Cambridge A Level Portuguese - Language (AS Level only) 8684 — 2015 May/June Paper 3 · Variant 1

This document consists of 8 printed pages. DC (ST) 110212 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over * 9 4 4 4 2 0 2 2 8 5 * PORTUGUESE LANGUAGE 8684/03 Paper 3 Essay May/June 2015 1 hour 30 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name in the spaces at the top of this page. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer one question in Portuguese in the space provided. Dictionaries are not permitted. You should write between 250 and 400 words. Your essay will be marked out of 40 with 16 marks for Content and 24 marks for Quality of Language. PRIMEIRO LEIA ESTAS INSTRUÇÕES Escreva o número do seu Centro, o número de candidato e o seu nome nos espaços designados na parte superior desta página. Escreva com uma caneta de tinta azul escura ou preta. Não utilize grampos/agrafos, clipes/prende-papéis, cola ou líquido corretivo. NÃO ESCREVA EM NENHUM CÓDIGO DE BARRAS. Responda só a uma das perguntas em português no espaço designado. Não é permitido o uso de dicionários. Escreva entre 250 e 400 palavras. A composição tem um total de 40 pontos: sendo 16 para o Conteúdo e 24 para a Qualidade de expressão. Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level

2 8684/03/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 Redija uma composição sobre uma das questões abaixo. Escreva em português, entre 250 e 400 palavras. Padrões da vida diária/cotidianos 1 A Internet é uma ferramenta útil na nossa vida diária. Dê a sua opinião, mencionando também as desvantagens. A lei e a ordem 2 Num mundo mais igual não haveria tantos criminosos. O que acha desta afirmação? Saúde e boa forma 3 Quem tem responsabilidade no combate ao problema crescente da obesidade: o governo ou o indivíduo? Emprego e desemprego 4 A redução de horas de trabalho semanais ajudaria a resolver o problema do desemprego. Justifique o seu ponto de vista. Avanços médicos e científicos 5 Os benefícios provenientes do uso de animais em testes científicos justificam o sofrimento pelo qual eles passam. Discuta.

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® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS Cambridge International Advanced Subsidiary Level MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2015 series 8684 PORTUGESE LANGUAGE 8684/03 Paper 3 (Essay), maximum raw mark 40 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 should be read in conjunction with the question paper and the Principal Examiner Report for Teachers. Cambridge will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2015 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level components and some Cambridge O Level components.

Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International AS Level – May/June 2015 8684 03 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 Language (out of 24) Content (out of 16) 21–24 Very good Confident use of complex sentence patterns, generally accurate, extensive vocabulary, good sense of idiom. 14–16 Very good Detailed, clearly relevant and well illustrated; coherently argued and structured. 16–20 Good Generally sound grasp of grammar in spite of quite a few lapses; reads reasonably; some attempt at varied vocabulary. 11–13 Good Sound knowledge and generally relevant, some ability to develop argument and draw conclusions. 10–15 Adequate A tendency to be simple, clumsy or laboured; some degree of accuracy; inappropriate use of idiom. 7–10 Adequate Some knowledge, but not always relevant, a more limited capacity to argue. 5–9 Poor Consistently simple or pedestrian sentence patterns with persistent errors; limited vocabulary. 3–6 Poor Some attempt at argument, tends to be sketchy or unspecific; little attempt to structure an argument; major misunderstanding of question. 0–4 Very poor Only the simplest sentence patterns, little evidence of grammatical awareness, very limited vocabulary. 0–2 Very poor Vague and general, ideas presented at random.