Cambridge A Level Afrikaans - Language (AS Level only) 8679 — 2023 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 0
8679/30/O/N/23 · 40 marks · ≈45 min
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Question paper, page 1
This document has 8 pages. [Turn over Cambridge International AS Level DC (CE) 317884 © UCLES 2023 AFRIKAANS LANGUAGE 8679/03 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2023 1 hour 30 minutes You must answer on the question paper. No additional materials are needed. INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer one question in Afrikaans. ● Use a black or dark blue pen. Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid. ● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page. ● Write your answer in the space provided. ● Do not write on any bar codes. ● Dictionaries are not allowed. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 40. ● Your essay will be marked out of 40 with 16 marks for content and 24 marks for quality of language. INSTRUKSIES ● Beantwoord een vraag in Afrikaans. ● Gebruik ’n swart of donkerblou pen. Moenie ’n uitwisbare pen of vloeibare uitwisser gebruik nie. ● Skryf jou naam, sentrumnommer en kandidaatnommer in die blokkies boaan die bladsy. ● Skryf jou antwoord in die ruimte wat daarvoor verskaf is. ● Moenie op enige strepieskodes skryf nie. ● Woordeboeke word nie toegelaat nie. INLIGTING ● Die totale punt vir hierdie vraestel is 40. ● Jou opstel sal uit ’n totaal van 40 punte nagesien word, waarvan 16 punte vir inhoud en 24 punte vir taalgebruik is. * 7 8 9 5 2 4 1 6 5 3 *
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2 8679/03/O/N/23 © UCLES 2023 Skryf ’n opstel van 250 tot 400 woorde in Afrikaans. Kies een van die volgende onderwerpe en skryf jou opstel in die ruimte wat daarvoor verskaf is. Maak seker dat jy die opdrag presies uitvoer. Gesin en familie 1 “Wanneer my familie kom kuier, is dit altyd ʼn feestelike tyd!” Stem jy saam hiermee en hoekom is dit so vir jou? Wet en orde 2 “ʼn Polisiebeampte moet nie net ʼn ferm hand hê nie, maar ook ʼn sagte hart.” Wat is jou mening hieromtrent? Reis en toerisme 3 “Oos, wes, tuis bes.” Stem jy saam met hierdie idioom? Of verkies jy die avontuurlike ontdekking van die onbekende van ’n reis bo die bekendheid van jou huis en onmiddellike omgewing? Tegnologiese vernuwing 4 “Die aanhoudende soeke na tegnologiese vernuwing het tot gevolg dat die mens kontak verloor met wat regtig belangrik is in die lewe.” Stem jy saam? Besoedeling 5 “Al is dit baie duur en baie moeite, bied herwinning nog steeds meer voordele as nadele.” Wat is jou mening hieromtrent? Watter bydrae kan herwinning byvoorbeeld lewer om besoedeling te verminder?
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8 8679/03/O/N/23 © UCLES 2023 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series. Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of Cambridge Assessment. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is a department of the University of Cambridge. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
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