Cambridge IGCSE French - Foreign Language 0520 — 2009 May/June Paper 4 · Variant 1

This document consists of 4 printed pages. IB09 06_0520_04/RP © UCLES 2009 [Turn over *5382371481* For Examiner's Use 1 2 Total UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education FRENCH 0520/04 Paper 4 Continuous Writing May/June 2009 1 hour 15 minutes Candidates answer on the Question Paper. No Additional Materials are required. 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 on this paper carry equal marks. www.XtremePapers.com

2 © UCLES 2009 0520/04/M/J/09 1 Choisissez un des sujets suivants (ou bien Question 1(a) ou bien Question 1(b)). Vous devez écrire 130-140 mots. (a) La Santé des Jeunes Écrivez un article pour votre magazine scolaire. Dans votre article répondez aux questions suivantes: • Êtes-vous en forme? Pourquoi/pourquoi pas? • Décrivez vos habitudes alimentaires et sportives. • A votre avis, quel est le plus grand danger pour la santé des jeunes? • Qu'est-ce que vous pourriez changer dans votre vie pour être plus en forme? OU (b) Votre ami(e) français(e) va passer des vacances chez vous. Au dernier moment vous devez changer les dates de sa visite. Écrivez à votre ami(e). • Expliquez pourquoi vous devez changer les dates de sa visite. • Présentez vos excuses et proposez d'autres dates. • Proposez des activités pour sa visite. • Expliquez pourquoi ces activités seraient intéressantes.

3 © UCLES 2009 0520/04/M/J/09 [Turn over For Examiner's Use ÉCRIVEZ VOTRE RÉPONSE A QUESTION 1 ICI

4 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. © UCLES 2009 0520/04/M/J/09 For Examiner's Use 2 La semaine dernière vous avez organisé avec votre classe une fête à l'école pour célébrer l'importance des langues et des cultures différentes. Décrivez: • les préparatifs de la fête; • ce qui s'est passé pendant la fête; • vos réactions aux activités. Vous devez écrire 130-140 mots.

UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2009 question paper for the guidance of teachers 0520 FRENCH (FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 0520/04 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. • CIE will not enter into discussions or correspondence in connection with these mark schemes. CIE is publishing the mark schemes for the May/June 2009 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: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 Total marks for paper: 50 25 marks per question. Each question is marked over a maximum of 140 words. 1 Communication: 5 marks Put a stroke in the left hand margin for each of the 5 relevant points. Record 0 for a failure to score a point. 2 Language: 15 marks Examiners are required to award ticks beside each Marking Unit which is substantially correct. Errors are not to be indicated. The total number of ticks should be recorded at the foot of the page and converted to a mark out of 15 using the Conversion table at the end of the mark scheme. 3 General Impression: 5 marks The pro rata mark based on the Language mark should serve as the first guide. This mark should be adjusted up or down by one mark where this is justified by positive or negative qualities of the candidate's work. 0–1 Does not rise above the requirements for the Directed Writing Task in Paper 2. 2 Fairly good use of idiom, vocabulary, structures and appropriate tenses. 3 Good use of the above. 4 Very good use of the above. 5 Excellent use of the above. Recording of marks Marks should be recorded at the end of the answer as follows: Communication + Language + General Impression = Total e.g. 4/5 + 10/15 + 3/5 = 17/25 Enter each of the two marks on the front of the Script and record the total out of 50. Please ensure that these marks are checked carefully, especially the conversion of ticks to marks for Language.

