Cambridge IGCSE English Language (May 3rd 2016) official thread

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Give it a rest. Cambridge will take no notice. I speak as an examiner.

Hahaha that's what I think as well but there's no harm in signing it haha.

It's unlikely for the grade boundaries to go down by a lot (maximum amount is probably 3 or 4 if we're lucky).

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dbrownbeast

any tips for paper 3 tomorrow?

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nusquam

Hi guys! Just stumbled across this gem today.

https://twitter.com/daveg5478/status/727900846525194241

For any of you that want an unofficial mark scheme for Tuesday's exam (I believe this is the UK paper) :biggrin:

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igcsepupil

Actually, yes there is; it's a reading exam, after all. They're testing to see if you can interpret the text and read between the lines/understand the implicit clues in the text. The right answer was that the teacher did it. You will most likely be marked down if you say a student did it. But I have no clue how many marks you'd lose because of it. Also keep in mind that you're not alone; I've seen 4 people who got it wrong as well, so perhaps the grade boundaries will be slightly lower this year? I guess we'll have to wait until the 12th (of August) to find out haha

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username1658559

In the paper 3 Q1 letter today I forgot to sign off and just left it at my concluding paragraph with no name or 'yours sincerely' underneath, how many marks will I lose for this do you think?

Reply 1265

examhater44

Original post by oli19919

In the paper 3 Q1 letter today I forgot to sign off and just left it at my concluding paragraph with no name or 'yours sincerely' underneath, how many marks will I lose for this do you think?

2-3 max

Reply 1266

laveeza

answers for igcse listening papaer (0510) english as a secocnd language (42)

Reply 1267

tmg1999

In the paper 3 yesterday I misread the text and though mr Schmit was still living in the countryside - so my writing may sound a bit weird as all in the wrong tense - ie. She doesn't like the slow internet vs she didn't like the slow internet.

How many marks will I lose

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hq7

Original post by I'm_infires

Yes I can tell you what you need to get in the exam if you know your coursework marks.

But lets say you got like 47/50 on average on the writing coursework and your s&l is 26, then you would need at least 27 in the exam to get an A overall.

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hey, i got 35 in cw and 26 in speaking and listening how much would i need in the exam for a c

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DamnDaniel2

Original post by hq7

hey, i got 35 in cw and 26 in speaking and listening how much would i need in the exam for a c

Based on june 2015 grade boundaries you would need 20 for a C, 30 for a B, 40 for an A and 50 for an A* I think lol

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Redcoats

Original post by DamnDaniel2

Based on june 2015 grade boundaries you would need 20 for a C, 30 for a B, 40 for an A and 50 for an A* I think lol

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What mark do you believe you shall receive out of 50?

Reply 1271

I'm_infires

Original post by hq7

so I kinda messed up on my coursework :/ I got an average of 35 and speaking and listening was 26,
how many marks for a b?

Then I think you need 39/50 to get a B.

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goldenusername

Original post by oli19919

In the paper 3 Q1 letter today I forgot to sign off and just left it at my concluding paragraph with no name or 'yours sincerely' underneath, how many marks will I lose for this do you think?

None. I asked my teacher as i forgot to sign off the letter aswell and she said as a cambridge examiner, they won't mark you down for it.

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username1658559

Original post by goldenusername

None. I asked my teacher as i forgot to sign off the letter aswell and she said as a cambridge examiner, they won't mark you down for it.

Excellent news, thank you!

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DamnDaniel2

Original post by Redcoats

What mark do you believe you shall receive out of 50?

Hopefully around 40/50

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username1658559

For those without coursework, doing the components of paper 2 and 3 (21 and 31 I think) only, what do you think an A* wil be?

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Hsevras

Worry not! Thats what the question asked..... "What was her husband's attitude and behaviour like? And what were her feelings towards it?"You are correct, because if you say u were mad at his behaviour its natural you would say u were mad because he threw a tantrum

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Hsevras

Guys sorry to be a pain but....

Im quite certain that Q1 BP2 asked ..... "What was her husband's attitude and behaviour like? And what were her feelings towards it?". Im like 99% sure this is the question and on the unofficial mark scheme http://www.thestudentroom.co.uk/showthread.php?t=4058147&p=64555479#post64555479 this is what it said the bullet point asked for. There was a lot of confusion regarding this, but Im sure this was what they asked. The DID want to know how you felt about your husbands behaviour.