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Mediation
. The AnswerKeyand a SampleAnswer
. The Tapescript
for PartTwo
. LanguageMarkingCriteria

Reading
. The AnswerKey

Grammarand Vocabulary
. The AnswerKey
. The Tapescript
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Writing
. Markingschemes

Oral Examination

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- PART ONE - ANSWER KEY

MEDIATION

Translation - A letter
INSTRUCTIONS FORTHEEXAMINERS
Content
' Candidatesreceiveone mark for eachone of the followingpieces
of meaningthat is clear in
context.
' The informationcan be presentin any order.
' Do not mark for linguisticaccuracy.Mark only for presenceof
information.
' The words here in this table are only a guideto target meanings-
NB theseexactwords are
not required
' Language:5 points

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S A M P L EA N S W E R :

Dear Sir/n4afam,
I ayn writing to cowyofaima6out the service we y'eceitte{ at your
rest auravtt [ast nig I'tt.
^When
we arrivef,, we were niven a ta6fe in the smoking area even
thouqh, as we ha"dinformetyour staff wfien \ooking the ta6[e, we
fo n6t smofte.Tfien we had t6 wait nAff an hour for-our or[ers to 6e
ta,ken.
Afthough the food carne soon, we were suryris;e{ to see that tfie 6eef
-ot *iff-don6 in syite of what we'[ askedfor
In a{ffition, wfrife tfr,efoodwa,s more or fessadequate, the ffistnissive
q
an6 hostife attitude of - the waiters anf tfte svnoke fed to rather
unyfeasant evening.
^We
too|forwar{to heartng how your restaurant can comJlensate us.
lours faitflfutty,

How to mark the Mediation

Mediation l: Translation
T h e t o t a l n u m b e r o fp i e c e s o f t e x t w h i c h a r e m a r k e d f o r m e a n i n g1i4s . T h e n u m b e r " opf o i n t s i s
obtainedby dividingby2.To this are added5 pointsfor language. Thus the total availablepoints
for the translationtask is 12.

Mediation 2: Dialogue
The total numberof piecesof text which are markedfor meaningis 16.The numberof points is
obtainedby dividingby 2. Thus the total availablepointsfor the dialoguetask is 8.

The mediation test

By addingthe marksfrom the translationpart and the dialoguetask the total numberof pointsis
20. A percentagecan be obtainedby multiplyingby 5.

Example

mark 3. Total marksfor

Translation:l0 correct out of 14.Number of points:5 (10 / 2). Language
translationS(5+3)

Dialogue:12correct out of 16.Number of points:6 (12| 2).

Marksfor-mediationtest: 14(8 + 6). The percentageresult is70%(la x 5)

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PartOne- ANSWERKEy

Language marking criteria of mediating frgm Hungarian to English

Mark Criteria
Range
' ldeaslinkedacrosssentencesand paragraphs(cohesivedevices/adverbials
to
exPressreasons,opinions,feelingsetc.) in a way that the text readsas a whole.
' Usespolite forms where necessaryand can differentiatereasonably
between
different levelsof formality (egvery polite for a difficult request).

5 Accuracy
. Someminor errors (slips)that rarely obscuremeaning.

Source Language interference

' Someminor examplesof sourcelanguage interference(choiceof word /phrase,
word order)maybe evidentbut they do not obscuremeaning.

4 someelementsof 5 & 3

Range
. Adequateto completethe task.
' ldeaslinkedacrosssentencesand paragraphs
althoughnot alwayswith the most
appropriatechoiceof language.
. Politeforms usedwhere necessary.

Accuracy
3 ' some may be present;they maysometimesobscuremeaningbut not
"rroru
usuallysignificantly.
' Errors are not so common as to havea negativeaffect on the target reader.

Source Language I nterference

' Someexamplesof sourcelanguage interference(choiceof word /phrase,word
order).They may obscuremeaningbut not usuallysignificantly.

2 someelementsof 3 & I

Range
. Cohesivedevicesto link ideasnot usedat all.
. Inappropriateregister.

Accuracy
I ' Basicerrors (verbtense,auxiliarybe, concord)that obscurethe message
and
havea negativeeffect on the target reader.

Source Language Interference

' Sourcelanguageinterference (choiceof word /phrase,word order)
significantly
obscuresmeaningand'hasa negativeeffect on the target reader.

