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Polish
Full Course – for exams June 2014 onwards
and certification June 2014 onwards
Short Course – for exams June 2014 onwards
and certification June 2014 onwards
GCSE
Specification
Polish
4685
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Contents
1 Introduction 2
1.1 Why choose AQA? 2
1.2 Why choose Polish? 2
1.3 How do I start using this specification? 3
1.4 How can I find out more? 3
2 Specification at a Glance 4
3 Subject Content 5
3.1 Contexts and purposes 5
3.2 Unit 1: Polish listening 46851 6
3.3 Unit 2: Polish reading 46852 6
3.4 Unit 3: Polish speaking 46853 7
3.5 Unit 4: Polish writing 46854 9
3.6 Grammar 12
3.7 Communication strategies 20
3.8 Vocabulary 25
4 Scheme of Assessment 52
4.1 Aims and learning outcomes 52
4.2 Assessment Objectives 52
4.3 National criteria 53
4.4 Prior learning 53
4.5 Access to assessment: diversity and inclusion 53
5 Administration 54
5.1 Availability of assessment units and certification 54
5.2 Entries 54
5.3 Private candidates 54
5.4 Access arrangements and special consideration 55
5.5 Language of examinations 55
5.6 Qualification titles 55
5.7 Awarding grades and reporting results 55
5.8 Examination Series 57
Appendices 58
A Grade Descriptions 58
B Spiritual, Moral, Ethical, Social, Legislative, Sustainable
Development, Economic and Cultural Issues, and
Health and Safety Considerations 59
C Overlaps with other Qualifications 60
D Wider Key Skills 61
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2 Specification at a Glance
Unit 4: Writing
Polish Unit 2: Reading 46854
Short Course 46852
Examination – 50%
in Written Examination – 50%
plus
Language 1 hour
4687 1 hour
Three pieces of writing
Polish
Full Course
4688
Unit 4: Writing
Unit 2: Reading 46854
46852
Examination – 25%
Examination – 25%
1 hour
1 hour
Three pieces of writing
For assessments and subject awards after June 2013 there is a requirement that 100% of the assessment
is terminal.
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3 Subject Content
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Assessment Criteria
Range of Interaction
Communication Accuracy Total
Language and Fluency
Presentation &
8 4 4 4 20
Discussion
Conversation 8 4 4 4 20
Total 16 8 8 8 40
7–8 A good range of information and points of view are conveyed. Responses are
developed/explained with confidence. Can narrate events.
4–6 A fair amount of information and points of view conveyed. Responses are regularly
developed beyond the minimum.
1–3 Some simple information and opinions conveyed. Some responses rarely developed
beyond the minimum.
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0 No recognisable words.
4 All messages are clear and errors usually appear only in more complex structures. Accent
and intonation consistently good.
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3 Messages are clear in spite of some errors. Accent and intonation generally good but some
inconsistency.
2 Most messages are communicated though errors are quite frequent. Accent and intonation
sometimes delay communication.
1 Some messages are communicated but errors are very frequent. Accent and intonation make
comprehension difficult.
Ready responses; some evidence of an ability to sustain a conversation; may sometimes take
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the initiative.
• The marks awarded for Range of Language, • A mark of zero for Communication will
Accuracy and Interaction and Fluency must not automatically result in a zero score for the
be more than one mark higher than the mark task as a whole.
awarded for Communication.
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Range of
Content Accuracy Total
Language
Question 1 2 – – 2
Question 2 14 5 5 24
Question 3 14 5 5 24
Total 30 10 10 50
Question 1 – Content
Marks Content
0 No understandable words.
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Content
Marks Criteria
10 – 12 Good
Mostly relevant response to the task and shows ability to convey a lot of information clearly,
express and explain ideas and points of view.
7 – 9 Sufficient
Response to the task is generally relevant with quite a lot of information clearly communicated.
Points of view are expressed and ideas are developed.
