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Mark Scheme Summer 2009
GCSE
GCSE Russian (1241)
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Contents
1. 1241 Paper 1 List ening and Responding Mark Scheme 5
2. 1241 Paper 1 Transcript 10
3. 1241 Paper 2 Speaking 13
4. 1241 Paper 3 Reading and Responding Mark Scheme 15
5. 1241 Paper 4 Writ ing 19
PAPER 1 GCSE RUSSIAN 2009 MARK SCHEME
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1. А
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2. В
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3. Б
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4. А
(1)
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5. Б
(1)
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6. A
(1)
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7. Б
(1)
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8. Ж
(1)
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9. Д
(1)
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10. Г
(1)
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11. (i) вторник
(1)
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11. (ii) балет
(1)
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11. (iii) 8
(1)
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11. (iv) 300 (рублей)
(1)
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11. (v) aвтобус
(1)
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12. (i) Е
(1)
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12. (ii) В
(1)
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12. (iii) A
(1)
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12. (iv) Д
(1)
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12. (v) Г
(1)
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13. Б
(1)
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14 А
(1)
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15 Б
(1)
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16. (i) Б
(1)
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16. (ii) А
(1)
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16. (iii) В
(1)
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16. (iv) В
(1)
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16. (v) А
(1)
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17. iii, iv, vi, viii
(4)
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18. (i) Г
(1)
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18. (ii) А
(1)
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19. (i) Д
(1)
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19. (ii) Г
(1)
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19. (iii) А
(1)
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20(а) Вика
(1)
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20(б) Толя
(1)
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20(в) Лара
(1)
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21(a) (The/a/its) birthday. Accept any answer implying this, e.g The birth of/ the founding of
(1)
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21(b) Fourteen
(1)
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21(c) Energy. Reject: power
(1)
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21(d) 200
(1)
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21. (e) To draw or to paint / the biggest (Russian/in Russia) flag
(2)
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21. (f) To break/ make/set a record
(1)
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Number
Answer Mark
21. (g) Certificate
(1)
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Number
Answer Mark
21. (h) Name / on (city) website (or Internet)
(2)
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GCSE Russian 1241/ 01
Paper 1 Listening and Responding Transcript
Summer 2009 F1 Пример: Сегодня у меня история. 1. М1 Сегодня у меня музыка. 2. F1 Мой первый урок- география. 3. М1 Сегодня физкультура, а где спортзал? 4. F1 Русский язык? Сегодня? Ура! 5. М1 Сегодня у меня математика.
F1 Пример: Меня зовут Даша. У меня мама и три сестры. 6. М1 Я - Вова. У меня мама, папа и брат. 7. F1 Меня зовут Ира. У меня мать и сестра. 8. М1 Привет! Я - Юра. Папа и собака - вот моя семья. 9. F1 Меня зовут Кира. У меня бабушка, отец и сестра. 10. М1 У меня мама и два брата в семье.
11. М1 Доброе утро. Чем могу помочь? F1 Здравствуйте. У меня свободный вечер, что у вас идёт в театре? М1 Сегодня какой день? Вторник, да? Значит, в Малом театре будет балет. F1 Отлично! Когда он начинается? М1 В восемь часов. Билет стоит триста рублей. F1 А театр далеко отсюда? М1 Не очень. Автобус идёт прямо туда.
12. М1 Пример: Меня зовут Эдик. У меня часто болят зубы. F1 Меня зовут Наташа. Раньше я играла в хоккей каждый понедельник а сейчас я даже не хожу на тренировку. М1 Привет! Я - Паша. Я всё время устал. Утром я рано встаю а ночью я долго занимаюсь компьютером. F1 Я - Рита. Какая я глупая! Каждый день покупаю сигареты. Это плохо для здоровья и деньги надо собирать на поездку в Америку. М1 Говорит Миша. Мне надо бегать и плавать потому, что мне кажется, что я слишком толстый. F1 Я - Соня. Я предпочитаю гамбургеры и картофель-фри но я знаю, что свежие продукты лучше.
