Cambridge A Level Spanish (A Level only) 9719 — 2020 Oct/Nov Paper 3 · Variant 1
9719/31/O/N/20 · 40 marks · ≈45 min
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Mark scheme1 pages
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Question paper, page 1
* 7 4 4 8 5 0 2 6 5 6 * Cambridge International A Level DC (KN) 190963/1 © UCLES 2020 [Turn over This document has 8 pages. Blank pages are indicated. SPANISH 9719/31 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2020 1 hour 30 minutes You must answer on the question paper. No additional materials are needed. INSTRUCTIONS ● Answer one question in Spanish. ● Use a black or dark blue pen. Do not use an erasable pen or correction fluid. ● Write your name, centre number and candidate number in the boxes at the top of the page. ● Write your answer in the space provided. ● Do not write on any bar codes. ● Dictionaries are not allowed. INFORMATION ● The total mark for this paper is 40. ● Your essay will be marked out of 40 with 16 marks for content and 24 marks for quality of language. INSTRUCCIONES ● Conteste a una pregunta en español. ● Use tinta negra o azul oscuro. No use tinta borrable ni líquido corrector. ● Escriba su nombre, número de centro y número de estudiante en las casillas provistas en la parte superior de la página. ● Escriba su respuesta en el espacio designado. ● No escriba en los códigos de barras. ● No se permite el uso de diccionarios. INFORMACIÓN ● La puntuación total de este examen es de 40. ● La puntuación total de su redacción es 40 puntos: un máximo de 16 puntos por el contenido y un máximo de 24 puntos por el uso del lenguaje.
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2 9719/31/O/N/20 © UCLES 2020 Escriba 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 su respuesta esté relacionado directamente con el título de la redacción elegida. La barrera generacional 1 Los jóvenes siempre tienen valores morales muy diferentes de los de sus padres. ¿Hasta qué punto está usted de acuerdo? La salud 2 No hace falta gastar mucho dinero para vivir de una forma saludable. ¿Qué opina usted? La enseñanza 3 Un buen profesor informa a sus alumnos, no los inspira. ¿Está usted de acuerdo? Las nuevas tecnologías 4 La inteligencia artificial representa una amenaza para la raza humana. ¿Qué opina usted? La conservación 5 El uso de plásticos debe ser controlado más estrictamente. ¿Hasta qué punto está usted de acuerdo?
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8 9719/31/O/N/20 © UCLES 2020 Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (UCLES) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity. To avoid the issue of disclosure of answer-related information to candidates, all copyright acknowledgements are reproduced online in the Cambridge Assessment International Education Copyright Acknowledgements Booklet. This is produced for each series of examinations and is freely available to download at www.cambridgeinternational.org after the live examination series. Cambridge Assessment International Education is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of the University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which itself is a department of the University of Cambridge. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …
Mark scheme, page 1
This document consists of 3 printed pages. © UCLES 2020 [Turn over Cambridge International A Level SPANISH 9719/31 Paper 3 Essay October/November 2020 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 International will not enter into discussions about these mark schemes. Cambridge International is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2020 series for most Cambridge IGCSE™, Cambridge International A and AS Level and Cambridge Pre-U components, and some Cambridge O Level components.
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