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PartTWo- ANSWRKEY age55

_ PART TWO. ANSWER KEY

MEDIATION
Diafogues - Questions
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. Give one mark for eachdistinctpieceof informationthat is present.(Dividedby numbers- in
the answer key)
' lf the meaningis clear,the mark is awirded. The useof both third personand first personis
acceptable.
. The meaningmay be conveyedusingdifferentwords from those usedin the answerkey.
. Errors of grammarand spellingare not penalisedif the meaningis still clear.

Write in
Ex. I Example: I've just arrived - help me please?
English
Write in
Ex.2 Example: Hogyne. Miben segithetek? max
Hungarian

Write in f . I'd fike to find somewhere to stay - 2. notlar

t-2 2
English from the centre

Write in 3. kis szflloda - a sarkont0l - megk6rdezzem

van-e
2 Hungarian szob6Ljuk?
3 I

Write in 4.l'd rather walk - havea look first - | needsome

3 English cash- 5 (request) what time do the banks close?
4-5 2

Write in 5. hatkor - 7. bev6srirl6kiizpont a v6ros sz6l6n -

4 Hungarian 8. ott a bank t(zig nyitva van
5- 8 ?

Write in 9. I've come for a conference - 10. I'm free in the

5 English' afternoons - ll. what do you suggest I see?
9-ll 3

Write in 12. itt egy prospektus a l6tnival6kr6l - 13. 6s egy

6 Hungarian ritmutat6 az iisszes programhoz
l2- t3 2

Write in 14. l'll go for a walk (after I find accommodation)

7 English - (request)how get to the centre? t4 I

Sz6llfonbuszraa szillodael6tt - 15. menjen h6rom

Write in
8 meg:ill6t - 16. onnan m6r kitszik a katedriilis
[-lungarian tornya
r5-l6 2

Total: l5l2=8

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How to mark the Mediation

Mediation l: Translation
The total numberof piecesof text which are markedfor meaningis t4. The numberof pointsis
Thus the total availablepoints
obtainedby dividingby2.To this are added5 pointsfor language.
for the translationtask is 12.

Mediation 2: Dialogue
The total numberof piecesof text which are markedfor meaningis 16.The numberof points is
pointsfor the dialoguetask is 8.
obtainedby dividingby 2. Thus the total available

The mediation test

By addingthe marks from the translationpart and the dialoguetask the total number of points is
20. A percentagecan be obtainedby multiplyingby 5.

Example

mark 3. Total marksfor

Translation:l0 correct out of 14.Number of points:5 (10/ 2). Language
translationS(5+3)

Dialogue:12correct out of 16.Number of points:6 (12| 2).

Marksfor mediationtest l4 (8 + 6). The percentageresult is 70%(la x 5)

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Model Answers
Task One:
144words
Dear Sirftvladam,

3{aving [oo6.e[ at th"eoytions ayai[a6[e, I woufdrecorwynenf, an exciting

yrograrnme of events with a ynedievaf tfieme, which I thinQ.yoLlr groyy.
wouf{ enjoy very mucfi. The event taQ.es yface at Camefotcastfean[ th.e
entertainvnent is wi{e-ranging to suit everyovle's interests. /he more actiye
evevttsincfude horse riilinq an{ioustina as we[[ as re-enactments of 6a.tt[es.
n4ore refaxed activtties tnZtu{e fornn{ tefftng an{ magic showt. y'ftnrn witt 6e
no ch.avrceto go hungry eitfrer wtn a roast ylg \arbecie on offer.

In tfteyast, tftis fine-uy h.asworQ.edrgqtty wefffor teenage grouys hecause tftere

are so many activitles on offer. In a{dition, tfteyrice is reasona6fe (etofor
teenagers in6er fi) andwhat is more, there is d"grouy ffiscount whichiue can
an'ilng e w it I't Carne Lot Tnt er t ainynent.

?fease fet me know if you haye any questions.

lours faithfutfy,

Stefano Qiffo

Task Two: A Letter (229 words)

