Cambridge IGCSE Chinese (Mandarin) - Foreign Language 0547 — 2011 May/June Paper 4 · Variant 1
0547/41/M/J/11 · 50 marks · ≈56 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.
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Mark scheme3 pages
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Question paper, page 1
This document consists of 4 printed pages. (NL) 35335/1 © UCLES 2011 [Turn over UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education 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. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. 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 2011 1 hour 15 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. 1 2 Total For Examiner’s Use * 4 1 0 4 0 0 8 7 3 3 *
Question paper, page 2
2 0547/04/M/J/11 © UCLES 2011 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) 你的笔友要了解一下你最大的爱好。请给笔友写一封信。 信里说说: ● 你最大的爱好是什么 ● 你从什么时候开始有这个爱好 ● 你跟谁一起做,什么时候 ● 你为什么喜欢 or 或者 (b) 周末工作会不会影响年轻人的学习?《中学生杂志》要了解一 下学生对周末工作的看法。请给这家杂志写一封信。 信里说说: ● 周末工作有什么好处 ● 周末只学习不工作有什么好处 ● 你上大学的时候,打不打算周末工作 ● 为什么
Question paper, page 3
3 [Turn over For Examiner’s Use 0547/04/M/J/11 © UCLES 2011 … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … … Write your answer to Question 1 here.
Question paper, page 4
4 0547/04/M/J/11 © UCLES 2011 2 考完试以后,你的父母给了你和两个朋友一大笔钱,让你们自己决定 怎么用。你跟朋友用这笔钱做了些什么?发生了什么事? 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. For Examiner’s Use
Mark scheme, page 1
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2011 question paper for the guidance of teachers 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, which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers. Mark schemes must be read in conjunction with the question papers and the report on the examination. • Cambridge will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes. Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2011 question papers for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level syllabuses and some Ordinary Level syllabuses.
Mark scheme, page 2
Page 2 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2011 0547 04 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2011 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 For each question, 5 marks are available for Relevant Communication: 1 (a) Letter to penfriend about favourite hobby: 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 1 for an appropriate greeting and/or ending to the letter (the letter must also include the name of the person to whom it is being sent at the beginning and the name of the person sending it at the end for the communication mark to be awarded). (b) Letter to express thoughts on the relative merits of a weekend job or focusing solely on study: ticks will be awarded in the righthand margin up to a maximum of 5. 1 tick available for each of the guidelines in the question and 1 for an appropriate greeting and/or ending to the letter (the letter must also include the name of the person to whom it is being sent at the beginning and the name of the person sending it at the end for the communication mark to be awarded). 2 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 what was done with the money and what happened. 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 the 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.
Mark scheme, page 3
Page 3 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2011 0547 04 © University of Cambridge International Examinations 2011 IMPRESSION 5 marks are available for impression. The pro rata mark based on the Accuracy mark should serve as the first guide. This mark may be adjusted up or down by one mark where this is justified by positive or negative qualities of the candidate’s work. Conversion Table Mark out of 15 (for Accuracy of Language) Pro rata (General Impression) Max 5 15 5 14 5 13 4 12 4 11 4 10 3 9 3 8 2 7 2 6 2 5 1 4 1 3 1 2 0 1 0 0 0
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Cambridge’s own grade thresholds for 2011 May/June, Paper 4 · Variant 1. A higher threshold means an easier paper — the bar moves with how the cohort did.