3 4 – 6 Limited
Limited response to the task with some relevant information conveyed. Simple opinions are
expressed and there is some development of basic ideas.
1 – 3 Poor
Very limited response to the task with little relevant information conveyed. No real structure.
Range of Language
Marks Criteria
5 Wide variety of appropriate vocabulary and structures. More complex sentences are handled
with confidence and verb tenses are used successfully.
4 Good variety of appropriate vocabulary and structures used. More complex sentences are
attempted and are often successful.
3 Some variety of vocabulary and structures used, including attempts at longer sentences using
appropriate linking words which are sometimes successful.
2 Vocabulary is appropriate to the basic needs of the task and structures are mostly simple.
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Accuracy
Marks Criteria
5 Largely accurate, although there may still be some errors especially in attempts at more
complex sentences. Verbs and tense formations are secure.
4 Generally accurate with errors occurring in attempts at more complex sentences. Verb and
tense formations are usually correct.
3 More accurate than inaccurate. Verb forms and tense formations are sometimes unsuccessful.
The intended meaning is clear.
2 Many errors which often impede communication. Verb forms are rarely accurate.
1 Limited understanding of the most basic linguistic structures. Frequent errors regularly impede
communication.
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0 No language produced which is worthy of credit.
• The mark awarded for Range of Language must • If a mark is awarded for Content, this will
not be more than one band higher than the mark inevitably lead to the award of a mark for Range
awarded for Content. (See table below). of Language and for Accuracy.
• The mark awarded for Accuracy must not be • If a mark of zero is awarded for Content, this will
more than one band higher than the mark automatically result in a zero score for Range
awarded for Content. (See table below) of Language and for Accuracy.
0 0
1– 3 1 – 2
4 – 6 1 – 3
7 – 9 1 – 4
10 – 12 1 – 5
13 – 14 1 – 5
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3.6 Grammar
GCSE candidates will be expected to have acquired knowledge and understanding of Polish grammar during
their course. In the examination they will be required to apply their knowledge and understanding, drawing
from the following lists. The examples in brackets are indicative, not exclusive. For structures marked ®, only
receptive knowledge is required.
Up to Grade C
Nouns:
Candidates should know the masculine, feminine and neuter nouns as well as singular and plural.
The following are just a few examples:
b. clauses in which the present tense of the verb “to be” is understood:
e.g. mój brat to inxynier, to wygodne
krzes\o, Fibak to s\awny tenisista.
Genitive – Dope\niacz kogo? czego?
Masculine: go%cia/go%ci,
urzvdnika/urzvdników,
sklepu/sklepów
feminine: lekcji/lekcji, matki/matek,
xony/xon
b. expressions of quantity:
e.g. butelka mleka, filixanka herbaty,
kilo mivsa
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Up to Grade C
after numbers:
d. with prepositions:
od daleko od szko\y
do do domu, do sklepu
dla dla go%cia, dla przyjació\
bez bez przerwy
naprzeciw/ko naprzeciw kiosku
obok/ko\o ko\o domu, obok Ewy
blisko/ blisko ko%cio\a,
niedaleko niedaleko parku
u podoba mnie siv u was
wokó\ wokó\ ogrodu
z/ze z przodu, z ty\u, ze szko\y,
ze Stanów
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b. with prepositions:
verbs of motion:
na idv na spacer
za wracam za chwilv
with days of the week:
w/we Kasia przyjedzie w
niedzielv, egzamin jest we
wtorek
playing a game:
w gra' w pi\kv, bawimy siv
w chowanego
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a. expressions of time:
e.g. wiosną, latem, jesienią, zimą, 3
wieczorem, nocą, dniem
d. with prepositions:
mivdzy mivdzy domami
nad nad g\ową
pod pod sto\em
przed przed kolacją
z/ze z bratem, z siostrą,
kawa ze %mietanką
za za miastem
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Vocative – Wo\acz!
Used when addressing a person
e.g. Janku! Haniu! Mamusiu!