Page 3 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 Counting words (a) In letters ignore any address or date. Ignore also any title which the candidate has invented. No marks may be gained for the above. (b) Count up to exactly 140 words. Award no more marks thereafter, either for Communication or Language. But see note (e). (c) Our definition of a word is a group of letters surrounded by a space. A group of letters containing a hyphen or an apostrophe is regarded as one word. l'homme = one word la dame = two words Qu'est-ce que c'est? = three words Il y a = three words Y a-t-il...? = two words (d) All numbers count as one word each whether written as figures or as words. 21 = one word Vingt et un is treated as one word (e) When the 140th word splits a Marking Unit, award a mark for the unit if correct in spite of (b). …avec  mon ami. Record a tick for 'avec'. Plus  tard. Record a tick after 'plus'. Il a  fini. Record a tick after 'Il a'. (f) Indicate the 140th word by . (g) Proper nouns count as one word and do not score ticks for language, eg Nouvelle Zélande, Etats-Unis, Haute Savoie, Charles de Gaulle, Afrique du Sud, New York. (h) In letters count a maximum of 2 words only for the addressee as in Cher Monsieur Dupont. Repetition of material printed in the rubric Such sections of the rubric which might score no marks for language are discussed at the Examiners' Coordination Meeting. Irrelevant material In the case of a deliberately evasive answer which consists entirely of irrelevant material exploited in defiance of the rubric, a score of 0/25 is given. These are rare in IGCSE. The genuine attempt to answer the question which fails due to a misunderstanding of the rubric will normally lose Communication marks but will score for Accuracy and Impression. Examiners in doubt should contact the Principal Examiner during the marking period. When part of an answer is clearly irrelevant, include such material in the word count, but bracket it and award no Accuracy marks.

Page 4 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 MARKS FOR RELEVANT COMMUNICATION General principles (a) Do not award Communication Marks when the required elements are expressed in inappropriate time frames: • e.g. L'an dernier je voyage en France = 0 for Communication. Je voyage does not receive a tick for Language. (The other elements are marked in the usual way.) However reward a Present where a Future context is apparent: • e.g. L'an prochain je voyage en France = 1 for Communication. Je voyage receives a tick for Language. (b) Disallow for Communication the use of the Infinitive or the Past Participle when a finite verb is required • e.g. Je passé les vacances = 0 for Communication and Language Je passer les vacances = 0 similarly Je veux mange = 0 similarly However award a Communication mark for 'phonetic versions' such as: • J'ai passer (sic) les vacances = 1 Les gens pense/pensait que = 1 Il a commencé à joué = 1 Non-phonetic versions do not score for Communication: • J'ai vendre = 0 Les gens est = 0 (c) Tolerate and accept for Communication (but not for Language) the use of any past tenses when a past is required, even when a different past tense would be correct. Allow Perfect, Imperfect, Pluperfect or Past Historic. The Past Historic will only be rewarded in a narrative. Ignore inconsistency of the Perfect and Past Historic if it occurs. Accept for Communication the use of a Future when a Conditional would be correct and vice versa. Disallow the 'historic present' for Communication and Language. (d) Tolerate and allow for Communication the use of avoir with a past participle when être is correct • e.g. J’ai resté en France may score However disallow the use of être for avoir, as in: • e.g. Je suis mangé = 0 (e) Bracket and exclude from the word count any letter etiquette in Question 2 when a letter is not asked for.

Page 5 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 (f) Award only one Communication Mark for a list depending on only one finite verb. • e.g. Il y avait des hamburgers et des frites (Max, 1 for communication) • e.g. On peut danser et chanter (Max 1 for communication) (g) A Communication mark may only score if it occurs in the first 140 words.

Page 6 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 QUESTION 1 A maximum of 5 marks is available for each of the two questions. Marks are to be awarded for the following points: Question 1 (a) (i) Is the candidate fit? Why/why not? 1 (ii) Description of candidate's eating and sporting habits 1+1 (iii) What the candidate sees as the biggest threat to the health of young people 1 (iv) What the candidate would change to be fitter 1 Question 1 (b) (i) Why candidate wants to change the dates of his/her visit 1+1 (ii) Apology and proposed new dates 1 (iii) Suggestions for activities during the visit 1 (iv) Why these activities would be interesting 1 QUESTION 2 (i) Preparation for the party 1 (ii) What happened at the party 1+1 (iii) Candidate's reactions to these activities 1+1

