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8698/SH
Paper 2 Speaking Higher
m m m
Mark scheme including Guidance for Role-plays
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June 2022
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*226g 69 /SH/MS*
, MARKm SCHEMEm –m GCSEm SPANISHm –m 8698/SHm –
m JUNEm 2022
MarkmschemesmarempreparedmbymthemLeadmAssessmentmWritermandmconsidered,mtogethermwithmthemrelev
antmquestions,mbymampanelmofmsubjectmteachers.mThismmarkmschememincludesmanymamendmentsmmademat
mthemstandardisationmeventsmwhichmallmassociatesmparticipateminmandmismthemschememwhichmwasmusedmby
mthemminmthismexamination.mThemstandardisationmprocessmensuresmthatmthemmarkmschememcoversmthemstu
dents’mresponsesmtomquestionsmandmthatmeverymassociatemunderstandsmandmappliesmitminmthemsamemcorre
ctmway.
Asmpreparationmformstandardisationmeachmassociatemanalysesmamnumbermofmstudents’mtests.mAlternativ
emanswersmnotmalreadymcoveredmbymthemmarkmschememaremdiscussedmandmlegislatedmfor.mIf,maftermthem
standardisationmprocess,massociatesmencountermunusualmanswersmwhichmhavemnotmbeenmraisedmtheym
aremrequiredmtomrefermthesemtomthemLeadmExaminer.
Itmmustmbemstressedmthatmammarkmschememismamworkingmdocument,minmmanymcasesmfurthermdevelopedma
ndmexpandedmonmthembasismofmstudents’mreactionsmtomamparticularmpaper.mAssumptionsmaboutmfuturemmar
kmschemesmonmthembasismofmonemyear’smdocumentmshouldmbemavoided;mwhilstmthemguidingmprinciplesmofm
assessmentmremainmconstant,mdetailsmwillmchange,mdependingmonmthemcontentmofmamparticularmexaminati
onmpaper.
Furthermcopiesmofmthismmarkmschememaremavailablemfrommaqa.org.uk
Copyrightminformation
AQAmretainsmthemcopyrightmonm allmitsmpublications.m However,m registeredmschools/collegesmformAQAmarempermittedmtomcopymmaterialmfrommthismbookl
etm formtheirmownminternalmuse,mwithmthemfollowingmimportantmexception:mAQAmcannotmgivempermissionmtomschools/collegesmtomphotocopymanymmateri
almthatmismacknowledgedmtomamthirdmpartymevenmforminternalmusemwithinmthemcentre.
Copyrightm©m2022mAQAmandmitsmlicensors.m Allmrightsmreserved.
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, MARKm SCHEMEm –m GCSEm SPANISHm –m 8698/SHm –
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Contents
Page
4 PartmOnemMarkmScheme
6 Sectionm1:mRole-play
9 Sectionm2:mDiscussionmofmphotomcard
11 Sectionm3:mGeneralmconversationm(Highermtier)
15 Appendixm1:mSubjectmcontentm(Themes)
16 Appendixm2:mSpeakingmScoremSheet
17 Appendixm3:mSymbolsmformannotatingmSpeakingmScoremSheet
18 Appendixm4:mMarkingmofmphotomcardm–mguidancemnotes
26 Appendixm5:mRole-playsm–mGeneralmPrinciples
27 Appendixm6:mPhotomcardsm–mGeneralmPrinciples
28 Appendixm7:mPhotomcardsm–mGuidancemonmparaphrasing
29 PartmTwomMarkmScheme
29 Sectionm1:mRole-playsm–mspecificmJunem2022mmarkmschemes
38 Sectionm2:mPhotomcardsm–mspecificmJunem2022mguidance
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, MARKm SCHEMEm –m GCSEm SPANISHm –m 8698/SHm –
m JUNEm 2022
Speaking Tests –
m m
Higher tier Part One Mark S
m m m m m m
cheme
Principlesmofmmarking
ThemSpeakingmTestsmaremmarkedminmaccordancemwithmthemassessmentmcriteriamprovidedmlaterminmthi
smdocument.mNomallowancemcanmbemmademformpoormteachermconductmofmthemtests.mYoumcanmonlymas
sessmwhatmyoumhear.
Ifmamcandidatemrequiresmampromptmormexplanationmofmanymkind,mincludingmthemprovisionmofmanmite
mmofmobviouslymunknownmvocabulary,mthismmustmbemgivenmclearlymandmaudiblymbymthemteacher-
examinermwithoutmstoppingmthemrecording.
Levelmofmresponsemmarkingminstructions
LevelmofmresponsemmarkmschemesmaremusedminmthemPhotomcardmandmGeneralmconversationmtasks.m
Themcriteriamarembrokenmdownmintomlevels,meachmofmwhichmhasmamdescriptor.mThemdescriptormformtheml
evelmshowsmthemaveragemperformancemformthatmlevel.