3 Adjectives:
a. All cases of adjectives as required for use with nouns, including gender.
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f. Interrogative adjective:
który? która? które?
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g. Possessive adjectives
czyj? czyja? czyje?
Adverbs:
Numbers:
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Verbs:
4. Three voices:
Active e.g. mama myje syna
Reflexive e.g. syn siv myje
Passive e.g. syn jest myty
5. Participles
a. Adjectival
Present participle – inflective
e.g. piszący ucze£
b. Adverbial
Present participle – non-inflective
e.g. idąc %piewa\y
Impersonal form in the past tense
e.g. czytano
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Conditional
by using suffixes:
bym, by%, by%my, by%cie, by
e.g. mog\abym to zrobi'
chcia\abym wiedzie'
gdyby by\a pogoda
je%liby on przyszed\
poszliby%my do parku
posz\yby%my na zabawv
przeczytaliby%cie gazetv
zrozumieliby co mówiv
Pronouns:
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1. Personal: kto? co? Declension of pronouns as listed in the up to
grade C list.
ja, ty, on ona, my, wy, oni, one
kto%, co%, nikt, nic
3. Demonstrative
ten, ta, to, tamten, ci, te, tamci, tamte
4. Numeral: ile?
kilka, duxo, wiele, ma\o
5. Reflexive
siv, sobie, siebie, z sobą
Prepositions:
Conjunctions:
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7. The particular siv with verbs: 11. Forms of addressing people in Polish.
(a) Certain verbs are always reflexive, i.e. they are Young people, friends and relatives address each
always accompanied by siv other in the 2nd person singular. Otherwise pan/
e.g. napi' siv panowie, pani/panie, pa£stwo are used. Pani refers
cieszy' siv to both married and unmarried women.
ba' siv After the singular forms / pan, pani / a verb in the 3rd
(b) Some verbs never take siv in personal forms. person singular is used. After the plural forms/ panowie,
panie, pa£stwo / a verb in the 3rd person plural is used
e.g. czyta'
i%' e.g.
Czy jeste% zadowolony?
pi' Czy pan jest zadowolony?
pisa' Czy pani jest zadowolona?
Czy panowie są zadowoleni?
(c) The majority of verbs may appear with or Czy panie są zadowolone?
without siv in which case the presence or Czy pa£stwo są zadowoleni?
absence of siv changes the meaning of the
preceding verb. In less formal relations after the forms panowie,
panie, pa£stwo, a verb in the 2nd person plural is
e.g.
uczy' – uczy' siv used more and more frequently
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przedstawi' – przedstawi' siv e.g.
Czy panowie jeste%cie zadowoleni?
Czy panie jeste%cie zadowolone?
(d) In a succession of two or more reflexive verbs, Czy pa£stwo jeste%cie zadowoleni?
the particle siv is usually not repeated.
When addressing a person one should not use the
e.g.
Tomek denerwuje siv i boi addressee’s last name. It is considered bad style.
Janek goli siv i myje Quite often, however, the word pan, pani is followed
8. Loan words which have a Polish ending or spelling. by the addressee’s title or rank. Using a title or rank
alone is considered impolite
e.g.
dxinsy, dxem, manadxer, telewizor,
spiker, kemping. e.g. zy pan profesor jest zadowolony?
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Czy pan dyrektor jest zadowolony?
9. Loan words with English spelling Czy pani doktor jest zadowolona?
e.g.
parking, CD, speaker, manager, ranking, In more familiar relations a word pan, pani may be
camping, bikini, hit, hobby, weekend, zoo. used followed by the addressee’s first name. Both
pan, pani and the name occur in the vocative
10. Impersonal phrases and sentences.
e.g. anie Jurku, czy jest pan zadowolony?
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(a) Words like wolno, warto, moxna, trzeba,
Pani Basiu, czy jest pani zadowolona?
nalexy are followed by an infinitive.
When addressing a person/calling somebody’s
e.g.
