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Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge Ordinary Level

FRENCH 3015/11 Paper 1 Translation and Composition May/June 2017

MARK SCHEME

Maximum Mark: 60

Published

This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2017 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and some Cambridge O Level components.

3015/11 Cambridge O Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED

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General Instructions for Marking Questions 1 and 2

Marks: Communication: 5 marks Language: marks Impression: 5 marks Total: 30 marks

1 Relevance

The essay should, in the opinion of the examiner, be a genuine attempt to answer the question, whether from pictures or rubric. All relevant material should be accepted, even if the candidate has misinterpreted the story or parts of it.

2 Padding

Any material which is clearly irrelevant or deliberately evasive of the subject should be included in the word-count but should be bracketed and ignored in the marking. The word PAD should be written in the left-hand margin.

3 Tenses

Accept either PERFECT or PAST HISTORIC as the narrative tense, where this is appropriate. Ignore and accept inconsistencies.

4 Counting words

The definition of a ‘word’ in the essay questions is any group of letters (including hyphens and apostrophes) between two spaces. Numbers written as figures count as one word. If written as words, follow normal rules. Proper nouns and names count as one word.

5 Titles

Ignore any title supplied by the candidate for both word-counting and marking. In letters, ignore any address and date – start the word count at the prescription.

6 Short essays

These present no problem. They gain fewer ticks. 7 Long essays

The first 150 words ONLY will be assessed for BOTH language AND communication. Put // after the 150th word and ignore everything thereafter. HOWEVER, if the 150th word is part of a following marking unit and is a scoring word, allow it if the unit is correct – Avec // les enfants = 1 Ils// sont partis = 0 Ils sont// partis = 0

8 Marking units

A tick is awarded for a correct Marking unit of which each element is correct. A marking unit may consist of the correct use of any of the following items: • A noun or pronoun + verb • A verb used as an infinitive, with or without a preposition • A noun or pronoun + adjective or adjectival phrase or partitive • A noun or pronoun + preposition or prepositional phrase • All pronouns except subject and reflexive • All adverbs (except très, bien, oui, non) • All conjunctions (except et and mais)


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Marking units, which may consist of a single word or a group of words, will be ticked, in accordance with the detailed Language Mark Scheme, if all elements are correct. Please tick ABOVE the marking unit ensuring it is clear to what the tick relates.

Please note that mistakes with accents and hyphens are not penalised. Please remember not to penalise punctuation errors, including use/misuse of capitals and splitting words (le super marché) and combining them (pendantque). Please see p. 1, para 8 for treatment of apostrophes. The exception to this rule is the final –é on the past participle of an –er verb, or of être, which will lose the mark – il est alle = 0; il a éte = 0. Similarly, an unwanted – é on a Present Tense will lose the mark – il resté = 0. Please tolerate Il est allè and elle est alleé (native speakers are frequently vague in formation and placing of accents. The rule concerning accents will also apply to Qu. 3.

9 Plus and Minus symbols

If an examiner feels that a candidate has been excessively rewarded (possibly by gaining ticks repeatedly for identical or nearly identical material) or that s/he has not received all the credit s/he deserves (outstanding vocabulary which only gets one tick or a very brave attempt that gets no tick at all), s/he should indicate this with a – or a + in the right-hand margin.

10 Immediate Repetition

No credit is given for immediate repetition. “Mon Dieu! Mon Dieu!” = 1. Repeated use of particular structures or lexical items should be credited each time, but use minus symbol and bear in mind for Impression mark.

11 Repeated Errors

Repeated vocabulary errors are not treated as consequential in questions 1 and 2. Examiners can compensate by using + symbols in the right-hand margins.

12 Scoring

Language: Draw a line across the page after the first ten ticks and do not count these first ten in the total. An essay with 10 ticks or fewer will score 0. Count subsequent ticks up to a maximum of 60 and divide the total by 3 (round up or down to the nearest whole number – see separate scale on p. 9 for reference). This gives a maximum mark of 20.

Impression: The 5 marks will often be awarded in direct proportion to the Language mark gained, but there is flexibility to move up or down, particularly to reflect the + and – symbols in the right-hand margin. Note that, as the ratio is 1:4, it will sometimes be necessary to make a decision as to whether the Impression mark should go up or down. For example, in the absence of other evidence, a mark of 12 would be awarded an Impression mark of 3; 13 – 3; 14 – 3 or 4; 15–4 and so on.

Communication: Allocation of specific points will be discussed at our Coordination Meeting. Five marks are available and should be indicated by writing “1” per communication point in whichever margin you prefer.

Set out the 3 separate marks at the bottom of the question, add together and ring the total.


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Marking credit points 1 Verbs

Subject (noun or pronoun) + finite verb correct. L’amie est arrivée = 1 ils se sont arrêtés = 1 quelques femmes ont crié = 2

In compound tenses, failure to make the past participle agree correctly will lose the mark. Elle est allé = 0 Elle s’est lavé = 0 Elle s’est lavée les mains = 0 La voiture que (1) j’ai acheté = 0.

A mistake in the noun invalidates the unit. Ma amie est arrivée = 0 Cet femme a dit = 0 Quelque femmes ont crié = 0

Negative:

Totally correct. Ils n’ont pas vu = 2

Verb correct, mistake in negative. Ils n’ont vu pas = 1. Ils ne ont pas vu. = 1

If there is any mistake in the subject/verb unit, no mark is awarded for the negative. Ils n’ont pas voir = 0. Le fille ne parle pas = 0.

Interrogative :

Totally correct. As-tu vu? = 2 Tu as vu? = 2 Est-ce que tu as vu? = 2. N’as-tu pas vu? = 3 Est-ce-qu’il n’a pas vu =3 Aimes-tu? = 2 L’aimes-tu? =3 Qu’as-tu fait? =3

Verb correct but no inversion (or no ? after non-inversion in the interrogative). Tu as vu = 1

If there is any mistake in the subject/verb unit, no mark is awarded for the interrogative.

A-t-il fais? = 0 Le fille, est-elle arrivée? = 0

Inversion: Totally correct.

“Oui”, a-t-il dit = 2. Peut-être (1) viendra-t-il = 2

Verb correct but no inversion. “Non”, il a répondu = 1

Verb is wrong. “Pierre!” a-t-il crier = 0


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Interrogative negative: Totally correct.

N’a-t-il pas vu? = 3 Il n’a pas vu? = 3 Est-ce qu’il n’a pas vu? = 3. Verb correct, mistake in either negative or interrogative: = 2

Ne a-t-il pas vu? = 2 Il n’a pas vu (When there should be inversion or ?) = 2 Verb correct, wrong negative and inversion = 1

Il n’a vu pas (When there should be inversion or ?) = 1 Verb is wrong.

N’a-t-il pas voir? = 0.

Imperative = 1. Viens! = 1 Dépêche-toi! = 2 Dis-moi =2

Negative imperative = 2

Ne sors pas = 2. Verb is wrong.

Ne sort pas = 0

Participle (past or present) = 2 (En) quittant = 2 (Étant) arrivés = 2 Ayant quitté = 2 en allant = 2 en hurlant = 2

BUT Vu que = 1

Misrelated Participles: En traversant la rue, la voiture le renversa. Credit the main clause, withhold mark from the participle – likely in most cases to be kinder to the Candidate.

Infinitive Il a décidé = 1 . d’entrer = 1

Il est allé = 1 regarder = 1 Il s’est mis = 1 à chercher = 1 Il s’est mit = 0 à chercher = 1 Il s’est mit = 0 chercher = 0

After preposition:

sans hésiter = 1 avant d’entrer = 1.

Perfect Infinitive = 2 or 0.

Après avoir parlé = 2 Après avoir parler = 0

Passive by normal rules:

Il a été (1) arrêté = (1). Il a était (0) arrêté (1)

Present Tense: Not acceptable as narrative tense.

NOTES (a) ALL verbs score.

J’ai = 1 Il n’a pas = 2 Il était = 1 Est-il = 2


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(b) Il y a = 1; Il y avait = 1

(c) Identical subject and verb correct score each time. (But minus in margin)

(d) Reflexive pronoun is part of verb and does not count separately.

(e) Plural verb with 2 subjects – accept if either subject correct. Le femme et l’homme ont regardé = 1.

(f) Incorrect subject with 2 correct verbs – tick second verb.

Le femme est sortie et a regardé = 1.

(g) Two Perfect tense verbs with second auxiliary omitted – accept for avoir, reject for être. Il a frappé (1) et ouvert (1) la porte. Il est entré (1) et monté (0) en haut.

Sample phrases

Il lui a demandé de s’arrêter =3 Il lui a demandé s’arrêter =2 Il les donne à Jean =3 Je vais à Paris =2 Ils ont décidé de faire =2 Ils ont décidé à faire =1 Ils sortirent de leur maison =3

2 Nouns

No reward for a noun preceded only by a definite or indefinite article or a cardinal number. A noun will score only as part of a unit. No consequential allowance for repeated wrong nouns.

(a) Subject and verb (See 1 Verbs) l’auto est partie = 1

(b) Preposition and noun (unit correct) dans le lac = 1

en voiture = 1

(c) Demonstrative adjective and noun cet homme = 1

Possessive adjective (ALL) and noun mon ami = 1; sa soeur = 1

Interrogative adjective and noun quel homme? = 1

Partitive article (du, de la, des, de etc.) de l’eau = 1 des gens = 1

With preceding adjective in plural de petits chats = 2 des petits chats = 1

de petites chats = 1 des petites chats = 0 Expression of quantity peu de temps = 1;

beaucoup de gens = 1

(d) Idiomatic omission of article il était (1) fermier = 1

Note: Identical combination scores each time as with verbs, subject to justification by sense and examiner’s ability to indicate disapproval by using minus symbols in the margin.