Stepm1mDeterminemamlevel
Startmatmthemlowestmlevelmofmthemmarkmschememandmusemitmasmamladdermtomseemwhethermthemstudentm
performancemmeetsmthemdescriptormformthatmlevel.mThemdescriptormformthemlevelmindicatesmthemdiffere
ntmqualitiesmthatmmightmbemseenminmthemstudent’smperformancemformthatmlevel.mIfmitmmeetsmthemlowestm
levelmthenmgomtomthemnextmonemandmdecidemifmitmmeetsmthismlevel,mandmsomon,muntilmyoumhavemammatc
hmbetweenmthemlevelmdescriptormandmthemperformance.mWithmpracticemandmfamiliarity,myoumwillmfindmth
atmformbettermperformancesmyoumwillmbemablemtomquicklymskipmthroughmthemlowermlevelsmofmthemmarkms
cheme.
Whenmassigningmamlevel,myoumshouldmlookmatmthemoverallmqualitymofmthemperformancemandmnotmlookmt
ompickmholesmwheremthemstudentmhasmnotmperformedmquitemasmwellmasmthemrest.m Ifmthemperformancem
coversmdifferentmaspectsmofmdifferentmlevelsmofmthemmarkmscheme,myoumshouldmusemam‘bestmfit’mappro
achmformdefiningmthemlevelmandmthenmusemthemvariabilitymofmthemperformancemtomhelpmdecidemthemmar
kmwithinmthemlevel,miemifmthemresponsemismpredominantlymlevelm3mwithmamsmallmamountmofmlevelm4mmat
erialmitmwouldmbemplacedminmlevelm3mbutmbemawardedmammarkmnearmthemtopmofmthemlevelmbecausemofmth
emlevelm4mcontent.
Stepm2mDeterminemammark
Oncemyoumhavemassignedmamlevel,myoumneedmtomdecidemonmthemmark.m Themexemplarmmaterialsmuse
dmduringmstandardisationmwillmhelp.m Youmcanmcomparemthemstudent’smperformancemwithmthemexample
smmarkedmbymthemLeadmExaminermtomdeterminemifmitmismthemsamemstandard,mbettermormworsemthanmthe
mexamples.m Youmcanmthenmusemthisminformationmtomallocatemammarkmformthemperformance.
Yoummaymwellmneedmtomgombackmthroughmthemtestmasmyoumapplymthemmarkmschememtomassuremyourse
lfmthatmthemlevelmandmthemmarkmaremappropriate.
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SPANISH
8698/SH
Paper 2 Speaking Higher
m m m
Mark scheme including Guidance for Role-plays
m m m m m
June 2022
m
Version:m1.0mFinal
*226g 69 /SH/MS*
, MARKm SCHEMEm –m GCSEm SPANISHm –m 8698/SHm –
m JUNEm 2022
MarkmschemesmarempreparedmbymthemLeadmAssessmentmWritermandmconsidered,mtogethermwithmthemrelev
antmquestions,mbymampanelmofmsubjectmteachers.mThismmarkmschememincludesmanymamendmentsmmademat
mthemstandardisationmeventsmwhichmallmassociatesmparticipateminmandmismthemschememwhichmwasmusedmby
mthemminmthismexamination.mThemstandardisationmprocessmensuresmthatmthemmarkmschememcoversmthemstu
dents’mresponsesmtomquestionsmandmthatmeverymassociatemunderstandsmandmappliesmitminmthemsamemcorre
ctmway.
Asmpreparationmformstandardisationmeachmassociatemanalysesmamnumbermofmstudents’mtests.mAlternativ
emanswersmnotmalreadymcoveredmbymthemmarkmschememaremdiscussedmandmlegislatedmfor.mIf,maftermthem
standardisationmprocess,massociatesmencountermunusualmanswersmwhichmhavemnotmbeenmraisedmtheym
aremrequiredmtomrefermthesemtomthemLeadmExaminer.
Itmmustmbemstressedmthatmammarkmschememismamworkingmdocument,minmmanymcasesmfurthermdevelopedma
ndmexpandedmonmthembasismofmstudents’mreactionsmtomamparticularmpaper.mAssumptionsmaboutmfuturemmar
kmschemesmonmthembasismofmonemyear’smdocumentmshouldmbemavoided;mwhilstmthemguidingmprinciplesmofm
assessmentmremainmconstant,mdetailsmwillmchange,mdependingmonmthemcontentmofmamparticularmexaminati
onmpaper.
Furthermcopiesmofmthismmarkmschememaremavailablemfrommaqa.org.uk
Copyrightminformation
AQAmretainsmthemcopyrightmonm allmitsmpublications.m However,m registeredmschools/collegesmformAQAmarempermittedmtomcopymmaterialmfrommthismbookl
etm formtheirmownminternalmuse,mwithmthemfollowingmimportantmexception:mAQAmcannotmgivempermissionmtomschools/collegesmtomphotocopymanymmateri
almthatmismacknowledgedmtomamthirdmpartymevenmforminternalmusemwithinmthemcentre.
