SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 1 PAPER 1 - LISTENING LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE NAME : _______________________________ YEAR : _____________
MUET SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 2 LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE DATE: _______________ INTRODUCTION MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY ENGLISH TEST (MUET) PAPER 1 - LISTENING (800/1) 1 WEIGHTING 25 % 2 MARKS 90 marks 3 DURATION 50 minutes 4 NUMBER OF QUESTIONS 30 questions 5 FORMAT SECTION TYPE QUESTION TYPE OPTIONS ANSWER NUMBER OF QUESTIONS Part 1 Dialogue MCQ 3 7 Part 2 Monologue MCQ 3 7 Part 3 Short Monologue Multiple Matching 5 3 Part 4 Dialogue MCQ 3 7 Part 5 Short Dialogue (1,2,3) MCQ 3 6 TOTAL 30 6 EXAMINATION PROCEDURE TIMELINE PART 1 (1-7) READ 30 seconds 1 ST 5 minutes PAUSE 2 ND 5 minutes BREAK PART 2 (8-14) READ 30 seconds 1 ST 5 minutes PAUSE 2 ND 5 minutes BREAK PART 3 (15-17) READ 30 seconds 1 ST 3 minutes PAUSE 2 ND 3 minutes BREAK PART 4 (18-24) READ 30 seconds 1 ST 5 minutes PAUSE 2 ND 5 minutes BREAK PART 5 (25 & 26) (27 & 28) (29 & 30) READ 15 seconds each 1 ST 2 minutes each (6) PAUSE 2 ND 2 minutes each (6) 1) Answer all questions. 2) Time will be given to read the questions (target the key word). 3) For each part, the recording will be played twice. 4) Answer the question as you listen for the first listening. 5) Use the second listening to answer left-out questions or to double check the answer. 6) Choose your answer form the options answer provided. 7) Mark the answers on the answer sheet.
SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 3 ENRICHMENT ENRICHMENT 1 LISTEN & FOCUS ENRICHMENT 3 LISTEN & IDENTIFY ENRICHMENT 4 LISTEN & UNDERSTAND ENRICHMENT 2 LISTEN & COMPLETE ▪ K (KEY WORD) - Refer to the question ▪ P (PROOF) - Refer to the line/HOTS/ exclude wrong answer PROCEDURAL
MUET SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 4 LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE DATE: _______________ PRACTICE 1 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the song. I HAVE A DREAM - WESTLIFE I have a dream a song to (1) __________ to help me cope with (2) __________ If you see the (3) __________ of a fairy tale you can take the (4) __________ even if you fail I believe in (5) __________ something good in everything I (6) __________ I believe in angels when I know the time is right for (7) __________ I cross the (8) __________ I have a dream I have a dream A (9) __________ to help me through (10) __________ And my (11) __________ makes it worth a while pushing through the (12) __________ still another (13) __________ ENRICHMENT 1 - LISTEN & FOCUS SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT: 1) Recalling information. 2) Summarising information.
SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 5 PRACTICE 2 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the song. IF I LET YOU GO - WESTLIFE Day after day, time pass (1) __________ and I just can’t get you off my (2) __________ nobody knows, I hide it (3) __________ I keep on searching but I can’t find The courage to show to letting you (4) __________ I never felt so much love before but once again I’m thinking (5) __________ taking the easy way out But if I let you (6) __________ I would never know what my life would be holding you close to (7) __________ will I ever (8) __________ you smiling back at me how will I know, if I let you (9) __________ Night after night, I heard myself (10) __________ Why can’t this feeling just fade away There is no one like you, you speak through my (11) __________ It’s such a shame we’re world (12) __________ I’m too shy to ask, I’m too proud to (13) __________ But sooner or later I got to (14) __________ and once again I’m thinking (15) __________ taking the easy way out
MUET SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 6 LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE DATE: _______________ PRACTICE 3 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the song. MORE THAN WORDS - WESTLIFE Saying I LOVE YOU is not the (1) __________ I want to hear from you it’s not that I don’t want you not to say but if you (2) __________ knew how (3) __________ it would be to show me how you (4) __________ more than words it’s all you have to do to make it (5) __________ then you wouldn’t have to say that you love me coz (because) I’ve already (6) __________ What would you do if my heart was torn in (7) __________ more than words to show your feel that your love for me is (8) __________ What would you (9) __________ if I took those words away then you couldn’t make things (10) __________ just by saying I LOVE YOU It’s more than (11) __________ It’s more than what you say (2X) It’s the things you (12) __________ Now that I’ve tried to talk to you and make you (13) __________ all you have to do is close your eyes and just reach out your (14) _________ and touch me hold me close don’t ever let me (15) __________ more than words it’s all that I ever needed you to (16) __________ then you wouldn’t have to say that you love me coz (because) I’ve already know
SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 7 PRACTICE 4 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the song. SWEAR IT AGAIN - WESTLIFE I wanna (want to) know who’s ever told you I was letting (1) __________ the only joy that I had ever know girl, they’re (2) __________ Just look (3) __________ and all of the people that we used to know just given up, they wanna (want to) let it go we’re still (4) __________ So you should know this love we (5) __________ was never made to die I’m glad we’re on this one way (6) __________ just you and I (2X) I never gonna (going to) say (7) __________ coz (because) I never wanna (want to) see you cry I swore to you my love would (8) __________ and I swear it all over again And I never gonna (going to) treat you (9) __________ coz (because) I never wanna (want to) see you sad I swore to share your joy and your (10) __________ and I swear it all over again……all over again Some people (11) __________ that everything has got its place and time even the day must give way to the (12) __________ I’m not buying coz (because) in your (13) __________ I see a love that burn (14) __________ and if you see how beautiful you are to me you’ll know I’m not lying Sure there’ll be times we wanna (want to) say (15) __________ but even if we tried there are something in this life won’t be denied, won’t be (16) __________
MUET SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 8 LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE DATE: _______________ PRACTICE 5 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the song. SEASONS IN THE SUN - WESTLIFE Goodbye to you my trusted (1) __________ we’ve known each other since we were nine or (2) __________ together we’ve climb hills and trees learned of love and ABCs skinned our hearts and skinned our (3) __________ Goodbye my friend, it’s hard to (4) __________ when all the birds are singing in the sky now that the spring is in the (5) __________ pretty girls are everywhere think of me and I’ll be (6) __________ We had joy, we had (7) __________ we had seasons in the sun but the hills that we (8) __________ were just seasons out of time Goodbye papa, please pray for me I was the black sheep of the (9) __________ you tried to teach me right from wrong too much wine and too much (10) __________ wonder how I got along Goodbye papa, it’s hard to (11) __________ when all the birds are singing in the sky now that the spring is in the (12) __________ little children everywhere when you see them and I’ll be (13) __________ We had joy, we had (14) __________ we had seasons in the sun (2X) but the wine and the (15) __________ like the season had all (16) __________ Goodbye Michelle, my little one you give me love and help me find the (17) __________ and every time that I was down you would always come around and get my feet back on the (18) __________ Goodbye Michelle, it’s hard to die when the birds are singing in the (19) __________ now the spring is in the air with the flowers (20) __________ I wish that we could both be there
SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 9 PRACTICE 6 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the song. LARGER THAN LIFE - BACKSTREET BOYS I may run and (1) __________ when you're screaming my (2) __________, all right… but let me tell you now there are prices to (3) __________, all right… all of our time spent in flashes of (4) __________ All you people can you see, can you (5) __________ how your love affecting your (6) __________ every time we're down you can make it (7) __________ and that makes you larger than (8) __________, all right… Looking at the (9) __________ and I see your body (10) __________, come on… wishing I could thank you in a different way, come on… coz (because) all of your time spent keeps us (11) __________ All of you time spent keeps us alive…. Yeah, every time we're (12) __________ Yeah, you can make it right Yeah, and that's what make you larger than life SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT: 1) Recognising main ideas. 2) Recognising supporting details.
