Cambridge IGCSE German - Foreign Language 0525 — 2014 May/June Paper 4 · Variant 3

This document consists of 4 printed pages. IB14 06_0525_43/FP © UCLES 2014 [Turn over *2645446620* For Examiner's Use 1 2 Total Cambridge International Examinations Cambridge International General Certificate of Secondary Education GERMAN 0525/43 Paper 4 Continuous Writing May/June 2014 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, glue or correction fluid. DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES. Answer either Question 1 (a) or Question 1 (b) and Question 2. All questions on this paper carry equal marks. At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.

2 © UCLES 2014 0525/43/M/J/14 [Turn over 1 Wählen Sie eins der Themen (entweder 1a oder 1b). Schreiben Sie 130-140 Worte. (a) Ihre Familie möchte nächsten Sommer in einem Ferienhaus in Österreich wohnen. Sie schreiben eine E-Mail an Frau Hübner, die ein Ferienhaus in den Alpen hat. • Stellen Sie sich vor. • Sagen Sie, wann genau Sie in diesem Ferienhaus wohnen möchten. • Sagen Sie wie viele Personen es in Ihrer Familie gibt. • Erklären Sie, warum diese Gegend Ihnen gefällt. • Beschreiben Sie, wo Sie Ihre letzten Ferien verbracht haben. ODER (b) In Ihrer Freizeit hören Sie gern Musik. Sie schreiben einen Artikel für ein Jugendmagazin über das Thema Musik und Freizeit. • Beschreiben Sie, was für Musik Sie gern hören. • Erklären Sie, wann Sie Musik hören. • Beschreiben Sie das letzte Konzert, das Sie gesehen haben. • Erklären Sie, warum Freizeit für Sie so wichtig ist. • Beschreiben Sie, was Sie in der Freizeit machen möchten, wenn Sie älter sind.

3 © UCLES 2014 0525/43/M/J/14 [Turn over SCHREIBEN SIE IHRE ANTWORT AUF DIE FRAGE EINS AUF DIESE SEITE

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. 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 2014 0525/43/M/J/14 2 Als Sie letzte Woche im Kaufhaus waren, haben Sie gesehen, wie eine Person einen iPod in die Tasche gesteckt hat. Beschreiben Sie: • Ihre Reaktion, als Sie den Dieb gesehen haben. • Was danach passierte. Schreiben Sie 130-140 Worte.

CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS International General Certificate of Secondary Education MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2014 series 0525 GERMAN (FOREIGN LANGUAGE) 0525/43 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 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 2014 series for most IGCSE, GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level components and some Ordinary Level components.

Page 2 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 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 for each of the 5 relevant points. Record 0 for a failure to score a point. The Communication points should be lettered. Put a1, b1, c0 etc as appropriate in the right hand margin (For examiner’s use) 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 qualities, such as unusually good vocabulary or ambitious use of language, or by negative qualities, such as excessive repetition. 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 Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 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. Put a  after the 140th word. (c) Our definition of a word is a group of letters surrounded by a space. A group of letters containing a hyphen is regarded as one word. Fuβball-Weltmeisterschaft; 99–prozentig = one word die Frau = two words (d) All numbers count as one word, whether written as figures or as words. 21 = one word einundzwanzig = one word (e) Proper nouns count as one word, e.g. Neuseeland, Vereinigten Staaten, Rheinland-Pfalz, Helmut Kohl, Südafrika, New York. (f) In letters count a maximum of 2 words only for the addressee as in Lieber Herr Anders. (g) Bracket and exclude from the word count any letter etiquette in Questions 1 a) or 2 when a letter is not asked for.

Page 4 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 Repetition of material printed in the rubric Sections of the rubric which might score no marks for Language are discussed at the Examiners' Coordination Meeting. For June 2014 the following list of words lifted unchanged from the rubric would not be rewarded with language ticks, even if misspelled: Question 1(a) REFUSE (nächsten Sommer) (in einem Ferienhaus) (in Österreich/in den Alpen) (...wohnen) REFUSE in diesem Ferienhaus (wohnen) REFUSE diese Gegend REFUSE wie viele Personen REFUSE …..letzten Ferien Question 1(b) REFUSE für Musik REFUSE Musik hören REFUSE das letzte Konzert REFUSE so wichtig REFUSE in der Freizeit Question 2 REFUSE letzte Woche REFUSE im Kaufhaus REFUSE (einen iPod) (in die Tasche) REFUSE (wie) (eine Person) (einen iPod) in die Tasche gesteckt hat REFUSE was (danach) passierte REFUSE den Dieb gesehen haben

