Examiners Comments + Mark Scheme Tips

Question 1

For comprehension questions:

Answer 1

Most effective answers used language from the passage

Question 2

Tips about summaries:

Answer 2

• Examiners will count words, and nothing is awarded beyond this limit
• first natural break between 90 and 100 words is were examiners will stop marking
• No unnecessary introductions, only focused on bullet points
• number of marks corresponds to number of words that should be dedicated
• focus on correct manipulation of language, instead of changing words excessively and then making summary ambiguous

Question 3

For literary text gap fill:

Answer 3

• writing definiton, grammatical function, gender, sing/plur is a successful strategy
• say it in English in my heads to notice what sounds right
• don’t slip up on the wrong tense but same meaning

Question 4

Translations:

Answer 4

• carefully reread translations
• pay careful attention to verb endings, (is it he/she/ it or they)
• use WEDDING to identify subjunctive or doubt, emotion and wanting someone else to do something
• rewrite completely if it is difficult to understand/ does not sound English or spanish enough