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lapses in SSCs have limited impact on the message. |  |  |\n| 1 – 2 | Pronunciation is sometimes clear and comprehensible; lapses in SSCs occasionally makes the message unclear/difficult to understand immediately. |  |  |\n| 0 | No rewardable material. |  |  |\n| Comments: |  |  |  |\n\n\n| Mark (Question 1) | AO1: Response to spoken language | Marks awarded |   / 2 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2 | Response fully communicated. |  |  |\n| 1 | Response partially communicated, some ambiguity. |  |  |\n| 0 | No rewardable communication. |  |  |\n| Mark (Question 2) | AO1: Response to spoken language | Marks awarded |   / 2 |\n| 2 | Response fully communicated. |  |  |\n| 1 | Response partially communicated, some ambiguity. |  |  |\n| 0 | No rewardable communication. |  |  |\n| Comments: |  |  |  |\n\nTask 2 – Role play (10 marks)  \n\n| Mark | AO1: Response to spoken language | Marks awarded |   / 10 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| 2 | Response fully\u003Cbr>communicated. | Prompt 1 |   / 2 |\n|  |  | Prompt 2 |   / 2 |\n| 1 | Response partially communicated, some ambiguity. | Prompt 3 |   / 2 |\n|  |  | Prompt 4 |   / 2 |\n| 0 | No rewardable\u003Cbr>communication. | Prompt 5 |   / 2 |\n| Comments: |  |  |  |\n\nRole play marks  \nTOTAL:   / 10 marks  \nTask 3 – Picture task (28 marks)   \nPart 1 – Picture description (8 marks)  \n| AO2: Response to stimulus |  | Marks awarded |   / 4 |  | AO3: Linguistic knowledge and accuracy |  | Marks awarded |   / 4 |\n| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |\n| Mark | Descriptor |  |  |  | Mark | Descriptor |  |  |\n| 4 | ● All three bullet points addressed.\u003Cbr>● Consistent , detailed development of ideas to describe different, relevant aspects of the picture.\u003Cbr>● Response is easily comprehensible; 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