Candidate Frename General Certificate f Secndary Educatin Mdern Freign Languages Prtuguese - Writing Specimen Paper Candidates answer n the questin paper. Additinal materials: nne Centre Number Candidate Surname Candidate Number Time: 1 hur A834 INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES Write yur name in capital letters, yur Centre Number and Candidate Number in the bxes abve. Use black ink nly. Read each Questin carefully and make sure yu knw what yu have t d befre starting yur answer. Answer any tw questins. D nt write in the bar cdes. D nt write utside the bx brdering each page. Write yur answer t each questin in the space prvided. INFORMATION FOR CANDIDATES The number f marks fr each questin is given in brackets [ ] at the end f each questin r part questin. The ttal number f marks fr this paper is 50. Dictinaries are allwed. FOR EXAMINER S USE 1 2 3 4 5 TOTAL This dcument cnsists f 12 printed pages. SP (SLM) T12103 OCR 2008 500/4703/6 500/4696/2 OCR is an exempt Charity [Turn ver
2 Answer tw questins Questin 1 Hme and Lcal Area Yu have been asked t write an item (t be psted n yur e - partner schl s website) abut A day in yur life. Yu can chse hw t present the item, e.g. email / magazine item / script f an imaginary cnversatin Yu can write up t a maximum f 150 wrds in Prtuguese Yu will need t: give factual infrmatin and explain ideas and pints f view (yur wn r thse f thers) use a variety f vcabulary, different types f sentences and different verb tenses Yu can use yur wn ideas t make the item interesting r the fllwing suggestins: wh yu are and yur daily rutine at hme what the area where yu live is like what yu r peple in yur twn r village like t d and why a particular activity that yu have dne r will d yur plans r ambitins r wishes [25]
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4 Questin 2 Health and sprt Yu write an article abut staying fit and healthy. Yu can chse hw t present the article, e.g. email / magazine item / cmmunity news item / script f an imaginary interview Yu can write up t a maximum f 150 wrds in Prtuguese Yu will need t: give factual infrmatin and explain ideas and pints f view (yur wn r thse f thers) use a variety f vcabulary, different types f sentences and different verb tenses Yu can use yur wn ideas t make the article interesting r the fllwing suggestins wh yu are and what yu d t stay healthy details f leisure r sprts facilities in yur lcal area what peple in yur twn r village like t d and why what else makes fr a healthy lifestyle hw yu r smene yu knw changed (r is changing) their lifestyle t becme mre healthy [25]
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6 Questin 3 Leisure and entertainment Yu tk part in r watched a reginal r natinal event and write a descriptin abut it afterwards. Yu can chse hw t present the descriptin, e.g. email / magazine item / news item / script f an imaginary cnversatin Yu can write up t a maximum f 150 wrds in Prtuguese Yu will need: t include infrmatin abut the event and explain ideas and pints f view (yur wn r thse f thers at the event) t use a variety f vcabulary, different types f sentences and different verb tenses Yu can use yur wn ideas t make the accunt interesting r the fllwing suggestins what srt f event it was (e.g. cncert / cmpetitin / demnstratin / shw) where it tk place and what the place was like details f what happened hw yu, r thse taking part r watching, felt and reacted. Why? If yu wuld watch r take part in the same event again and why [25]
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8 Questin 4 Travel and the wider wrld Yu ve been n hliday with yur family t Prtugal but had a bad experience in the place where yu stayed and yu write a letter f cmplaint. Yu can write up t a maximum f 150 wrds in Prtuguese Yu will need t: give factual infrmatin and explain ideas and pints f view (yur wn r thse f thers) use a variety f vcabulary, different types f sentences and different verb tenses Yu can use yur wn ideas t make the letter have impact r the fllwing suggestins: wh yu are and why yu are writing sme details abut yur stay and why yu visited the area details f what the experience was and why it caused prblems fr yu and yur family suggest imprvements that culd be made and why [25]