Page 7 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 LANGUAGE MARKS General Comments This positive marking scheme is intended to reward both accuracy and ambition. No marks are deducted for errors. There is no 'impression marking'. Marking Units A tick is awarded for a correct Marking Unit of which each element is correct. The tick is recorded over the scoring word eg mon (1) ami A Marking unit may consist of the correct use of any of the following items: • A noun or pronoun + verb. Extra marks are available for the use of negative expressions and the interrogative. • A verb used as an infinitive, with or without a preposition • A noun or pronoun + adjective or adjectival phrase or partitive • A noun or pronoun + preposition or prepositional phrase • Any pronoun other than subject pronouns and reflexives • All adverbs (except très and bien) • All conjunctions (except et and mais) See below for details Inaccuracies in the use of Accents, Hyphens and Punctuation are ignored. e.g. Mon pere = 1 tick. Son grandpere = 1 tick. Aujourdhui = 1 tick. Il ma vu (sic) = 2 ticks L'ami Anglais = 1 tick. Il à têle phoné (sic) = 1 tick. Il a du partir = 2 ticks. An exception is made with -er verbs and être (été). We insist on the accent on the past participle in a compound tense and the absence of such an accent in the present tense. e.g. Il a parle = 0. Il parlé = 0. Il a parlé/parlè = 1. Il a éte = 0 Insist on accents on past participles used as adjectives, eg Il est (1) casse (0). Il est (1) fatigue (0). No credit is given in cases such as ...que il or ...de Alain, though quil for qu'il is tolerated. Units containing consequential errors are not rewarded. e.g. le voiture bleu s'est arrêté = 0 However, if two marks or more are lost due to a minor error of spelling or a faulty gender, the Examiner should place + in the right hand margin and take it into account when awarding the Impression Mark. Misspelling of proper nouns in the case of a person's name or a town or place other than a country should be tolerated. e.g. ...avec Piere = 1. ...à Lyons = 1. However, ...en Angletere = 0 Allow the use of tu or vous in informal letters. In the case of inconsistencies, reward the most frequently used. Disallow the use of tu, ton etc in formal letters. Also disallow glaringly inappropriate register.

Page 8 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 Allow the use of the past historic in narratives in Question 2 and tolerate inconsistencies (i.e. varying with the perfect tense). Disallow obvious accidental past historic, eg il dit in isolation. Treat such inconsistency with – in the right hand margin. Disallow the past historic in Question 1. Letter Etiquette Reward with a tick for Language, the use of Monsieur or Madame at the start of a formal letter. Also award one tick for Cher Monsieur or Chère Madame in a formal letter and Cher Alain etc. in an informal letter. Multiple addressees (Cher Monsieur, Chère Madame) gain one tick only. Greetings such as Salut or Bonjour gain ticks in informal letters only and formal endings (Veuillez agréer etc.) do not score in informal letters. In addition award ticks for Language up to a maximum of 5 for prelearnt preamble such as Merci de ta lettre qui m'a fait grand plaisir (Max 5). Thereafter ignore everything not related to the task set. NB These politesses may occur at the end of the letter. If they do, reward to a maximum of 5. Do not reward 'letter etiquette' for Language when a letter is not required. Letter Ending Allow a maximum of 3 marks for all formal and informal politesses Veuillez agréer l’expression de mes salutations distinguées etc Réponds-moi bientôt. Je t'embrasse. etc Mark for language in the normal way up to a maximum of 3 ticks. This is in addition to the marks awarded for the politesses described above. Tolerances When a verb is governed by multiple subjects, tolerate if either is correct. e.g. Le femme et son mari (1) sont partis (1) When an adjective or a preposition is dependent on two or more nouns, tolerate if one is correct. e.g. Le femme et l'homme étaient (1) fatigués (1) ...avec (1) le femme et l'homme When an incorrect subject governs two verbs (each correct), the second is ticked e.g. Le femme est sortie et a regardé (1) When a sentence begins with Aussi which is intended to mean 'Also' it should be ticked. However Parce que... (= puisque) will not be tolerated at the beginning of a sentence. No credit is usually given to the occasional correctly spelt item in a sequence which makes no sense in French. However, recognisable discrete items such as mon père may be rewarded in such a context. When the gender of the writer is variable, tick only the most frequent. Always accept the declared gender of the writer when marking agreements and ignore the name on the front of the script and at the end of the letter. Accept the use of either tu or vous in informal letters, but do not reward tu in formal letters. Do not tolerate inconsistency of vous and tu. Reward the most frequent.

