Oral Mark Scheme

A/S Level
Interaction Fluency Information Points
Interacts spontaneously
Natural level of fluency
Assimilates (relates points) and comments on facts
10/9
Interacts to direct questioning only
Flow of information with pauses to think
Presenting facts
8/7
Little spontaneity
Fluency limited imperfect use of memorised answers
One or two unrelated aspects
6/5
Excessive use of pre-learned phrases

4/3
No meaningful information conveyed
Short standard phrases
Difficult to follow gist
2/1
No meaningful information conveyed
Largely unintelligible
No cohesive sentences
0
describe
rephrase
agree
offer alternatives
give opinion
justify own view
theorise / predict
contradict
draw comparisons
give facts
outline
critique
emphasise
analyse





Insert the descriptors into the correct level in the pyramid
E
C
B
A
D
A* A Level
A* A/S Level
critique
analyse
theorise /
predict
draw comparisons
offer alternatives
justify own view
contradict
give opinion emphasise
agree
outline give facts rephrase
describe
Oral Markscheme content
E
C
B
A
D
A* A Level
A* A/S Level
One way to be sure that you are justifying, expressing
opinion, making comparisons etc is by having phrases and
key terms ready at you fingertips that can be used when
discussing any topic.

Just as you should have a bank of generic vocabulary ready
to help you structure an essay, you should also prepare a
bank of phrases that will help you to structure your
responses in an oral exam!

During the exam, beware not to just say these phrases
again and again they are simply a framework to help you
present your ideas about the topic in a structured and
intelligent way.

Do not prepare too many, as it will be too much to learn and
may also sound unnatural

Justify
Draw comparisons
Contradict
Offer alternatives
Give opinion
Emphasise
Agree
Describe
Present facts
Rephrase
Describe
Im Gegenteil...


Im Vergleich zu...


Vielleicht wre es
besser, wenn...

Es ist erwiesen,
dass
Ich bin auch dieser
Meinung...

Das stimmt

Es liegt auf der
Hande, dass

Das ist eine
Schande! Schade
Unglaublich!
Mit anderen
Worten...

Es scheint mir,
dass...

Es steht fest,
dass
Prepare a list in groups...
Learning topic vocabulary for A / A/S Level
some (more) tips!
The vocabulary you use every day (even in English) is split
into active and passive.

You have certain words that you understand when you hear or
read them this is your passive vocabulary

Other words that you will say or write are your active
vocabulary.

When learning a foreign language it can help to bear this in
mind when preparing for exams there is NO POINT trying to
cram every word into you head as this can be counter
productive and overwhelming! You should target your learning!

Approach each topic separately.

First write down the key terms and phrases from you class
notes, assignments, text books, vocab books

List any key facts / advantages / disadvantages etc that
you might want to learn before an exam be thorough!

Try to reproduce what you have just done from memory.

Any ideas which you find it easy to remember can be
coded in green

Any ideas which are harder to recall can be coded in
orange

Ideas which you find very difficult to recall can be coded in
red these can then be targeted
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This works (apparently) because your eye is drawn more easily to the
centre of the page and so your focus will be on the words you dont know!
For auditory learners

Make an auditory topic dictionary containing key
words and ideas for each topic.

Replay it and test yourself

Play it while you cleaning your room research has
shown that listening to languages while carrying out
menial tasks can help you to remember it better
plus your bedroom will be really organised!
For kinaesthetic learners

Learn a new topic each day! Start by putting all of the vocabulary
you have prepared at the bottom of your stairs.

If there are words you dont know write them out again and put
them on a higher step. If you still cant remember, write them
again and place on a higher step and so on. Each time you go up
the stairs that day you will be reminded more often of the words
you originally found more difficult. Nuts but it works!

This can work for sentence structure too TMP your stairs!

Or write a sentence out on cards. Put one word on each step.

Have a pile of conjunctions (sub-ordinating and co-ordinating) or
time phrases. Place a different one on the bottom step each time
you go up the stairs and see which words you have to re-position.
For and against in favourite and least favourite room

Write sentences / arguments out and then write a sentence
that completely contradicts it learning with antonyms can
help!

Write out flash cards with for and against arguments on them
play pairs, snap etc.

Put difficult key words into English sentences that make them
sound funny, strange or memorable in some way...
Ive got an erwrgen to being strangled
Hey - that was funny but a bit Unterhaltung!
this blackmail is so erpressen
(It will make little sense to others but its logical in my world!)




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