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SPANISH
Unit
Paper 02
Section
B
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ONE
of
the
following topics
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Example
of
an
excellent
answer
The
candidate approached
this
question
in an ideal manner The
candidate focused
on the
kevords in
the question telesision
mainly
entertainment
and took
a
stand
and
supported with facts
and illustrations
tthe same time the candidate
showed balance
by
demonstrating the
limitations
of the
statement An excellent
essay
presents both sides
of
an argument and the
candidate
made
it
clear
why
the
particular
stand
was
chosen
The structure
of the
essay
was appropriate: Introduction
Body
and
Conclusion The
language
was
clear
generally
accurate
and
sophisticated
There
was
a
good use
of
idiom
varying
structures and a
wide
range
of vocabulary
Specific Comments
From
the outset the candidate used facts
to
support
the argument referring
to statistics
from
the
United Nations
The
candidate
drew
international and regional references
The
thesis
statement
was
clear
in the introduction
so
that
the
reader
knew what
would
be illustrated in the
remainder
of
the
essay
In
the first paragraph
the
candidate supported
the
thesis
statement
by going into detail about
the
ways
in
which television
could in essence be considered a source
of
entertainment
The
candidate
used
different
categories
to
prove
the point television
was
entertainment
for adults and youngsters
there
were
different types of channels
and broadcasts to
appeal
to
a
variety of
tastes
In
the second paragraph
while
strengthening
the
argument
in
favour
of
television
as
a
source of
entertainment the
candidate also considered
that
television
certainly had other roles
to play
such
as an
educational
one
In
the
penultimate paragraph
the
candidate rounded
off
the
argument
very
effectively
by
stating that
entertainment
as
the
main
function
of
television
had
been
combined
with education
and the
diffusion
and
understanding
of
other
cultures
This
last point
was neatly
restated
in the
conclusion
and a brief
statement was made
to
endorse
the
importance
of
television
in
entertainment
and
education
The essay was
linguistically
sound
with
a
few errors
of spelling
and
agreement in gender
and number
Appropriate vocabulary was used for
example
cifras
disponibilidad diversi7Icacidn
emisiones
canales estimular
promo
cer
The candidate
also demonstrated
a
familiarity with the
structure
of
the
Spanish language and
incorporated
noteworthy expressions
and
idioms
such
as
deinitivarnente
es
evidente que
es
imporrante
norar
and
cahe destacar Another
\ery
important
feature of
this
essay
was
the
use of connectors to facilitate
the smooth flow
of
the
argument
for
example Poreso
Ademds and En conclusion
The
essay
could
ha\e
been
improved h
a
wider
and
richer
range
of
vocabulary
and
a demonstration
of
mastery
of
more complex
and sophisticated structures such
as
the
future tense and the conditional
and
subjunctise
mood
Overall
this was
an excellent
esca
both
in content and form