Dear Anton Tffoway,
I am wrtting to you a"6out mry 6est frien6, Annie, for your TY sftow fife
Stories.
Armie an{ t have Enown ea.ch otfr"er for v VeaT's,qnf l arn onfy 20 veaTs oH so
that is a huge part of wry fife. I don't Vemember the first time w6 me{ \ecause we
were onfy s-Vears of{ 6it our famifr.eswere neigfi.hours aytdwe went to the same
-pfayschobt.^Wel,tv rnwtn tofdmeihat Annie an{l{idn't fr.Eeea.chother yerv mu,cfr
at first. yitted ea.ch.otfter's 6air an[ tfrrew sanf at eacfr"other in the ianfyit
tsut I don't rewtentber that.
^When
we were 7, Annie's fq*iQ- movg{ away to another uittage. I thought I
wouff have to fintr A new 6est frien{ 6ut we wrote to each,otfi"er eyerv weet.
an6 saw each oth"er ntost wee&eit[s. Tven now we speat on tfr.etefephone"aft the
^We
time. a.fsouse tfre internet with a webcavn a1rtte often 6ecau{e Annie is at
unittersity infiveryoofan{I avntraining to 6e ivet ii'Wates.
Thy is sfr"emy 6estfriend? Because we grew uy together art{ know so manv
-fove-tfte
thiigs a6out iach o{fier and most impor-tantfy- same ynusic an[ 6oods
anfyeoyfe. I tfrink we witf 6efrienfsforever
I hoye you can inch.t[e us in your new yrograrnme.

llours sincerefy,
Sonia Sampk
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A Story (227 words)

Tyerv time I smeff chic&en so'tlp,I remember hory I feft 6y tQe-end of tftat
[au. It *it o dav ti&e no other in inv ftfe: divorce, a rniracfe an{ chicden souY.
t c'ouf{ smeff thi soup as I wafLe{ iito'our house. Jvlum's chic6en souY was my
some straight from tfr'esa.LLceyan.
favourite meaf an[ i cout[n't resist tasting
" ll ou' ff sy oif y our ayy et it e,'1lvlwn Y oEe{ me y tayfu tty'
"3{i Nvlum. Are you OJQ lour eyes [oo| re{."
"Um, yes, it's mry contact fenses.TmmA, I have to teffyou something."
^We
sat down at tfte Eitchen ta6[e; tfi.efeficious smeff of cftic&en anf carrots
artf feekswas mating *ry stoma"cfi'ru.m6fe'.
"yo.ttrr{a{an6t are getting [ivorce[," 4rry starte[cryiy7. I fra[no titne to
thin|."a6out it as su[6en\v Ooiwafledinthe foor artfsa{ [own at the Eitcfren
tiAii. ie ioo&e{miserahfle an{we affsat tftere in sifencefor a fong time. Stohofy
was hungry.
(he sifence was furoEenby the sounf of the teteyhone. B'efuctantty I yic&ef
rry th"ereceitter.
"Is th,at Emtrra 3{arris7"

!r?;irir#!;)-r, .wontherottery,twenty-four
you,ye rvry
miffronyoun\s;'
fuck seeviedso out ofyface.
I wan{ere{ 6ac| into the Eitcfrenin a daze, mumhfefmry g-ooffortune and
fainte{. y'he next thing I remember was 6eing wo6en uy and smeL[inglvlum3
cftic6en souy.

An essay(206 words)
"Love is aff yourlee{." iT:
(his is an intriguing statemeytt hecausea[tfi.ough it cotnesfrom a farnous yoy
song I thinQ"its meaning is serious-
I fuefievetfrat fove is very irruportant.'Without fo-vetfrere L:-no hayyinesr, no.
happu famifies, no frappi rnin anf womerL,no ftayyy cftiffren. In our wor[d.
;;adu ifrniu is fots of 6it6. lftere are wArs in mantj Zountries in the wor6 anf
tiori"n{t of peopfe'are
'we F.iffedeverV 6ay hecauseof hate. { there lvere more fove
ietieen yui,yfn coutf ftve in ynaiefuf worft and t6at vouf6 6e better for
eveT'yoTLe. "
I fon't,tftin| however that fove is the answer to every Yro6[em. love cannott-sofve-
giiA"f -".r*tng or hefu thoseyeoyfe who_frave no-6omes and not enougft foo4
"to suryit,e. 5t6r can it ttoy trte iuars fu t"-"q and Su{an. lfrose yrobtgml need
comTn:uTLication,efutntioi and money. If ie syent att of our time foving we
wouf6n't sofve many yvo|fems.
tfre worff anfwe
In concfusion, I tflint. that there shoufd 6e wucft vnore fove in^We
tnorfi 6e more toferant of yeoyfe from {ifferent cottrttries. sftoufd educate
oLtr chif{ren to fove rathei in"h hdte. l{owever we afso nee{to suyyfernent fove
witft weaftft avtf education.

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Texts for Task One Short Conversations

Conversation I
A: Oh come on! | hate this waiting!
B: Look. Here they come now.
A: About time too. That black one's yours, isn't it? And there's mine right behind it. Come on, let's go.
We still have to get some cashso we can buy our-train tickets.
B: Oh come on! That was easy. Are you sure you've got everythingl
A: Yes, I just had the one; And my duty-free bagfull of cigarettes.
B: Ok then, let's go.