MUET SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 10 LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE DATE: _______________ PRACTICE 7 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the song. AS LONG AS YOU LOVE ME - BACKSTREET BOYS Although loneliness has always been a friend of (1) __________ I’m leaving my life in your (2) __________ people say I’m crazy and I’m (3) __________ risking it all in a (4) __________ And how you got me blind is still a (5) __________ I can't get you out of my head don't care what is written in your (6) __________ as long as you're here with me I don't care who you are where you're (7) __________ what you did as long as you love (8) __________ Every little thing that you have said and (9) __________ like it's deep within me doesn't really matter if you're on the (10) __________ it seems like we're meant to be I've tried to hide it so that no one (11) __________ but I guess it (12) __________ when you look into my (13) __________ what you did and where you're coming from I don't care, as long as you love me baby
SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 11 PRACTICE 8 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the song. DROWNING - BACKSTREET BOYS Don't pretend you're (1) __________ I know you're not you know you got the (2) __________ to make me weak (3) __________ Girl you leave me (4) __________ but it's okay coz (because) you are my (5) __________ now hear me say I can't imagine (6) __________ without your love even forever don't seem like long (7) __________ Coz (because) every time I (8) __________ I take you in and my heart beats (9) __________ baby I can't help it you keep me drowning in your (10) __________ Every time I try to rise (11) __________ I'm swept away by love baby I can't help it you keep me drowning in your love Maybe I'm a (12) __________ late at night coz (because) I long for the (13) __________ of flowing freely in your arms I don't need another (14) __________ it's not for me coz (because) only you can save me Oh can't you (15) __________ Go on and pull me (16) __________ cover me with dreams, yeah love me mouth to mouth now you know I can't (17) __________ coz (because) you're the air that I breathe
MUET SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 12 LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE DATE: _______________ PRACTICE 9 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the song. THE CALL - BACKSTREET BOYS Let me tell you the (1) __________ about the call that changed my (2) __________ me and my boys went out just to end up in (3) __________ I was about to go home when there she was standing in-front of me and said "Hi, I got a little place (4) __________ wanna (want to) go?" I should've said (5) __________ someone's waiting for me then I called my girl up and (6) __________ Listen baby, I'm (7) __________ just wanna (want to) tell you don't (8) __________ I will be (9) __________ don't stay up and wait for me I said again, your dropping (10) __________ my battery is (11) __________ just so you know we're going to a place nearby gotta (got to) go Now it is done, nothing's been (12) __________ I can't take it back, what's done is done but one of her friends found out that she wasn't my only (13) __________ and it eats me from (14) __________ that she's not by my side just because I made that (15) __________
SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 13 PRACTICE 1 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the materials. I __________ (1) how many accidents I’ve had in my life. I’ve had a few serious ones where I’ve ended up in __________ (2). Traffic accidents are the worst. They’re always painful. I __________ (3) had too many work-related accidents. I suppose that’s because I do __________ (4) work and that’s not so dangerous. Most of my accidents are those around the house. I’ve lost count of the __________ (5) of times I’ve hit my thumb with a hammer. I’m also really good at standing up and __________ (6) my head on something. I’m not as bad as my friend __________ (7). He’s a real accident looking for somewhere to happen. Almost every time we meet, he has some story to tell about his __________ (8) accident. He’s __________ (9) unbelievable. I think I’d be very __________ (10) if I were his mother. PRACTICE 2 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the materials. Birthdays are __________ (1). I’m 62 years old and I still love them. I don’t think I’ve ever had a bad birthday. In __________ (2), I think birthdays get better and better the older you become. Sure, kids love birthdays because they get __________ (3) and get to eat cake. But when you get older, birthdays make you feel __________ (4). It’s your special day. Even if no one __________ (5) you a happy birthday, it’s still your special day. A lot of my __________ (6) think I’m mad. They hate their birthdays because it means they’re another year __________ (7). I hope I get to __________ (8) my hundredth birthday. I’m not sure if I can blow out 100 __________ (9). When I look back at all my birthdays, it’s difficult to __________ (10) the best. I’ll just say my last birthday is always the best one. ENRICHMENT 2 - LISTEN & COMPLETE SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT: 1) Deriving meaning of words, phrases, sentences from context. 2) Predicting outcomes.