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3 Pronouns All pronouns other than je tu il elle ce on nous (subject) vous (subject) ils elles and reflexives will score 1 mark each. Correct pronoun, position, order. Reflexive pronouns do not score by themselves.

(a) Conjunctive (me te le la etc.) Disjunctive (moi toi etc.) y en. (But il y a = 1)

Note: Avec lui = 1 Chez moi = 1 Moi aussi = 1

(b) Demonstrative (celui etc.), celui qui = 2 celui de Jean = 2

(c) Possessive (le mien etc.)

(d) Relative (qui, que, à qui, dont, lequel, ce qui, ce dont) Subordinate clauses introduced by qui – take the antecedent as the subject:

La femme qui (1) parle (1) La femme que (0) parle (1) Le femme qui(1) parle (0) Le femme qui (1) est (0) content(e) (0)

(No allowance for consequential errors)

Qui and que score if it’s the correct pronoun, in the right place. It’s not invalidated by a wrong word after it. (e) Interrogative (Qui? Que? Qui est-ce qui? etc.) Avec quoi? Lequel?

Note: Qui (1) parle (1)? Que (1) fais-tu? (2) Qui (1) est-ce qui parle (2)?

(f) Indefinite (chacun, quelqu’un, quelque chose, tout, cela, ça, ceci ). Ça (1) m’est (2) égal (1). BUT do not reward in Ça va = 1 only Note: Avec ça = 1

(g) Use of un/une: (l')un des garçons = 1

Reward pronouns each time. Wrong pronoun does not invalidate correct verb and subject. Il/elle a donné = 1 Il a donné lui = 1 Il lui a donné = 1 J’ai vu = 1 Je l’ai vu = 2 If object fem. or pl., PDO agreement is needed for the mark to be awarded:

(La maison). Je l(1) ’ai achetée (1) (La maison). Je l(1) ’ai acheté.. (0) La maison que (1) j’ai achetée (1) La maison que (1) j’ai acheté.. (0)

(As in 1st section of p. 4 Verbs – Subject) If antecedent wrong, no mark for verb – Le maison que (1) j’ai acheté (0). Pronoun may score if verb doesn’t. Elle lui (1) a donnée = 0 Order : Elle le lui a donné = 3 Elle lui l’a donné = 2

4 Adjectives

Adjective and noun or pronoun form a marking unit. Whole unit must be correct with adjective in correct form and position.

(a) un beau jour = 1 le jour était beau = 2 le jour étais (0) beau = 1 BUT Il beau = 0

Il a beau = 0 (b) une auto rouge = 1 une grande auto rouge = 2

(c) un jour de soleil = 1 une jour de soleil = 0 (+ in margin) les vaccances d’été = 0

(d) un coup de vent = 1 une jeune fille = 1 un sac à main = 1 un agent de police = 1

(e) Incorrect adjective does not invalidate unit. Au lac = 1 au beau lac = 2 au bel lac = 1


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(f) Adjective used as noun counts as noun. Les riches = 0 les jeunes = 0

Note: Reward identical noun and adjective combination each time, subject to justification by sense and use of minus symbols.

(g) Adjectives based on the past participle of an –er verb should not be credited if the final acute

accent is missing.

(h) Comparison: While plus TC will now score (See Adverbs, section 6), treat plus/moins/aussi .. que and le plus/moins de as one unit.

Il est (1) plus grand (1) que (1) moi (1). ....... meilleur (1) que (1) moi (1) C’est (1) le plus grand (1) des (1) trois. Note: Il a (1) le même (1) âge que (1) moi (1). tel que = 1

5 Prepositions (avant, après, à, dans, depuis, en, pour, pendant, sans, sur, sous, avec, chez,

voici, etc.)

As part of a unit, all of which must be correct. Identical unit will score each time.

(a) With verbs sans attendre = 1 avant de sortir = 1

(b) With nouns au lac = 1 dans la voiture = 1 à pied = 1 de Paris = 1 à Mme X = 1 Only score if they are followed by the correct noun

(c) With pronouns avec lui = 1 entre nous = 1

(d) Prepositional phrase au milieu (1) de la rue (1), en train (1) de parler (1)

(at least 3 words) à côté (1) de la rivière (1)

(e) Voici and voilà voici un ami = 1 le voilà = 1

(f) Chez chez moi/Jean = 1 de chez moi = 2 à côté de chez moi = 2 près de chez moi = 2

(g) No reward for the omission of prepositions after verbs such as “attendre”.

6 Adverbs

Tick adverbs and adverbial phrases each time they appear, subject to the usual conditions. Include interrogative adverbs: Où? Quand? Comment? Pourquoi? Combien?

Adverbial phrases: à toute vitesse = 1, tout de suite = 1 à tout à l’heure = 1

pourquoi (1) pas (1) même si = 1 pas/non loin (1)

Please note treatment of plus (Section 4(g)). Treat si and tellement in the same way: Il était (1) si fort (1) que (1) ..

Do NOT tick: bien, très, oui, non. All other adverbs are credited.


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7 Conjunctions: (aussi, pourquoi, quand, où, comment, parce-que, comme, car, donc, ici, alors aussitôt etc.)

Tick all conjunctions except et and mais. Tick the conjunctive que. Il a dit que = 2. But: que il = 0. Reward conjunctions each time subject to usual conditions.

Parce que: Reject at the beginning of a sentence when it should be puisque or comme.

Comme si = 1 Comme ça = 1 Comme moi = 1

8 Expressions (time, weather, idioms, interjections, greetings, proverbs etc.).

Weather: Il fait beau (etc.) = 2 (Verb + adverb) Il est beau = 1 Il fait du vent = 2 Il fait (du) soleil = 2 (Note: Treat faire peur à q.n. in the same way) Il fait nuit//sombre/jour = 2

Expressions using avoir (except age): Il a faim = 2 Tu as raison = 2 Il a lieu = 2 Il a hâte = 2 As-tu envie..? = 3 Il est peur = 1 J’ai peur = 2 J’ai mal = 2 Do not credit if no verb is used; Il besoin = 0.

Age – verb only to score (whole unit correct): J’ai 12 ans = 1 Il est 12 ans = 0 Elle a 12 = 0. Q Quel âge as-tu ? = 2

Time: Il est dix heures = 2 Il est dix heures et demie = 3 A/Avant/vers (etc.) dix heures = 2

Il est 10h30 = 2 Il est dix heures et demi = 2 Date and time of day : le 2 décembre = 1 le matin =1 when it means during the morning) un samedi matin =1 un samedi = 0 un jour =0 un beau jour = 1


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Miscellaneous un jour = 0 un samedi = 0 un beau jour = 1 un beau jour de printemps = 2 pendant les grandes vacances = 2 l’année dernière = 1 dimanche prochain = 1 au bout d’une heure = 2 une heure plus tard = 1 il y a une semaine = 1 depuis une semaine = 1 tout est bien qui finit bien = 2 numbers un deux trois etc. = 0 premier etc. = 1 c’est-à-dire = 1 à vrai dire = 1 je vous en prie = 2 aussitôt que possible = 2 à mon avis = 1 merci (beaucoup) = 1 plus tard = 1 plus tôt = 1 là = 0 à ce moment là = 1 Tautology: à mon avis (0) je pense (1) après quelques minutes (2) plus tard (0) For any phrases not covered here, apply the following rule:

phrase up to 3 words = 1 phrase of 4 or more words = 2

merci de la lettre = 2 merci de ta lettre = 3 n’est-ce pas? = 1 peut-être = 1 peut-être (1) que (1) s’il vous/te plaît = 1 Eh bien = 1 Zut (alors) = 1 Pardon = 1 Bonjour = 1 comme d’habitude = 1 en même temps = 1 en ce moment = 1 pendant ce temps = 1 après quelques minutes = 2 pendant quelques minutes = 2 à ce moment (-là) = 1 depuis longtemps = 1 le matin = 1 le soir = 1 samedi = 1 le samedi = 1 c’était (1)(un) samedi matin (1) trop tard = 1 moi aussi = 1 peu après = 1 tout près = 1 de bonne humeur = 1 en pleine forme = 1 à bientôt = 1 il y a / il y avait =1

d’un côté = 1 de l’autre côté = 2 à plusieurs reprises = 1 (à) demain (matin) = 1 le lendemain = 1 (à) ce soir = 1 D’accord = 1 Mon dieu = 1 Voilà = 1 Au revoir = 1 tout d’abord = 1 au même moment = 1 a leur surprise = 1 à leur grande surprise = 2 heureusement (1) que (1) (deux) d’entre eux = 1 à ce moment même = 2 ça va? = 2 Oui ça va = 1 ce matin = 1 ce samedi = 1 (un) samedi matin = 1 trop tôt = 1 tôt le matin = 1 de plus près = 1 en plein air = 1 en bonne santé = 1 tout près = 1 tout près de chez moi = 2


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Communication marks All Communication must be achieved within 150 words; we take nothing into account after that point.

