Practical Skills to prepare GCSE Speaking

and Writing

Xiuhua Pan (何秀华 )Oxford High School

Edexcel Examination Board Examiner

The Students will receive followings:

2. Two CA Notes Form

3. CA- Speaking & Writing-Criteria

4. Student Checklist Form

1. CA-Stimulus

CA- Speaking Stimulus

P 33 Specification: Task settingTask requirement should be clear and concise for students. As tasks are designed to develop Chinese language speaking or writing skills, related stimuli should feature a minimal amount of text (up to a maximum of 70 Chinese characters 70 English words)and may feature visual prompts.

Three types of speaking assessment

1. An open interaction

2. A picture-based, free-flowing discussion

3. A presentation followed by discussion

1. media and culture2. sport and leisure3. travel and tourism4. Business, work, and employment5. centre-devised option.

The writing must relate to one or more themes selected from the following:

The Teacher examiner need the followings:

1. CA- Unit2 Mark Sheet

2. CA-Unit4 Mark sheet

Some Examples papers here for speaking and Writing

1. Speaking stimuli

2. Writing stimuli

3. Writing sheet

OXFORD H IGH SCH OOL

Centre number: 62333 Edexcel GCSE Chinese - 2010 - 2011 Controlled Assessments – Speaking

Theme: Media and culture

Presentation and follow-up questions

Name XXXX Date 06/12/2010

Tell us what you want to hear on a new radio station for young people.

Information for candidates Situation You are going to be interviewed by a Chinese speaking student about setting up a new radio station for young people. You will do a 1-3 minute presentation first. Your teacher will play the part of the Chinese speaking student and will ask you some questions after your presentation. Task You will talk • about yourself and why you want to set the radio station Then your teacher is going to ask you: • How you will broadcast in the new radio station; • What you will benefit from the radio station; • The more details of this station; • How you are planning for the new station. Be prepared to answer these questions for your conversation.

OXFORD H IGH SCH OOL

Centre number: 62333

Edexcel GCSE Chinese - 2010 - 2011 Controlled Assessments – Writing

Name

Date

Word count

Possible writing task: Media and culture You have recently seen a film in the cinema. Write a review for your Chinese-speaking friend’s school magazine. Please mention: • the characters • the plot • your opinions • your next visit to the cinema.

OXFORD H IGH SCH OOL Controlled Assessment – Writing 2011- 2012

Name: ____________________ Date: __________________

The correct one: 北京市在中国北部。 北京是在中国北部的一个城市。 在 indicates the location 是…. 城市means is a city 北京市在中国北部的一个城市。(must be 是…. 城市) In the context, it is better to say

剑j i àn

桥qi áo

(Cambridge)周围除了到处有很多古老的学院, 市中心还有两个图书馆，在图书馆附近有安静和美丽的教堂。 伦敦周围除了到处有很多古老的学院, 市中心还有两个博物馆，在博物馆附近有安静和美丽的公园。 我家周围除了到处有很多人，还有安静和美丽的公园，在公园里有小孩子在踢足球。 When you use adjectives to describe nouns, you need to make balance. 如: 高和矮，安静和美丽，静和美，整齐和干净， Not: 安静和美，整齐和静， In Chinese, if you list something, it is better to use 顿号、(but not so important)

如学校、饭店、医院、 博物馆等等。

好hǎo处chu

: good, benefit, advantage… Sentence: 骑车对身体有好处。 吃水果对身体有好处。 我对跳舞有兴趣，因为跳舞对身体有好处。

外wài

: outside, outer…, phrases: 外面，外国，外国人，外人… Sentence: 我在教室外面。 伊娃在房子外面。 伊娃是外国人。(foreigner, if you are in China, they call

you 外国人 ) 伊娃在国外。(if you are outside of Britain.) 你可以和伊娃说，因为她不是外人。(outsider)

If ‘北京的天气一直下太冷’, it is no sense.

It should be‘北京的天气一直不太冷’

游客=tourist , In English, we say tourist season, but In Chinese, we say ‘travelling season’ 旅游季节

When we talk about something after some reasons, it is better to say ‘ 所’以 。E.g. 在中国新年有很多活动，如舞狮、舞龙、中国书法等等，所以

有很多人来参加。

同样，在夏天伦敦很热闹，公园也很漂亮，所以游客可以在里面游逛。

When you use more one phrase to describe a noun, the 的 is put in front of noun. E.g. 红红绿绿的花 高高矮矮的人 很多胖的人 许多小的商店

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