MUET SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 14 LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE DATE: _______________ PRACTICE 3 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the materials. Electricity is one of the most important __________ (1) ever. It is the thing that __________ (2) the Earth. If there was no electricity, we’d be back in the dark ages. Few people stop and think just how __________ (3) electricity is. With the flick of a __________ (4), you can power almost anything. Think about what would happen if there was no electricity. We’d have no TV, no computers, no __________ (5) signals. It would be like going back to __________ (6) in caves. There are a few __________ (7) points about electricity, of course. Number one, it’s __________ (8). Thousands of people die each year from electrocuting themselves or in electrical fires. And number two, it isn’t good for the environment. Most electricity comes from __________ (9) coal and that creates greenhouse __________ (10). PRACTICE 4 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the materials. Do you like fast food? Lots of people __________ (1) about it but I think a lot of it’s quite __________ (2) as long as you go to one of the international __________ (3) like McDonalds or Kentucky. I think in today’s world, it’s difficult to __________ (4) eating in fast food restaurants. They are so convenient and seem to be everywhere. Of course, they’re not the same as real restaurants. I wonder if they are restaurants. There aren’t any __________ (5). Anyway, the most important thing to __________ (6) about fast food is that it isn’t so __________ (7). People who eat it every day develop health __________ (8). I don’t understand why schools serve fast food __________ (9) lunch time. Schools should encourage students to eat healthily. If you have time, look at a __________ (10) on slow food. SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT: 1) Following the development of a point or an argument. 2) Understanding language functions.
SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 15 PRACTICE 5 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the materials. Gambling is a very __________ (1) thing. At least that’s what I think. I don’t think much good comes of it. People lose their money and then get __________ (2). Sometimes people lose everything they have. The only people who win are the companies, __________ (3) etc. that __________ (4) gambling. I don’t really understand why people would want to risk their money. Most of the time they lose it. The __________ (5) are always __________ (6) you. Gambling causes so many social problems. I’m surprised governments __________ (7) it. In some countries it is __________ (8) to gamble. This is good. I never understand why people gamble again and again. They must get tired with __________ (9) their money away. I __________ (10) they always think the next one will be the one they make a lot of money. PRACTICE 6 Fill in the blanks as you listen to the materials. Anyone who does not __________ (1) love chocolate is mad. I don’t think I know anyone who __________ (2) it. Some of my friends say they hate white chocolate or dark chocolate, but then they like some other kind. I think chocolate is one of the best inventions ever. It is also one of life’s true __________ (3). There’s nothing better than having your __________ (4) mouth full of chocolate and letting it __________ (5). I love pushing the chocolate up against the roof of my __________ (6) and then __________ (7) it all around. Yum. I eat chocolate every day. I know it’s bad for our __________ (8) and makes us fat, but I don’t care. I prefer to think about the __________ (9) benefits of chocolate. I’ve read many __________ (10) that say chocolate is good for us. SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT: 1) Distinguishing the relevant from the irrelevant. 2) Distinguishing fact from opinion.
MUET SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 16 LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE DATE: _______________ PRACTICE 1 Complete the missing information below. 1) Guava contains ____________ times greater Vitamin C compared to orange. 2) Guava has an abundant supply of ____________ far outclassing the orange and lemon. 3) Guava has considerable amount of ____________ such as Calcium, Phosphorus and Iron. PRACTICE 2 Complete the missing information below. 1) Plants take carbon dioxide and return ____________ to the atmosphere. 2) Plants also take in ____________ substances that may threaten our life. 3) Pollutants are transformed into a ____________ of plant food-microorganisms. PRACTICE 3 Complete the missing information below. 1) The biggest problem with ____________ development happens when it is done excessively. 2) As a result, the ____________ and debris polluting the river and sea. 3) Developers are not careful in following ____________ on hill development. PRACTICE 4 Complete the missing information below. 1) The perfect time for anglers is especially during the drier month of February to ____________. 2) Fishing enthusiast reminded that ____________ are required at RM10 ringgit each. 3) The idle site for ____________ is at Lata Berkoh which is full with its rich flora and fauna. ENRICHMENT 3 - LISTEN & IDENTIFY SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT: 1) Identifying roles and relationship. 2) Recognizing and interpreting speaker’s view, attitudes or intentions.
SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 17 PRACTICE 5 Complete the missing information below. 1) Play is the most important element in the early stages of a child’s ____________. 2) Good grades do not necessarily ____________ a child’s success in life. 3) Toys will help to develop a child ____________ and creativity that may be useful when they grow. PRACTICE 6 Complete the missing information below. 1) All Malaysians must bear the responsibility to help achieve stronger ____________ integration. 2) We must always put the ____________ of the country ahead of any narrower communal objectives. 3) ____________ and understanding have given Malaysia the strength to move forward. SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT: 1) Drawing inferences. 2) Making judgement.
