GCSE
Spanish
8698/LH
Higher Tier Paper 1 Listening
Mark Scheme
June 2018
Version/Stage: 1.0 Final
MARK SCHEME – GCSE SPANISH – 8698/LH – JUNE 2018
Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the relevant
questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the
standardisation events which all associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in
this examination. The standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers the students’
responses to questions and that every associate understands and applies it in the same correct way.
As preparation for standardisation each associate analyses a number of students’ scripts. Alternative
answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. If, after the
standardisation process, associates encounter unusual answers which have not been raised they are
required to refer these to the Lead Assessment Writer.
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expanded on the basis of students’ reactions to a particular paper. Assumptions about future mark
schemes on the basis of one year’s document should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles of
assessment remain constant, details will change, depending on the content of a particular examination
paper.
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MARK SCHEME – GCSE SPANISH – 8698/LH – JUNE 2018
Listening and Reading tests
General principles of marking
Non-verbal answers
Follow the mark scheme as set out.
Verbal answers (English or target language)
1. The basic principle of assessment is that students should gain credit for what they know, understand
and can do; provided their written response communicates the required message without ambiguity, it
will get the mark. The following guidance should be borne in mind when marking.
(a) Credit should be given for all answers which convey the key idea required intelligibly and without
ambiguity. This applies whether the answer is in English or target language. A separate assessment
of spelling, punctuation and grammar is not required because of the nature of the answers. However,
these aspects are an integral part of assessing communication and marks cannot be awarded where
errors in spelling, punctuation or grammar lead to a failure to communicate the required information
without ambiguity.
(b) Where a student has given alternatives or additional information in an answer, the following criteria
should be applied: - if the alternative/addition does not contradict the key idea/make it ambiguous,
accept - If the alternative/addition contradicts the key idea or makes it ambiguous, reject.
(c) Where numbered lines are given within a question/section of a question, credit should be given for
correct answers, no matter which line they appear on.
(d) Where a question has more than one section (eg (i) and (ii), a candidate may include as part of the
answer to one section the information required to answer another section. Eg, in Listening,
information required to answer section (ii) might be given as part of the answer to section (i). In such
cases, credit should be given for having answered section (ii), provided that no incorrect answer has
been given for that section in the correct place on the question paper.
2. In questions where students are asked to give for example a list of three items, only the first three
items they write down should be considered for assessment purposes.
3. No mark scheme can cover all possible answers. When in doubt, look for the key idea.
4. Where a student has crossed out an answer and what was underneath remains legible then it should
be marked. When part of an answer is crossed out, then only what remains should be considered.
5. .../.. means that these are acceptable alternative answers in the mark scheme. (.....) means that this
information is not needed for full marks to be awarded.
6. In questions which are T/F/? or √/X/? in either Section A or Section B, a mix and match approach
should be tolerated and credit given where it is clear and unambiguous (eg consistent use by the
candidate). If candidates write ‘True’ instead of ‘V’ for Verdad in Section B, this should also be credited
despite the wrong language being used.
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7. The following general principles should be applied in relation to answers in the target language in
Section B:
A. Incorrect personal pronouns – accept (unless this causes ambiguity)
B. Incorrect possessive adjectives – accept (unless this causes ambiguity)
C. Wrong gender – accept (unless this causes ambiguity)
D. Infinitive – will normally communicate without ambiguity, so should be accepted
E. Wrong tense – accept as long as student comprehension is not in question
F. Minor spelling errors – accept as long as the answer is understandable with no ambiguity. In
Section B, this means that even if the spelling error results in the creation of a word in another
language, including English, then provided it is a recognisable attempt at a spelling in the target
language, it will be credited.
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Question Accept Mark
1 P N 2
2 P+N P+N 2
Question Accept Mark
3 E 1
4 B 1
5 F 1
6 A 1
7 C 1
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Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
Refs to: She goes with him and his friends She goes out with his friends
• When he goes out wherever they go. Every time he wants to go out with his
• with his friends She invites herself when he friends, she wants to go out. (doesn’t imply
• she goes too. suggests going out with his friends with him & friends)
She won’t let him go out with his friends
8.1 She always wants to be with him 2
Refs to: She calls him at work a thousand She calls him at work
• her phoning/calling him times a day She phones him a million times a day
• at work She calls him too much when he
• excessively is at work
Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
not to live with her
Not to marry her
stop being her friend
8.2 Break/split up with her Not to go out with her any more 1
he can’t/will not go out with her (one time?)
