Cambridge IGCSE Chinese (Mandarin) - Foreign Language 0547 — 2008 May/June Paper 4 · Variant 1

[Turn over 1 UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education *9193801615* READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST Write your Centre number, candidate number and name on all the work you hand in. Write in dark blue or black pen. Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid. Answer Question 1(a) or Question 1(b) and Question 2. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together. All questions in this paper carry equal marks. MANDARIN CHINESE 0547/04 Paper 4 Continuous Writing May/June 2008 1 hour 15 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. This document consists of 4 printed pages. (NL) T51497/1 © UCLES 2008 [Turn over 1 2 Total For Examiner's Use www.XtremePapers.com

0547/04/M/J/08 2 © UCLES © 2008 For Examiner's Use 1 下列题目，选择其中一个（1(a) 或者1(b)）。写一百五十个字左右。 (a) 上个月你去了中国，在中国笔友家住了十天。请给你的奶奶写一封信。 信里说说： – 笔友家有什么人 – 他/她家的房子怎么样 – 他/她的学校怎么样 – 你跟他/她做了些什么 or 或者 (b) 《中学生杂志》要了解一下学生对学习汉语的看法。给这家杂志写一封信。 信里说说： – 你学了几年汉语了 – 学习汉语哪些方面比较难 – 学习汉语哪些方面不难 – 学习汉语为什么很重要

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0547/04/M/J/08 4 © UCLES © 2008 For Examiner's Use 2 你跟朋友在河上划船的时候，看到前边有一个非常美丽的小村子。请讲讲小村子 怎么样。你们在小村子下船以后做了些什么？ 写一百五十个字左右。 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. University of Cambridge International Examinations is part of the Cambridge Assessment Group. Cambridge Assessment is the brand name of University of Cambridge Local Examinations Syndicate (UCLES), which is itself a department of the University of Cambridge. … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … …

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2008 question paper 0547 MANDARIN CHINESE (FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 0547/04 Paper 4 (Continuous Writing), maximum raw mark 50 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. All Examiners are instructed that alternative correct answers and unexpected approaches in candidates’ scripts must be given marks that fairly reflect the relevant knowledge and skills demonstrated. Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the examination. • CIE will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes. CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2008 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses. www.XtremePapers.com

Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2008 0547 04 © UCLES 2008 Each essay is marked out of 25, making a total of 50 marks awarded for the paper. Marks for each essay are awarded under the following headings: RELEVANT COMMUNICATION Q1 (a) Letter to grandmother about visit to China to visit penfriend: ticks will be awarded in the righthand margin up to a maximum of 5. 1 tick available for each of the 4 guidelines in the question and then 1 left over to be awarded for an appropriate beginning and ending to the letter. Accept letters to grandmother/mother/older/younger sister. (b) Letter to a magazine about studying Chinese: ticks will be awarded in the righthand margin up to a maximum of 5. 1 tick available for each of the 4 guidelines/sub-questions in the question and then 1 left over to be awarded for an appropriate beginning and ending to the letter. Q2 Description of village and what happens when you alight there: this composition allows candidates to use their imagination. Ticks will be awarded in the righthand margin, up to a maximum of 5, for each point relevant to the development of the story. ACCURACY The 15 marks for accuracy will be divided into: Accuracy of Characters: 5 marks 5 marks Highly accurate, with a wide range of characters including some more difficult or unusual ones correctly written, with occasional minor slips. 4 marks Not as consistently accurate nor as wide a range as the highest level, but a good range of characters attempted with easy and moderately easy characters correctly written. 3 marks Limited range, but with most easy characters correctly written (or a wide range with a lot of errors). 2 marks A number of examples of easy characters correctly written. 1 mark Substantially inaccurate, with only isolated examples of correctly written characters. Accuracy of Grammar and Structures: 10 marks 10/9 marks Highly accurate including use of more complex structures, but with occasional minor slips. 8/7 marks A little more ambitious than the 5/6 band. Accurate in use of simple structures, except for occasional more serious errors/more frequent slips. 6/5 marks Limited in range, but displays some control of simple structures. 4/3 marks Inconsistent, but a number of examples of accurate usage. 2/1 marks Substantially inaccurate, with only isolated examples of accurate usage.

Page 3 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2008 0547 04 © UCLES 2008 IMPRESSION The good candidate will be further rewarded for the use of 'extended' language in making the points of relevant communication, i.e. by using a range of vocabulary and structure or idioms to clarify or define further the points made. 5 marks are available for impression. The Examiner has to decide whether the candidate has used vocabulary and structures which go beyond the minimum required to convey adequately the thought involved and has so given him/herself greater flexibility or self-expression. 5 marks Comprehensive range of vocabulary and sentence structure with more complex language predominant. 4 marks Considerable variety of vocabulary and sentence structure with more complex language clearly in evidence. 3 marks Some variety of vocabulary and sentence structure with several items of more complex language. 2 marks Limited variety of vocabulary and sentence structure with occasional more complex language. 1 mark Only isolated examples of variety of vocabulary and sentence structure and more complex language. 0 No examples of variety of vocabulary or more complex language.