Page 9 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 A VERBS 1 Subject (noun or pronoun) + any finite verb correct = 1 (if all elements are correct) j'ai un ami = 1 j'ai mangé = 1 L'enfant a pleuré = 1 je aime = 0 je me suis levé = 1 L'arbe est tombé = 0 elle est allée = 1 elle est allé = 0 Le porte s'ouvre = 0 j'ai mange = 0 elle s'est coucheé = 1 Il sont arrivés = 0 Insist on correct agreement in cases such as: je les (1) ai trouvés (1) la voiture que (1) papa a achetée (1) je les (1) ai trouvé (0) la voiture que (1) papa a acheté (0) 2 Imperative = 1 Viens! = 1 Dépêchez-vous! = 1 Ne touche pas! = 2 3 Participle (past or present) = 1 En arrivant = 1 une fois arrivé il... = 1 However ...Ayant fini = 2 4 Verb + infinitive = 1 + 1 je veux (1) sortir (1) il a décidé (1) de sortir (1) je veut (0) sortir (1) il a décidé (1) à sortir (0) je veux (1) sortier (0) 5 Preposition + verb = 1 sans hésiter =1 avant d'entrer = 1 However, an exception is made: Il est en train de jouer = 3 après avoir fini = 2 après avoir parler = 1 après s'être levé = 2 NB Avant de partir (0) le téléphone a sonné (1) (Unrelated) 6 Inversion = 1 + 1 'Bonjour' (1) a-t-il dit (2) Correct verb + inversion 1 + 1 'Bonjour' (1) a-t-il dis (1) Incorrect verb + inversion 0 + 1 'Bonjour' (1) il a dit (1) Correct verb form + no inversion 1 + 0 Peut-être (1) viendra-t-il (1 + 1) 7 Passive Reward by usual rules Elle a été (1) attrapée (1) Elle a été (1) attrapé (0) Nous avons été (1) suivis (1) Nous avons étés (0) suivis (1)

Page 10 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 8 Negatives Reward a negative expression with one tick when correctly placed provided that the verb is appropriate. Ils ne jouent pas = 2 Je n'ai pas fini = 2 Elle ne fait rien = 2 Je n'ai vu personne = 2 Elle ne écoute pas = 1 (for verb) Je ne parles pas = 1 (for negative) If the wrong tense is used involving the confusion of a simple tense and a compound tense the negative should not be ticked. Il ne jouait pas (when the perfect tense is required) = 0 However: Il n'a pas joué = 1 for the negative (when a Pluperfect is required) Similarly: Il ne vient pas = 1 for the negative (when a Future is required) A negative may be rewarded when it stands alone Personne. (1) Jamais. (1) Rien. (1) 9 Interrogatives Award one tick for an interrogative, even if the verb is faulty. (i) Tu viens? = 2 Tu viens. = 1 (no question mark) Tu ne viens pas? = 3 (ii) Viens-tu? = 2 Viens-tu. = 2 (punctuation not penalised normally) Est-ce que (1) tu viens? (1) (iii) Interrogative adverbs score 1 tick separately. Où? = 1 Quand? = 1 Comment? = 1 Pourquoi? = 1 Combien? = 1 Où (1) vas-tu (2)? = 3 Où (1) est le chat? (1 + 1) = 3 (iv) Pourquoi (1) ris-tu? (2) Pourquoi (1) tu ris? (1) Pourquoi (1) est-ce que (1) tu ris? (1)

