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    • Middle level response

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    • Section 1: Presentation and follow-up discussion

      Presentation, interaction/responsiveness

      In line with the mark scheme for communication in the Presentation and follow-up discussion: Presentation, interaction/responsiveness (AO4:S1 and S2), Level 4:

      • Communicates detailed information, with ideas and opinions that are mostly clear and supported.

      The presentation is informative and gives a good amount of information, although it sounds, at times, like a list of different Unterhaltungsmöglichkeiten.

      • Justifies, develops and explains their answers.
      • Engages in the conversation. Candidate has good interaction with the examiner and responds to most questions.

      The candidate interacts very well with the teacher/examiner, and her responses are fairly detailed and give and develop ideas and opinions. (e.g.: ich mag Horrorfilme und Serien nicht. Ich habe Angst, und ja, aber wenn ich mit meine Freunde Serien oder Filme schauen, schauen wir vielleicht Abenteuerfilme und Serien).

      Mark awarded = 8 out of 10

      Language range

      In line with the mark scheme for Language range in the Presentation and follow-up discussion (AO4:S3), Level 4:

      • Uses a range of linking and cohesive devices to connect a series of mostly well-developed points.

      Points are fairly well developed in the presentation, e.g.: Die Vorteile solcher Unterhaltungen sind, dass man sich mit Freunden treffen kann und neue Leute kennenlernen kann. Zweitens entwickelt man neue Hobbys und Interessen, und meiner Meinung nach ist der wichtigste Vorteile, dass Unterhaltung beim Stressabbau (mispronounced) helfen), but are not always in a clear sequential order. This is particularly evident in the follow-up discussion (e.g.: Deswegen möchte ich mein Tag organisieren. Ich, zum Beipsiel, lerne für zwei Stunde, dann ich schaue Netflix oder mit meine Freunde treffen - oder mit meine Freunde mich treffen.)

      • Uses a range of vocabulary appropriate to the task. Occasionally uses less common vocabulary.

      The vocabulary is mostly appropriate to the task, but less, common vocabulary is used, except for in the presentation.

      • Attempts to vary formulation but some repetition is present.

      There is some varying of formulation, but repetition is not entirely avoided.

      Mark awarded = 7 out of 10

      Language accuracy

      In line with the mark scheme for Language accuracy in the Presentation and follow-up discussion (AO4:S4), Level 3:

      • Uses simple grammar, with some slips.

      The candidate’s accuracy is uneven, and she has quite a few difficulties with getting verb forms right, especially in the discussion (e.g.: Ich schaue solche Filme und Serien nicht, aber ich denke, dass Horrorfilme und Serien sehr gut sind, wenn man mit vielen Freunden sein.).

      • Makes some use of more complex grammar, with some slips.

      In the presentation, some more complex grammar is used quite competently, but there are errors with simple grammar, which then become more frequent in the follow-up discussion.

      • Errors very rarely impede communication.

      The candidate’s errors do not impede communication.

      Mark awarded = 6 out of 10


      Total mark awarded for Presentation and follow-up discussion = 21 out of 30

    • Section 2: Conversation task card (Card 4)

      Task completion and communication

      In line with the mark scheme for Task completion and communication in the Conversation task card (AO4:S1 and S2), Level 4:

      The candidate completes all tasks. The candidate has good interaction with the teacher/examiner and responds to all questions/ prompts, but not really confidently and fully. The candidate gets close to Level 5 but does not quite reach it. She still performs competently at this level. e.g.: 

      Teacher/examiner: Also, welche Vorteile bringt es mit sich, wenn man von zu Hause arbeitet? Was sagst du?

      Candidate: Es ist einfacher, jeden Tag, unseren Tag zu organisieren, weil man irgendwo arbeiten kann. Wenn man müde ist, vielleicht kann er länger schlafen, und ja.

      Teacher/examiner: Dabei gibt es auch wahrscheinlich einige Nachteile? Welche sind es?

      Candidate: Ich finde, dass; ich finde es sehr langweilig, weil ich sehr sozial bin. Ich denke, dass, wenn man von zu Hause arbeiten, gibt es viele Probleme, weil wir in digitalen Welt leben.

      This example demonstrates Language range very well.

      Mark awarded = 8 out of 10 


      Language range

      In line with the mark scheme for Language range in the Conversation task card (AO4:S3), Level 4:

      • Uses a range of linking and cohesive devices to connect a series of mostly well-developed points.

      Linking and cohesive devices are used competently

      • Uses a range of vocabulary appropriate to the task. Occasionally uses less common vocabulary.

      The candidate uses vocabulary appropriate to the task, and, at times, less common vocabulary is used.

      • Attempts to vary formulation but some repetition is present.

      There is very little repetition of structures, phrases and vocabulary. The response to the question whether the candidate is worried about being unemployed at some stage in the future demonstrates Cambridge International AS Level 8027 German Language syllabus for examination in 2025, 2026 and 2027

      this level very well: Also, die Technologie hat verbessert, aber ich denke, dass manche Arbeit nur Menschen machen können, und deswegen habe ich keine Angst vor Arbeitslosigkeit.

      All three Level 4 descriptors describe this candidate’s performance very well.

      Mark awarded = 8 out of 10

        

      Language accuracy

      In line with the mark scheme for Language accuracy in the Conversation task card (AO4:S4), Level 4:

      • Accurate use of grammar.

      In this part of the exam, there are fewer errors, and communication is certainly not impeded by them.

      • Uses some complex grammar, with occasional slips.

      The candidate expresses her ideas and thoughts very clearly and some more complex grammar is also used. The example quoted for Language range also demonstrates the level of accuracy very well.

      There are errors, especially with verbs (e.g.: Ich finde es (Geld) wichtig, weil ich Reisen mag, und ich Geld für es brauchen.), but the candidate still achieves accuracy as described in Level 4.

      Mark awarded = 7 out of 10


      Total mark awarded for Conversation task card = 23 out of 30


      Pronunciation and intonation for the whole speaking test

      In line with the mark scheme for Pronunciation and intonation (AO4:S5), Level 3:

      The Presentation is rushed and the pronunciation in it is a bit unclear at times, with several mispronunciations and also with poor intonation. Both pronunciation and intonation improve considerably after the Presentation and the conversations have a natural flow.

      Mark awarded = 4 out of 5

       

      Total mark awarded for Speaking test = 48 out of 65

    • Moderator comments (Whole test)

      Conduct of the test:

      The teacher/examiner created a calm atmosphere in her introduction. The 5-minute preparation time was adhered to appropriately. The candidate’s topic Unterhaltungsmöglichkeiten and the theme of Conversation task card 4 Zukünftiges Berufsleben do not overlap so this is an appropriate combination of topics.

      How the teacher/examiner performance could improve:

      The teacher/examiner’s questions were very good and elicited the right balance of factual information and opinions. However, it might have helped the candidate, if she had worded her questions a bit more succinctly without such long preambles.

      How the candidate performance could improve:

      The presentation contained nearly exclusively factual information. While a lot of good clauses and linking devices were used in the presentation, it might have been easier to start presenting and developing ideas and opinions here already instead of waiting to do that exclusively in the discussion.

      Also, by rushing through the presentation, intonation and, at times, the pronunciation of certain words and phrases were unclear.


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