Page 5 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 MARKS FOR RELEVANT COMMUNICATION General principles (a) A Communication Mark may only score if it occurs in the first 140 words. (b) Do not award Communication Marks when the required elements are expressed in inappropriate time frames: • e.g. Letztes Jahr reise ich nach Deutschland = 0 for Communication. However a Present Tense is perfectly acceptable where a Future context is clearly indicated: • e.g. Nächstes Jahr reise ich nach Deutschland = 1 for Communication. (c) Any genuine attempt to convey a tense should be awarded for Communication purposes. e.g. Ich gewesen im Urlaub = 1 for Communication (d) Accept for Communication the use of any past tenses when a past is required, even when a different past tense would normally be used. Allow Perfect, Imperfect or Pluperfect. (e) The historic present is not normally accepted (for Communication or Language). (f) If the Mark Scheme requires two ‘reactions’ in Question 2 and they are expressed as a list, e.g. Ich war traurig und müde or Es war interessant und lustig, award one Communication mark only. (A verb has to be used each time a Communication mark is awarded, e.g. Ich war traurig […] Ich war müde, award two Communication marks.)

Page 6 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 Marks for COMMUNICATION A maximum of 5 Communication Marks is available for each of the two questions. Marks are to be awarded for the following points: Question 1 (a) (a) Introduce yourself [1] Accept any sentence which describes yourself (name/age/any other relevant information given about yourself) (b) Say when (or for how long) you would like to stay in the holiday house [1] Accept any sentence which explains when (or for how long) the candidate would like to stay in the holiday house. Allow attempt of ich möchte/ich will/ich werde…+infinitive for Future time frame. Also accept the use of the Present Tense with a Future time phrase (eg Ich komme im Juli….) to indicate Future time frame. (c) Say how many people there are in your family [1] Accept any sentence showing an attempt at the Present Tense, giving the number of people in the family. Accept sentences giving details about family members. (d) Explain why you like this area [1] Accept the use of any sentence which expresses a positive opinion on an aspect of the area. Accept use of adjectives/descriptions given as opinions/reasons. (e) Describe where you spent your last holidays [1] Accept any sentence showing an attempt at the Past Tense which describes where you spent your last holidays.

Page 7 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 Question 1 (b) (a) Describe what sort of music you like to listen to [1] Accept any sentence showing an attempt at the Present Tense, describing what sort of music you like to listen to. (b) Say when you listen to music [1] Accept the use of any sentence which describes when you listen to music. Allow the use of any tense (as long as it is a recognisable verb form). (c) Describe the last concert which you attended [1] Accept any sentence showing an attempt at the Past Tense which describes the last concert you were at. (d) Explain why free time/leisure is so important for you [1] Accept any suitable reason given for the importance of free time/leisure. Accept use of adjectives/descriptions given as reasons. (e) Describe what you would like to do in your free time when you are older [1] Accept any sentence which explains what you would like to do in your free time when you are older Allow attempt of ich möchte/ich will/ich werde…+infinitive for Future time frame. Also accept the use of the Present Tense with a Future time phrase (eg Ich gehe in der Zukunft schwimmen) to indicate Future time frame. [TOTAL: 5 for COMMUNICATION]

Page 8 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 QUESTION 2 Candidates are awarded 1 mark, up to a maximum of 5 marks, for each COMMUNICATION point relevant to the development of the storyline in the past tense (no Communication marks for points made in the present or future tense). The story should be told mainly in the Past Tense, as clearly indicated by the rubric. Of course any sentence which clearly relates to the present or the future should be credited appropriately for Language (e.g. description of person, place featuring in story or reference to a future event). NB: BOTH Communication points must be covered in order to gain all 5 Communication marks. (A maximum of 2 communication points accepted for Q2a, a maximum of 4 Communication points accepted for Q2b) Question 2: Last week, when you were in a department store, you saw someone put an iPod into their bag. Describe: (a) How you reacted when you saw the thief (maximum of 2 Communication marks) Accept emotions/reactions and award a Communication mark for each new emotion/reaction given, up to a maximum of 2. (b) What happened afterwards (maximum of 4 Communication marks) Communication Marks are awarded for each statement given in an attempt at the Past Tense. Any 4 events can be awarded. NB: they do NOT have to be specific activities which the candidate did. Marks can also be given for the description of relevant events/any information which allows the story to unfold/develop. [TOTAL: 5 for COMMUNICATION]