Page 11 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 B NOUNS A noun with a definite or indefinite article does not score No credit is given to a noun with a number. le chien = 0 un oiseau = 0 les enfants = 0 deux maisons = 0 50 francs = 0 A noun may be part of a Marking Unit as illustrated below. 1 Subject + verb = 1 See above in (A): Le garçon est sorti = 1 A faulty gender or a spelling error in the subject noun or pronoun will invalidate the unit: Le gens or Il sont arrivés = 0 Des proffesseurs ont... = 0 Cette fromage est (0) bon/bonne (0) When the relative qui is used after a noun the noun is treated as the subject: Le monsieur qui (1) parle (1) Le monsieur que parle (1) Le monsier qui (1) parle (0) 2 Preposition (+ article) + noun = 1 à Paris = 1 dans la cuisine = 1 avec Paul = 1 au cinéma = 1 à côté (1) de mon ami (2) = 3 pour ce monsieur = 2 le/la chambre des (1) enfants / du (1) garçon / de la (1) dame / d'(1)Alain – Each gain 1 mark despite the faulty gender of chambre A faulty gender or spelling will invalidate the unit à la village = 0 pour ce monsier = 0 avec ma frère = 0 avec cette monsieur = 0 avec de la pain = 0 3 Noun/pronoun + adjective = 1 Le petit bateau = 1 Il est heureux = 2 La petit(e) bateau = 0 Treat as common adjectives all possessives, interrogatives, demonstratives and partitives. mon ami = 1 quel homme(?) = 1 ce chapeau = 1 du gâteau = 1 des enfants = 1 de la chance = 1 de l'argent = 1 Je n'ai plus/pas (2) d'argent (1) = 3 NB de petits villages = 2 des petits villages = 1 (one error) (Not strictly logical but this seems the kindest way to treat this) des petites villages = 0 (two errors) de petites villages = 1 (one error) A noun/pronoun + adjective unit is not invalidated by an adjacent faulty element: e.g. avic mon ami = 1 mon ami arrives = 1 mon ami anglaise = 1

Page 12 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 4 Expressions of quantity + noun = 1 Both elements must be correct. un kilo de cerises = 1 un kilo de pomme = 0 une kilo d'oranges = 0 un paquet de café = 1 un paquet du café = 0 beaucoup d'argent = 1 la plupart des gens = 1 combien de mes amis(?) = 2 assez de courage = 1 Quantities with prepositions, adjectives and verbs: avec beaucoup (1) de (1) petits (1) enfants = 3 avec beaucoup (1) de (1) petit enfants = 2 avec beaucoup (1) des petits (1) enfants = 2 avec beaucoup (1) de enfants = 1 avec beacoup de petits (1) enfants = 1 avec beaucoup (1) de petits efants = 1 beaucoup de gents sont arrrivés = 0 beacoup de gens sont arrivés = 0 C ADJECTIVES 1 Noun/pronoun + adjective = 1 Each element must be correct for the unit to gain a tick. The adjective must be in the correct form and position. See above in (B). le beau jardin = 1 le jardin est beau = 2 il est beau = 2 il sont beaux = 0 il beau = 0 des oiseaux bleus = 2 ces petits oiseaux bleus = 3 les bleus oiseaux = 0 la jour est beau = 0 (gender invalidates) la belle jour = 0 le beau chaval = 0 Il est (1) fatigue (sic) (0) = 1 2 Noun + adjectival phrase = 1 la salle de bains = 1 la salle à manger = 1 le salle à manger = 0 la chaise en bois = 1 les pommes de terre = 1 3 Faulty adjectives do not invalidate other units ses (1) jolis fleurs = 1 le petite train arrive (1) = 1 aux (1) grand magasins = 1 4 Adjectives used as nouns = 0 les riches = 0 les Français = 0 l'important (0) c'est (1)

