Cambridge A Level Spanish (A Level only) 9719 — 2015 May/June Paper 3 · Variant 2

This document consists of 8 printed pages. DC (KN) 99260/2 © UCLES 2015 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level * 9 6 8 8 6 8 1 4 8 4 * SPANISH 9719/32 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 Spanish 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. EN PRIMER LUGAR, LEE ESTAS INSTRUCCIONES Escribe el número del Centro, el número de estudiante que se te ha adjudicado y tu nombre en los espacios designados en la parte superior de esta página. Usa tinta negra o azul oscuro. No uses ni grapadora, ni clips, ni goma de pegar, ni corrector líquido. NO ESCRIBAS EN NINGÚN CÓDIGO DE BARRAS. Contesta en español una pregunta en el espacio designado. No se permite el uso de diccionario. Escribe entre 250 y 400 palabras. Hay 40 puntos: 16 para el Contenido y 24 para el Uso del lenguaje.

2 9719/32/M/J/15 © UCLES 2015 Escribe en español una redacción de 250 a 400 palabras (como máximo) sobre uno de los temas siguientes en el espacio designado. Es importante que el contenido de tu respuesta esté relacionado directamente con el título de la redacción elegida. La vida diaria 1 A pesar de lo que dicen muchos, la presión de la vida moderna puede ser algo positivo. ¿Hasta qué punto estás de acuerdo? La justicia y el orden público 2 Si no respetamos las leyes, no tenemos una sociedad civilizada. ¿Estás de acuerdo? La salud 3 Hacer ejercicio físico cada día debería ser obligatorio en los colegios. ¿Qué opinas tú? El empleo y el desempleo 4 Un individuo desempleado debería hacer un trabajo escogido por el gobierno a cambio de recibir dinero del estado para vivir. ¿Estás de acuerdo? Los avances científicos y médicos 5 ¿Representan las modificaciones genéticas en la agricultura una intervención peligrosa para la naturaleza?

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Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper Cambridge International A Level – May/June 2015 9719 32 © Cambridge International Examinations 2015 COMPONENT 3: Essay 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.