Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

English Language B - 4EB0/01

The purpose of this pack is to provide centres with marked exemplars of

responses to the June 2016 examination.

Included in this pack:

Questions from June 2016 paper

Examiner commentary on Scripts 1a 12cd inclusive

MARKSANDCOMMENTARIES................................................................................................................3
SECTIONA...............................................................................................................................................3
Question1:..........................................................................................................................................3
Question2:..........................................................................................................................................3
Question3:..........................................................................................................................................3
Question4:..........................................................................................................................................4
Question5:..........................................................................................................................................4
Question6:..........................................................................................................................................5
Question7:..........................................................................................................................................5
Question8:..........................................................................................................................................5
Question9:..........................................................................................................................................6
Question10:........................................................................................................................................6
SECTIONB...............................................................................................................................................7
Question11:........................................................................................................................................7
SECTIONC...............................................................................................................................................9
Question12:........................................................................................................................................9

MARKS AND COMMENTARIES

SECTION A
ThefollowingquestionsarebasedonTextOneandTextTwointheExtractsBooklet.

ReadTextOneintheExtractsBooklet,calledEnvironmentallyConsciousTeensandCollege
StudentsonTheDecline.

Question 1:AccordingtoTextOne,nametwoissuesthatyoungAmericansarelessinterestedin.

Script Mark
1a 2
1b 2
1c 1
1d 2
1e 1
1f 2
1g 2

Question 2: Inlines1523,twostudentscriticisetheirpeers.Inyourownwords,describetheir
criticisms.

Script Mark
2a 3
2b 0
2c 1
2d 2
2e 0
2f 3

Question 3:NametwoplacesthatBethChristensenencouragesherstudentstovisit.

Script Mark
3a 2
3b 2
3c 2
3d 2

3e 1
3f 2
3g 0

Question 4:Usinglines4752,inyourownwords,explainwhatJeanTwengehastosayaboutthe
findingsofthestudy.

Script Mark
4a 0
4b 2
4c 3
4d 3
4e 0

NowreadtextTwo,adaptedfromanarticlecalledTeensUniteforthePlant.

Question 5:Usingthefirstparagraph,statetwoworriesthatteenagershaveaboutthe
environment.

Script Mark
5a 2
5b 2
5c 2
5d 2
5e 2
5f 0
5g 1

Question 6:Inlines816,thewritershowshowsomeCanadianyoungpeopleareraising
awarenessofenvironmentalissues.Inyourownwords,giveexamplesofthewaystheyaredoing
this.

Script Mark
6a 2
6b 3
6c 0
6d 1
6e 1
6f 3
6g 2

Question 7:Usinglines1724,inyourownwords,explainthereasonsthathavecausedyoung
peopletobeconcerned.

Script Mark
7a 2
7b 2
7c 3
7d 2
7e 2
7f 3
7g 1

Question 8: Inlines2531,thewritermakespositivecommentsaboutteensandtheir
commitmenttoenvironmentalissues.Statetwoofthecommentsshemakes.

Script Mark
8a 1
8b 2
8c 2
8d 0
8e 1
8f 1
8g 2

Question 9: Inlines3245,thewriterdiscussesteenageinvolvementinenvironmental
schemes.Inyourownwords,identifytwopointsshemakesandsupporteachonewithanexample
fromthetext.

Script Mark
9a 4
9b 4
9c 0
9d 4
9e 0
9f 3
9g 4

RefertoBothTextOneandTextTwotoanswerthefollowingquestion.

Question 10: Whichtextisbetteratpresentingthewayyoungpeoplefeelaboutthe

environment?

YoumaychooseeitherTextOneorTextTwobutyoumustexplainyourchoicecarefully.

Givetworeasonswhyyouchosethistextandonereasonfornotchoosingtheothertext.Youmay
wishtocommentonthewriterslanguageandtechniques.

Youshouldsupportyourpointswithevidencefromthetexts.

Script Mark
10a 4
10b 6
10c 4
10d 1
10e 6
10f 4
10g 4

SECTION B
UseideasfromBothTextOneandTextTwointheExtractsBooklettoanswerthisquestion

Question 11: Youhavebeenaskedtogiveaspeechtoyourpeerstopersuadethemthat

protectingtheenvironmentisimportant.

Writethetextforyourspeech.

Youshouldinclude:

Whyprotectingtheenvironmentisimportant
Whypeoplemightnotbeconcerned
Howtheycanbeinvolved

Thinkcarefullyaboutthepurposeofyourspeechandtheaudienceforwhomitisintended.

