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Exam skills: Paper 4 Writing and translation into Spanish
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Paper 4 is worth 25% (50 marks): 1 hour 15 minutes at Foundation, 1 hour 20 minutes at Higher.
The questions
What each tier writes:
Scoring well
Cover every bullet point.
Give opinions with reasons (porque, ya que).
Use past, present and future time frames.
Link ideas: y, pero, también, además (Higher).
Check agreements, accents and verb endings before you finish.
Give opinions with reasons (porque, ya que).
Use past, present and future time frames.
Link ideas: y, pero, también, además (Higher).
Check agreements, accents and verb endings before you finish.
Translation into Spanish
Check: person and tense of each verb; adjective agreement; gustar structure (me gustan los perros); no article with jobs (es profesora); ir a + infinitive; al and del.
Translate: Last year I went to Spain with my family.
- last year = el año pasado
- I went: preterite of ir = fui
- with my family = con mi familia
Answer: El año pasado fui a España con mi familia.
Answer every bullet, give opinions with reasons, use three time frames and check accuracy. In translations check tense, person, agreement and gustar.
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