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F1 Пример: Мне пожалуйста лимонад.
13. М1 Мне пожалуйста чай. 14. F1 Я возьму бутерброд. 15. М1 Мне мороженое, пожалуйста. 16. М1 Я рад, что я живу не в Новгороде, а в Москве. F1 А ваш сын тоже любит жить здесь? М1 Да, но к сожалению, ему не нравится новый учитель. F1 У вашего сына есть хобби? М1 В Новгороде он любил кататься на лыжах и на велосипеде, а сейчас он интересуется кино и пианино. F1 В каком классе он учится? М1 Ему 15 лет. Он учится в девятом классе и он решил стать врачом. Он хочет работать с людьми и это мне очень нравится.
17. M1 Света, когда это случилось? F1 Это было месяц назад, до этого я никогда не была за границей. У нас была экскурсия в галерею. Мы смотрели все красивые картины. Я смотрела на одну картину с таким интересом, что не заметила, что моей группы нет. Когда я поняла, что я одна, я заплакала, и не знала, что делать. Я даже не знала, как называется наша гостиница. Скоро ко мне подошёл администратор галереи и спросил, в чём дело. В тот момент я увидела свою подругу и мне сразу стало хорошо.
18. M1 Пример: Сегодня в Москве дует ветер
F1 (i) Холодно в Пензе M1 (ii) В Курске солнце светит
19. М1 Антон уже водит машину. Он хочет стать таксистом. F1 Тамара будет работать медсестрой после университета. M1 На рабочей практике Иван работал в магазине. Он хочет помогать людям с покупками. F1 Летом Катя играла в пьесе. Её план — стать актрисой.
20. М1 Говорит Андрей. Всё здесь стоит очень дорого и у меня мало денег. F1 Я - Лара. По-моему в городе слишком много безработных. Какой ужас! М1 Я - Толя. И в городе только один театр и один музей. Это не хорошо. F1 Говорит Вика. В центре шумно и на улицах много мусора. Мне хотелось бы жить в деревне.
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21. День Российского флага - это день рождения Российской Федерации. Этот праздник
отмечают уже 14 лет. Почему белый, синий, красный? Есть много разных мнений, но работник Московского музея говорит, что белый цвет - это чистота или лёд, синий – это небо или реки и красный - это кровь или энергия. На Урале, в городе Ижевск, собралось двести студентов. Они хотели нарисовать на центральной площади самый большой флаг в России. Они хотели сделать это, чтобы побить рекорд. Все участники получили сертификат и их фамилии будут в интернете на городском сайте.
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PAPER 2 GCSE RUSSIAN 2009 MARK SCHEME
Communication and
content (50%)
Application of language
(25%)
Accuracy (25%)
9-
10
Responds very wel l
indeed t o a wide
range of quest ion
t ypes. Ext remely
responsive expands
and develops
relevant
int erchange on own
init iat ive. Clearly
expresses wide
range of opinions
and at t i t udes.
Frequent ly j ust if ies
opinions.
9-
10
Deploys a very wide range
of st ruct ures and lexis as
appropriat e t o quest ions.
Use of some more
complex lexical i t ems.
Very compet ent use of
present , past and fut ure
modes.
9-
10
Very accurat e indeed
alt hough isolat ed,
usual ly insignif icant
errors may occur.
Pronunciat ion and
int onat ion of a
consist ent ly good
st andard.
7-8
Responds wel l t o a
wide range of
quest ion t ypes
alt hough occasional
prompt ing required.
Takes
init iat ive/ develops
more elaborat e
responses. Conveys
opinions wit hout
undue dif f icult y.
7-8
General ly at ease wit h
subordinat ion. Uses
reasonably wide and
most ly appropriat e range
of st ruct ure and lexis.
Unambiguous use of
t enses ot her t han t he
present .
7-8
General ly accurat e in
st raight forward
language but errors
made (possibly basic)
in more complex
language
Pronunciat ion and
int onat ion general ly
good.