Five marks are available in any essay question. In general, the principle to be followed is that a communication point can only be awarded to a statement containing a verb in a recognisable and acceptable tense or a participle. Therefore, in Question 1, if a past narrative is required, “elle regarde un tableau” would not score for Communication. For past tense narrative please accept (for Communication only) the Imperfect and Pluperfect as well as the Perfect and Past Historic. If a Future is required, please accept the Conditional as well. In the context of Communication, please accept minor spelling errors which do not affect a correct phonetic rendition – Je m’apelle (sic) = 1, Elle courais (sic) = 1. Accept – ait for – aient and vice versa. Reject et for est and ons/ont for on. Where compound tenses are used, please accept, provided it is phonetically correct, the use of auxiliary avoir in place of être plus phonetically reasonable past participles (inc the infinitive of an –er verb, but not the second person plural). Ignore past participle agreement in this context. Do not accept être when avoir should be used. For the Immediate Future, accept Je vais allé, but NOT Je vais allez/allais. The following grammatically incorrect forms would therefore qualify for a Communication mark:

Ils ont arrivé au musée. Il as regardé un statue. Elle a embrasser sa mère.

The following would NOT score for Communication:

Ils a parlé J’ai faire Il a donnez Il est marché Do NOT accept total omission of auxiliary or muddled tenses:

Ils allés au musée. La femme est arrivait.. For Communication, at least 5 of the pictures must be covered. Accept any statement that conforms to the above criteria on the basis of one per picture. Any point relevant to any aspect of each picture may be rewarded, but no more than one point can be gained for each picture reference


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Instructions for Marking Question 2

In general, the instructions for marking Question 1 apply equally to Question 2. The following additional points need to be made. (a) Letter. Tu would be normal between pen friends but accept the consistent use of vous. Penalise

inconsistency twice only then ignore. Indicate with V1 and V2.

Do not accept the Past Historic as the narrative tense. Penalise (by not ticking) twice only, then ignore. Indicate with T1 and T2.

Start the word count after the given opening phrase. Include the closing formules in the count and reward as normal for language if they are appropriate to a maximum of 3 ticks.

The lay-out for this question should theoretically preclude irrelevant preamble and stock openings. We shall discuss at the meeting any unforeseen approaches adopted by candidates. Once marking has started, please consult the PE if unsure how to deal with a particular case.

(b) Dialogue. Start the word count and marking after the given opening phrase. Ignore any narrative

at any point in the answer and exclude from the count. Tu must be used throughout. Deal with inconsistency as in Qu 2a.

Please also treat tenses as in the second para of Qu 2a.

(c) Narrative. Allow either PERFECT or PAST HISTORIC as the narrative tense and do not penalise

inconsistency.

Start the word count and the marking after the given opening phrase. Do not accept any unwanted preamble.

Communication: Award one Communication point for an acceptable reference (as defined by the “Communication” rules) to each of the points set out in the rubrics. In all the questions there are 5 rubric points. As for Qu 1, all communication must be achieved within 150 words for any of the Qu 2 essays.


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CONVERSION TABLE

Number of ticks: Max 60 Mark out of 20 Impression: Max 5

59–60 20 5

56–58 19 5

53–55 18 4/5

50–52 17 4

47–49 16 4

44–46 15 4

41–43 14 ¾

38–40 13 3

35–37 12 3

32–34 11 3

29–31 10 2/3

26–28 9 2

23–25 8 2

20–22 7 2

17–19 6 1/2

14–16 5 1

11–13 4 1

8–10 3 1

5–7 2 0/1

2–4 1 0

0–1 0 0

Note: Impression Mark – please see p.3 para 12.


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Instructions for Marking Question 3 1 Each of the five sections (A to E) is divided into 14 Marking Groups as shown in the detailed Mark

Scheme. Each Marking Group carries one mark which can be awarded up to a maximum of 12 in each of the five sections. Therefore, in each section, 2 errors can be made without penalty.

2 Tick each correct Marking Group. There is no need to underline errors, nor to add them up. There

are no tolerances; the Marking Group must be correct within the definition given in General Instructions, para 8.

3 Repeated errors of vocabulary must not be penalised. Grammatical errors must be penalised

each time they occur, even when they are identical with an error already penalised. 4 If an examiner decides to accept a version not on the scheme, s/he must put a D in the left-hand

margin. . 5 Do not penalise: (a) consequential errors, except of tenses.

(b) failure to keep sections separate. (c) faulty punctuation. (See General Instructions for Qu. 1 and Qu. 2, para 8) (d) accent errors except for –é on a past participle. ( “ “ “ ) (e) words added, unless they contain errors or change the sense of the

original text. 6 Consequential errors: In the Prose, we should not penalise anything which appears on the Mark

Scheme even if it is not consequential following an error made by the Candidate. Thus: Il monta (1)/ dans la taxi (0)/ qui est parti (1)

qui est partie (1) La chien noire (0)/ est beau (1)

belle (1) 7 Allow the PERFECT or PAST HISTORIC as the narrative tense. Do not penalise inconsistency. 8 The mark awarded for each Section should be shown in the right-hand margin. 9 The sum of all the sub-totals should be shown at the end, immediately to the left of the right-hand

margin. Working total out of 60 should be halved and crossed through but left legible. Round up any halves. Total mark for the question, out of 30, should be placed in the right-hand margin and ringed.

10 Please note that the abolition of the old plus/minus marks scheme for each section, an inevitable

consequence of allowing extra possible marks for the sections, means that cross-checking is no longer possible. Please, therefore, be very careful to ensure that no ticks are missed within each section and that the adding up is correctly done at the end.


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Question Answer Marks

(Note: Throughout this scheme, Past Historic is accepted for Perfect tense) On or nous is accepted.

3A

ACCEPT REJECT

1. Unfortunately Malheureusement

2. our holidays were over

nos vacances étaient finies/ terminées avaient fini/terminé

3. We had spent a superb week

Nous avions passé/on avait passé une semaine superbe huit (8) jours superbes superbe semaine

4. in the Loire dans la Loire

5. where the scenery

où le paysage

6. was wonderful était merveilleux / magnifique / fantastique / était formidable

7. and we were far et nous étions/on était loin

8. from the noises des bruits

9. of the town. de la ville

10. The only thing La seule chose

11. that we heard que nous entendions qu’on entendait (qu’on pouvait entendre) qu’on a entendu

12. during the night Pendant/durant la nuit

13. was the animals (c’)était les animaux / les bêtes

14. in the farms! dans les fermes!


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3B

ACCEPT REJECT

1. On the morning of our departure

Le matin de notre départ

2. we got up early nous nous sommes levés tôt de bonne heure

3. and had breakfast.

et nous avons pris/mangé le/notre petit déjeuner. et nous avons déjeuné

4. We put Nous avons mis/posé/installé

5. all the luggage

tous les bagages Reject valises

6. in the car dans la voiture/ l’auto

7. and we left the house

et nous avons quitté la maison et nous sommes partis de la maison

Nous sommes sortis de la maison

8. at ten o’clock. à dix heures.

9. We had a long journey

Nous avions un long voyage On avait trajet parcours

10. to make à faire

11. and we had et nous devions/il fallait /il nous fallait on devait

12. to be at the port être au port

13. before the end of the afternoon

avant la fin de l’après-midi

14. to get the boat. pour prendre le bateau. Reject – attraper


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3C

ACCEPT REJECT

1. After travelling Après avoir voyagé/ roulé Ayant voyagé/roulé

2. for some time, pendant quelque temps/un peu de temps

Pour quelque temps

3. we realised nous nous sommes rendu compte nous avons réalisé

rendus compte

4. that the cars were moving

que (les voitures IGN) roulaient / avançaient

allaient

5. more slowly plus lentement

6. and we could see

et nous pouvions voir/on pouvait voir et nous voyions/voyait et nous avons pu voir

7. that there was qu’il y avait

8. a traffic jam un embouteillage/un bouchon

9. Then we stopped Puis/ensuite/alors nous nous sommes arrêtés

on s’est arrêté

10. completely. Complètement / totalement / tout à fait

11. We were starting

Nous commencions Nous avons commencé

12. to worry à nous inquiéter

13. as we did not want

comme/car nous ne voulions pas

14. to miss the boat. manquer/rater/louper (le bateau IGN)


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ACCEPT REJECT

1. Half an hour later

Une demi-heure plus tard demie heure trente minutes

2. we were extremely

nous étions extrêmement

3. relieved soulagés

4. to see de voir

5. that the traffic problem

que le problème de la circulation problème de circulation

6. had disappeared

avait disparu

7. and my father was able

et mon père a pu/pouvait avait pu

8. to drive conduire

9. quite quickly. assez vite/assez rapidement

10. As Comme/puisqu’

11. there remained il ne restait *il restait

12. only three hours que trois heures *seulement trois heures juste trois heures

13. before our departure

avant notre départ

14. we were very pleased.

nous étions très contents.


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ACCEPT REJECT

1. When we arrived

En arrivant Quand / lorsque nous sommes arrivés

2. at an important crossroads

à un carrefour important

3. we made a stupid mistake

nous avons fait une erreur/faute stupide/bête/idiote on a fait

4. and soon we were

et bientôt nous étions

5. totally lost. totalement/complètement perdus. Entièrement/tout àfait

6. However Cependant/pourtant

7. when we consulted the map

quand nous avons consulté la carte

8. we found the right road

nous avons trouvé la bonne route route correcte

9. and we managed

et nous avons réussi/on a réussi et nous avons pu/on a pu (remove à in 10) et on s’est débrouillé pour

10. to reach the port (à) arriver au port (à) gagner le port

11. just in time. juste à temps / juste à l’heure

12. In the future, A l’avenir/Dans l’avenir/Dans le futur

13. we will leave nous partirons on partira

Nous quitterons

14. much earlier! beaucoup plus tôt!





