CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education

MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2014 series

0510 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

0510/11 Paper 1 (Reading and Writing – Core),
maximum raw mark 70

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the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not
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which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers.

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IGCSE English as a Second Language Core Tier Reading/Writing (Paper 1)

This component forms part of the Core tier assessment of IGCSE English as a Second Language and
tests the following Assessment Objectives:

AO1: Reading
R1 understand and respond to information presented in a variety of forms
R2 select and organise material relevant to specific purposes
R3 recognise, understand and distinguish between facts, ideas and opinions

AO2: Writing
W1 communicate clearly, accurately and appropriately
W2 convey information and express opinions effectively
W3 employ and control a variety of grammatical structures
W4 demonstrate knowledge and understanding of a range of appropriate vocabulary
W5 observe conventions of paragraphing, punctuation and spelling
W6 employ appropriate register/style

Overview of exercises on Paper 1

Reading Marks for Writing Marks for Total

objectives reading objectives writing available
tested objectives tested objectives marks

Exercise 1 Reading (1) R1 7 – 7

Exercise 2 Reading (2) R1 11 – 11

Exercise 3 Information R1, R2 10 W1, W5 4 14

transfer

Exercise 4 Note- R1, R2, 7 – 7

making R3

Exercise 5 Summary – W1, W2, 5 5

W3, W4,
W5

Exercise 6 Writing (1) – W1, W2, 13 13

W3, W4,
W5, W6

Exercise 7 Writing (2) – W1, W2, 13 13

W3, W4,
W5, W6

70

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Exercise 1: Children's Museum

(a) ten years [1]

do not accept ‘after ten years’

(b) walk into igloo / feel (the coldness of) ice [1]
accept synonyms for ‘walk’ e.g. ‘enter/go’

(c) suggest how it looks / suggest what they want inside / design(ed) by them [1]

(d) climb trees AND roll down hills

BOTH NEEDED FOR ONE MARK [1]

(e) links with (local) libraries [1]

(f) pretend they work at weather centre / predict storms / predict rain [1]

(g) under age one / under ones [1]

do not accept ‘under one’ on its own

Max total for exercise 1: 7 marks

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Exercise 2: The World of Antarctica

(a) (strong) sense of adventure [1]

(b) July 1 AND 3 hours [1]

do not accept ‘3 daylight in hours’

(c) violent thunderstorms AND gigantic waves [1]

BOTH REQUIRED FOR ONE MARK

(d) search (for) places to breed [1]

(e) penguin(s) [1]

(f) snowmobiles [1]

(g) might fall into a deep hole / in case of accident(s) and injury(ies) [1]

(h) birthdays AND festivals [1]

BOTH REQUIRED FOR ONE MARK

(i) difficult to thaw the food

use(d) drills(to cut the food)
ONE MARK FOR EACH CORRECT ANSWER [2]

(j) they stared for many minutes / they stood for many minutes / they stood and stared [1]

Max total for exercise 2: 11 marks

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Exercise 3: Portugal Heritage Membership Application Form

Section A: Details of person completing form

Full name: Jose Espinola

Contact details: phone 345298746 Email [email protected]

Is this membership for yourself? DELETE YES

Section B: Membership details

Full name: Benedita Pais

Home address: 64 Avenida de Liberdade Lisbon (Portugal)

Membership category required: (please circle one) CIRCLE Student

Membership start date: 27 November 2014 / 27/11/2014

Section C: Gift instructions

Details of additional items required: (book) History of Portugal

If you have a special message, please write it on the line below

Congratulations. Good luck at university.

Method of payment (please tick one box): TICK CHEQUE

Max total for Sections A, B and C: 10 marks

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Section D
In the space below, write one sentence about why you want to buy this membership gift, and one
sentence about where you heard of our organisation.

The sentences must be written from the point of view of Jose.

Sample sentence 1

I want to congratulate my friend on her success.

My friend has recently passed her driving test.

Sample sentence 2

I heard about it from the parents of my friend.

Benedita’s parents told me about it.

For each sentence, award up to 2 marks as follows:

2 marks: proper sentence construction; correct spelling, punctuation and grammar; gives the
information asked for

1 mark: proper sentence construction; 1–3 errors of punctuation / spelling / grammar (without
obscuring meaning); gives the information asked for

0 marks: more than 3 errors of punctuation / spelling / grammar; and/or does not give the
information asked for; and/or not a proper sentence; and/or meaning obscure

Absence of a full stop at the end should be considered as 1 punctuation error.

Absence of an upper case letter at the beginning should be considered as 1 punctuation error.
Omission of a word in a sentence should be considered as 1 grammar error.

Max total for exercise 3: 14 marks

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Exercise 4: The man who fell to Earth

Statistical data about the jump (max 3 marks for this heading)

The mission involved about 300 people

1 height of almost 40 000 metres / 40 kilometres / highest
accept ‘about’ for almost
2 fell for more than four minutes
3 reached a speed of more than 1300 kilometres per hour / fastest
4 open(ed) parachute one and a half kms above the ground
5 8 million people watching (at the same time)
6 1st to break sound barrier
7 5 year project /worked on it for 5 years

Problems before and during the trip (max 2 marks for this heading)

8 shield (of helmet) covered with mist

9 (spin) out of control / lost control
10 (suffered from) panic attacks
11 several attempts to inflate balloon / inflating balloon abandoned / bad weather

Aims of the mission (max 2 marks for this heading)

12 test spacesuit (for strength and protective qualities)

13 break altitude and speed record
14 how equipment affected by loss of pressure /how equipment affected by height / help people
survive

Max total for exercise 4: 7 marks

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Exercise 5: summary

Language (up to 5 marks)

0 marks: no understanding of the task / no relevant content / meaning completely obscure

due to serious language inaccuracies

1 mark: copying without discrimination from text / multiple language inaccuracies

2 marks: heavy reliance on language from the text with no attempt to organise and sequence
points cohesively / limited language expression making meaning at times unclear

3 marks: some reliance on language from the text, but with an attempt to organise and
sequence points cohesively / language satisfactory, but with some inaccuracies

4 marks: good attempt to use own words and to organise and sequence points cohesively /
generally good control of language

5 marks: good, concise summary style / very good attempt to use own words and to organise
and sequence points cohesively

Max total for exercise 5: 5 marks

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Exercise 6: Surprising news item

Exercise 7: Drinks and snacks machine

The following general instructions, and table of marking criteria, apply to both exercises.