5-6
Responds wel l t o
famil iar,
st raight forward
quest ions but
experiences
problems wit h more
complex quest ion
forms. Conveys
simple opinions.
Deals wit h open
quest ions but rarely
expands. Dependent
on t eacher-
examiner’ s
st ruct ured language.
5-6
Of fers some examples of
subordinat ion. Uses
t enses wit hout ambiguit y.
Most ly predict able lexical
i t ems deployed.
5-6
General ly accurat e in
simple, basic
language despit e a
fair number of
signif icant errors.
Less accurat e in more
unfamil iar language
sit uat ions. Some
inconsist ency.
Pronunciat ion
general ly accurat e.
3-4
Responses rest rict ed
t o very
st raight forward
quest ions. Answers
invariably l imit ed,
short and very
hesit ant . Very
3-4
Predominant ly uses short
main clause st ruct ures.
Lit t le or no awareness of
t ense concept ot her t han
t he present .
Inappropriat e lexical
i t ems may impede
3-4
Communicat es main
point s despit e high
incidence of errors.
Some ‘ pre-learnt ’
st ereot ypes correct
but f requent and
basic inaccuracy in
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dependent on
t eacher-examiners’
language and
prompt s. Opinions
l imit ed t o basic
l ikes and disl ikes.
communicat ion at t imes.
Deploys a very
l imit ed/ repet it ive range
of st ruct ure and lexis.
manipulat ed
language.
Pronunciat ion
inconsist ent .
1-2
Produces minimal
responses (mainly
one word repl ies or
very short phrases).
Limit ed
comprehension of
basic quest ions and
l imit ed response.
Tot al ly rel iant on
t eacher-examiner’ s
st ruct ured
quest ions.
1-2
Operat es only in most
basic st ruct ures. Rarely
of fers complet e
sent ences. Resort s
f requent ly t o non-t arget
language.
1-2 Consist ent ly
inaccurat e language.
Pronunciat ion
impedes basic
communicat ion most
of t he t ime. Of fers
only isolat ed
examples of accurat e
language.
Pronunciat ion very
poor.
0 No rewardable
communicat ion/ con
t ent
0 No rewardable language 0 No rewardable
language
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GCSE RUSSIAN PAPER 3 JUNE 2009 MARK SCHEME
Quest ion
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1(i) Г
(1)
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Number
Answer Mark
1(ii) Д
(1)
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Number
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1(iii) В
(1)
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Number
Answer Mark
1. (iv) А
(1)
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Number
Answer Mark
1(v) Е
(1)
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Number
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2(i) Г
(1)
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2(ii) Ж
(1)
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2(iii) Б
(1)
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Number
Answer Mark
2(iv) Д
(1)
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Number
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2(v) В
(1)
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Quest ion
Number
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3(i) Б
(1)
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Number
Answer Mark
3(ii) В
(1)
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Number
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3(iii) А
(1)
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3(iv) Б
(1)
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4 (i) (iv) (v) (vi) (vii) (x)
(6)
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5(i) Д
(1)
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5(ii) Г
(1)
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5(iii) А
(1)
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Number
Answer Mark
5(iv) Е
(1)
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Number
Answer Mark
5(v) В
(1)
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Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
6 (i) (iii) (iv) (vii) (ix)
(5)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
7(i) автобусами
(1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
7(ii) ходят
(1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
7(iii) машину
(1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
7(iv) остаться
(1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
7(v) пить
(1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
7(vi) свитер
(1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
8(i) бутерброд
(1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
8(ii) сумка
(1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
8(iii) школьная форма
(1)
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Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
8(iv) подарок
(1)
Any order
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
9(i) of the first space flight/ of Sputnik/satellite
(1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
9(ii) astronomers, engineers, biologists, doctors
Any (2)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
9(iii) (Experienced) pilots, fliers/ speak, know, understand Russian
(2)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
9(iv) to be able to live together, as a team, in a group
(1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
9(v) how long it will take / the effect on their, astronauts’ health
Any (1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
9(vi) doing (scientific) experiments/ physical training, excercise
Any (1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
9(vii) EITHER smoke OR drink alcohol
(1)
Quest ion
Number
Answer Mark
9(vii) will be mixed/male, female/ men and women
(1)
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Paper 4 - Writing – June 2009
This paper wil l reward st udent s for Communicat ion and Cont ent as wel l as for Knowledge and
appl icat ion of grammar and st ruct ures:
Task 1: Candidat es wil l be required t o writ e short l ist s or f i l l in a form or quest ionnaire
using individual words. The t ask wil l be marked for communicat ion only and
inst ruct ions wil l be in Engl ish. Task inst ruct ions wil l be given in Engl ish.