FRENCH 3015/12 Paper 1 Translation and Composition May/June 2017

MARK SCHEME

Maximum Mark: 60

Published



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General Instructions for Marking Questions 1 and 2

Marks: Communication: 5 marks Language: 20 marks Impression: 5 marks Total: 30 marks 1 Relevance The essay should, in the opinion of the examiner, be a genuine attempt to answer the question, whether from pictures or rubric. All relevant material should be accepted, even if the candidate has misinterpreted the story or parts of it. 2 Padding Any material which is clearly irrelevant or deliberately evasive of the subject should be included in the word-count but should be bracketed and ignored in the marking. The word PAD should be written in the left-hand margin. 3 Tenses Accept either PERFECT or PAST HISTORIC as the narrative tense, where this is appropriate. Ignore and accept inconsistencies. 4 Counting words The definition of a ‘word’ in the essay questions is any group of letters (including hyphens and apostrophes) between two spaces. Numbers written as figures count as one word. If written as words, follow normal rules. Proper nouns and names count as one word. 5 Titles Ignore any title supplied by the candidate for both word-counting and marking. In letters, ignore any address and date – start the word count at the prescription. 6 Short essays These present no problem. They gain fewer ticks. 7 Long essays The first 150 words ONLY will be assessed for BOTH language AND communication. Put // after the 150th word and ignore everything thereafter. HOWEVER, if the 150th word is part of a following marking unit and is a scoring word, allow it if the unit is correct – Avec // les enfants = 1 Ils// sont partis = 0 Ils sont// partis = 0


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8 Marking units A tick is awarded for a correct Marking unit of which each element is correct. A marking unit may consist of the correct use of any of the following items: • A noun or pronoun + verb • A verb used as an infinitive, with or without a preposition • A noun or pronoun + adjective or adjectival phrase or partitive • A noun or pronoun + preposition or prepositional phrase • All pronouns except subject and reflexive • All adverbs (except très, bien, oui, non) • All conjunctions (except et and mais) Marking units, which may consist of a single word or a group of words, will be ticked, in accordance with the detailed Language Mark Scheme, if all elements are correct. Please tick ABOVE the marking unit ensuring it is clear to what the tick relates. Please note that mistakes with accents and hyphens are not penalised. Please remember not to penalise punctuation errors, including use/misuse of capitals and splitting words (le super marché) and combining them (pendantque). Please see p. 1, para 8 for treatment of apostrophes. The exception to this rule is the final –é on the past participle of an –er verb, or of être, which will lose the mark – il est alle = 0; il a éte = 0. Similarly, an unwanted – é on a Present Tense will lose the mark – il resté = 0. Please tolerate Il est allè and elle est alleé (native speakers are frequently vague in formation and placing of accents. The rule concerning accents will also apply to Qu. 3. 9 Plus and Minus symbols If an examiner feels that a candidate has been excessively rewarded (possibly by gaining ticks repeatedly for identical or nearly identical material) or that s/he has not received all the credit s/he deserves (outstanding vocabulary which only gets one tick or a very brave attempt that gets no tick at all), s/he should indicate this with a – or a + in the right-hand margin. 10 Immediate Repetition No credit is given for immediate repetition. “Mon Dieu! Mon Dieu!” = 1. Repeated use of particular structures or lexical items should be credited each time, but use minus symbol and bear in mind for Impression mark. 11 Repeated Errors Repeated vocabulary errors are not treated as consequential in questions 1 and 2. Examiners can compensate by using + symbols in the right-hand margins.


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12 Scoring Language: Draw a line across the page after the first ten ticks and do not count these first ten in the total. An essay with 10 ticks or fewer will score 0. Count subsequent ticks up to a maximum of 60 and divide the total by 3 (round up or down to the nearest whole number – see separate scale on p. 9 for reference). This gives a maximum mark of 20. Impression: The 5 marks will often be awarded in direct proportion to the Language mark gained, but there is flexibility to move up or down, particularly to reflect the + and – symbols in the right-hand margin. Note that, as the ratio is 1:4, it will sometimes be necessary to make a decision as to whether the Impression mark should go up or down. For example, in the absence of other evidence, a mark of 12 would be awarded an Impression mark of 3; 13 – 3; 14 – 3 or 4; 15 – 4 and so on. Communication: Allocation of specific points will be discussed at our Coordination Meeting. Five marks are available and should be indicated by writing “1” per communication point in whichever margin you prefer. Set out the 3 separate marks at the bottom of the question, add together and ring the total.


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Marking credit points 1 Verbs

Subject (noun or pronoun) + finite verb correct. L’amie est arrivée = 1 ils se sont arrêtés = 1 quelques femmes ont crié = 2

In compound tenses, failure to make the past participle agree correctly will lose the mark. Elle est allé = 0 Elle s’est lavé = 0 Elle s’est lavée les mains = 0 La voiture que (1) j’ai acheté = 0.

A mistake in the noun invalidates the unit. Ma amie est arrivée = 0 Cet femme a dit = 0 Quelque femmes ont crié = 0

Negative:

Totally correct. Ils n’ont pas vu = 2

Verb correct, mistake in negative. Ils n’ont vu pas = 1. Ils ne ont pas vu. = 1

If there is any mistake in the subject/verb unit, no mark is awarded for the negative. Ils n’ont pas voir = 0. Le fille ne parle pas = 0.

Interrogative :

Totally correct. As-tu vu? = 2 Tu as vu? = 2 Est-ce que tu as vu? = 2. N’as-tu pas vu? = 3 Est-ce-qu’il n’a pas vu =3 Aimes-tu? = 2 L’aimes-tu? =3 Qu’as-tu fait? =3

Verb correct but no inversion (or no ? after non-inversion in the interrogative). Tu as vu = 1

If there is any mistake in the subject/verb unit, no mark is awarded for the interrogative.

A-t-il fais? = 0 Le fille, est-elle arrivée? = 0

Inversion: Totally correct.

“Oui”, a-t-il dit = 2. Peut-être (1) viendra-t-il = 2

Verb correct but no inversion. “Non”, il a répondu = 1

Verb is wrong. “Pierre!” a-t-il crier = 0


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Interrogative negative: Totally correct.

N’a-t-il pas vu? = 3 Il n’a pas vu? = 3 Est-ce qu’il n’a pas vu? = 3. Verb correct, mistake in either negative or interrogative: = 2

Ne a-t-il pas vu? = 2 Il n’a pas vu (When there should be inversion or ?) = 2 Verb correct, wrong negative and inversion = 1

Il n’a vu pas (When there should be inversion or ?) = 1 Verb is wrong.

N’a-t-il pas voir? = 0.

Imperative = 1. Viens! = 1 Dépêche-toi! = 2 Dis-moi =2

Negative imperative = 2

Ne sors pas = 2. Verb is wrong.

Ne sort pas = 0

Participle (past or present) = 2 (En) quittant = 2 (Étant) arrivés = 2 Ayant quitté = 2 en allant = 2 en hurlant = 2

BUT Vu que = 1

Misrelated Participles: En traversant la rue, la voiture le renversa. Credit the main clause, withhold mark from the participle – likely in most cases to be kinder to the Candidate.

Infinitive Il a décidé = 1 .d’entrer = 1 Il est allé = 1 regarder = 1 Il s’est mis = 1 à chercher = 1 Il s’est mit = 0 à chercher = 1 Il s’est mit = 0 chercher = 0

After preposition:

sans hésiter = 1 avant d’entrer = 1.

Perfect Infinitive = 2 or 0.

Après avoir parlé = 2 Après avoir parler = 0

Passive by normal rules:

Il a été (1) arrêté = (1). Il a était (0) arrêté (1)

Present Tense: Not acceptable as narrative tense.


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NOTES (a) ALL verbs score.

J’ai = 1 Il n’a pas = 2 Il était = 1 Est-il = 2

(b) Il y a = 1; Il y avait = 1

(c) Identical subject and verb correct score each time. (But minus in margin)

(d) Reflexive pronoun is part of verb and does not count separately.

(e) Plural verb with 2 subjects – accept if either subject correct.

Le femme et l’homme ont regardé = 1.

(f) Incorrect subject with 2 correct verbs – tick second verb. Le femme est sortie et a regardé = 1.

(g) Two Perfect tense verbs with second auxiliary omitted – accept for avoir, reject for être.

Il a frappé (1) et ouvert (1) la porte. Il est entré (1) et monté (0) en haut.

Sample phrases

Il lui a demandé de s’arrêter =3 Il lui a demandé s’arrêter =2 Il les donne à Jean =3 Je vais à Paris =2 Ils ont décidé de faire =2 Ils ont décidé à faire =1 Ils sortirent de leur maison =3

2 Nouns

No reward for a noun preceded only by a definite or indefinite article or a cardinal number. A noun will score only as part of a unit. No consequential allowance for repeated wrong nouns.

(a) Subject and verb (See 1 Verbs) l’auto est partie = 1

(b) Preposition and noun (unit correct) dans le lac = 1

en voiture = 1

(c) Demonstrative adjective and noun cet homme = 1

Possessive adjective (ALL) and noun mon ami = 1; sa soeur = 1

Interrogative adjective and noun quel homme? = 1

Partitive article (du, de la, des, de etc) de l’eau = 1 des gens = 1

With preceding adjective in plural de petits chats = 2 des petits chats = 1 de petites chats = 1 des petites chats = 0

Expression of quantity peu de temps = 1;

beaucoup de gens = 1


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(d) Idiomatic omission of article il était (1) fermier = 1

Note: Identical combination scores each time as with verbs, subject to justification by sense and examiner’s ability to indicate disapproval by using minus symbols in the margin.

