQA GCSE BENGALI 8638/LH Higher Tier Paper 1 Listening Verified Question Paper with Marking Scheme Combined. June 2024

2024 AQA GCSE BENGALI 8638/LH Higher Tier Paper 1 Listening Verified Question Paper with Marking Scheme Combined. June 2024 Please write clearly in block capitals. Centre number Surname Forename(s) Candidate signature Candidate number I declare this is my own work. GCSE BENGALI Higher Tier Paper 1 Listening H Wednesday 5 June 2024 Afternoon Time allowed: 45 minutes approximately (including 5 minutes’ reading time before the test) 2 Do not write outside the G/TI/Jun24/G4001/E4 Section A Questions and answers in English Answer all questions in the spaces provided. Bengali apps Listen to Soma and Mizan discussing some apps developed in Bangladesh. For each person, write down one advantage and one disadvantage they mention about the apps. Complete the tables in English. 0 1 Soma Advantage Disadvantage [2 marks] 0 2 Mizan Advantage Disadvantage [2 marks] box 4 G/Jun24/8638/LH 3 Do not write outside the box G/Jun24/8638/LH A survey A news presenter is giving the results of a survey. The survey is about different types of films people like and don’t like. Write the correct letter in each box. Answer all parts of the question. A Adventure films B Comedy films C Detective films D Romance films E Tragedy films Most popular [1 mark] Popular [1 mark] Least popular [1 mark] Turn over for the next question Turn over U 3 0 3 0 3 . 1 0 3 . 2 0 3 . 3 A School club 4 Do not write outside the box 0 4 Your Bengali partner school has posted a video on their website about their school club. Listen to one member talking about the club’s activities. What activity did they do in the past and what will they do in the future? Complete the table in English. In the past At present In the future Distributing used textbooks [2 marks] G/Jun24/8638/LH 2 5 Do not write outside the G/Jun24/8638/LH A attending the Bengali New Year fair. [1 mark] B joyful singing and dancing. C taking part in a procession. 2 Bengali New Year You are listening to a Bengali radio station. The reporter is talking about the celebration of Bengali New Year. Write the correct letters in the boxes. box Bengali New Year is celebrated by Bengalis... A in Bangladesh and worldwide. [1 mark] B only in Bangladesh. C outside of Bangladesh. The main attraction of the Bengali New Year celebration is... Turn over for the next question Turn over U 0 5 0 6 6 Do not write outside the G/Jun24/8638/LH 3 Working in a hotel Samina is talking about her job working in a hotel. Which three statements are correct? Write the correct letters in the boxes. A Samina has been working there for more than a year. B Samina never feels annoyed with her work. C Samina wears a glamorous outfit at work. D Samina works in a busy hotel. E Samina works part-time. [3 marks] box 0 7 7 Do not write outside the G/Jun24/8638/LH Smart technologies in Bangladesh Listen to three young people talking. They are talking about smart technology in Bangladesh. Answer the questions in English. box Why has the company decided to make the ‘Goribot’? [1 mark] How does the robotic hand move? [1 mark] Why has the TV manufacturing company been successful? [1 mark] Turn over for the next question Turn over U 3 0 8 0 9 1 0 Wedding 8 Do not write outside the box You are listening to a podcast. The podcast is about a celebrity and her recent wedding. Complete the sentences in English. 1 1 Samia decorated the wedding cake with her own… [1 mark] . 1 2 1 3 Samia’s first husband was… [1 mark] To achieve happiness and love, Samia thinks the couple must be… . [1 mark] . 3 G/Jun24/8638/LH 9 Do not write outside the G/Jun24/8638/LH Family Four Bengali students are talking. The students are sharing their views on different family lifestyles. Write P for a positive opinion. N for a negative opinion. P + N for a positive and negative opinion. box Student 1 [1 mark] Student 2 [1 mark] Student 3 [1 mark] Student 4 [1 mark] Turn over for the next question Turn over U 4 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 10 Do not write outside the box G/Jun24/8638/LH Textbooks in Bangladesh Listen to a radio programme. The programme is about a new edition of textbooks in Bangladesh. Answer all parts of this question in English. What social issue is addressed in the illustrati