Cambridge A Level Spanish (A Level only) 9719 — 2017 May/June Paper 3 · Variant 1
9719/31/M/J/17 · 40 marks · ≈45 min
The question paper and its mark scheme, free to read here and free to download. This is Cambridge’s own paper, exactly as it was sat.
Question paper8 pages








Mark scheme2 pages
Answers below. Sit the paper first if you are practising.


Paper as text
Question paper, page 1
This document consists of 8 printed pages. DC (ST) 133311 © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level * 5 2 1 2 4 2 2 2 2 7 * SPANISH 9719/31 Paper 3 Essay May/June 2017 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.
Question paper, page 2
2 9719/31/M/J/17 © UCLES 2017 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 gastronomía 1 Hoy en día, con la tentación universal de la comida basura, mantener una dieta sana resulta imposible. ¿Hasta qué punto estás de acuerdo? La igualdad de oportunidades 2 Si aceptamos que la discriminación racial todavía existe en varios países del mundo, ¿qué podemos hacer para combatirla? Los deportes 3 Ganar no importa. Lo que importa es participar. ¿Qué opinas tú? El desarrollo social y económico 4 Un país con buen desarrollo social y económico es un país feliz. ¿Hasta qué punto estás de acuerdo? La conservación 5 Hay que aceptar que, a veces, la conservación de la naturaleza tiene que sufrir como consecuencia del progreso. ¿Estás de acuerdo?
Question paper, page 3
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Mark scheme, page 1
® IGCSE is a registered trademark. This document consists of 2 printed pages. © UCLES 2017 [Turn over Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International Advanced Level SPANISH 9719/31 Paper 3 Essay May/June 2017 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 May/June 2017 series for most Cambridge IGCSE®, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and some Cambridge O Level components.
Mark scheme, page 2
9719/31 Cambridge International A Level – Mark Scheme PUBLISHED May/June 2017 © UCLES 2017 Page 2 of 2 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.
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