3 Pronouns

All pronouns other than je tu il elle ce on nous (subject) vous (subject) ils elles and reflexives will score 1 mark each. Correct pronoun, position, order. Reflexive pronouns do not score by themselves.

(a) Conjunctive (me te le la etc.) Disjunctive (moi toi etc.) y en. (But il y a = 1)

Note: Avec lui = 1 Chez moi = 1 Moi aussi = 1

(b) Demonstrative (celui etc.), celui qui = 2 celui de Jean = 2

(c) Possessive (le mien etc.)

(d) Relative (qui, que, à qui, dont, lequel, ce qui, ce dont) Subordinate clauses introduced by qui – take the antecedent as the subject:

La femme qui (1) parle (1) La femme que (0) parle (1) Le femme qui(1) parle (0) Le femme qui (1) est (0) content(e) (0)

(No allowance for consequential errors)

Qui and que score if it’s the correct pronoun, in the right place. It’s not invalidated by a wrong word after it.

(e) Interrogative (Qui? Que? Qui est-ce qui? etc.) Avec quoi? Lequel?

Note: Qui (1) parle (1)? Que (1) fais-tu? (2) Qui (1) est-ce qui parle (2)?

(f) Indefinite (chacun, quelqu’un, quelque chose, tout, cela, ça, ceci ). Ça (1) m’est (2) égal (1). BUT do not reward in Ça va = 1 only Note: Avec ça = 1

(g) Use of un/une: (l')un des garçons = 1

Reward pronouns each time. Wrong pronoun does not invalidate correct verb and subject. Il/elle a donné = 1 Il a donné lui = 1 Il lui a donné = 1 J’ai vu = 1 Je l’ai vu = 2 If object fem. or pl., PDO agreement is needed for the mark to be awarded:

(La maison). Je l(1) ’ai achetée (1) (La maison). Je l(1) ’ai acheté.. (0) La maison que (1) j’ai achetée (1) La maison que (1) j’ai acheté.. (0)

(As in 1st section of p. 4 Verbs – Subject) If antecedent wrong, no mark for verb – Le maison que (1) j’ai acheté (0). Pronoun may score if verb doesn’t. Elle lui (1) a donnée = 0 Order : Elle le lui a donné = 3 Elle lui l’a donné = 2

4 Adjectives

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(a) un beau jour = 1 le jour était beau = 2 le jour étais (0) beau = 1 BUT Il beau = 0 Il a beau = 0

(b) une auto rouge = 1 une grande auto rouge = 2

(c) un jour de soleil = 1 une jour de soleil = 0 (+ in margin) les vaccances d’été = 0

(d) un coup de vent = 1 une jeune fille = 1 un sac à main = 1 un agent de police = 1

(e) Incorrect adjective does not invalidate unit. Au lac = 1 au beau lac = 2 au bel lac = 1

(f) Adjective used as noun counts as noun. Les riches = 0 les jeunes = 0

Note: Reward identical noun and adjective combination each time, subject to justification by sense and use of minus symbols.

(g) Adjectives based on the past participle of an –er verb should not be credited if the final acute

accent is missing.

(h) Comparison: While plus TC will now score (See Adverbs, section 6), treat plus/moins/aussi .. que and le plus/moins de as one unit.

Il est (1) plus grand (1) que (1) moi (1). ....... meilleur (1) que (1) moi (1) C’est (1) le plus grand (1) des (1) trois. Note: Il a (1) le même (1) âge que (1) moi (1). tel que = 1

5 Prepositions (avant, après, à, dans, depuis, en, pour, pendant, sans, sur, sous, avec, chez,

voici, etc.)

As part of a unit, all of which must be correct. Identical unit will score each time.

(a) With verbs sans attendre = 1 avant de sortir = 1

(b) With nouns au lac = 1 dans la voiture = 1 à pied = 1 de Paris = 1 à Mme X = 1 Only score if they are followed by the correct noun

(c) With pronouns avec lui = 1 entre nous = 1

(d) Prepositional phrase au milieu (1) de la rue (1), en train (1) de parler (1)

(at least 3 words) à côté (1) de la rivière (1)

(e) Voici and voilà voici un ami = 1 le voilà = 1

(f) Chez chez moi/Jean = 1 de chez moi = 2 à côté de chez moi = 2 près de chez moi = 2

(g) No reward for the omission of prepositions after verbs such as “attendre”.


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6 Adverbs

Tick adverbs and adverbial phrases each time they appear, subject to the usual conditions. Include interrogative adverbs: Où? Quand? Comment? Pourquoi? Combien?

Adverbial phrases: à toute vitesse = 1, tout de suite = 1 à tout à l’heure = 1

pourquoi (1) pas (1) même si = 1 pas/non loin (1)

Please note treatment of plus (Section 4(g)). Treat si and tellement in the same way: Il était (1) si fort (1) que (1) ..

Do NOT tick: bien, très, oui, non. All other adverbs are credited.

7 Conjunctions:

(aussi, pourquoi, quand, où, comment, parce-que, comme, car, donc, ici, alors aussitôt etc.)

Tick all conjunctions except et and mais. Tick the conjunctive que. Il a dit que = 2. But: que il = 0. Reward conjunctions each time subject to usual conditions.

Parce que: Reject at the beginning of a sentence when it should be puisque or comme.

Comme si = 1 Comme ça = 1 Comme moi = 1

8 Expressions (time, weather, idioms, interjections, greetings, proverbs etc).

Weather: Il fait beau (etc) = 2 (Verb + adverb) Il est beau = 1 Il fait du vent = 2 Il fait (du) soleil = 2 (Note: Treat faire peur à q.n. in the same way) Il fait nuit//sombre/jour = 2

Expressions using avoir (except age): Il a faim = 2 Tu as raison = 2 Il a lieu = 2 Il a hâte = 2 As-tu envie..? = 3 Il est peur = 1 J’ai peur = 2 J’ai mal = 2 Do not credit if no verb is used; Il besoin = 0.

Age – verb only to score (whole unit correct): J’ai 12 ans = 1 Il est 12 ans = 0 Elle a 12 = 0. Q Quel âge as-tu ? = 2

Time: Il est dix heures = 2 Il est dix heures et demie = 3 A/Avant/vers (etc) dix heures = 1

Il est 10h30 = 2 Il est dix heures et demi = 2 Date and time of day : le 2 décembre = 1 le matin =1 when it means during the morning) un samedi matin =1 un samedi = 0 un jour =0 un beau jour = 1


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Miscellaneous un jour = 0 un samedi = 0 un beau jour = 1 un beau jour de printemps = 2 pendant les grandes vacances = 2 l’année dernière = 1 dimanche prochain = 1 au bout d’une heure = 2 une heure plus tard = 1 il y a une semaine = 1 depuis une semaine = 1 tout est bien qui finit bien = 2 numbers un deux trois etc = 0 premier etc = 1 c’est-à-dire = 1 à vrai dire = 1 je vous en prie = 2 aussitôt que possible = 2 à mon avis = 1 merci (beaucoup) = 1 plus tard = 1 plus tôt = 1 là = 0 à ce moment là = 1 Tautology: à mon avis (0) je pense (1) après quelques minutes (2) plus tard (0) For any phrases not covered here, apply the following rule:

phrase up to 3 words = 1 phrase of 4 or more words = 2

merci de la lettre = 2 merci de ta lettre = 3 n’est-ce pas? = 1 peut-être = 1 peut-être (1) que (1) s’il vous/te plaît = 1 Eh bien = 1 Zut (alors) = 1 Pardon = 1 Bonjour = 1 comme d’habitude = 1 en même temps = 1 en ce moment = 1 pendant ce temps = 1 après quelques minutes = 2 pendant quelques minutes = 2 à ce moment (-là) = 1 depuis longtemps = 1 le matin = 1 le soir = 1 samedi = 1 le samedi = 1 c’était (1) (un) samedi matin(1) trop tard = 1 moi aussi = 1 peu après = 1 tout près = 1 de bonne humeur = 1 en pleine forme = 1 à bientôt = 1 il y a / il y avait =1

d’un côté = 1 de l’autre côté = 2 à plusieurs reprises = 1 (à) demain (matin) = 1 le lendemain = 1 (à) ce soir = 1 D’accord = 1 Mon dieu = 1 Voilà = 1 Au revoir = 1 tout d’abord = 1 au même moment = 1 a leur surprise = 1 à leur grande surprise = 2 heureusement (1) que (1) (deux) d’entre eux = 1 à ce moment même = 2 ça va? = 2 Oui ça va = 1 ce matin = 1 ce samedi = 1 (un) samedi matin = 1 trop tôt = 1 tôt le matin = 1 de plus près = 1 en plein air = 1 en bonne santé = 1 tout près = 1 tout près de chez moi = 2


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Communication marks All Communication must be achieved within 150 words; we take nothing into account after that point. Five marks are available in any essay question. In general, the principle to be followed is that a communication point can only be awarded to a statement containing a verb in a recognisable and acceptable tense or a participle. Therefore, in Question 1, if a past narrative is required, “elle regarde un tableau” would not score for Communication. For past tense narrative please accept (for Communication only) the Imperfect and Pluperfect as well as the Perfect and Past Historic. If a Future is required, please accept the Conditional as well. In the context of Communication, please accept minor spelling errors which do not affect a correct phonetic rendition – Je m’apelle (sic) = 1, Elle courais (sic) = 1. Accept – ait for – aient and vice versa. Reject et for est and ons/ont for on. Where compound tenses are used, please accept, provided it is phonetically correct, the use of auxiliary avoir in place of être plus phonetically reasonable past participles (inc the infinitive of an –er verb, but not the second person plural). Ignore past participle agreement in this context. Do not accept être when avoir should be used. For the Immediate Future, accept Je vais allé, but NOT Je vais allez/allais. The following grammatically incorrect forms would therefore qualify for a Communication mark:

Ils ont arrivé au musée. Il as regardé un statue. Elle a embrasser sa mère.