5 marks
Task 2: Candidat es wil l be required t o writ e a post card or similar message of
approximat ely 30 words. Task inst ruct ions wil l be given in Engl ish.
10 marks
Task 3: Candidat es wil l be required t o produce a piece of cont inuous writ ing of
approximat ely 70 words. A t ask could be a reply t o a short let t er in t he t arget
language, t he expansion of not es or be based on visuals or ot her simple st imul i
writ t en in t he t arget language. Task inst ruct ions wil l be given in Engl ish.
20 marks
Task 4: Candidat es may be required t o narrat e event s, express ideas and j ust ify point s of
view. They wil l be expect ed t o produce longer sequences of writ ing, using a
wider range of vocabulary, st ruct ure and t ime references. They wil l be of fered a
choice of task and wil l be required t o produce a piece of approximat ely 150
words. Quest ions wil l be set so t hat candidat es can undert ake eit her narrat ive or
discursive writ ing. These may be fact ual or imaginary narrat ives or involve
ext ended let t er writ ing. They may be based on st imul i in t he t arget language,
visuals or a combinat ion of bot h. Inst ruct ions wil l be given in t he t arget language.
20 marks
Total for paper = 55 marks
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WRITING MARK SCHEME
The f irst quest ion rewards candidat es for communicat ion only whereas al l ot her quest ions
at t ract marks for knowledge and appl icat ion of t arget -language grammar and st ruct ures.
Quest ions 3 and 4 share a common mark scheme bot h for communicat ion and cont ent ,
knowledge and appl icat ion of language and accuracy. The knowledge and appl icat ion mark
scheme for quest ion 2 incorporat es element s t hat reward accuracy.
Question 1
Marked for communication only.
Marks are awarded posit ively for each it em/ point communicat ed in such a way t hat it can be
readily underst ood by a sympat het ic nat ive speaker. No marks are al locat ed for accuracy
beyond t hat required for ef fect ive communicat ion.
ACCEPT FORMS OF DANCE AND GAMES SUCH AS
SNOOKER/ CHESS/ CARDS/ DOMINO/ DARTS
Question 2
Marks are awarded global ly across each t ask using t he crit eria below:
COMMUNICATION AND CONTENT
5 The t ask is complet ed, perhaps wit h minor ambiguit y or omission.
4 Most of t he t ask is complet ed. There may be some ambiguit y or omission.
3 About half of t he t ask is complet ed, t hough wit h some ambiguit y.
2 One or t wo element s of t he t ask are complet ed but wit h some ambiguit y.
1 There is l i t t le meaningful communicat ion – single lexical i t ems only.
0 No ef fect ive communicat ion.
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KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF LANGUAGE
5 Appropriat e vocabulary for t he t ask. Correct synt ax in simple phrases.
General ly accurat e wit h some lapses.
4 Basic errors evident but t hese rarely int erfere wit h communicat ion. Able t o
const ruct simple sent ences wit h some lapses. Vocabulary and st ruct ures
general ly appropriat e for t he t ask.
3 Inaccurat e language somet imes impedes communicat ion. Shows some abil i t y t o
const ruct simple sent ences. Vocabulary and st ruct ures adequat e t o t he t ask.
2 Much inaccuracy which impedes communicat ion. Some examples of simple
sent ence st ruct ure – prelearned phrases. Vocabulary and st ruct ures only j ust
adequat e for t he t ask.