Page 9 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 LANGUAGE MARKS General Comments This positive marking scheme is intended to reward both accuracy and ambition. No marks are deducted for errors. 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 e.g.
mein Freund A Marking unit may consist of the correct use of any of the following items: • noun + article/possessive, demonstrative adjective • (subject pronoun) + verb • infinitive (construction) • adjective • preposition • pronouns (other than subject pronouns) including reflexives and interrogatives • All adverbs (except sehr and gut) • All conjunctions (except und and aber) NB: Extra marks are available for the use of plurals, negative expressions, correct word order, etc as per the details in this mark scheme. Spelling and Punctuation Accept old as well as new German spelling. Spelling must be correct in order to gain Language marks EXCEPT: • Inaccuracies in the use of umlauts are tolerated so long as the meaning is still clear. E.g. Fruhstuck = 1 tick; der Rücksack = 1 tick; mörgen = 1 tick; Where ambiguity is created, the tick cannot be allowed. E.g. mochte instead of möchte, wurde instead of würde, hatte instead of hätte (And NB: For a plural noun to be awarded 2 ticks for correct plural spelling, the umlaut must be included, if this is required, e.g. die Äpfel, see p10) However, please be aware that if umlauts are persistently omitted then this will have an effect on the mark for Impression. • Inaccuracies in the use of Compounds and Hyphens are ignored E.g. der Super Markt instead of der Supermarkt = 1 tick

Page 10 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 Proper nouns Towns, place names and people’s names do not gain Language marks.* However, specifically German spelt geographical references are awarded if correct. E.g. Munich = 0; München = 1; Bavaria = 0; Bayern = 1; Frankreich = 1 Universal names e.g. Berlin, Bonn, etc. are not awarded. * Months are not treated as proper nouns and are dealt with in section I.3 For music genres, do not credit proper names such as Hip–Hop etc. Do credit if expressed in German such as Pop–Musik, Rock Musik etc. If whole lists of German proper names are used, deduct one mark for Impression. Letter Etiquette Allow the use of Du or Sie in informal and formal letters. In the case of inconsistencies in the body of the letter, reward only the most frequently used. If the letter is written in an inappropriate register award ticks as normal, but deduct 1 or 2 from Impression mark. Reward an appropriate start of a letter with one tick for Language, e.g. the use of Lieber Herr or Liebe Frau, Lieber Jens, Sehr geehrte Frau, Grüβ dich! Hallo! ... etc. Multiple addressees (Lieber Herr…, Liebe Frau…) gain one tick only. Similarly, reward an appropriate end of a letter with one tick for language, e.g. Hochachtungsvoll, mit freundlichen Grüβen, Bis bald. If the letter has a series of valedictory phrases at the end, a maximum of 3 ticks can be given (one tick for each such phrase): e.g. Ich hoffe bald von dir zu hören! Schreib bald! etc. NB: Do not reward 'letter etiquette' for Language when a letter is not required. A VERBS 1 Subject/verb accord. The verb agrees with the number and person of the subject. Pronouns must be correct for the verb to gain credit (accept Ich but deduct 1 for Impression). However, verbs are still awarded when nouns are misspelt or the gender is incorrect. Ich spielt
Der Hunt bellt

Inv Sind Sie Herr Schmidt? Sind sie Herr Schmidt?

Page 11 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 2 Compound tenses. A tick is awarded when the auxiliary and past participle/infinitive are correct and the past participle/infinitive is in the correct position.
Ich habe ... gekauft Ich hat ... gekauft Wir haben gefahren

Gestern ich bin geflogen. (here the compound tense is accurate, and the past participle is in the correct position, hence one tick is given for ich bin geflogen and one tick for gestern.)
Ich bin geflogen gestern. (here the compound tense is accurate, but the past participle is not in the correct position, hence no tick can be given for ich bin geflogen. One tick is given for gestern.)
Ich werde singen.
Er würde singen. 3 Separable verbs. In addition to the correct use of the verb, a tick is also awarded for the correct positioning of a separable prefix.

Ich beilege ein Foto (Here the tick is given for the correct present tense form of lege with ich)


Ich lege ein Foto bei (Here the tick is given for the correct present tense form of lege with ich. An additional tick is given for the correct positioning of bei)

Ich habe mitgemacht (Here the tick is given for the compound tense - see Section 2 above. An additional tick is given for the correct positioning of mit)
Ich habe gemitmacht (Here the tick is given for the compound tense - see Section 2 above.) 4 Imperatives. A tick is awarded if correct.
Schreib!
Schreibt!
Schreiben Sie! 5 Reflexives In addition to the correct use of the verb, a tick is also awarded for the correct use of a reflexive pronoun.