Copyrightm©m2022mAQAmandmitsmlicensors.m Allmrightsmreserved.
2
, MARKm SCHEMEm –m GCSEm SPANISHm –m 8698/SHm –
m JUNEm 2022
Contents
Page
4 PartmOnemMarkmScheme
6 Sectionm1:mRole-play
9 Sectionm2:mDiscussionmofmphotomcard
11 Sectionm3:mGeneralmconversationm(Highermtier)
15 Appendixm1:mSubjectmcontentm(Themes)
16 Appendixm2:mSpeakingmScoremSheet
17 Appendixm3:mSymbolsmformannotatingmSpeakingmScoremSheet
18 Appendixm4:mMarkingmofmphotomcardm–mguidancemnotes
26 Appendixm5:mRole-playsm–mGeneralmPrinciples
27 Appendixm6:mPhotomcardsm–mGeneralmPrinciples
28 Appendixm7:mPhotomcardsm–mGuidancemonmparaphrasing
29 PartmTwomMarkmScheme
29 Sectionm1:mRole-playsm–mspecificmJunem2022mmarkmschemes
38 Sectionm2:mPhotomcardsm–mspecificmJunem2022mguidance
3
, MARKm SCHEMEm –m GCSEm SPANISHm –m 8698/SHm –
m JUNEm 2022
Speaking Tests –
m m
Higher tier Part One Mark S
m m m m m m
cheme
Principlesmofmmarking
ThemSpeakingmTestsmaremmarkedminmaccordancemwithmthemassessmentmcriteriamprovidedmlaterminmthi
smdocument.mNomallowancemcanmbemmademformpoormteachermconductmofmthemtests.mYoumcanmonlymas
sessmwhatmyoumhear.
Ifmamcandidatemrequiresmampromptmormexplanationmofmanymkind,mincludingmthemprovisionmofmanmite
mmofmobviouslymunknownmvocabulary,mthismmustmbemgivenmclearlymandmaudiblymbymthemteacher-
examinermwithoutmstoppingmthemrecording.
Levelmofmresponsemmarkingminstructions
LevelmofmresponsemmarkmschemesmaremusedminmthemPhotomcardmandmGeneralmconversationmtasks.m
Themcriteriamarembrokenmdownmintomlevels,meachmofmwhichmhasmamdescriptor.mThemdescriptormformtheml
evelmshowsmthemaveragemperformancemformthatmlevel.
Stepm1mDeterminemamlevel
Startmatmthemlowestmlevelmofmthemmarkmschememandmusemitmasmamladdermtomseemwhethermthemstudentm
performancemmeetsmthemdescriptormformthatmlevel.mThemdescriptormformthemlevelmindicatesmthemdiffere
ntmqualitiesmthatmmightmbemseenminmthemstudent’smperformancemformthatmlevel.mIfmitmmeetsmthemlowestm
levelmthenmgomtomthemnextmonemandmdecidemifmitmmeetsmthismlevel,mandmsomon,muntilmyoumhavemammatc
hmbetweenmthemlevelmdescriptormandmthemperformance.mWithmpracticemandmfamiliarity,myoumwillmfindmth
atmformbettermperformancesmyoumwillmbemablemtomquicklymskipmthroughmthemlowermlevelsmofmthemmarkms
cheme.
Whenmassigningmamlevel,myoumshouldmlookmatmthemoverallmqualitymofmthemperformancemandmnotmlookmt
ompickmholesmwheremthemstudentmhasmnotmperformedmquitemasmwellmasmthemrest.m Ifmthemperformancem
coversmdifferentmaspectsmofmdifferentmlevelsmofmthemmarkmscheme,myoumshouldmusemam‘bestmfit’mappro
achmformdefiningmthemlevelmandmthenmusemthemvariabilitymofmthemperformancemtomhelpmdecidemthemmar
kmwithinmthemlevel,miemifmthemresponsemismpredominantlymlevelm3mwithmamsmallmamountmofmlevelm4mmat
erialmitmwouldmbemplacedminmlevelm3mbutmbemawardedmammarkmnearmthemtopmofmthemlevelmbecausemofmth
emlevelm4mcontent.
Stepm2mDeterminemammark
Oncemyoumhavemassignedmamlevel,myoumneedmtomdecidemonmthemmark.m Themexemplarmmaterialsmuse
dmduringmstandardisationmwillmhelp.m Youmcanmcomparemthemstudent’smperformancemwithmthemexample
smmarkedmbymthemLeadmExaminermtomdeterminemifmitmismthemsamemstandard,mbettermormworsemthanmthe
mexamples.m Youmcanmthenmusemthisminformationmtomallocatemammarkmformthemperformance.
Yoummaymwellmneedmtomgombackmthroughmthemtestmasmyoumapplymthemmarkmschememtomassuremyourse
lfmthatmthemlevelmandmthemmarkmaremappropriate.
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