MOCK 1 W Exam Feedback: �Dec 2024

General Advice/ Areas to Work On:

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(F - Photo Description/ 40 wds/Trans/90 wds)

H – 90 wds/ 150 wds/ Trans

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Mock 1 W Exam Feedback – Dec 2024

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- Most elements on bullet points included - W

- Some variety + complexity attempted - opinions + structures

- Some tenses included were fairly accurate

- Kept writing/ info in paragraphs roughly equal in size/ fairly detailed responses

• Translation to Spanish - had a go
• Pretty good Time Management – ADVICE - Start with Trans/ then 150 wd/ then 90 wd - then go back over/check

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Mock 1 W Exam Feedback – Dec 2024

General Advice/ Areas to Work On – Task Instructions:

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• Know QUESTION WORDS (90/150 task instructions) – see Quizlet

(some bullet points missed/ misunderstood)

¿Cómo vas a celebrar? / ¿Cómo usaste la tecnología? / ¿Con quién vas al cine ?)

• Learn KEY Topic Vocab: – see Quizlets/ Sheet

Problems with:

40 wds - alojamiento/ vacaciones/ viaje/ comida

90 wds – 4.1/ 1.1 - cosas/ ordenador/ sobre

150 wds – 2.2 ayudarte (ayudar) / ganas (ganar)/ concurso

Some couldn’t answer BPs as didn’t understand vocab – missed out on points

W – Task Instructions (cont):

• TENSE Recognition (spot patterns)/ TRANSPOSITION (from you to I)

(Quizlets/ Boot Camp) :

fuiste/ usaste/ hiciste/ viste/ utilizaste - PRETERITE

vas/ prefieres/ haces - PRESENT

vas a celebrar/ vas a hacer – IMMEDIATE FUTURE

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(Transposition) – ‘You’ form to ‘I’ form (mostly) (from Q into A)

- Watch verb forms in answers (Re-use vocab from instructions – CHANGE verb ending if it’s a VERB – consider TENSE)

Fuiste = fui/ usaste = usé/ viste = vi/ utilizaste = usé/ hiciste = hice* (activity vbs)

¿Te gusta? – me gusta / prefieres – prefiero/ ¿Adónde vas? – voy al parque

Vas a ir = voy a ir/ vas a estudiar = voy a estudias

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• Work on TRANSPOSITION (tú – yo/mi)�

YOU/ your (Tú/tu)

• Te gusta
• Prefieres
• Tu (madre) /Tus (padres)
• ¿Adónde fuiste?
• ¿cómo viajaste?
• ¿Adónde te alojaste?

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I /my (yo/mi)

• Me gusta
• Prefiero
• Mi madre / Mis padres
• Fui
• Viajé
• Me alojé

F W - PHOTO CARD description

F W - PHOTO CARD description (+ SPK – F/H):

Verbs – descriptions must be in sentences with conjugated verbs

- can repeat ‘HAY’ (verb) in each sentence (NOT hay es)

- verb forms must be correct eg: hay/ está(n) hablando/ hace sol

(mostly 3^rd person for description – he/she/it/they forms – unless opinion)

- keep sentences short

Broadly relevant – Eg: The tent is green (even if photo is black + white)

Opinions – must include a description (eg – I like the photo because its sunny)

Está(n) – Used for emotions/ locations/ actions

Preparation: - (PAWS + Chatty Mat + Quizlets)

• LEARN – HAY/ pienso que/ en mi opinión
• Learn (various) está(n) + gerund (-ando/-iendo) –

está(n) estudiando/ está(n) trabajando – make a list/ learn

• Learn KEY topic vocab
• Practice – writing out descriptions of photos

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F W - TRANSLATION

Key messages conveyed

- Would native speaker understand?

- Are words missing?

Application of grammar etc

- If have min 1 mark for Key Messages, could pick up at least 1 point for Application of Grammar

W - TRANSLATION (F/H):

ALWAYS include: – Tenses/ Opinions/ Topic Vocab/ nouns + Adj

Preparation:

• LEARN – Core + topic verbs in different tenses
• LEARN – Endings for other persons of the verb – in Pres/ Pret/ Imm Fut (Imperfect for H)
• Learn KEY topic vocab

Common errors:

Word order (noun + adj) agreements (number + gender) verb conjug

verb + infinitive basic vocab knowledge HAY

Lots of/ many = muchos/as

To the – (I like to go to the cinema/ pool) – a el = al/ a la – voy al cine/a la piscina

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PRACTICE – Grammar Translation Book/ Active Learn Translation worksheets – both on Google Classroom

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W – 40 WD TASK - F:

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W – 40 WD TASK - F:

- Not all BPs addressed (some missed due to vocab):

vacaciones/ alojamiento/ viaje/ comida

- Must be CLEAR – lapses = verb forms/ tense errors/ time phrases don’t match tenses/ word order/ agreement errors - if there is a communication delay, this is counted as a lapse

