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MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2011 question paper
for the guidance of teachers

0510 ENGLISH AS A SECOND LANGUAGE

0510/22 Paper 2 (Reading and Writing – Extended),
maximum raw mark 84

This mark scheme is published as an aid to teachers and candidates, to indicate the requirements of
the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not
indicate the details of the discussions that took place at an Examiners’ meeting before marking began,
which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers.

Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the
examination.

• Cambridge will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes.

Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2011 question papers for most
IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level
syllabuses.
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Exercise 1 Advice For Students – Friendship

(a) (when you are a) teenager / teenage(d) [1]

(b) shy (people) [1]

(c) compliment them / something you have noticed about them / (ask about) school
ANY ONE FROM THREE [1]

(d) don’t share so many interests / they have less in common [1]

(e) talk to them / show that the friendship is important

AND get together and enjoy some activities / get together and do some activities [1]
do not accept ‘get together to enjoy them’

(f) (they / friends might be a) bad influence [1]

(g) (your parents are) making some good points / you might be able to reassure them [1]
do not accept ‘some good points’ on its own

(h) the school website / www.pinetreeshigh.sch.uk [1]

if the web address is the only answer given, it needs to be accurate

[Total: 8]

Exercise 2 Shark Expert

(a) lifelong / since he was a boy [1]

(b) (they have) problem-solving abilities AND social skills BOTH NEEDED [1]
accept ‘problem-solving and social skills’

(c) (sharks) don’t eat humans as part of their diet / (the shark) leaves after realising it has
(mistakenly) bitten a human / (human is) not the intended prey [1]

(d) shark population(s) grow (again) [1]

accept the lift ‘the shark populations have had time to grow’

(e) father worked for a national oceanic organisation / travelled all over Caribbean / lived by the
coast / connected with the sea / lived near an aquarium ANY TWO POINTS [2]
do not accept ‘working with sharks in an aquarium’

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(f) (they) know how to observe behaviour / (they know how to) teach her things by rewarding
her [1]

(g) 700,000 [1]

(h) through his work at the National Aquarium /

through the media OR through the nature channel /
personally /
persuade people ANY TWO FROM FOUR [1]
if candidate offers ‘persuade people personally’ this is only credited as one detail

(i) (they provide) ecological balance AND control other species [1]

(j) being killed at 2,500 a day

overfishing
they do not have many young
fished for fins / great demand for fins / great demand for shark’s fin soup / shark’s fin soup is
a favoured food
sharks get caught up in nets of boats fishing for other species
ANY FOUR FROM SIX [4]
do not accept ‘90% of hammerhead sharks have disappeared’

[Total: 14]

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Exercise 3 TV Talent Show Application Form

Note: correct spelling is essential throughout the form-filling exercise.

Upper case letters required at the start of proper nouns.
The conventions of form-filling (i.e. instructions to underline, circle, delete) must be observed
with total accuracy.

Section A: Personal details and experience

Full name: Sarah Harman

Age: 16 (years old)

do not accept 16-year-old

Address: 47 Mill Lane, Southampton

Telephone number: 07922348911

What is your main talent? UNDERLINE Singing

How were you taught? CIRCLE by teacher

Have you ever performed in public before? DELETE NO

Section B: Proposed performance details

Name of performance item: Summer Dreams

Approximate length of performance: 5 minutes / 5 minute solo (song)

Technical equipment required: CD player AND coloured lights BOTH NEEDED

Section C: Additional information

If you are under 18 years of age please indicate whether or not you have your parent’s permission to
enter the talent show. DELETE NO

Where did you hear about the talent show? CIRCLE personal contact

Max total for Sections A to C: 6 marks

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Section D

Max total for Section D: 2 marks

The sentence must be written in the first person.

Examples: I would want to go to Canada with my parents so that we can visit my grandparents.
= 2 marks
If I win I would like to go to visit my grandparents.
Only 1 detail supplied, therefore maximum of 1 mark. One additional error would mean a
mark of zero.

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

2 marks: no fewer than 12 and no more than 20 words; proper sentence construction; correct
spelling, punctuation and grammar; relevant to context.

1 mark: no fewer than 12 and no more than 20 words; proper sentence construction; 1–3 errors
of punctuation / spelling / grammar that do not obscure meaning; relevant to context.

0 marks: more than 3 errors of punctuation/spelling/grammar; and/or irrelevant to context, and/or

not a proper sentence; and/or fewer than 12 words or more than 20 words.

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 one grammar error.