Czy wolno gotowa'?
attention/ the word pan, pani is preceded by proszv or
Nie wolno wprowadza' psów.
przepraszam. Note that after proszv the genitive forms
Moxna doda'…
occur, while after przepraszam the accusative is used
Gdzie moxna umy' rvce?
Trzeba zaczą' od… e.g. roszv pana, gdzie jest dworzec?
P
Nie nalexy przesadza'. Proszv pani, gdzie jest postój taksówek?
Warto doda', xe… Przepraszam pana, jak dojech'
Czy warto siv tak mvczy'? do hotelu?
Przepraszam paniq, która godzina?
(b) Passive participle with the adjectival ending
–o, /mówiono, s\yszano/ can also be used in Greetings like dzie£ dobry may be followed by
impersonal phrases and sentences pan, pani which is considered very polite. They are
followed by nouns in the dative
e.g.
Podano kolacjv.
Co mówiono o Ko%ciuszce? e.g.
Dobry wieczór.
Dlaczego nie zbudowano tu Dobranoc paniom.
lepszej drogi? Dzie£ dobry pa£stwu.
Wiele jux o tym pisano.
(c) Some impersonal phrases are often expressed
by third person singular or plural.
e.g.
Duxo mówi siv o…
Ludzie mówią…
Czvsto s\yszy siv…
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c. Requests for help can include requests for Another strategy sometimes used by language
translation (e.g. jak siv mówi chair po polsku? learners is word coinage, the creation of words
or jak to siv mówi po polsku?) and questions based either on English or Polish words. This strategy
which make no reference to English (e.g. jak siv usually produces words which do not exist in Polish
ta maszyna nazywa? Jak to siv pisze?) Use or which, if they do exist, have a different meaning
of this strategy in the examination will not allow from the one intended. The use of this strategy is
candidates to be given full credit. However, it is rarely effective in promoting communication and
clearly preferable to use such requests for help candidates would be well advised to use it only if all
than for communication to collapse and its use other strategies fail.
will be assessed according to the context. When
Another commonly used strategy is topic avoidance,
requests for help with specific problems occur, the
when the learner ignores or abandons a topic
teacher should maintain the role of a sympathetic
because of inability to deal with it. Use of this strategy
native speaker and help accordingly. The teacher
in the examination will not allow the student to be
should, of course, avoid taking over from the
given full credit. Use of it in a learning situation
candidate and carrying out the tasks set.
will reduce opportunities for the development or
d. Simplification, when a learner avoids the use of expansion of the learner’s repertoire. It is, therefore,
a form of which he/she is unsure (e.g. chcv zrobi' a strategy which should be discouraged, as a basic
instead of chcia\abym zrobi' or moxe wpadniecie condition for communication strategies to have a
3 do nas instead of moxe wpadlibyście do nas). potential learning effect is that they are governed
by achievement, rather than avoidance behaviour.
When such simple forms are used correctly and Approaches which lay more stress on correctness
appropriately they will be awarded high marks. than on communication will tend to encourage the
Correct and appropriate use of more complex use of avoidance strategies.
forms will also be rewarded.
Appropriate use of the dictionary will help learners to
A systematic use of simplified forms may reduce tackle particular difficulties and help avoid the need to
error, facilitate communication and increase resort to avoidance.
fluency, but if overused, this strategy may result in
pupils failing to make full use of their capabilities. The evidence suggests that the availability of
a range of strategies such as those outlined
e. Paraphrase, where the learner uses words and above, and flexibility in their use, represent an
messages in acceptable Polish, avoiding the important advantage in overall communicative
use of words which he/she has forgotten (e.g. effectiveness. It also appears that the most
ona nie ma mvxa for jest pannq, podobne effective strategies demand some linguistic
do…, wyglqda tak jak…, ma przeciwne proficiency and that the more proficient speakers
znaczenie co…). When used well, this strategy are also better at using communication strategies
communicates the message effectively to a effectively. The development of such strategies
sympathetic native speaker and such use in an cannot, therefore, be seen as encouragement
examination would be assessed accordingly. not to develop linguistic knowledge as much as
f. Reference to specific features (e.g. zwierzv z possible. Strategic competence is not a substitute
d\ugimi uszami, kwiat, kt`ry ma kolce). This for vocabulary learning, for example, but a useful
strategy is often quite effective, and effective use supplement. Indeed, all language users make use
would be assessed accordingly in an examination. of communication strategies, even in their first
language, and really successful strategies usually
g. Reference to the function of an object and the pass unnoticed.