- Variety more important that complexity (minimum - diff adj/ diff persons of vb/ varied nouns/ varied vbs/ varied vocab/ opinions)

Errors:

- Emotions – use está(n)

- Hay – there is/are; don’t use with ‘es’

- Word order (-ve before vb/ adj after noun/ the – el,la,los,las)

- SPAIN – España/ Spanish – español

- Nice – person (simpático/a) / place or activity etc (agradable)

- My family and I/ me and my family – mi familia y yo

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W – 90 WD TASK – F + H:

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- No opinion = max 2 marks

• Adj can count as opinions – neutral adj if

preceded by opin phrase

W – 90 WD TASK – F+H: (4.1 F = 1.1 H/ 4.2 F = 1.2 H)

GENERAL:

4.1/1.1 = 2F/ 6H students 4.2/1/2 = 4F/ 9H students

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• All aspects of task must be included
• Clear communication/ lot of info + opinions included
• Include 3 Time Frames – variety of tenses (Pret/ Pres/ Imm Fut min + Imp/Condit/True Fut)

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• Check Tense formation/ Include other persons of the verb/ Transposition issues
• Take care extracting info from instruction – ‘lift’ vocab/ check spellings/ alter verb forms
• Use Time Phrases in instructions
• Complex structures + complex sentences included
• Hacer (activities) – use range of activity verbs (hacer may not be required)
• 2^nd verb infinitives/ Infinitive structures/ Para + infin = in order to do something

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W – 90 WD TASK – F+H: (4.1 F = 1.1 H/ 4.2 F = 1.2 H)

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• 4.1/1.1 = Tech:

BP issues - Vocab – preocupado/ demasiado/ delante/ solo/ ordenador/ cosas

- Tense – BP1: Pret - hiciste/ última vez/ usaste BP4 – Imm Fut

- Transposition – needs MIS not TUS in response/ prefiero NOT prefieres

- Q words – COMO

- Plural agreements es/son útil(es)

• Knowledge of core verbs/ conjugation

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• 4.2/1.2 = Cinema:

BP issues – Vocab – acabas de ver/ film types/ key topic vocab

- Q words – CON QUIEN

- Plural agreements es/son

- Knowledge of core verbs/ conjugation

- Transposition – viste – vi/ vas - voy

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W – 90 WD TASK – F+H: (4.1 F = 1.1 H/ 4.2 F = 1.2 H)

COMPLEXITY: Lack of complexity led to lost marks for most:

Complex sentences + structures

For 90 + 150 task:

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W – 150 WD TASK – F + H:

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W – 150 WD TASK – F + H:

GENERAL: 2.1 = ALL H students 2.2 = 0

• Write a plan (list ideas + egs of key structres etc going to include) + cross out (virtually no plans)
• All aspects of task must be included/ expansion has to be relevant to BPs
• Ensure - Clear communication/ lot of info + opinions included
• Include 3 Time Frames – include a BIGGER variety of tenses (Pret/ Pres/ Imm Fut min + Imp/Condit/True Fut/ Continuous/ Perfect/ Subjunctive) Perfect (he visto Ed Sheeran)/
• Check Tense formation/ Include other persons of the verb/ Transposition issues
• Take care extracting info from instruction – ‘lift’ vocab/ check spellings/ alter verb forms
• Use Time Phrases in instructions – check spellings!!
• Complex structures + complex sentences must be included (see next slide)
• Hacer (activities) – use range of activity verbs (hacer may not be required)
• 2^nd verb infinitives/ Infinitive structures/ Para + infin = in order to do something
• Range of opinions - More complex opinions - including 'on the one hand...'/ lo bueno
• VERB FORMS - not just 'I' - we/ he etc verb forms
• More Complex Structures - (eg - comparative/ absolute superlatives/ adverbs/ range of connectives ( ya que; sin embargo; así que)/ desde hace/ tan + tanto/ si clauses – si + pres + fut; si + condit + subjunctive
• Negatives - (range)
• Infinitive Structures – Para + Inf/ se puede + inf/ suelo + inf/ Before + after doing something - antes de ir, después de estudiar
• THE + nouns (opinión + THE + noun/

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W Translation TASK H:

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W Translation TASK H:

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Errors:

• Personal ‘a’ – visité a mi amiga/ cuido a los niños
• Q words - Where – donde
• Word order – (un piso grande)
• Opinion + vb infinitive – me gusta hace/ prefiero ir
• Verb conjug:

Present Tense - (he lives – vive; they live = viven)

Imm Future Tense – WE are going to go – VAMOS a ir

• Time phrases
• VOCAB:

city - ciudad lots to do – mucho que hacer

cousin – primo close – cerca

there – ahí/ allí shopping - compras

present – regalo I want – quiero

for – para to buy - comprar

All Translations:

• Vocab – from THEME (2/3 Mods)
• Present + Preterite/ OR Present + Imm Future
• Time Phrases
• Opinions (Op + THE + noun/ Op + vb INFINITIVE)

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