Conversation 2
A: Good morning, sir. May I have )rour ticket?
. B: Here you are. And l've got both of these [*THUD*] and l'll be carryingthis one on with me.
A: Certainly. t iust need to ask Did you pack these !ag< yourself?
B: Yes
A: Have you left your suitcaseunattended since you packed itl
B: No
A: And finally, are you carrying anythingfor anyone else?
B: No
iA: Ok. Here's your boardingpass.Your seat number is l48 and you are departingfrom TerminalA, gate
7. Pleasebe there by 9.45.
B: Thankyou.

Conversation 3
A:. I'm starving! | can't wait to try these.
B: Yeah, but I can't believe how expensivethey were!
A: Well, you have to expect that at the airporc Besidesit not that much if you think of it in pounds.
Shouldwe sit here?
B: I don't know if we can smoke here...look there's the smokingsectionover there.
A: Great. lt loqks like that man's leavingnow. We can have his place.

Conversation 4
A: Do you think our card willwork with this onel
B: W"ll, th" logo'sthe same. lt should be fine.
A: Oh no! Look, it saysit's out of order. Now what are we goingto do?
B: Don't worry. I'm sure there's another one somewhere. And if not, we can always change some
money.

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Conversation 5
A: What do you think we shouldget for the Andersons?
B: Maybesomeof this whiskey. lt's so cheaphere!
A: And we'll haveto get two of these cartons of cigarettes
B: Do you haveany idea how much of this we can take into the countryl
A: Uhh. . .Don't know. But I'm sure we won't haveto pay any extra. Anyway,let's just get this. We can't
changethe money back anyway.

Conversation 6
A: Hello. Do you think you could tell me if there'san),whereI could buy some souvenirsor flowers or
somethinglike that?
B: Certainly,sir. There is a gift shop on the arrivalsfloor and also in eachof the terminals.
A: Do they take only local currencyl
B: No, you can pay in dollars,euros,and Britishpoundsas well.
A:
B: Yes,there'sone at the top of that escalatorsir.
A: Great! Thanksfor your help.

Text for Task Two: Making notes

the scaleof the work meansthat we'll be introducinga numberof temporarychangesto the
Unfortunately,
whole transportnetwork. I'm afraidthat this will causesome disruption,but we will be doingeverything
possibleto makesureyour journeysremainas smooth as possible.

This is the first stageof our plannedimprovementsto the transport network... and will focusmainlyon
raisingthe safetylevelson our services.This is obviouslya largejob and will take sometime. We anticipate
that it'll be | 2 weeks before the entire systemreturns to normal althoughsome serviceswill be restored
from about 9 weeksonwards.I realisethat some passengers will be severelyinconvenienced by this, but it's
essential that we carry out this maintenance work and,indeed,it'll certainlybenefitall of our customersin
the long-term.The next phaseof repairwork will beginin Marchnext year.

The greatestchangeswill be to metro services.Whilst serviceson the Blueand Orangelineswill continue

as normal,the Green linewill operatea greatlyreducedservice.Trainswill only run from 9am to 5pm
and will not be stoppingat city centre stations,which will be closedfor the duration.Passengers wishing
to travel to these stationsare advisedto use Bus 5l which will be running extra servicesto cope with the
increasednumberof passengers.

Unfortunately,the entire tram network will be shut down on Thursdayafternoonsto allow workmen
accessto the tracks.Additionally,the rail link to the airport will be closed.As is normal,all other tram
serviceswill finishat the usualtime of I lpm when a nightbus servicewill take over. Night bus times and
routes are listed in local newspapersand on the city's website.

As regardsto ticl(ets,for the duration of the maintenanceworl< we'll be reducingthe price on return trip
ticketsand singletrip ticketswill be validfor 45 minutesrather than the usual30. Customerswill be able
to purchasetickets from the usualoutlets. Also, for this period only, tram tickets will be valid on all bus
servicesand there will be no needto buy separateticlcets.

Manythanksand I apologiseagainfor the disruption over the next few weeks.

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Fred: As host of television'sThe WeddingShowand Payto Play,CharlieKellermanhasbeen

entertainingthe publicwith his game showsfor many,manyyears.This is Fred Bateman's
phone-in,a big welcometo someoneI haven'tseenfor manyyears...CharlieKellerman!!!

Charlie: Thank-you,thank-you...

Fred: And now to our first caller,Barbarain London - hello Barbara

Barbara: Hello Fred,my questionis - Charlie,how long haveyou been on television?