actions that can be performed with it (e.g. co%,
co siv uxywa do otwieranie butelek). This is a
commonly used strategy which is usually effective
in communicative terms.
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3.8 Vocabulary
The minimum core Vocabulary Lists are primarily Students will be expected to understand words which
intended as a guide for teachers to assist in the have the same or very similar form in the language as in
planning of schemes of work. the English, provided that such words have essentially
the same meaning in both languages. Such words are
The Listening and Reading assessment tasks aimed
not listed in the minimum core Vocabulary Lists.
at all grades will be based on the Vocabulary List and
the General Vocabulary List in the specification. In Students will be expected to be familiar with inflected
questions aimed at grades A*/A/B students should forms of nouns/adjectives where these are not given.
also expect to encounter in addition some unfamiliar
vocabulary, and may be tested on it, provided that it General Vocabulary
can be assessed through communication strategies.
Students will be expected to use and understand the
Vocabulary listed in the Grammar Section can also
general vocabulary listed below. The vocabulary is not
be tested but it is not listed in the minimum core
restricted to specific settings and can occur in any of
Vocabulary Lists.
the topic areas listed in the specification.
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General Notions Pozna£ Articles
Rosja
Information about a region, a). Definitive articles
rosyjski
town, area ten
Solidarno%'
Afryka ta
Stare Miasto
afryka£ski to
Sukiennice
Ameryka
Szkocja b). Indefinite articles
ameryka£ski
szkocki jaki%
angielski
Szwajcaria jaka%
Anglia
szwajcarski jakie%
Austria
Szwecja 1. Personal pronouns
austriacki
szwedzki
Belgia a). subject pronouns
Tatry
belgijski ja
Toru£
Dunajec ty
Walia
Dzwon Zygmunta on
walijski
Europa ona
Wawel
europejski my
Wielka Brytania
Francja wy
Wis\a
francuski oni
W\ochy
Gda£sk one
w\oski
Gdynia b). prepositional pronouns
Wroc\aw
Hiszpania mnie
Zakopane
hiszpa£ski ciebie
Zamek Królewski
Holandia niego
holenderski nią
Draft General Notions
Irlandia nas
Candidates will be expected to
irlandzki was
use and understand the general
Kana\ Angielski vocabulary listed below. This nich
Kana\ la Manche vocabulary is not restricted to nie
Kraków specific settings and can occur
in any of the contexts listed in the 2. Reflexive pronouns
Londyn
specification siv
Niemcy
siebie
niemiecki
sobie
Odra
sobą
Pieniny
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4 Scheme of Assessment
AO1 or AO3 50 50
AO2 or AO4 50 50
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AO2 25 25
AO3 25 25
AO4 25 25
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5 Administration
Short
Unit 1 Unit 2 Unit 3 Unit 4 Full Course
Course
June 2012 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Jan 2013
June 2013 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Jan 2014
June 2014 ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔ ✔
Ofqual’s revisions to the Code of Practice mean assessment) will only be available once a year in June
that from June 2014: assessments (both external with 100% of the assessment being taken in the
assessments and moderation of controlled examination series in which the qualification is awarded.
5.2 Entries
Please refer to the current version of Entry GCSE Short Course: written language
Procedures and Codes for up to date entry certification – 4687
5 procedures. You should use the following entry codes GCSE certification – 4688
for the units and for certification.