Page 13 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 5 Comparatives and superlatives aussi... (que) = 1 plus... (que) = 1 moins... (que) = 1 Il est (1) plus grand (1) que (1) Papa Il est (1) aussi grand (1) que (1) moi (1) Il est (1) moins grand (1) que (1) moi (1) Il n'est (1) pas (1) si grand (1) que (1) Papa = 4 Pierre est (1) petit (1) mais Paul est (1) plus (1) petit (1) = 5 Il est (1) meilleur (1) que (1) l'autre = 3 l'homme le plus riche = 2 les plus riches = 1 D PRONOUNS All pronouns other than subject pronouns (je, tu, il, elle, nous, vous, ils, elles, on, ce) and reflexives are ticked when used correctly 1 Object Pronouns = 1 Il me regarde = 2 Il t'a vu = 2 Il a vous parlé = 1 (for the verb) Je le lui vends = 3 Il lui écoute = 1 (for the verb) Il nous cherches = 1 (for the pronoun) Je les ai vu = 1 (for the pronoun) Je vais les voir = 3 Il la veut voir = 2 (for verbs) Je te le donne = 3 Je le te donne = 1 + 1 = 2 2 y and en = 1 J'y vais = 2 J'en ai acheté = 2 J'en ai trois = 2 See (H) Expressions for Il y a... 3 Disjunctive or Emphatic Pronouns = 1 chez moi = 1 (for both preposition and pronoun) avic moi = 0 Moi je préfère... = 2 moi-même = 1 4 Demonstrative Pronouns = 1 celui, celle, ceux and celles = 1 Mon cheval et celui de Pierre = 3 Celle-là = 1 Ceux que j'ai achetés = 3 5 Possessive Pronouns = 1 le mien, le tien etc = 1

Page 14 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 6 Relative Pronouns = 1 Reward qui, que (qu'), dont, ce qui, ce que, lequel etc = 1 le chien qui (1) dort (1) = 2 la chien qui (1) dort (0) = 1 le livre que il veut (1) for verb Dis-moi ce qui se passe = 4 dans lequel = 1 Le monsieur qui (1) parle (1) Le monsier qui (1) parle (0) Le monsieur que s’appelle (1) Dubois 7 Interrogative Pronouns = 1 Qui a parlé? = 3 Qu' (1) est-ce que (1) tu penses? (1) = 3 Que penses-tu = 3 Avec quoi? = 1 Pour qui? = 1 Lequel préfères-tu? = 3 8 Indefinite Pronouns = 1 chacun(e), cela, tout, quelqu'un, quelque chose, rien, personne, ceci and ça = 1 Chacun pour soi = 2 Ça ne te regarde pas = 4 J'aime ça = 2 NB Exceptionally ça is treated as a part of a unit in the discrete phrase ça va = 1, Ça va? = 2. However ça va coûter cher = 4 Preposition + impersonal pronoun = 1: Comme ça = 1 E PREPOSITIONS 1 With verbs sans attendre = 1 avant de commencer = 1 2 With nouns en voiture = 1 à pied = 1 avec l'enfant = 1 Voilà Maman = 1 avec Alain = 1 Voici Papa = 1 See (B) Nouns for other examples 3 With pronouns avec lui = 1 le voici = 1 pour moi = 1 les voilà = 1 sans rien = 1 près de chez nous = 2 quant à elle = 1 4 In a phrase au milieu de la foule = 2 en face de la cathédrale = 2 à côté du bistrot = 2 loin du village = 1 près de chez moi = 2

