1. Listening comprehension topics: places visited, TV programs, birthday details, school opinions, day course experience, family chat, volunteering advantages and disadvantages

2. Question formats: multiple-choice with cross marking, short answer gap-fill in English or numbers, opinion classification (positive/negative/both), listing pros and cons of volunteering

3. Vocabulary focus: leisure activities, media consumption, family and school life, community involvement, social volunteering settings

4. Skills tested: detailed listening for specific information, understanding opinions, summarizing pros and cons, contextual vocabulary application

5. Total marks: 40; exam duration: 30 minutes plus 5 minutes reading; structured for Pearson Edexcel International GCSE Chinese Listening paper

6. Target learners: beginner to intermediate level Chinese students, emphasizing practical spoken language understanding in everyday social and community contexts