[Total: 8]

Exercise 4 Fashion and Wearable Technology

Correct responses only apply if they are placed under the correct sub-heading (as detailed below).
Only one mark may be awarded per line.
Add the correct answers to give a total out of 8.
Remember that this exercise is marked for content (reading), not language.

Technological clothes already produced (max 4 marks for this section)

• Jacket with built-in mini disc / jacket with built-in remote control
• Jacket with built-in fans
• Shoe with (embedded) microchip / shoe adjusts (level of) shock absorption
• Perfectly fitted jeans

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Technological clothes being worked on for the future (max 4 marks for this section)

• Trousers with heating coils

• (Clothing) changes shape according to temperature / long-sleeved shirt becomes short-sleeved
according to temperature
allow ‘application of a small amount of heat’ as alternative to ‘according to temperature’
tolerate any reference to ‘soft to the touch’ as additional information
• Spray-on dress / dress made from a chemical formula
• Wrinkle-resistant sweaters
• Air conditioned jackets

[Total: 8]

Exercise 5 Responsible Travel

Content (up to 6 marks)

• respect local people

• respect environment
• fly less / reduce CO2 emissions
• involve local people (in tourism) / income for local guide / give something back
• travel in small(er) groups (making local people and cultures more accessible)
• value seeing things as they are
• understand local people’s privacy / don’t intrude
• (rediscover how to) experience nature / prefer to walk
• leave no physical evidence of the visit
• contribute towards conserving natural environment

Language (up to 4 marks)

0 marks: meaning obscure because of density of language errors and serious problems with
expression/nothing of relevance

1 mark: expression weak/reliance on lifting without discrimination

2 marks: expression limited/some reliance on lifting from the original, but some sense of order

3 marks: expression good, with attempts to group and sequence ideas in own words

4 marks: expression very good; clear, orderly grouping and sequencing largely in own words

[Total: 10]

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Exercise 6 Changes to school life

Exercise 7 Media reports of famous people

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

• Award the answer a mark for content (C) [out of 9] and a mark for language (L) [out of 9] 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 at least 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 at
least 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, 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.

[Total Exercise 6: 18]

[Total Exercise 7: 18]

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GENERAL CRITERIA FOR MARKING EXERCISES 6 and 7 (PAPER 2)

Mark CONTENT: relevance and Mark LANGUAGE: style and accuracy

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

8–9 Highly Effective: 8–9 Fluent:

• Relevance: Fulfils the task, with • Style: Almost first language
consistently appropriate register competence. Ease of style. Confident
and excellent sense of purpose and wide-ranging use of language,
and audience. idiom and tenses.
• Development of ideas: Shows • Accuracy: No or very few errors.
independence of thought. Ideas Well constructed and linked
are well developed, at appropriate paragraphs.
length and persuasive. Quality is
sustained throughout. Enjoyable
to read. The interest of the reader
is aroused and sustained.

6–7 Effective: 6–7 Precise:

• Relevance: Fulfils the task, with • Style: Sentences show variety of
appropriate register and good structure and length. Some style and
sense of purpose and audience. turn of phrase. Uses some idioms and
• Development of ideas: Ideas are is precise in use of vocabulary.
well developed and at appropriate However, there may be some
length. Engages reader’s interest. awkwardness in style making reading
less enjoyable.
• Accuracy: Generally accurate, apart
from occasional frustrating minor
errors. There are paragraphs showing
some unity, although links may be
absent or inappropriate.

4–5 Satisfactory: 4–5 Safe:

• Relevance: Fulfils the task, with • Style: Mainly simple structures and
reasonable attempt at appropriate vocabulary, sometimes attempting
register, and with some sense of more sophisticated language.
purpose and audience. A • Accuracy: Meaning is clear, and
satisfactory attempt has been work is of a safe, literate standard.
made to address the topic, but Simple structures are generally
there may be digressions. sound, apart from infrequent spelling
• Development of ideas: Material errors, which do not interfere with
is satisfactorily developed at communication. Grammatical errors
appropriate length. occur when more sophistication is
attempted. Paragraphs are used but
without coherence or unity.

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

• Relevance: Partly relevant and • Style: Simple structures and
some engagement with the task. vocabulary
Does not quite fulfil the task, • Accuracy: Meaning is sometimes in
although there are some positive doubt. Frequent, distracting errors
qualities. Inappropriate register, hamper precision and slow down
showing insufficient awareness of reading. However, these do not
purpose and/or audience. seriously impair communication.
• Development of ideas: Supplies Paragraphs absent or inconsistent.
some detail and explanation, but
the effect is incomplete. Some
repetition.

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

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

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