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10 r Questin 5 Educatin and wrk Imagine that yu want t d wrk experience in Prtugal. Write a letter f applicatin. Yu can write up t a maximum f 150 wrds in Prtuguese Yu will need t: give factual infrmatin and explain ideas and pints f view (yur wn r thse f thers) use a variety f vcabulary, different types f sentences and different verb tenses Yu can use yur wn ideas t make the letter interesting r the fllwing suggestins: wh yu are and why yu want t wrk in Prtugal yur experience f wrk and why yu wuld be gd at wrk an example f a particular skill yu have r an activity that yu have dne why this is/was imprtant what yu want t d as a jb r career and why wrk experience is imprtant [25]
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12 Cpyright Acknwledgements: Permissin t reprduce items where third-party wned material prtected by cpyright is included has been sught and cleared where pssible. Every reasnable effrt has been made by the publisher (OCR) t trace cpyright hlders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased t make amends at the earliest pprtunity. OCR is part f the Cambridge Assessment Grup. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name f University f Cambridge Lcal Examinatins Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department f the University f Cambridge. OCR 2008
OXFORD CAMBRIDGE AND RSA EXAMINATIONS General Certificate f Secndary Educatin PORTUGUESE Unit A834: Writing Specimen Mark Scheme A834 The maximum mark fr this paper is 50. This dcument cnsists f 3 printed pages and 1 blank page. SP (SLM) T1210 OCR 2008 500/4703/6 500/4696/2 OCR is an exempt Charity [Turn ver
2 WRITING MARK SCHEME Scheme f Assessment Candidates answer tw questins Cmmunicatin Quality f Language Ttal Questin 1 10 15 25 Questin 2 10 15 25 Questin 3 10 15 25 Questin 4 10 15 25 Questin 5 10 15 25 Ttal fr tw questins 20 30 50 Cmmunicatin 10 marks 9-10 Fully relevant and detailed respnse t the task. Clearly expressed infrmatin. Fully develped and justified ideas and pints f view. 7-8 Gives a relevant and detailed respnse t the task. Expresses mre than straightfrward ideas and pints f view, smetimes with justificatins. 5-6 Prduces enugh language t respnd t the task. Gives factual infrmatin. Expresses pinins and pints f view, and smetimes prvides justificatins. 3-4 Cmmunicates with simple, shrt pieces f infrmatin in respnse t the task. Expresses sme pinins and /r pints f view. Occasinally gives a justificatin. 1-2 Cmmunicates simple r a few facts. Can express simple pinins. Smetimes irrelevant r repetitive. 0 Cmmunicates n relevant infrmatin
3 Quality f Language 15 marks 14/15 Cnfident and accurate use f a variety f clause types, vcabulary, idims and structures, including verb structures and tenses. Errrs nticeable nly in the mst ambitius language. Fluent, cherent, cnsistent and cntrlled. 12/13 Successful with mre cmplex language features, thugh with sme inaccuracy. A range f clause types, with sme cnsistent manipulatin f verb structures and tense. Lnger sequences f language. Overall, in cntrl f the material. 10/11 A gd range f structures and vcabulary and sme cmmn idims, with sme cnsistent use f tenses. Sme attempts at varying clause types and cnjunctins. Mstly unambiguus. 8/9 Uses a range f straightfrward structures and vcabulary, which may include different tenses and time frames. Can cnnect verbs. Attempts t use ne r tw cmmn idims. The respnse is sufficiently accurate fr the basis f the message t be clear and reasnably cherent. 6/7 Sme awareness f verbs and time frames, but incnsistent verall. Straightfrward vcabulary and structures. Everyday messages are sufficiently accurate t be cmprehensible. 4/5 Sme awareness f verbs and ther simple structures. Limited use f vcabulary. Errr des nt impede rutine cmmunicatin ver a few sentences. 2/3 Only a few phrases r shrt sentences are accurate enugh t be recgnisable. Very simple sentence structure. 1 Disjinted wrds r shrt phrases, ne r tw f them accurate enugh t be cmprehensible. 0 Nthing cherent r accurate enugh t be cmprehensible
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