The following would NOT score for Communication:

Ils a parlé J’ai faire Il a donnez Il est marché Do NOT accept total omission of auxiliary or muddled tenses:

Ils allés au musée. La femme est arrivait..

For Communication, at least 5 of the pictures must be covered. Accept any statement that conforms to the above criteria on the basis of one per picture. Any point relevant to any aspect of each picture may be rewarded, but no more than one point can be gained for each picture reference


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In general, the instructions for marking Question 1 apply equally to Question 2. The following additional points need to be made. Letter. Do not accept the Past Historic as the narrative tense for rubric points 1 and 3. Penalise (by not ticking) twice only, then ignore. Indicate with T1 and T2. Start the word count after the given opening phrase. Include the closing formules in the count and reward as normal for language if they are appropriate to a maximum of 3 ticks. (b) Dialogue. Start the word count and marking after the given opening phrase.

Do not accept the Past Historic as the narrative tense. Penalise (by not ticking) twice only, then ignore. Indicate with T1 and T2.

(c) Narrative. Allow either PERFECT or PAST HISTORIC as the narrative tense and do not penalise

inconsistency.

Start the word count and the marking after the given opening phrase. Do not accept any unwanted preamble.

Communication: Award one Communication point for an acceptable reference (as defined by the “Communication” rules) to each of the points set out in the rubrics. In all the questions there are 5 rubric points. As for Qu 1, all communication must be achieved within 150 words for any of the Qu 2 essays.


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CONVERSION TABLE

Number of ticks: Max 60 Mark out of 20 Impression: Max 5

59–60 20 5

56–58 19 5

53–55 18 4/5

50–52 17 4

47–49 16 4

44–46 15 4

41–43 14 ¾

38–40 13 3

35–37 12 3

32–34 11 3

29–31 10 2/3

26–28 9 2

23–25 8 2

20–22 7 2

17–19 6 1/2

14–16 5 1

11–13 4 1

8–10 3 1

5–7 2 0/1

2–4 1 0

0–1 0 0

Note: Impression Mark – please see p.3 para 12.


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1 Each of the five sections (A to E) is divided into 14 Marking Groups as shown in the detailed Mark

Scheme. Each Marking Group carries one mark which can be awarded up to a maximum of 12 in each of the five sections. Therefore, in each section, 2 errors can be made without penalty.

2 Tick each correct Marking Group. There is no need to underline errors, nor to add them up. There

are no tolerances; the Marking Group must be correct within the definition given in General Instructions, para 8.

3 Repeated errors of vocabulary must not be penalised. Grammatical errors must be penalised

each time they occur, even when they are identical with an error already penalised. 4 If an examiner decides to accept a version not on the scheme, s/he must put a D in the left-hand

margin. . 5 Do not penalise: (a) consequential errors, except of tenses.

(b) failure to keep sections separate. (c) faulty punctuation. (See General Instructions for Qu. 1 and Qu. 2, para 8) (d) accent errors except for –é on a past participle. ( “ “ “ ) (e) words added, unless they contain errors or change the sense of the

original text. 6 Consequential errors: In the Prose, we should not penalise anything which appears on the Mark

Scheme even if it is not consequential following an error made by the Candidate. Thus: Il monta (1)/ dans la taxi (0)/ qui est parti (1)

qui est partie (1) La chien noire (0)/ est beau (1) belle (1)

7 Allow the PERFECT or PAST HISTORIC as the narrative tense. Do not penalise inconsistency. 8 The mark awarded for each Section should be shown in the right-hand margin. 9 The sum of all the sub-totals should be shown at the end, immediately to the left of the right-hand

margin. Working total out of 60 should be halved and crossed through but left legible. Round up any halves. Total mark for the question, out of 30, should be placed in the right-hand margin and ringed.

10 Please note that the abolition of the old plus/minus marks scheme for each section, an inevitable

consequence of allowing extra possible marks for the sections, means that cross-checking is no longer possible. Please, therefore, be very careful to ensure that no ticks are missed within each section and that the adding up is correctly done at the end.


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3(a)

ACCEPT REJECT

1 One day last year,

Un jour (de) l’année dernière/(de) l’an dernier l’année passée

2 I was walking je me promenais flânais marchais

j’étais en train de marcher

3. on a . footpath sur un sentier chemin

allée dans un sentier/chemin

4. narrow étroit/petit (in correct position)

5. along the river le long de la rivière le long du fleuve au bord de au long de

6. when I heard noises

quand j’ai entendu des bruits lorsque

un bruit

7. ahead of me. devant moi.

8. There were three teenagers from my school

Il y avait trois adolescents/ados/jeunes (gens) de mon école

9. and one of them,

et l’un d’eux, / et un d’eux et l’un d’entre eux / et un d’entre eux

10. a boy of about fifteen

un garçon d’environ quinze ans d’une quinzaine d’années qui avait environ quinze ans

11. was shouting Criait hurlait

12. with fear. de peur. de frayeur

de crainte avec peur

13. Their dog had slipped

Leur chien avait glissé

14. and had fallen (into the river NA).

et était tombé (dans la rivière NA).


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3(b)

ACCEPT REJECT

1. They did not know

Ils ne savaient (pas) connaisaient

2. what to do que faire quoi ce qu’ils devaient faire

3. and there was no-one

et il n’y avait personne

4. else d’autre

5. to help pour .. aider

6. them. Les

7. The animal was trying

L’animal essayait

8. to get out de sortir

9. of the river de la (rivière IGN) du (fleuve IGN)

10. but it was very small

mais il était très petit

11. and the water seemed

et l’eau semblait/paraissait (être) avait l’air (d’être)

12. very deep. très profonde.

13. Everyone Tout le monde Chacun

14. was starting to panic

commençait à/de paniquer


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3(c)

ACCEPT REJECT

1. I told the teenagers

J’ai dit/je dis aux (adolescents/ados IGN)

2. to stay calm de rester calmes/tranquilles de garder leur calme

De se calmer

3. and to go and look for

et d’aller chercher

4. a piece of wood. un morceau de bois un bout de bois

5. I did (Moi) j’ai fait (Moi) j’en ai fait autant (5+6)

6. the same thing la même chose

7. and fortunately et heureusement et par chance et par bonheur

8. I managed to find

j’ai réussi à trouver je suis arrivé(e) à trouver j’ai pu trouver

9. a large branch une grosse branche une grande branche

10. under a tree. sous un arbre. en dessous d’un arbre au dessous d’un arbre

11. We placed it in the water

Nous l’avons mise dans (l’eau IGN) placée posée

12. near the dog près du (chien IGN) à côté du chien

13. who climbed qui a grimpé/est monté/grimpa/monta

14. onto the bank sur la rive/sur la berge/sur le bord de la rivière

sur le bord tc le rivage


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3(d)

ACCEPT REJECT

1. The teenagers said

Les (adolescents/ados IGN) ont dit/dirent

2. that they lived nearby

qu’ils habitaient/demeuraient/vivaient tout près/ près de là / près d’ici/dans les environs/à proximité

3. and I thought et je pensais/je croyais et j’ai pensé/j’ai cru

4. that I should que je devrais/que je devais qu’il fallait que je les accompagne (4+5+6)

5. accompany Accompagner

6. them les (6 before 5)

7. to their house à leur maison / jusqu’à leur maison chez eux à la maison

8. and explain et expliquer

9. to their parents à leurs parents

10. what ce qui

11. had happened. s’était passé était arrivé

12. They thanked me

Ils m’ont remercié(e)

13. and offered me et m’ont offert

14. some tea. du thé un peu de thé


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3(e)

ACCEPT REJECT

1. I see the teenagers

Je vois (les adolescents/ados IGN)

2. sometimes parfois/de temps en temps/quelquefois/des fois

3. when I go out (quand/lorsque IGN) je sors

4. at the weekend. (pendant) le week-end

5. If the weather is fine

S’il fait beau / beau temps / bon Si le temps est beau

6. they still like ils aiment toujours/encore

7. to go for walks (aller) se promener/ (aller) marcher faire des promenades/des marches/de la marche

Randonnées D’aller marcher

8. in the countryside.

à la campagne/ dans la campagne.

9. They smile at me

Ils me sourient/ils me font des sourires

10. when they notice me.

quand ils m’aperçoivent/me remarquent/me voient

11. Their dog still loves running

Leur (chien IGN) adore/aime (toujours/encore IGN) beaucoup courir

aime tc

12. everywhere partout

13. and playing et jouer

14. with a ball. avec une balle/un ballon





FRENCH 3015/21 Paper 2 Reading Comprehension May/June 2017

MARK SCHEME

Maximum Mark: 60

Published



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1 General Marking Principles 1.1 It is not possible to list all acceptable alternatives in the Detailed Mark Scheme provided in Section 2. You will need to consider all

alternative answers and unexpected approaches in candidates’ scripts, make a decision on whether they communicate the required elements, in consultation with your Team Leader if necessary (or with your Product Manager if you are a single Examiner), and award marks accordingly.