MUET SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 18 LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE DATE: _______________ PRACTICE 1 Complete the missing information below. 1. Garlic is a ______________ medicine. A) modern. B) organic. C) traditional. 2. What other ingredient that you need to add into the mixture to produce the syrup? ________________________________________. 3. Garlic can be used as remedy for _______________ since centuries ago. PRACTICE 2 Complete the missing information below. 1. People collect all kind of things as a ______________. A) hobby. B) exotic things. C) ordinary ones. 2. Why Suresh like to fly his kites near the sea? ________________________________________. 3. His interest rise when he ___________________. PRACTICE 3 Complete the missing information below. 1. Broken homes, peer group influence and teenage exploitation are ______________ teenagers commit minor offences. A) effect. B) society. C) reasons. 2. What is the parent’s responsibility towards their children? ________________________________________. 3. Teenagers that suffer maladjustment in life ______________________. SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT: 1) Appraising information. 2) Drawing conclusion. ENRICHMENT 4 - LISTEN & UNDERSTAND
SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 19 PRACTICE 4 Complete the missing information below. 1. Television has its own ______________ effects. A) negative. B) positive. C) negative and positive. 2. What is the positive aspect of television? ________________________________________. 3. People do not have to leave their premises _______________________. PRACTICE 5 Complete the missing information below. 1. The Malaysian Agricultural Park in Shah Alam is the world’s _____________agro-forestry park. A) first. B) famous. C) biggest. 2. What is the strict regulation of the park? ________________________________________. 3. The Park is a proof of Malaysian commitment to ________________. PRACTICE 6 Complete the missing information below. 1. Reports about UFO have been published in all the media except A) radio. B) letters. C) newspapers. 2. Report about UFO is more credible when it is made by? ________________________________________. 3. Ordinary people do not want to report UFO sightings because they are afraid of ___________. SKILLS TO BE TAUGHT: 1) Paraphrasing. 2) Applying new concept to a new situation.
MUET SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 20 LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE DATE: _______________ PART 1 PART 4 PART 3 PART 5 (1,2,3) SAMPLE QUESTIONS PART 2
SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 21 PART 1 Listen to a conversation between Hari and his friend Suhada. As you listen, choose the correct answer for question 1 to 7. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet. 1. Where do you think Suhada and Hari met each other? A) At a restaurant B) At a cactus farm C) At a Plant Bazaar 2. Why did Hari visit Cameron Highlands? A) To see interesting plants B) To accompany her sister C) To gather information for her science project 3. Who are taking part in the photography contest? A) Hari and Suhada B) Hari and his sister C) Hari, Hari’s sister and Suhada 4. Which of the following attract young lovers? A) Afternoon tea at the tea plantations B) Flower arrangements demonstration C) Exhibition on local foreign plants 5. Which section is most impressive to Suhada? A) Theme Gardens B) Botanical Pavilion C) Alice In Wonderland 6. How long are the events held in Cameron Highland? A) 2 months B) 1.5 months C) 2.5 months 7. Which map shows the correct position of the air plants stalls? A) C) B) Alvin’s Nursery Pak Mat’s Stall The Air Plant House Alvin’s Nursery Pak Mat’s Stall The Air Plant House Pak Mat’s Stall Alvin’s Nursery Bazaar Entrance Bazaar Entrance Bazaar Entrance
MUET SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 22 LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE DATE: _______________ PART 2 Listen to a talk by a counsellor about self-esteem. As you listen, choose the correct answer for question 8 to 14. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet. 8. When you have low self-esteem A) you feel unhealthy B) you feel critical of yourself C) you do not believe in others 9. The characteristic of people with a healthy self-esteem is A) they feel confident B) they feel that life is good C) they feel positive about others 10. Self-esteem consists of the following except A) perceptions of others to us B) values we have on ourselves C) how we think about ourselves 11. The talk makes us realize that A) low self-esteem can cause mental illness B) childhood experience is crucial to establish one’s self-esteem C) we should match our own expectations with the one other have of us 12. What does ‘tear you down’ means? A) Degrade you B) Challenge you C) Disrespect you 13. What is the purpose of rewriting our own critical words? A) To practice positive communication skills B) To build a habit of saying positive words to others C) To reframe our critical comments of ourselves into positive ones 14. The best way to build one’s self-esteem is by A) being kind and fair to yourself B) lending a helping hand to others C) accepting the fact that people are not perfect
SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 23 PART 3 Listen to three students: Abigail, John and Ivy talking about problems they face at the university. For question 15 to 17 choose the main problem each speaker has from the list A to E. Use the letters only once. There are two extra options you do not need to use. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet. Main Problem: 15. Speaker 1 _______ 16. Speaker 2 _______ 17. Speaker 3 _______ PART 4 Listen to a radio interview about coral reefs. As you listen, choose the correct answer for question 18 to 24. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet. 18. The characteristics of ‘soft’ corals are the following except A) live like plants B) cannot form reefs C) have durable skeletons 19. Which of the following is true about coral reefs? A) They live in the deep sea B) They thrive in biodiversity C) They grow well in warm waters 20. How are coral reefs important to human beings? A) Provide us unique sea food B) Help to boost jewelry business C) As a source of living for fishermen 21. What is the number one threat to coral reefs? A) Disease B) Human beings C) Natural disaster Problem at university A having a perfect course mate B having a selfish course mate C having a demanding course mate D having a competitive course mate E having an irresponsible course mate
MUET SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 24 LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE DATE: _______________ 22. Which of the following is true about coral reefs? A) They usually live a fairly short life B) They usually live to their full life span C) They usually live half of the full life span 23. Why does Malaysia need a coral bleaching response plan? A) To conserve marine resources B) To enhance marine park’s management C) To manage mass coral bleaching in the future 24. Which of the following is the most effective way of coral protection? A) Reduce daily water usage. B) Volunteer to clean up the oceans C) Refrain from disturbing marine life living in coral reefs. PART 5 Dialogue 1 Listen to a customer service officer attending to a customer’s complaint about a Mother’s Day hotel package. As you listen, choose the correct answer for question 25 to 26. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet. 25. The customer was unhappy with A) the change of room B) the attitude of the manager C) the condition of the hotel room 26. The customer was A) uncertain with the 10% discount given B) indifferent with the 10% discount given C) dissatisfied with the 10% discount given Dialogue 2 Listen to a conversation between Bella, an insurance agent from AA Insurance and Daniel, a caller. As you listen, choose the correct answer for question 27 to 28. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet. 27. The package that applies to Daniel is A) the Overseas Students Basic Care B) the Overseas Students Comprehensive Care Package A C) the Overseas Students Comprehensive Care Package B 28. For hospitalization, Daniel needs to go to A) Puchong B) Bukit Jalil C) Sri Petaling Dialogue 3 Listen to a conversation between two friends, Noah and Emma discussing relationship. As you listen, choose the correct answer for question 29 to 30. Indicate your answers on the answer sheet. 29. Noah think that having a relationship while studying A) can help one to be mature B) will not affect one’s studies C) can be positive experience 30. Emma’s mother advises her A) to focus on living a balanced life B) to have a boyfriend only when she is ready C) to consider having a boyfriend when she is old enough
SMK SULTAN ALAUDDIN RIAYAT SHAH 1 MUET DATE: _______________ LISTENING - LEND ME YOUR EARS MODULE 25 MALAYSIAN UNIVERSITY ENGLISH TEST (MUET) AGGREGATED SCORES AND DESCRIPTION BAND AGGREGATED SCORE LISTENING SPEAKING READING WRITING Production Interaction 5+ 331-360 CEFR (C2-BAND 6) No descriptors available – see Band 5 • Can present a clear, smoothly flowing description or argument in a style appropriate to the context and with an effective logical structure which helps the recipient to notice and remember significant points. • Can take part effortlessly in any conversation or discussion and demonstrates good familiarity with idiomatic expressions and colloquialisms. • Can express themselves fluently and convey finer shades of meaning precisely. • When faced with a problem can backtrack and restructure around the difficulty so smoothly that other people are hardly aware of it. No descriptors available – see Band 5 • Can write complex texts clearly and smoothly with a high degree of accuracy and in an appropriate and effective style. • Can use structure in a logical and orderly manner which helps the reader to find significant points. • Can highlight the relevant salient issues, expand and support points of view at length with relevant points, reasons and examples, and complete the text with appropriate conclusion. 