Script AO1 AO2 AO3 Comments

11a 6 12 4 Thisisasoundresponsewhichhasareasonable
numberofrelevantpoints.Theresponsehasaclear
graspofhowtorelatetotheintendedaudience.QWC
isgenerallyaccurateacrossafairlywiderangealthough
therearesomeerrors.
11b 9 20 5 Thisisasuccessfulresponsethathasawiderangeof
relevantpointsandusesideasfromthetextsquite
convincingly.Theregisterisextremelywelladaptedfor
theintendedaudience.QWCisquiteambitiousand
assured.
11c 4 18 4 Theresponsehassomerelevantpointsbutcoversthese
ratherbriefly.Thestyleisverysuccessfulandextremely
welladaptedtointendedaudiencebutlackssufficient
depthanddevelopmentinargumentforthetopof
Level5.QWCislargelyaccuratebutlacksambition.
11d 3 8 3 Thisratherbriefresponsetouchesonall3bulletpoints
andgivessomerelevantpoints.Thereisareasonably
appropriatetoneandsomeattempttofitlanguageand
styletopurpose.QWCismostlysecurewithafew
errors.
11e 8 15 4 Thisresponsehasagoodnumberofrelevantpoints,
integratingmaterialfromthetextsquitewell,and
relateswelltotheintendedaudience.QWCisgenerally
accurateacrossafairlywiderange.
11f 2 5 2 Thebriefresponseincludesasmallnumberofpoints
withsomerelevanceandthereisanattempttoadopta
reasonablyappropriatetone.QWCalthoughthereis
someaccuracy,theresponseisnotlongenoughto
provideevidenceforahighermark.

11g 10 20 5 Afull,detailedandlengthyresponsethatusesthe
materialfromthetextsconvincingly.Itfulfilsallthe
criteriaforthetopofLevel5.QWCisambitiousand
assured.

SECTION C
DonotretelltheeventsfromTextOneorTextTwointheExtractsBooklet.

Question 12: Writeapproximately400wordsononeofthefollowing:

EITHER

(a) Peopleworkbetterinteamsthanontheirown.Discuss

OR

(b) Writeastory(trueorimaginary)entitledThePowerCut

OR

(c) Describetheareawhereyoulive

Question(a)

Script AO2 AO3 Comments

12aa 23 9 Aconfidentwellwrittenresponsewithastrongconsistent
senseofpurposeandfullydevelopedideas.QWCisassured
andaccuratewithoccasionalslips.
12ab 10 4 Theideasaregenerallyclearbutarenotverywellorganised.
ThemarkatthetopofLevel2reflectsthelackofparagraphing
astheresponsehassomeLevel3qualities.QWCismostly
correctalthoughthereareanumberoferrors.
12ac 18 7 Theideasareeffectiveandsustainedandpresentedinan
organisedwaywithasuccessfuluseofcohesivedevices.QWC
isaccuratewithafewerrorsalthoughitisnotveryambitious.

Question12(b)

Script AO2 AO3 Comments

12ba 25 10 Theideasarecompellingandsustainedinalivelyresponse.
Thereisevidenceofmaturecontrolinboththewritingskills
andthecleverselectionofideas.QWCisaccurate,ambitious
andassured.
12bb 20 7 Theideasareeffectiveandsustainedandtheresponsefulfils
allLevel4criteria.ItdoesnotachieveLevel5asitlacks
sophistication.QWCismostlyaccuratebuttherearesome
spellingerrors.
12bc 13 5 Thereisagenerallyclearsenseofpurposealthoughthe
narrativeissometimesslightlyconfusing.QWCismostly
accuratewithsomeerrors.

12bd 11 4 TheideasarereasonablycleartheresponsefulfilsallLevel2
criteriaandhassometouchesthatjusttipitintoLevel3.QWC
ismostlycorrectalthoughthereareanumberoferrors.
12be 14 6 Theresponseisstraightforwardandclearalthoughittakes
ratheralongtimetogettothepoint.Thereissomeevidence
ofcraftingandtheorganisationismostlysound.QWCis
mostlysecurewithsomeerrors.
12bf 25 10 Askilfullycontrolledresponsewhichhascompellingandfully
developedideas.Thewritingisentertainingandengaging.
QWCisaccurate,ambitiousandassured.

Question12(c)

Script AO2 AO3 Comments

12ca 16 7 Theideasareclearandorganisedandsometimeseffective
whichputsthisatthebottomofLevel4.QWCisgenerally
accuratewithsomeerrors.
12cb 13 5 Theideasarepresentedinaclearbutstraightforwardway.
QWCismostlysecurewithsomeerrors.
12cc 25 10 Awellwrittenresponsewithfullydevelopedideas.Thereis
maturecontrolinthewritingandtheresponseislively.QWC
isambitiousandassuredwithafullrangeofpunctuationused
withaccuracy.
12cd 7 3 Theideasarebroadlyappropriatewithsomegraspofthe
purposeofthewritingbuttheresponseisbriefand
undeveloped.QWCthespellingismostlycorrectbutthereis
arangeoferrors.

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