1 Frequent errors which prevent communicat ion, only isolat ed examples of
accurat e recognisable language – unconnect ed words or charact ers. No
awareness of st ruct ure.
0 No language wort hy of credit .
Questions 3 and 4
Marks are awarded for Communication and Content, Knowledge and Application of Language
and Accuracy. Please refer t o t he fol lowing grids:
QUESTION 3: IN THE FINAL BULLET POINT THERE SHOULD BE SOME REFERENCE MADE
TO THE FACT THAT IT IS ACTUALLY A BIRTHDAY AND NOT SIMPLY A GENERAL
FUTURE PLAN.
QUESTION 4A: IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A MARK IN THE 9-10 BOX FOR COMMUNICATION
AND CONTENT CANDIDATES MUST REFERENCE AND EXPAND ON THE BULLET
POINTS AND MAKE REFERENCE TO THE BEST PLACE TO LIVE. CANDIDATES MUST
ALSO REFER TO PAST, PRESENT AND FUTURE EVENTS TO RESPOND FULLY TO
THE STIMULUS TASK.
QUESTION 4B: IN ORDER TO ACHIEVE A MARK IN THE 9-10 BOX FOR COMMUNICATION
AND CONTENT CANDIDATES MUST REFERENCE AN ACTIVITY NOT YET DONE.
COMMUNICATION AND CONTENT
9-10 Task clearly underst ood and responds ful ly t o st imulus. Abil i t y t o narrat e, expand,
give ful l descript ions and express opinions as appropriat e t o t ask. Time
sequence/ verb t enses clear wit h no ambiguit y. Piece clearly
l inked as a whole and relevant t o set t ask. Coherent , pleasant t o read.
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COMMUNICATION AND CONTENT
7-8 Responds ful ly t o al l or nearly al l of t he t ask alt hough t here may be some minor
omissions. Task clearly underst ood. Shows abil i t y t o go beyond a minimal
response, and provides evidence of descript ion and opinion as appropriat e t o t he
t ask. Time sequence/ verb t enses general ly sound wit h occasional lapses.
Coherent wit h some lapses. Fairly clear, and reasonable at t empt t o l ink t he piece
int o a whole. May be rat her pedest rian or al t ernat ively, somewhat over ambit ious.
5-6 Maj orit y of t ask complet ed and relevant informat ion conveyed alt hough t here may
be some omissions. There may be some misunderst anding of t he quest ion
leading t o some irrelevance. Evidence of abil i t y t o go beyond a minimal response,
beginning t o expand ideas and express opinions et c suit able for act ual/ imaginat ive
t asks. Appropriat e use of verb t enses wit h some lapses, somet imes leading t o
ambiguit y. Comprehensible overal l wit h some at t empt at l inking piece int o a
whole. Ambiguous in places especial ly if more ambit ious language is at t empt ed.
3-4 Main point s of quest ion complet ed but some of t he t ask may have been
misunderst ood. Some relevant informat ion conveyed but t here may be maj or
omissions and/ or irrelevance, repet it ion. Level of response minimal wit h no
evidence of descript ion or opinions et c appropriat e t o t ask. Some at t empt at verb
but inconsist ent and unrel iable/ insecure leading t o ambiguit y. Just about
comprehensible overal l . Not easy t o read.
1-2 Lit t le relevant informat ion conveyed. Much ambiguit y and omission. Task
general ly misunderst ood. Subst ant ial degree of irrelevance and incoherence.
Time indicat ions/ verb t enses required by t he t ask are absent or unrel iable.
Except for isolat ed it ems would not be comprehensible t o a nat ive speaker.
0 No relevant communicat ion.
KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF LANGUAGE
5 Vocabulary and st ruct ures comfort ably equal t o t he t ask. Variet y of vocabulary, idiom
and st ruct ures appropriat e for narrat ive and descript ion eg expressing and j ust ifying
opinions, ideas and point s of view and t o avoid repet it ion. Conf ident use of more
complex st ruct ures such as pronouns, negat ives, superlat ives, range of t enses alt hough
t here may be t he occasional lapse. Clear abil i t y t o manipulat e t o suit purpose.
