Dear All Both my students and I feel the same here. In addition, we find this year's Listening is more difficult than previous years, particularly with the last section. I wonder if you and your students feel the same. Best wishes Qing ________________________________ From: mwood <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Friday, 24 May 2013, 8:31 Subject: Re: GCSE Listening paper (higher tier) Yes. Same here. Mary From:Mandarin Chinese Teaching [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Bao Kie Taylor Sent: 23 May 2013 23:37 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Re: GCSE Listening paper (higher tier) Dear all Just wondering if any of your pupils have found the male voice on the recording difficult to understand? My pupils commented that it was as if he was putting on a 'character' voice. After listening to the CD, I must admit that unlike the female's voice which was pleasant and natural, his did sound vey 'put on' . I very much welcome your feedback. Regards Bao Kie