Cambridge A Level German - Language (AS Level only) 8683 — 2014 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 2

This document consists of 2 printed pages. DC (SJF) 99014 © UCLES 2014 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level * 1 0 4 8 2 0 3 9 4 9 * GERMAN 8683/32 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2014 1 hour 30 minutes Additional Materials: Answer Booklet/Paper READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST If you have been given an Answer Booklet, follow the instructions on the front cover of the Booklet. Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. Answer one question in German. Dictionaries are not permitted. You should write between 250 and 400 words. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. Your essay will be marked out of 40 with 24 marks for Quality of Language and 16 marks for Content. LESEN SIE ZUERST DIESE ANWEISUNGEN Falls Ihnen ein Antwortbogen gegeben wurde, folgen Sie den Anweisungen auf dessen Titelseite. Schreiben Sie Ihre Centernummer, Kandidatennummer und Ihren Namen auf jedes Blatt, das Sie abgeben. Schreiben Sie mit dunkelblauem oder schwarzem Füller/Kugelschreiber. Benutzen Sie keine Heftklammern, Büroklammern, Korrekturflüssigkeit und keinen Klebstoff. Schreiben Sie einen Aufsatz auf Deutsch. Es ist nicht erlaubt, Wörterbücher zu benutzen. Schreiben Sie 250-400 Wörter. Falls Sie mehr als ein Blatt beschreiben, heften Sie die Blätter am Ende der Prüfung sicher zusammen. Ihr Aufsatz wird aus einer Höchstzahl von insgesamt 40 Punkten bewertet, von denen 24 für die Qualität der Sprache und 16 für den Inhalt vergeben werden können.

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Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – October/November 2014 8683 32 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 Language (out of 24) Content (out of 16) 21–24 Very good 14–16 Very good Confident use of complex sentence patterns, generally accurate, extensive vocabulary, good sense of idiom. Detailed, clearly relevant and well illustrated; coherently argued and structured. 16–20 Good 11–13 Good Generally sound grasp of grammar in spite of quite a few lapses; reads reasonably; some attempt at varied vocabulary. Sound knowledge and generally relevant; some ability to develop argument and draw conclusions. 10–15 Adequate 7–10 Adequate A tendency to be simple, clumsy or laboured; some degree of accuracy; inappropriate use of idiom. Some knowledge, but not always relevant; a more limited capacity to argue. 5–9 Poor 3–6 Poor Consistently simple or pedestrian sentence patterns with persistent errors; limited vocabulary. Some attempt at argument, tends to be sketchy or unspecific; little attempt to structure an argument; major misunderstanding of question. 0–4 Very poor 0–2 Very poor Only the simplest sentence patterns, little evidence of grammatical awareness, very limited vocabulary. Vague and general, ideas presented at random.