The relationship cannot survive
to end the relationship with him
Question Accept Mark
9 C 1
10 B 1
11 C 1
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Question Accept Mark
12.1 A, E (in any order) 2
12.2 D, J (in any order) 2
Question Accept Mark
13.1 K, F (in any order) 2
13.2 C, H (in any order) 2
Question Accept Mark
14.1 D 1
14.2 A 1
14.3 B 1
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Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
Refs to: Goes to schools to give talks on Gives talks on the environment in schools
• Visits /goes to/ in schools ways of looking after the Visits schools and talks about the
• to explain/show/talk about how environment environment
15.1 to/ways to/they can 1
She does presentations in schools Speaks to schools about looking after the
• care for/look after/protect the about how to protect the environment
environment environment
Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
Refs to: They know/have good ways of They are good at saving energy
• They have clear/good ideas saving energy They have (clear) ideas about saving energy
15.2 about how to/ways to They are very clear on how to They know how to save energy 1
• save/conserve save energy They have good ideas on how not to waste
• energy energy
Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
Refs to:
• Turning off/shutting down Checking the school computers Turning off the school computers
15.3 1
• school’s computers are off at the end of the day
• at the end of the day
Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
Refs to:
16.1 • (the schools /they) organise Arrange/do/make environmental They organise environmental projects/events 1
• (environmental) campaigns campaigns.
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Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
Refs to: Grew fruit and veg on half its A school/college grew fruit and veg on the
• Turned/made/used sports field sports field
half/part/some of Changed part of the school field
16.2 1
• the sports field/pitch/area/their into a garden to grow fruit and veg
field/football pitch/playing field
• into/as a fruit and veg garden
Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
videogames
videogames in poor condition broken games
17 Broken videogames 1
videogames that do not work unwanted videogames
old videogames
Question Accept Mark
18 A 1
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Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
Refs to: Will you describe your part in the What role did you play in the film?
• describe film?
19 • role/part/character 1
Describe your character in the
• in the film/movie movie
Accept answers in reported speech: eg He asks her to describe her role in the film
Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
Refs to: What did the critics say about your What did the critics say about your role/the
• What was /has been said acting action?
• by critics What reaction did the critics have to your
20 • about your/her performance What feedback did you get from acting? 1
critics on your acting? What do the critics think about your acting?
What do the critics say about your
performance?
Accept answers in reported speech: eg He asks her what the critics have said about her performance
Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
Refs to: Has fame changed your lifestyle? Has fame changed you?
• If fame Do you think being famous Do you think fame will/ can change your life?
21 • Has changed 1
changed/altered your life? Does fame affect/ impact on your life?
• Her life How has fame changed your life?
Accept answers in reported speech: eg He asks her if fame has changed her life
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Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
Refs to: Should film/ the cinema educate Do you think film should be educational?
• Should/ought film / the cinema people as well as entertaining Is film educational as well as entertaining?
22 • be educational them? Should film be educational and funny? 1
• as well as entertaining/fun? Do films have to educate and Can films be educational and fun?
entertain people? Should films be more educational than fun?
Accept answers in reported speech: eg He asks her if film/the cinema should be educational as well as entertaining
Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
In any order
People / you no longer smell of People / you don’t smell of smoke The smell is gone.
smoke/tobacco There are no fumes
You don’t smell smoke when you go out.
23 More /lots of people have The number of people who have The number of smokers would/will go down 2
stopped/quit (smoking) quit (smoking) has gone up A change in the number of people smoking
There is a dramatic increase in An improvement in people who have stopped
the number of people who gave smoking
up Fewer/less people smoke
A big decrease in the number of people who
smoke
Question Accept Mark
24 B 1
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Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
Ahora:
estudiar (los) idiomas Aprender lenguas/idiomas estudiar or idiomas alone
25 2
En el futuro: Voy (en) intercambio hacer or intercambio alone
hacer (un) intercambio
Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
En el pasado: asuspender examen suspender or examen alone
suspender (un) examen suspender un exam suspende examine
26 2
Ahora:
repasar (los) apuntes revisar apuntes repasar or apuntes alone
repesar apuntes
Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
deporte
física
ed. física
física de educación/educación de física
e. física
27 educación física PE 1
E.F.
sport
educación physica
education phycicas
education fisica
Question Key ideas Accept Reject Mark
ciencias (naturales)
geografía
química
28 biología estudios medioambientales 1
el medio ambiente
‘biology’ (see MS General Principles 7F)
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Question Accept Mark
29 B, C, E (in any order) 3
30 B 1
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