Charfie: ha,ha,ha'75 or'76,)znuary6th, l975,The

lstarcedontelevisionin 1993or 1994--no,
WeddingShow.Which makesme what? About 251And I'm still lookingfor a part in a
Hollpvood movie, no one hasaskedme yet!

Barbara: They should!What's your favourite gameshow to watch?Do you watch your own Same
shows?

Charlie: Payto Playis the only show that I haveever done that I watch every Fridaynight.I have
never ever had a show before that I was a part of that I watched so often. Not only does my
wife like to watch it, but my childrenwon't missan episode.lt's very unusualfor me and for
people in my business.We don't normallywatch everythingwe do.

Fred: And now onto George, he's phoningfrom Manchester

George: Hi Charlie,I'd like to ask - what haveyou enjoyeddoing most in the yearsthat you've been
on television?

Charlie: I've certainlyenjoyedevery show I've done immensely. But in all honesty,Payto Playis the
favourite of all shows I've done, it's a very interestingshow, with the most dynamicand most
drama,and naturallythe most excitementof any show I've done.

George: . ...and how exactlydid you get your start as a gameshow host with The Wedding Show 25
yearsago?

Charlie: My start was actuallyon a show with Fred Batemanhere oventy...six yearsago.

Fred: Oh yes!

Charlie: I was on his talk show as a singer. And at the end of the show I sPentsometime talkingto
him and he askedif I'd ever thought of doing a gameshow. I did try out for a show, I worked
very hard to give a good audition and of course,that was the end of my musicalcareer,and
that gameshow was The Wedding Show.

Fred: I remember that Charlie,you were a great singer,but you alwaysacted iust like a game-show
host!! Now to Johnfrom Carlisle.

John: What was the best moment you've had as the host of Payto Playl

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Charlie: You know welve givenawayto date f 16.5millionsinceNovember!Can you imaginethat!?

That'san enormousamountof money.When you're givingawaymoneyiit<ettrat,you have
a lot of greattimes.There are some peopleI can remember....For example,Arthur Ballard
from New Yorl<City literallystood aloneand riskedhis f200,000 for f7..2million.And
that was a very excitingtime for me as a host of a gameshow. I think it was the first time
in the historyof a gameshow that someonehad beenasked,"Would you like to risk your
f200,000for L2.2 million?" That'sthe lasttime I was neryouson a show!

Fred: ... and what do you think separatesPayto Playfrom other current "multi-millionpound
gameshows"?

Charlie: Good question,and I would like to thpnk you for askingit. One of the thingsthat's very
different,is the tensionbetweenthe players.Thesepeopleare often nervousabout
winningmoneyor about eacho1her.They'venever.metbeforedoingthe show.So it's very
interesting.

Fred: ...and how do you keepa neutralexpressionon a big moneyquestionwhen you know the .
answer?

Charlie: I probablylearnedthat on The Wedding Show. I try not to show the person,it's rny job
not to show the playersor the audiencewhat the answer is from the look on my face.lf I
was 6ne of those peoplewho couldn'tstop smiling,or who soundednervouswhen reading
out the answers,I wouldn't be a gameshow host. lt hashappenedthough,there was this
one contestantwho could basically read me very well - I'd frown or wrinkle my brow
or somethingand she knew that hadto b6 the right anSwer.SometimesI don't know the
answer,I don't alwaysknow what it is. SometimesI don't evenlook at the answersmyself,I
playalongwith the iont"rt"nt, it's more fun for me -so I can try to guesstoo. So if you see
me with a really blankface-it's becauseI don't know either!

Fred: And now, our final caller.Sharonfrom Norwich. Over to you, Sharon.

Sharon: Haveyou ever wanted to play Payto Playyourself?

Charlie: I'm a'terriblegameplayer!I can host,but I don't think I'd be very good at playing,I think I'd
crackunderthe stress!| want to be the one askingthe questions!lI respectthe players,I
reallydo.

Fred: How hard is it to beeomea contestantl Do you haveanythingto do with the screening?

Charlie: Let me announcesomething.lf any of the peoplewatchingwould like to be a conrestanton

Payto Playwe would love to haveyou. There is a test you haveto take, peoplethink it must
be very difficult,but it's a reasonable
levelof difficulty.lt's definitelynot enoughto pur you
off.

Fred: I'm afraidthat's all we've got time for right now, I'd like to thank all our callers,and of
course...CharlieKellerman.lt was good to seeyou again.

Charlie: Likewise.likewise.

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