• Award the answer a mark for content (C) [out of 7] and a mark for language (L) [out of 6] in
accordance with the General Criteria table that follows.

• Content covers relevance (i.e. whether the piece fulfils the task and the awareness of
purpose/audience/register) and the development of ideas (i.e. the detail/explanation
provided and how enjoyable it is to read).

• Language covers style (i.e. complexity of vocabulary and sentence structure) and accuracy
(of grammar, spelling, punctuation and use of paragraphs).

• When deciding on a mark for content or language, first of all decide which mark band is most
appropriate. There will not necessarily be an exact fit. Then decide between 2 marks within
that mark band. Use the lower mark if it only just makes it into the band and the upper mark if
it fulfils all the requirements of the band but doesn’t quite make it into the band above.

• When deciding on a mark for content, look at both relevance and development of ideas.
First ask yourself whether the writing fulfils the task, in terms of points to be covered and the
length. If it does, it will be in the 4–5 mark band.

• When deciding on a mark for language, look at both the style and the accuracy of the
language. A useful starting point would be first to determine whether errors intrude. If they do
not, it will be in the 4–5 mark band.

• The use of paragraphs should not be the primary basis of deciding which mark band the
work is in. Look first at the language used and once you have decided on the appropriate
mark band, you can use the paragraphing as a factor in helping you to decide whether the
work warrants the upper or lower mark in the mark band.

• If the essay is considerably shorter than the stated word length, fewer than 70 words, it
should be put in mark band 2–3 for content or lower for not fulfilling the task. The language
mark is likely to be affected and is unlikely to be more than one band higher than the content
mark.

• If the essay is totally irrelevant and has nothing to do with the question asked, it should be
given 0 marks for Content and Language, even if it is enjoyable to read and fluent.

• If the essay is partly relevant and therefore in mark band 2–3, the full range of marks for
language is available.

Max total for exercise 6: 13 marks

Max total for exercise 7: 13 marks

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GENERAL CRITERIA FOR MARKING EXERCISES 6 and 7 (Core tier)

Mark CONTENT: relevance and Mark LANGUAGE: style and accuracy

band development of ideas band (AO: W1, W3, W4, W5)
(AO: W1, W2, W6)

6–7 Effective: 6 Competent:

Relevance: Style:
Fulfils the task, with appropriate register Sentences show some style and
and a good sense of purpose and ambitious language. However, there
audience. may be some awkwardness making
Award 7 marks. reading less enjoyable.
Award 6 marks.
Fulfils the task, with appropriate register
and some sense of purpose and Accuracy:
audience. Generally accurate with frustrating
Award 6 marks. errors. Appropriate use of paragraphing.
Award 6 marks.
Development of ideas:
Ideas are developed at appropriate
length. Engages reader’s interest.

4–5 Largely relevant: 4–5 Satisfactory:

Relevance: Style:
Fulfils the task. A satisfactory attempt Mainly simple structures and vocabulary
has been made to address the topic, but but sometimes attempting a wider range
there may be digressions. of language.
Award 5 marks. Award 5 marks.

Does not quite fulfil the task although Mainly simple structures and vocabulary.
there are some positive qualities. There Award 4 marks.
may be digressions.
Award 4 marks. Accuracy:
Meaning is clear and of a safe standard.
Development of ideas: Grammatical errors occur when
Material is satisfactorily developed at attempting more ambitious language.
appropriate length. Paragraphs are used, showing some
coherence.
Award 5 marks.

Meaning is generally clear. Simple

structures are usually sound. Errors do
not interfere with communication.
Paragraphs are used but without
coherence or unity.
Award 4 marks.

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2–3 Partly relevant: 2–3 Errors intrude:

Relevance: Style:
Partly relevant and some engagement Simple structures and vocabulary.
with the task. Inappropriate register,
showing insufficient awareness of Accuracy:
purpose and / or audience. Meaning is sometimes in doubt.
Award 3 marks. Frequent errors do not seriously impair
communication.
Partly relevant and limited engagement Award 3 marks.
with the task. Inappropriate register,
showing insufficient awareness of Meaning is often in doubt. Frequent,
purpose and / or audience. distracting errors which slow down
Award 2 marks. reading.
Award 2 marks.
Development of ideas:
Supplies some detail but the effect is
incomplete and repetitive.

0–1 Little relevance: 0–1 Hard to understand:

Very limited engagement with task, but Multiple types of error in grammar /
this is mostly hidden by density of error. spelling / word usage / punctuation
Award 1 mark. throughout, which mostly make it difficult
to understand. Occasionally, sense can
No engagement with the task or any be deciphered.
engagement with task is completely Award 1 mark.
hidden by density of error.
Award 0 marks. Density of error completely obscures
meaning. Whole sections impossible to
If essay is completely irrelevant, no mark recognise as pieces of English writing.
can be given for language. Award 0 marks.

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