The following marking principles underpin the detailed instructions provided in Section 2 of the Mark Scheme. Where a decision is taken to deviate from these principles for a particular question, this will be specified in the Mark Scheme. Often the general principles will have to be weighed up against each other, e.g. the answer might pass the look-alike test (1.5(b)), but if the candidate has produced an answer that is another word in the target language they will not score (1.6).

1.2 Crossing out:

(a) If a candidate changes his/her mind over an answer and crosses out an attempt, award a mark if the final attempt is correct.

(b) If a candidate crosses out an answer to a whole question but makes no second attempt at it, mark the crossed out work.

1.3 More than the stipulated number of boxes ticked/crossed by the candidate:

(a) If more than one attempt is visible, but the candidate has clearly indicated which attempt is his/her final answer (e.g. by crossing out other attempts or by annotating the script in some way), mark in the usual way.

(b) If two attempts are visible (e.g. two boxes ticked instead of the 1 box stipulated), and neither has been crossed out/discounted by the candidate, no mark can be awarded.

(c) Where candidates must tick a number of boxes (e.g. tick the 6 true statements) and tick too many, apply the following rule: deduct the number of ‘extra’ answers indicated by the candidate from their number of correct answers. The remaining number is the mark awarded, e.g. the candidate is asked to tick 6 statements, but ticks 8. 5 of the ticks are correctly placed, but 2 are ‘extras’ (8 ticks placed by candidate minus 6 ticks required by rubric = 2 ‘extras’). Therefore the candidate is awarded a mark of 3.

(d) Answers in pen do not take precedence over answers in pencil, e.g. if a candidate is asked to tick 1 box and ticks two, one in pen and the other in pencil, the mark cannot be awarded unless there is explicit indication from the candidate as to which is his/her final answer.


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1.4 For questions requiring more than one element for the answer, (i) and (ii), where the answers are interchangeable: (a) Both correct answers on line 1 and line 2 blank = 2

(b) Both correct answers on line 1 and line 2 wrong = 1

(or vice-versa) 1.5 Answers requiring the use of French (rather than a non-verbal response) should be marked for communication. Tolerate inaccuracies provided

the message is clear.

(a) ‘If in doubt, sound it out’: if you read what the candidate has written, does it sound like the correct answer?

(b) Look-alike test: does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer?

(c) Accept incorrect gender or person unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise.

(d) Accept incorrect possessive adjectives, e.g. mon, ton, son, etc., unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise.

(e) Accept incorrect tense unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise.

(f) Tolerate incorrect auxiliary unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise.

(g) Tolerate incorrect use of infinitive unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise.

1.6 Unless the Mark Scheme specifies otherwise, do not accept incorrect French if the word given means something else in French.

(Incorrect French which constitutes a word in any language other than French is marked (i) on the basis of whether it is accepted or refused in the Mark Scheme and (ii) if not mentioned in the Mark Scheme, on the basis of 1.5 above).


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1.7 Annotation used in the Mark Scheme:

(a) INV = invalidation and is used when additional material included by the candidate is judged to invalidate an otherwise correct answer thus preventing him/her from scoring the mark (INV = 0).

(b) tc = ‘tout court’ and means that on its own the material is not sufficient to score the mark.

(c) HA = harmless additional material which in conjunction with the correct answer does not prevent the candidate from scoring the mark.

(d) BOD = benefit of the doubt and is used to indicate that the Examiner has considered the answer/that part of the answer and judged it to be more correct than incorrect: the benefit of the doubt is given to the candidate and the mark is awarded

1.8 No response and ‘0’ marks

There is a NR (No Response) option.

Award NR (No Response): If there is nothing written at all in the answer space or If there is only a comment which does not in any way relate to the question being asked (e.g. ‘can’t do’ or ‘don’t know’) or If there is only a mark which isn’t an attempt at the question (e.g. a dash, a question mark).

Award 0: If there is any attempt that earns no credit. This could, for example, include the candidate copying all or some of the question, or any working that does not earn any marks, whether crossed out or not.


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1.9 Extra material:

It is the candidate’s responsibility to answer questions in such a way as to demonstrate to the Examiner that s/he has understood the reading text. Where candidates introduce extra, irrelevant material to an otherwise correct answer the danger is that the Examiner is being forced to ‘choose’ the correct answer and s/he cannot be certain that the candidate has shown understanding. Where the Examiner is put in this position the mark cannot be awarded. The Detailed Mark Scheme cannot cover all eventualities and where specific instructions are not provided, Examiners must check the reading text to ensure the correct elements which would qualify for the mark are not contradicted or distorted by any extra material. The following, general, rules should be applied:

(a) Extra material, mentioned in the Mark Scheme, which reinforces the correct answer or in itself constitutes an alternative correct answer:

this is acceptable and is not penalised

(b) Extra material which constitutes an alternative answer, but which is not explicitly mentioned in the Mark Scheme:

the Examiner needs to decide, by consulting the transcript/text and the Team Leader if necessary, whether the alternative answer constitutes: (i) an alternative correct answer, in which case this falls into category (a) and the answer should be rewarded (ii) or an answer which on its own would be refused, in which case this falls into category (c) and the answer should be refused

(c) Extra material which constitutes an alternative answer specifically refused in the Mark Scheme:

this puts the Examiner in the position of having to ‘choose’ which is the candidate’s ‘final’ answer – the Examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be awarded

(d) Extra material which distorts or contradicts the correct answer:

this affects communication – the Examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be awarded

(e) Extra material introduced by the candidate and which does not feature in the original text:

this affects communication – the Examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be awarded. It can sometimes be difficult to draw the line between what is a deduction made by an able candidate on the basis of what they have read and pure guesswork. Therefore where a particular answer is not covered in the Mark Scheme, Examiners should consult their Team Leader


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2 Detailed Mark Scheme Section 1 Exercise 1


1 D champignons 1

2 C dessin 1

3 A portefeuille 1

4 C bouche 1

5 D charcuterie 1

Section 1 Exercise 2


6 C légumes 1

7 B lessive 1

8 A surfe sur le net 1

9 E cuillère 1

10 F dentifrice 1


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11 B a vu ses grands-parents 1

12 A de bonne humeur 1

13 B se reposer 1

14 C très pénible 1

15 B a pris un bon repas 1 Section 2 Exercise 1


16 (pendant les) grandes vacances 1

17 (pour) acheter (une nouvelle) guitare 1

18 musicien (professionnel) 1

19 tâches pour (ses) voisins 1

20 (il a créé un) dépliant 1

21 il avait mal au dos 1

22(i) (il a) fait (ses) courses 1

22(ii) (il a) aidé dans le jardin 1

23 (parce qu’) il n’est pas fort en informatique 1

24 Michel / l’ami de Victor 1


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25 trois semaines 1

26 (il n’a) pas assez (de) temps (pour jouer de la guitare) / (il ne) peut pas jouer (de la) guitare

1



27 pendant sept anneés 1

28 elle a décidé de partir en voyage en bateau 1

29 ils espéraient que leur fille travaillerait dans leur ville 1

30 parce qu’elle était triste de la voir partir 1

31 accompagner un groupe (de 15 personnes) / Être accompagnateur pour un groupe

1

32 (d’)un médecin 1

33 il y a eu une forte tempête 1

34 (d’)aider les gens qui avaient le mal de mer. 1

35 la Grèce 1

36 il descendait une pente raide 1

37 elle avait / a mangé des aliments pas frais. 1

38 parce qu’elle s’occupait bien des gens / elle était gentille. 1

39 la Thaïlande 1


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Section 3


40 est 1

41 à 1

42 y 1

43 par 1

44 pas 1

45 car / puisque 1

46 qui 1

47 de 1

48 pour 1

49 était 1

50 où 1

51 toutes 1

52 elle / ce / cela / ça 1

53 que 1

54 en 1

55 été 1

56 dans 1

57 laquelle 1


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58 son 1

59 sont / deviennent 1





FRENCH 3015/22 Paper 2 Reading Comprehension May/June 2017

MARK SCHEME

Maximum Mark: 60

Published



May/June 2017


1 General Marking Principles 1.1 It is not possible to list all acceptable alternatives in the Detailed Mark Scheme provided in Section 2. You will need to consider all

alternative answers and unexpected approaches in candidates’ scripts, make a decision on whether they communicate the required elements, in consultation with your Team Leader if necessary (or with your Product Manager if you are a single Examiner), and award marks accordingly.

The following marking principles underpin the detailed instructions provided in Section 2 of the Mark Scheme. Where a decision is taken to deviate from these principles for a particular question, this will be specified in the Mark Scheme. Often the general principles will have to be weighed up against each other, e.g. the answer might pass the look-alike test (1.5(b)), but if the candidate has produced an answer that is another word in the target language they will not score (1.6).

1.2 Crossing out:

(a) If a candidate changes his/her mind over an answer and crosses out an attempt, award a mark if the final attempt is correct.

(b) If a candidate crosses out an answer to a whole question but makes no second attempt at it, mark the crossed out work.

1.3 More than the stipulated number of boxes ticked/crossed by the candidate:

(a) If more than one attempt is visible, but the candidate has clearly indicated which attempt is his/her final answer (e.g. by crossing out other attempts or by annotating the script in some way), mark in the usual way.

(b) If two attempts are visible (e.g. two boxes ticked instead of the 1 box stipulated), and neither has been crossed out/discounted by the candidate, no mark can be awarded.