Ich wasche mich

Page 12 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 6 Infinitives One tick is awarded for an infinitive that is correctly spelt and in the correct position. In a modal construction, a correct infinitive may be credited, even when the modal used is incorrectly spelt. Another tick is awarded for constructions using the infinitive (um…zu, ohne…zu, (an)statt…zu or simple zu clause). However, if zu is incorrectly added or omitted, do not credit the infinitive.

Ich kann gut spielen
Wir möchte kommen


Ich komme, um zu spielen
Ich kann spielen gut


Ohne einen Augenblick zu verlieren



Ich versuche, fit zu bleiben
Ich möchte zu studieren 7 Interrogatives The interrogative is not credited unless there is also inversion. If inversion is used, the interrogative may be credited, whether or not an appropriate tense has been used.

Wer bist du?
Wann du kommst?

Kommst du?

Page 13 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 B NOUNS 1 A singular noun (with its article/possessive, demonstrative adjective) is awarded one tick if the gender and case are correct. The noun must be spelt correctly including initial capital letter.

Der Mann kommt
Der mann kommt
Die Mann kommt

Ich sehe den Mann

Mein Hund kommt
Meine Hund kommt

Dieser Hund kommt

Eine Katze kommt
Eines Tages

Er hilft seiner Mutter NB: One tick is given for the noun where the article is correctly omitted.

Er ist Briefträger NB: If article should be omitted but is given, no tick is credited
Er ist ein Briefträger B Plural nouns: Award 2 ticks for the correct plural form (including correct gender, case and umlaut where needed). No tick is awarded for a plural noun that is not correct.


Die Kinder schlafen.
Die Kindern schlafen. C PRONOUNS Subject pronouns are not awarded a tick, unless they correctly refer back to a nonhuman feminine or masculine noun.




Das ist mein Hund. Er ist dick.



Das ist mein Hund. Es ist dick.



Das ist meine Mutter. Sie ist alt. All other pronouns are awarded a tick.

Ich sehe ihn.

Page 14 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 D ADJECTIVES 1 An adjective is awarded one tick if it agrees with the gender, number and case of the noun and if it is spelt correctly. Gut is not credited

Der junge Mann

Ein junger Mann


Er hilft der alten Frau

letzte Woche

jede Woche (BUT NB: jeden Tag = common phrase and has one tick, see p16)
nächstes Sommer
eine lange Geshichte


die kleinen Kinder 2 Predicative adjectives are awarded one tick, if correctly spelt.


Die Katze ist klein

Die Katze ist kleine 3 Comparisons and Superlatives. In comparisons, the adjective is treated as above, but there is an extra tick for the correct usage in the comparison. The superlative is treated as an adjective.


Ich bin jünger als du



Du bist nicht so alt wie ich *


Du bist nicht so alt wie mich.

Du bist so jung als ich *so ...wie is treated as a unit and gets 1 tick

Page 15 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 E PREPOSITIONS 1 An appropriate preposition is awarded a tick (though see exceptions to this below and in Section I: Miscellaneous Matters)

mit dem Bus
mit der Bus
auf dem Bus


mit den Bussen



mit den gelben Bussen

mit Hilfe


mit Freunden


für die Kinder

in Frankreich
in September

im September NB: A few very common phrases that use prepositions will be credited with one tick only (if correct). They are as follows: nach Hause zu Hause zu Fuß zu Mittag zum Beispiel zum Schluss am Montag/am Samstag, etc am Wochenende am Abend/am Morgen/am Tag pro Woche/pro Monat etc in Ordnung am liebsten/am besten/am meisten

Page 16 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 F ADVERBS Adverbial phrase/adverb is given a tick apart from sehr, gut.

Ich fahre schnell


Ich möchte bitte ein Eis


Ich bin ziemlich müde

Ich spiele gern

Ich spiele nicht gern. Here nicht is treated as part of the adverbial phrase.

Ich spiele am liebsten G Negatives 1 The use of nicht and nie may be credited with one tick, when correctly placed in the sentence and when used with a verb that is correct.