4 Evidence of a range of vocabulary and st ruct ures appropriat e t o narrat ive and
descript ion, eg expressing opinions, j ust ifying ideas and point s of view. Some at t empt
t o vary sent ences by using more ambit ious st ruct ures: subordinat e clauses, pronouns,
adverbial or ot her phrases, range of t enses, al t hough t hese are unl ikely t o be whol ly
successful. Shows abil i t y t o manipulat e language t o suit purpose, albeit wit h mist akes.
3 Vocabulary and st ruct ures adequat e t o t ask. Language appropriat e for purpose, t here
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KNOWLEDGE AND APPLICATION OF LANGUAGE
may be occasional mot her-t ongue inf luence, which does not impede communicat ion.
St yle basic, correct synt ax when using simple short sent ences. Some longer sent ences
where synt ax not always correct . Fairly correct use of st andard idiom. At t empt s
enhancement of fact wit h adj ect ives and adverbial phrases wit h (some) success.
At t empt s t o use subordinat e clauses / simple l inking. Evidence of correct format ion of
t enses wit h some lapses. Alt hough t here wi l l be prelearned, set phrases and at t empt s
t o manipulat e t he language, t his may be only part ial ly successful.
2 Limit ed vocabulary and st ruct ures, only j ust adequat e t o t he t ask. Language basic and
somet imes inappropriat e t o t he t ask, some mot her-t ongue inf luence and words in non-
t arget language. Sent ences simple and usual ly short , synt act ical ly more or less correct ,
occasional use of st andard idiom. Some evidence of correct format ion and use of verbs/
t enses t hough f requent lapses. Prelearned, set phrases predominat e and t here wil l be
no evidence of any abil i t y t o manipulat e t he language. Some at t empt at enhancement
of fact wit h adj ect ive or adverbial phrases t hough t hese are l ikely t o be only part ial ly
successful. There may be some simple subordinat ion.
1 Very l imit ed language. Frequent use of mot her-t ongue or non-t arget language words
great ly rest rict s communicat ion. Language very basic and f requent ly inappropriat e.
Lit t le underst anding of language st ruct ures, eg t he format ion and use of t enses. There
may be t he occasional almost correct phrase or short sent ence but t his wil l be
prelearned or st ereot yped.
0 No language wort hy of credit .
ACCURACY OF LANGUAGE
5 High level of accuracy t hough not necessari ly fault less. Spel l ings, genders,
agreement s, verb forms general ly mast ered wit h t he odd sl ip. Secure when
using more complex language but again t here may be minor errors.
4 General ly accurat e in st raight forward language, most verb forms correct , secure
in genders and agreement s but t he odd lapse. Spel l ings most ly accurat e.
Accuracy can be more variable when more complex st ruct ures are at t empt ed.
3 Fairly accurat e in simple language. Some lapses in spel l ings and genders and
verb endings. Inconsist ency in verb forms but more correct t han incorrect .
Spel l ings of common words general ly accurat e. About half of what is writ t en
should be f ree of maj or errors; inaccuracy increases if at t empt s more complex
st ruct ures. Despit e error t he message is communicat ed.
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2 Many basic errors but main point s communicat ed. Some correct phrases but
f requent misspel l ings, inaccurat e genders, incorrect verb endings.
1 Frequent basic errors and inaccuracies prevent communicat ion. Isolat ed
examples of correct language. Spel l ings and genders very weak. Lit t le or no
evidence of correct verb format ion.
0 No language wort hy of credit .
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Summary of mark allocations for the writ ing paper
Task 1 Task 2 Task3 Task 4
Communication
and Content
5 5 10 10
Application of
Language
- 5 10* 10*
* Marks are equal ly divided bet ween appl icat ion of language and accuracy wit hin t his t ask.
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