Candidates have to enter all the assessment units at
Unit 1 – 46851 the end of the course, at the same time as they enter
Unit 2 – 46852 for the subject award.
Unit 3 – 46853
Unit 4 – 46854
GCSE Short Course: spoken language
certification – 4686
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For each unit, the uniform mark corresponds to a Full Course (maximum uniform mark = 400)
grade as follows.
Each Unit (maximum uniform mark = 100) Uniform Mark
Grade
Range
Uniform Mark
Grade A* 360–400
Range
A 320–359
A* 90–100
B 280–319
A 80–89
C 240–279
B 70–79
D 200–239
C 60–69
E 160–199
D 50–59
F 120–159
E 40–49
G 80–119
F 30–39
U 0–79
G 20–29
U 0–19
5 Uniform Mark
Grade
Range
A* 180–200
A 160–179
B 140–159
C 120–139
D 100–119
E 80–99
F 60–79
G 40–59
U 0–39
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Appendices
A Grade Descriptions
Grade descriptions are provided to give a general indication of the standards of achievement likely to have
been shown by candidates awarded particular grades. The descriptions should be interpreted in relation to the
content outlined in the specification; they are not designed to define that content.
The grade awarded will depend in practice upon the extent to which the candidate has met the assessment
objectives (see Section 4) overall. Shortcomings in some aspects of the candidates’ performance may be
balanced by better performances in others.
Grade Description
Candidates show understanding of a variety of spoken language that contains some complex
language and relates to a range of contexts. They can identify main points, details and points
of view and draw simple conclusions.
They initiate and develop conversations and discussions, present information and narrate
events. They express and explain ideas and points of view, and produce extended sequences
of speech using a variety of vocabulary, structures and verb tenses. They speak confidently,
with reasonably accurate pronunciation and intonation. The message is clear but there may be
some errors, especially when they use more complex structures.
A
They show understanding of a variety of written texts relating to a range of contexts. They
understand some unfamiliar language and extract meaning from more complex language
and extended texts. They can identify main points, extract details, recognise points of view,
attitudes and emotions and draw simple conclusions.
They write for different purposes and contexts about real or imaginary subjects. They express
and explain ideas and points of view. They use a variety of vocabulary, structures and verb
tenses. Their spelling and grammar are generally accurate. The message is clear but there
may be some errors, especially when they write more complex sentences.
Candidates show understanding of different types of spoken language that contain a variety of
structures. The spoken material relates to a range of contexts, including some that may be unfamiliar,
and may relate to past and future events. They can identify main points, details and opinions.
They take part in conversations and simple discussions and present information. They express points
of view and show an ability to deal with some unpredictable elements. Their spoken language contains
a variety of structures and may relate to past and future events. Their pronunciation and intonation are
C more accurate than inaccurate. They convey a clear message but there may be some errors.
They show understanding of different types of written texts that contain a variety of structures. The
written material relates to a range of contexts, including some that may be unfamiliar and may relate
to past and future events. They can identify main points, extract details and recognise opinions.
They write for different contexts that may be real or imaginary. They communicate information
and express points of view. They use a variety of structures and may include different tenses or
time frames. The style is basic. They convey a clear message but there may be some errors.
Candidates show some understanding of simple language spoken clearly that relates to
familiar contexts. They can identify main points and extract some details.
They take part in simple conversations, present simple information and can express their
opinion. They use a limited range of language. Their pronunciation is understandable. There
are grammatical inaccuracies but the main points are usually conveyed.
F They show some understanding of short, simple written texts that relate to familiar contexts.
They show limited understanding of unfamiliar language. They can identify main points and
some details.
A They write short texts that relate to familiar contexts. They can express simple opinions. They
use simple sentences. The main points are usually conveyed but there are mistakes in spelling
and grammar.
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Qualification Accreditation Number: 500/4665/2, 500/4656/1 (SC Written) and 500/4650/0 (SC Spoken)
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