Ich spiele nicht Ich spielen nicht
Ich nicht spiele

NB: Exception: Ich spiele nicht gern. Here nicht is treated as part of the adverbial phrase. 2 Use of kein A tick is awarded for correct use of kein


Ich habe keinen Hund.
Er hat kein Hund. 3 Negative phrases (other than the use of nicht or kein) should be awarded ticks up to a maximum of 2 ticks per phrase correctly used:




Ich spiele weder Hockey noch Tennis




Er spielt nicht nur Hockey sondern auch Tennis

Page 17 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 H WORD ORDER Conjunctions and relative pronouns All conjunctions are awarded a tick apart from und and aber. Relative pronouns are awarded a tick. In relative and subordinate clauses the verb gets an extra tick for correct positioning (only if the verb is correct). This tick for positioning may be awarded, even if an inappropriate subordinating conjunction has been chosen.




Ich weiß nicht, ob er kommt



Ich weiß, dass er kommt heute







Der Junge, dessen Katze schwarz ist, wohnt hier


Wann ich klein war, Inversion Gains an extra tick, but only if syntax and spelling are correct:


Oft gehe ich

Oft ich gehe
Oft geht ich Word Order with direct and indirect objects An extra tick is given for correct ordering of direct/indirect objects, as follows: [2 noun objects: dative comes first – DAN] [2 pronoun objects: accusative comes first – PAD]



Ich gebe dem Mann einen Hut [DAN]


P Ich gebe sie ihm [PAD] Time, manner, place An extra tick is awarded for the correct order of TMP



TMP




Ich trinke zu Mittag schnell im Gasthaus ein Glas Bier






Ich trinke ein Glas Bier im Gasthaus zu Mittag schnell

Page 18 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 I MISCELLANEOUS MATTERS 1 Numbers No credit is given for the use of a number either as a figure or written as a word.


Ich habe vier Katzen



Er ist 16 Jahre alt General amounts / numbers, eg etwas / viele / einige / alle gain credit for correct usage


Einige Schulen

Etwas Schulen 2 Times Prepositions and nouns credited as in sections E and B

um 10 / zehn Uhr

Es ist zwei Uhr


um Viertel vor zehn

um halb zehn 3 Dates Months are treated like nouns. Correct ordinals are credited (either written out or in abbreviated form). Prepositions and nouns credited as in sections E and B





den 12. Juni / den zwölften Juni / den 12ten Juni



bis zum 10. Juni






vom neunten bis zum elften Mai 4 Units and prices Correct units of weight/length/money etc are credited with one tick, whether written out or in abbreviated form


1m80 / 1 Meter 80 / ein Meter achtzig



€6,80 / 6, 80 Euro / sechs Euro 80 / sechs Euro achtzig

Page 19 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 5 Interjections/Common phrases These are credited individually with one tick







nicht wahr/ vielleicht/ oder/ bitte /wohl/ danke/ danke schön/vielen Dank/

ein bisschen/ein paar






nach Hause/zu Hause/zu Fuß/am Samstag/am Wochenende/am Abend/am Tag



am Morgen/pro Monat/pro Woche/jeden Tag

zum Beispiel/zum Schluss



am besten/am liebsten/in Ordnung/am meisten
Wie geht’s?

Wie geht’s dir/Ihnen?
Meiner Meinung nach BUT: Ja/Nein – no tick given 6 Greetings/Expletives These are credited individually with one tick:





Guten Tag!/Hallo!/Auf Wiedersehen!/Tschüß/Mein Gott!/Gott sei Dank! 7 Proverbs A maximum of 2 ticks may be awarded for a proverb that is appropriately expressed

Page 20 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 TOLERANCES 1 No credit is usually given to the occasional correctly spelt item in a sequence which makes no sense in German. However, recognisable discrete items such as mein Vater may be rewarded in such a context. 2 When the gender of the writer is variable, tick only the most frequent. Always accept the declared gender of the writer and ignore the name on the front of the script and/or at the end of a letter or article. 3 When the 140th word cuts a marking unit, give credit where possible: Er hat  gemacht. Record a tick for er hat even though the writer’s intention was to form a perfect tense. 4 In the case of immediate repetition of an identical item, such as ‘Danke, Danke’ or ‘Hilfe! Hilfe!’, reward the first instance.

Page 21 Mark Scheme Syllabus Paper IGCSE – May/June 2014 0525 43 © Cambridge International Examinations 2014 Conversion Table 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 NB: IMPRESSION MARK Please note that the Impression Mark should be adjusted up where this is justified by positive qualities, such as unusually good vocabulary or ambitious use of language, or adjusted down where this is justified by negative qualities, such as excessive repetition or, in the case of a letter, by the use of an inappropriate register (e.g. Du instead of Sie in a formal letter), or repeated use of incorrect verb forms (e.g. the use of the infinitive in place of a finite verb), etc.