Page 15 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 F ADVERBS All adverbs and adverbial phrases used correctly gain one tick except 'très' and 'bien'. Il parle trop vite = 3 Il ne conduit pas assez vite = 4 d'habitude = 1 comme d'habitude = 2 Il habite très loin = 2 près d'ici = 1 (one idea) tout près = 1 ici/là = 1 pas/non loin d'ici = 2 Treat Comparatives and Superlatives of Adverbs in the same way as Adjectives. See under C. G CONJUNCTIONS All conjunctions used correctly receive a tick except 'et' and 'mais'. pendant qu'il attendait... = 2 parce que = 1 comme il voulait sortir... = 3 Elle sait que = 2 Il dit qu'il viendra = 3 H EXPRESSIONS 1 Time dimanche = 1 le soir (in the evening) = 1 le dimanche = 1 de bonne heure = 1 dimanche prochain/dernier = 1 en ce moment = 1 dimanche matin = 1 à ce moment-là = 1 tard/tôt = 1 à dix heures = 1 trop tard/plus tard = 1 à 10 h = 1 (à) demain = 1 à 10 h et demie = 2 (à) tout à l'heure = 1 à 10.00 = 0 (à) bientôt = 1 il est dix heures = 2 hier/hier soir = 1 à dix heures vingt = 2 demain/demain matin = 1 à dix heures et quart = 2 le lendemain (matin) = 1 à/après/avant/vers dix heures et demie = 2 tant pis = 1 à dix heures moins le quart = 2 de temps en temps = 2 une demi-heure = 0 tout de suite = 1 le 6 juin (in the body of the answer) = 1 peu après = 1 sur le 6 juin = 0 de nos jours = 1 en même temps = 1 2 Weather Treat expressions with 'faire' by usual rules as follows: Il fait (1) beau/froid/chaud/gris etc (1) = 2 Il fait du vent/soleil etc = 2 Il fait un temps splendide etc = 2 Il y a du brouillard etc = 2 Il pleut = 1 Il pleut à verse = 2 3 Avoir expressions Il a vingt/20 ans = 1 J'ai faim/froid/chaud/besoin etc = 2 Je besoin = 0 Un accident a eu lieu = 2

Page 16 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 4 Miscellaneous il y a = 1 bien sûr/bien entendu = 1 n'est-ce pas? = 1 je vous en prie = 2 peut-être = 1 aussitôt dit aussitôt fait = 1+ 1 = 2 s'il te/vous plaît = 1 aussitôt que possible = 2 Eh bien = 1 n'importe quoi = 2 c'est à dire = 1 le plus tôt possible = 2 à mon avis = 1 c'est dommage = 1 un peu (TC) = 1 merci (beaucoup) = 1 à toute vitesse = 1 merci de la lettre = 2 moi aussi = 1 ça m'est égal = 2 comme ça = 1 comme moi = 1 rue de la paix (place name) = 0 en ce qui concerne = 2 Comment vas-tu? = 2 (Comment) ça va? = 2 en tout cas = 1 de bonne/mauvaise humeur = 2 depuis longtemps = 2 à ma grande surprise = 2 comme si = 1 à ma surprise = 1 ça ne fait rien = 2 plus ou moins = 1 à quelle heure… ? = 1 ça dépend = 1 Proverbs Tout est bien qui finit bien = max 2 Mieux vaut tard que jamais = max 2 5 Greetings and expletives Bonjour/Au revoir/Salut etc = 1 Mon dieu/Zut (alors)!/Oh là! là! etc = 1 Treat valedictions as language. (Max 3) In the case of immediate repetition of an identical item such as ‘Merci. Merci’ or ‘Quelle horreur! Quelle horreur!’ reward the first instance only. Treat as valedictions such phrases as: Merci de votre temps, Répondez moi vite and J'attends ta réponse (Max 3).

Page 17 Mark Scheme: Teachers’ version Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2009 0520 04 © UCLES 2009 Conversion Table for 0520/4 Number of ticks Maximum 60 Mark out of 15 (for Accuracy of Language) Pro rata (General Impression)* Max 5 60+ 15 5 55–59 14 5 51–54 13 4 48–50 12 4 45–47 11 4 42–44 10 3 38–41 9 3 34–37 8 3 30–33 7 2 26–29 6 2 22–25 5 2 19–21 4 1 15–18 3 1 11–14 2 0 7–10 1 0 0–6 0 0