Exam Length- Two and a half hours - Written Paper Plus 40 Minutes for AURAL (Listening).
Written Paper:
There are 5 sections to be completed.
1st Section- Reading Comprehension (Literary Text) Worth 60 Marks. 27 % of the Exam.
Spend a Maximum of 40 Minutes on this section.
Advice on this Section:
- Read the Question before you begin. You may get some information on what the text is about.
- Read the TEXT.
- Remember you are told which lines the answer is in.
- If the question is in German, Answer in GERMAN. ( In your own words as much as possible).
- If the question is in English , Answer in English.- Make sure you answer the question that was asked.
- ALWAYS IMAGINE THAT THE CORRECTOR HAS NO IDEA WHAT THE TEXT IS ABOUT. State the obvious and do not leave out any detail. e.g 2001 Paper. Q4 of Text 1. You were asked to give examples of honesty and truth in the story. When you give your example, you should say this conveys honesty and truth.... (i.e. referring back (link)to the question asked).
- If asked for 5 details you must give at least 5 details - if possible give as many as you understand.
- The last question on this section is worth alot of marks each year (12-15 Marks). Give as many examples as possible.
- Do not leave blanks.
Section 2- ANGEWANDTE GRAMMATIK. 25 Marks. 11 %. Spend 10 Minutes on this section.
Advice on this section:
- This section is based on the text which preceeds it.
- Read the example that is given. this will tell you the exact details you will need to give to get marks.
e.g. 2007. You had to say if the 1. pronoun was singular or plural 2. Which case it was in
Revise: Tenses, Cases, Questions,Conjunctions and Pronouns.Section 3.Text 2 Journalistic text
60 marks 27% of the exam spend maximum of 40 minutes on this section)
Advice
- Again as in first text read the questions first
- then read the text
- If the question is in German answer in German , if the question is in English answer in English
- Answer the question that is being asked.
- Synonyms( words that have the same meaning) often come up here , match the ones you definitely know first and others after. Remember Nouns must match with nouns ( look for Capitals ) , verbs must match with verbs etc.
There are 2 options here you must answer one (a or b)
One of the topics will be based on the text. So use information in the text to help you answer but be sure to change details like er to ich etc.
The marks for this section are divided as follows
8 marks for content ( answering the question that was asked in at least 3 - 4 sentences per point)
7 marks for expression ( how good your German was , did you use a variety of grammatical structures , was your language rich and varid, did you show the examiner how much German you know?)
It is important to remember no matter how good your language is if you do not answer the question asked you will not be awarded marks.
Use your phrases for opinions here and give personal examples if possible.
Section 5 Schriftliche Produktion (50 marks 23% of the exam )
Spend about 5 - 10 minutes preparing and 20 minutes answering this section.
There is a choice between two written productions here letter or response to a visual you must do one. Read both first to see which one you know more information about.
Again marks for this section are divided 25 marks for content( answering the questions) and 25 marks for expression ( how good your German was).
Advice on letter
- Learn an opening sentence and refer to what your penpal mentions in their letter.
- All questions must be answered in about 5-6 sentences.
- If it asks for 3 examples/reasons you must give 3.
- Give personal examples and opinions.
- Sum up at the end and have a suitable closing.
- The first question will be to describe the picture you can use some of your oral vocabulary here Auf diesem Bild sehe ich etc.
- Adjectives are very important when you want to describe something.
- As always all questions must be attempted (5- 6 sentences per question)
- Give examples/reasons and opinions.
- Try to use a variety of idioms and grammatical structures( passive, subjunctive es ware toll..)
- Know your phrases for opinions and use a variety of them. -Ich glaube.., Meiner Meinung nach....
- Know your phrases for agreeing and disagreeing - Ich bin dafur/ dagegen etc.
- Phrases for comparing and expressing preference -Im Vergleich zu.., Ich wurde lieber.....
- When you are finished make sure you read over your letter/essay. - make sure you have used correct tense - use capitals for nouns - check spelling -check grammar ( word order and cases etc)
Divided into 4 parts
Part 1 -interview
Part 2 -telephone message
Part 3-conversation
Part 4 -news, weather forecast.
Advice
Read the questions carefully they will indicate what vocab area is required to answer the question.
Example when is he going abroad ? I would think I need to listen for a date/ day/ time.
Part 1 will be played 3 times the second time with pauses, usually after each question ( i.e. question 1 question 2 etc)
Part 2 will be played 3 times
You must leave a note in German ( key words are sufficient)
There is a question on language here and you must refer to language that has been uses in the conversation ( words/ phrases that were said) there are no marks for tone of voice without reference to language used.
Part 3 Conversation ( Played 3 times)
You must first identify the relationship between the two people but the most of the marks will be going for how you knew this what language used meant that you were able to come to a decision of one of the choices over another?You must also identify attitudes with support from the text ( language used)
Part 4 News and Weather (played 3 times)
Revise the weather.
In General you need to revise the following:
months, days, time, alphabet ( write ah=a, ay=e, ee=i, fow=v, vay=w) at top before you start.
numbers, weather feelings and adjectives.
Viel Gluck
Frau Flaherty
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