(c) Where candidates must tick a number of boxes (e.g. tick the 6 true statements) and tick too many, apply the following rule: deduct the number of ‘extra’ answers indicated by the candidate from their number of correct answers. The remaining number is the mark awarded, e.g. the candidate is asked to tick 6 statements, but ticks 8. 5 of the ticks are correctly placed, but 2 are ‘extras’ (8 ticks placed by candidate minus 6 ticks required by rubric = 2 ‘extras’). Therefore the candidate is awarded a mark of 3.

(d) Answers in pen do not take precedence over answers in pencil, e.g. if a candidate is asked to tick 1 box and ticks two, one in pen and the other in pencil, the mark cannot be awarded unless there is explicit indication from the candidate as to which is his/her final answer.


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1.4 For questions requiring more than one element for the answer, (i) and (ii), where the answers are interchangeable: (a) Both correct answers on line 1 and line 2 blank = 2

(b) Both correct answers on line 1 and line 2 wrong = 1

(or vice-versa) 1.5 Answers requiring the use of French (rather than a non-verbal response) should be marked for communication. Tolerate inaccuracies provided

the message is clear.

(a) ‘If in doubt, sound it out’: if you read what the candidate has written, does it sound like the correct answer?

(b) Look-alike test: does what the candidate has written look like the correct answer?

(c) Accept incorrect gender or person unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise.

(d) Accept incorrect possessive adjectives, e.g. mon, ton, son, etc., unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise.

(e) Accept incorrect tense unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise.

(f) Tolerate incorrect auxiliary unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise.

(g) Tolerate incorrect use of infinitive unless Mark Scheme specifies otherwise.

1.6 Unless the Mark Scheme specifies otherwise, do not accept incorrect French if the word given means something else in French.

(Incorrect French which constitutes a word in any language other than French is marked (i) on the basis of whether it is accepted or refused in the Mark Scheme and (ii) if not mentioned in the Mark Scheme, on the basis of 1.5 above).


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1.7 Annotation used in the Mark Scheme:

(a) INV = invalidation and is used when additional material included by the candidate is judged to invalidate an otherwise correct answer thus preventing him/her from scoring the mark (INV = 0).

(b) tc = ‘tout court’ and means that on its own the material is not sufficient to score the mark.

(c) HA = harmless additional material which in conjunction with the correct answer does not prevent the candidate from scoring the mark.

(d) BOD = benefit of the doubt and is used to indicate that the Examiner has considered the answer/that part of the answer and judged it to be more correct than incorrect: the benefit of the doubt is given to the candidate and the mark is awarded

1.8 No response and ‘0’ marks

There is a NR (No Response) option.

Award NR (No Response): If there is nothing written at all in the answer space or If there is only a comment which does not in any way relate to the question being asked (e.g. ‘can’t do’ or ‘don’t know’) or If there is only a mark which isn’t an attempt at the question (e.g. a dash, a question mark).

Award 0: If there is any attempt that earns no credit. This could, for example, include the candidate copying all or some of the question, or any working that does not earn any marks, whether crossed out or not.


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1.9 Extra material:

It is the candidate’s responsibility to answer questions in such a way as to demonstrate to the Examiner that s/he has understood the reading text. Where candidates introduce extra, irrelevant material to an otherwise correct answer the danger is that the Examiner is being forced to ‘choose’ the correct answer and s/he cannot be certain that the candidate has shown understanding. Where the Examiner is put in this position the mark cannot be awarded. The Detailed Mark Scheme cannot cover all eventualities and where specific instructions are not provided, Examiners must check the reading text to ensure the correct elements which would qualify for the mark are not contradicted or distorted by any extra material. The following, general, rules should be applied:

(a) Extra material, mentioned in the Mark Scheme, which reinforces the correct answer or in itself constitutes an alternative correct answer:

this is acceptable and is not penalised

(b) Extra material which constitutes an alternative answer, but which is not explicitly mentioned in the Mark Scheme:

the Examiner needs to decide, by consulting the transcript/text and the Team Leader if necessary, whether the alternative answer constitutes: (i) an alternative correct answer, in which case this falls into category (a) and the answer should be rewarded (ii) or an answer which on its own would be refused, in which case this falls into category (c) and the answer should be refused

(c) Extra material which constitutes an alternative answer specifically refused in the Mark Scheme:

this puts the Examiner in the position of having to ‘choose’ which is the candidate’s ‘final’ answer – the Examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be awarded

(d) Extra material which distorts or contradicts the correct answer:

this affects communication – the Examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be awarded

(e) Extra material introduced by the candidate and which does not feature in the original text:

this affects communication – the Examiner cannot be sure what the candidate has understood – and the mark cannot be awarded. It can sometimes be difficult to draw the line between what is a deduction made by an able candidate on the basis of what they have read and pure guesswork. Therefore where a particular answer is not covered in the Mark Scheme, Examiners should consult their Team Leader


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2 Detailed Mark Scheme Section 1 Exercise 1 Question Answer Marks Guidance

1 C oignons 1

2 A cours d’athlétisme 1

3 D lunettes 1

4 B doigt 1

5 B boisson 1

Section 1 Exercise 2 Question Answer Marks Guidance

6 F fenêtre 1

7 A voiture 1

8 E côtelette 1

9 D les planètes 1

10 B brosse à dents 1


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Section 1 Exercise 3 Question Answer Marks Guidance

11 C d’étudier plus 1

12 A sympa 1

13 B l’intéressent maintenant 1

14 C utiliser Internet 1

15 B se sent mieux 1

Section 2 Exercise 1 • In this exercise, reward the candidate for being able to locate the answer in the passage. • Ignore extra material (whether French is accurate or inaccurate) unless the Mark Scheme specifies otherwise. • Accept lifting unless it is specifically refused in the Mark Scheme. • READ SECTION 1: GENERAL MARKING PRINCIPLES. • Accept mon, ma, mes, ton, ta, tes, son, sa, ses, etc.

Question Answer Marks Guidance

16 (Au mois de) juillet 1

17 (Elle a été très) occupée 1

18 (Elle a) passé (un) examen (de musique) 1

19 (Elle) ressemblait (à une) chambre (de) petite fille 1

20 (Ses) vieux jouets (d’enfant) 1

21 Sur (une) table 1

22(i) Isabelle/ (la) copine (de) Charlotte 1

22(ii) jaune 1 REFUSE jeune


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23 Samedi (dernier) 1

24 (Il y avait un) grand choix d’articles 1

25 Elle avait beaucoup de crayons et de stylos 1 REFUSE plusieurs crayons et stylos

26 (Par) courrier électronique 1

Note: For questions with 2 interchangeable answers: 2 correct answers on line 1, line 2 blank = 2; 2 correct answers on line 1, line 2 wrong = 1 (or vice versa) Section 2 Exercice 2 Look for signs of genuine comprehension. Usually, candidates who lift indiscriminately fail to demonstrate comprehension and will not score the mark. However, careful lifting of the details required to answer the question does demonstrate comprehension and should be rewarded. This Detailed Mark Scheme provides specific guidance but in cases not covered, see General Marking Principles. In this section, take into account the whole of the candidate’s answer. We are still applying the sound-alike rule (e.g. manger = mangé). REFUSE DIRECT SPEECH HOWEVER IT IS PRESENTED.

ACCEPT: wrong genders throughout Responses must grammatically answer the question


27 Parce que leurs musiciens favoris sont les mêmes. 1 REFUSE: Ils ont parlé de leurs musiciens favoris tc and responses that place emphasis on ‘talking about’ musicians rather than having favourite ones in common

28 Ils ont été ravis. Ils ont (tout de suite) acheté des billets

1 REFUSE: ils ont donc été ravis

29 Parce que le festival dure deux jours / est en plein air. 1

30 Des voisins (sympathiques) 1 REFUSE: un voisin


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31 Les milliers de jeunes qui assistent au festival / la foule. 1 REFUSE: des milliers de jeunes arrivaient if no clarification

32 Une fois 1 REFUSE: deux fois REFUSE: il a assisté au festival l’année dernière

33 Ils se sont promenés dans le festival / Ils sont partis se promener dans le festival.

1 REFUSE : ils jouaient de la guitare et chantaient REFUSE : ils sont tous partis se promener dans le festival

34 Dans des tentes réservées à la nourriture / dans des tentes rouges.

1 ACCEPT: aux tentes

35 Parce qu’ils avaient apporté des sandwichs/ de quoi manger

1

36 Parce qu’elle savait que tout serait très cher au festival 1

37 Pour écouter les musiciens / la musique / les groupes de musiciens/ Parce que le concert allait commencer / les musiciens allaient (y) jouer.

1

38 Ecouter les musiciens/ les groupes de musiciens 1 ACCEPT : entendre

39 Les spectateurs partageaient / ont partagé tous l’amour de la même musique. Allow: on partageait tous l’amour .

1

Note: For questions with 2 interchangeable answers: 2 correct answers on line 1, line 2 blank = 2; 2 correct answers on line 1, line 2 wrong = 1 (or vice versa)


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Section 3


40 de 1

41 avec 1

41 travaillé 1

43 avant / afin 1

44 pris 1

45 a 1

46 qui 1

47 plus/ jamais/ pas 1

48 leur 1

49 ont 1

50 sont 1

51 avoir 1

52 chez 1

53 pour / avec / chez 1

54 en 1

55 que 1

56 Quand / Lorsqu’ 1

57 après 1

58 à 1

59 se 1

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