Cambridge A Level Spanish (A Level only) 9719 — 2016 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 1

This document consists of 8 printed pages. DC (LEG) 118087/2 © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level * 4 3 3 3 1 7 3 7 0 6 * SPANISH 9719/31 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2016 1 hour 30 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your name, Centre number and candidate number 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 tu nombre, el número del Centro y el número de estudiante que se te ha adjudicado 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 9719/31/O/N/16 © UCLES 2016 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 juventud 1 La lucha contra la autoridad es un aspecto normal, positivo y hasta deseable de la juventud. ¿Hasta qué punto estás de acuerdo? Los medios de comunicación 2 ¿Es justo decir que los medios de comunicación ofrecen principalmente una imagen negativa de la sociedad? La enseñanza 3 Un colegio debe ser muy estricto para poder ofrecer una educación de calidad a sus estudiantes. ¿Qué opinas tú? La innovación tecnológica 4 La sociedad depende mucho de la informática hoy en día. ¿Ves peligros o ventajas en esto? El medio ambiente 5 El cuidado del medio ambiente es mucho menos importante que la felicidad de los ciudadanos. ¿Estás de acuerdo?

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® IGCSE is the registered trademark of Cambridge International Examinations. This document consists of 2 printed pages. © UCLES 2016 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level SPANISH 9719/31 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2016 MARK SCHEME Maximum Mark: 40 Published 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 October/November 2016 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 A Level – October/November 2016 9719 31 © UCLES 2016 COMPONENT 3: Essay Essays which address the broad topic area but relate to the exact essay title/question only in places will be awarded content marks in the ‘poor’ band, with access to the full range of marks for language. Essays which address the broad topic area but do not relate in any way to the exact essay title/question will be awarded 0 marks for content and 0 marks for language. 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.