New Specification AQAExam in June 2010

Media TV, Advertising, IT

Popular Culture Cinema, Music, Fashion/Trends

Healthy Living/Lifestyle Sport/exercise, health, holidays

Family/Relationships relationships in family, friendship, partnership

Stimulus card discussion: 5 minutes Conversation: 10 minutes

Preparation Time: 20 min

Stimulus card:1 sub-topic chosen by candidate out of a choice of two.

Conversation: 1 topic or sub-topic chosen by candidate.

2 topics or sub-topics chosen by examiner.

Note: The sub-topics have to come from different main

topics, soin the end we will have covered all 4 main topics.

Stimulus Card: Television (discarded: Holidays)

Conversation: Music (student choice)Holidays (alternative: advertising)Friendships

NB: Clashes between student choice and Stimulus Card are avoided by moving down the prescribed sequence of card choice

  

¡Compra, compra, compra! ¡Precios reducidos!  

¡Grandes rebajas! Publicidad en internet  

Anuncios en la televisión En la calle grandes vallas publicitarias  

Preguntas

¿De qué trata esta tarjeta?¿Crees tú lo que se dice en la publicidad?¿Crees que se ven demasiados anuncios en la televisión?¿Es verdad que la publicidad es un arte creativo?¿Hasta qué punto la publicidad influye al público?

Part 1: Printed questions The 5 printed questions will be asked in

sequence.(exception: if the first answer was not sufficient a question for more

detail may be asked)

Last 2 ½ minutes( i.e. 30 seconds per question details need to be given)

"Natural flow": candidate should try to say rather than read their prepared answers

(even though the notes from preparation time can be brought in)

Part 2: Further questions

Lasts 2 ½ minutes.

5 supplementary questions generated by candidate‘s response.

Candidate needs to include more details & focus on the range of tenses, sentences structures & verb endings.

The questions may move away from the card's content BUT must stay within the sub-topic (which is stated on the card).

Discussion should flow naturally from the stimulus material into the wider discussion of the sub-topic.

Part 1 (printed questions) - 5 marks overall5 marks: Student develops a wide range of relevant points.4 marks: develops a number of relevant points3 marks: some points, little development

Part 2 (further questions) - 5 marks overall5 marks: Responds to all opportunities to express and develop views and opinions4 marks: Some evidence of developing ideas and opinions3 marks: Ideas and opinions are simplistic and underdeveloped.

Note: -No marks for factual knowledge.-lengthy pre-learnt response to questions in Part 2 of the Stimulus Card willrestrict the marks to a maximum of 2 points.

Conversation will cover the 3 remaining AS topics.

Lasts 10 minutes (approx. 3 minutes on each topic).

Fewer than 2 minutes on any topic will reduce the candidate‘s mark by one band.

Starts with the topic or sub-topic chosen and prepared by candidate: Students must give a prompt card with up to 5 bullet points to examiner 2 days before.

The prompt card mustn‘t contain any conjugated verb or full sentences.

Not all points need to be covered (nor in the same order as on the card) but the points on the card must be the steer for the examiner.No aspects outside the heardings on the prompt card will be covered

Prompt card will be sent to AQA.

Lasts approx. 4 minutes.

Sub-topic: El cine

Cine ¿cultura o diversión?Mis películas favoritasLas películas de terrorLa influencia del cineEl futuro del cine

2 more topics (or sub-topics) covered Lasts 3 minutes each depth rather than breadth Candidate must develop ideas and opinions & show

spontaneity to access highest mark for interaction. Delivery of mainly pre-learnt answers will adversely

affect the marks awarded. Examiner will follow up on candidate‘s response

rather than a „question & answer“ session. no discreet points for knowledge of target-language

society, i.e. entire exam could be about issues in GB.

explain and exemplify Describe and define compare and contrast give opinions directly Balancing pros and cons/merits & pitfalls Give reasons why/why not hypothetical mode: ¿qué harías si tuvieras

....?

Fluency - 10 marks Pronunciation and Intonation - 5 marks Interaction:

9-10 marks: A meaningful exchange. Develops ideas spontaneously. Can counter views.7-8 marks: Reasonable Response. Some spontaneity. Can justify opinions.5-6 marks: Limited response to challenges of opinions. Offers mostly factual information.3-4 marks: dependent on examiner‘s prompting.

Knowledge of Grammar - 15 marks (awarded across both parts of the exam.)

develop, make notes of ideas and examples on all sub-topics,

have lots of opinions and reasons for them,

think about how to steer the conversation to topics you want to talk about,

know advanced phrases for giving, defending, contradicting opinions,

know phrases for giving examples and details,

Practice as much as possible in class, with Verónica and between you!!!!