5.0 294-330 CEFR (C1-BAND 5) • Can understand extended speech even when it is not clearly structured and when relationships are only implied and not signaled explicitly. • Can understand television programmes and films without too much effort. • Can present clear, detailed descriptions of complex subjects, integrating subthemes, developing particular points and rounding off with an appropriate conclusion. • Can express themselves fluently and spontaneously without much obvious searching for expressions. • Can use language flexibly and effectively for social and professional purposes. • Can formulate ideas and opinions with precision and relate their contribution skillfully to those of other speakers. • Can understand long and complex factual and literary texts, appreciating distinctions of style. • Can understand specialised articles and longer technical instructions, even when they do not relate to their field. • Can write clear, wellstructured and mostly accurate texts on complex subjects. • Can highlight the relevant salient issues, expand and support points of view at some length with subsidiary points, reasons and relevant examples, and complete the text with an appropriate conclusion. 4.5 258-293 CEFR (B2-BAND 4) • Can understand extended speech and lectures and follow even complex lines of argument, provided the topic is reasonably familiar. • Can understand most television news and programmes on current affairs and most films in the standard form of English. • Can present clear, detailed descriptions on a wide range of subjects related to their field of interest. • Can explain a viewpoint on a topical issue giving the advantages and disadvantages of different options. • Can interact with a degree of fluency and spontaneity that makes regular interaction with native speakers quite possible. • Can take an active part in discussion in familiar contexts, accounting for and sustaining their views. • Can read texts concerned with contemporary problems in which the writers adopt particular stances or viewpoints. • Can understand contemporary literary prose. • Can write clear, detailed formal or informal texts on a range of subjects. • Can make a distinction between formal and informal language with occasional less appropriate expressions. 4.0 211-257 CEFR (B2-BAND 4) 3.5 164-210 CEFR (B1-BAND 3) • Can understand the main points of clear standard speech on familiar matters regularly encountered in school, leisure and work. • Can understand the main point of many radio or television programmes on current affairs or topics of personal or professional interest when the delivery is relatively slow and clear. • Can connect phrases in a simple way in order to describe experiences and events, dreams, hopes and ambitions. • Can briefly give reasons and explanations for opinions and plans; and describe reactions. • Can deal with most situations likely to arise while travelling in an area where the language is spoken. • Can enter unprepared into conversation on topics that are familiar, of personal interest or relevant to everyday life. • Can understand texts consisting mainly of high frequency every day or job-related language. • Can understand descriptions of events, feelings and wishes in personal letters. • Can write straightforward responses on familiar topics. The written texts are understandable but occasional unclear expressions or inconsistencies may cause difficulties for the reader. 3.0 123-163 CEFR (B1-BAND 3) 2.5 82-122 CEFR (A2-BAND 2) • Can understand phrases and high frequency vocabulary related to areas of most immediate personal relevance. • Can catch the main point in short, clear, simple messages and announcements. • Can use a series of phrases and sentences to describe in simple terms everyday activities and experiences. • Can communicate in simple and routine tasks requiring a simple and direct exchange of information on familiar topics and activities. • Can handle very short social exchanges, even though they cannot usually understand enough to keep the conversation going. • Can read very short, simple texts. • Can find specific, predictable information in simple everyday material such as advertisements, prospectuses, menus and timetables; and can understand short simple personal letters. • Can write sequences of simple phrases and sentences, linked by means of simple connectors. Longer written texts may contain expressions and problems of coherence which make the text difficult 2.0 to understand. 36-81 CEFR (A2-BAND 2) 1.0 1-35 CEFR (A1-BAND 1) • Can recognise familiar words and very basic phrases concerning themselves, their family and immediate concrete surroundings when people speak slowly and clearly. No descriptors available – see Band 2 • Can understand familiar names, words and very simple sentences, for example on notices and posters or in catalogues. • Can write simple isolated phrases and sentences. Longer texts may contain expressions and problems of coherence which make the text very difficult or impossible to understand. PAPERS MARKS FULL MAX TOTAL (GET) MARKS SCORE SCORE Listening - 30 (a) ÷ 30 x 90 = 90 Speaking - 42 (b) ÷ 42 x 90 = 90 Reading - 40 (c) ÷ 40 x 90 = 90 Writing - 90 (d) ÷ 90 x 90 = 90 AGGREGATED SCORE = 360