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Summer 2017

Pearson Edexcel International GCSE

In English as a Second Language (4ES0)
Paper 1R: Reading and Writing
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General Marking Guidance

 All candidates must receive the same

treatment. Examiners must mark the first candidate in
exactly the same way as they mark the last.
 Mark schemes should be applied positively. Candidates
must be rewarded for what they have shown they can do
rather than penalised for omissions.
 Examiners should mark according to the mark
scheme not according to their perception of where the
grade boundaries may lie.
 There is no ceiling on achievement. All marks on the
mark scheme should be used appropriately.
 All the marks on the mark scheme are designed to be
awarded. Examiners should always award full marks if
deserved, i.e. if the answer matches the mark
scheme. Examiners should also be prepared to award zero
marks if the candidate’s response is not worthy of credit
according to the mark scheme.
 Where some judgement is required, mark schemes will
provide the principles by which marks will be awarded and
exemplification may be limited.
 When examiners are in doubt regarding the
application of the mark scheme to a candidate’s response,
the team leader must be consulted.
 Crossed out work should be marked UNLESS the
candidate has replaced it with an alternative response.
Questions 1 – 10

 If the candidate gives more than one answer (eg A/B) and the correct answer
is present, mark it INCORRECT.

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1 D (only) (1)

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2 G (only) (1)

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3 D (only) (1)

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4 H (only) (1)

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5 A (only) (1)

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6 F (only) (1)

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7 B (only) (1)

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8 I (only) (1)

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9 C (only) (1)

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10 E (only) (1)
Questions 11 – 20

 Do not mark correct ANY responses containing more than THREE words.
 Spelling must be 100% correct in all instances.
 If the candidate gives more than one answer and the correct answer is present,
mark it INCORRECT.
 The response given should be grammatically correct.

Question Acceptable Answers Reject Mark

Number
11 (amount of) waste; cutting down on (1)
waste produced; waste;
the waste; waste products
reduce waste;
reducing waste;
cutting down waste

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12 (his) (extensive) survey(s) gave out surveys; (1)
create surveys

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13 conventional farming traditional farming; (1)
traditional farm(s);
using soil;
soil system;

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14 (to) (receive) training train (1)

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15 (the) system’s potential; (the) system (1)
(the) system potential

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16 (receive) (a) discount(s); Any other response (1)
receiving discount(s);
benefit from discount(s)

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17 (their) energy bills; energy drop(s); (1)
energy bills drop bill(s) drop
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18 (a) horticulturalist(s); (consider) career(s) (1)
to become horticulturalist(s);
career(s) as
horticulturalist(s)

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Number
19 innovation funding offering innovation (1)
funding;
local government
funding;
investors funding;
funding from investors

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Number
20 (the) (current) (more) robust (1)
infrastructure infrastructure;
supermarket(s)
infrastructure

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Number
21 (1)
The only correct answer is B

A is not correct because Oscar Rodriguez is an

architect who runs a design consultancy called
Architecture & Food (A&F). He is not an employee
of the design consultancy.

C is not correct because his plans focus on

transforming half of the roof space he has
identified. Also, not all London’s roof space will be
suitable for transformation.

Question Answer Mark

Number
22 (1)
The only correct answer is C

A is not correct because his rooftop systems

require a fraction of the energy and water of
conventional farming. The systems are not water
intensive.

B is not correct because the roof of the host

building would have to be reinforced but does not
state how easy this would be to do.
Question Answer Mark
Number
23 (1)
The only correct answer is A

B is not correct because the text states that rooftop

gardens would make us less vulnerable to the
effects of climate change but does not make
reference to climate change slowing down.

C is not correct because the text states that rooftop

gardens would make us less vulnerable to the
effects of rising food and oil prices but not that
these would become less important.

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24 (1)
The only correct answer is B

A is not correct because the text makes reference

to residents receiving a discount when they
volunteer a few hours a week growing and
distributing the food. There is no reference to
residents doing paid work.

C is not correct because when there is a glut of

crops, residents are encouraged to convert the
surplus into chutneys and preserves to be sold
online. The residents therefore do not necessarily
consume all the food they produce.

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Number
25 (1)
The only correct answer is C

A is not correct because the text makes reference

to these projects having high initial costs but
makes no reference to daily running costs.

B is not correct because the text states that the

concept has yet to be accepted as a viable business
model. Therefore it is not known whether or not
they would make successful businesses.
Question Answer Mark
Number
26 - 30 (5)
The only correct answers are B/D/E/G/I

A is not correct because London, New York and other

cities could be self-sufficient in fruit and vegetables
by converting unused roof space into gardens and
greenhouses. The text does not state that rooftop
farm projects have already been established in many
major cities.

C is not correct because by conducting extensive

surveys Rodriguez has identified exactly how many
hectares of roof space have the potential to be used
as growing space. This is not an estimate but an
exact calculation.

F is not correct because the roof of the host building

would have to be reinforced to take the new load.

H is not correct because the text focuses purely on

rooftop farms and does not mention any other
farming options for urban areas.

J is not correct because the text states only that

residents would volunteer their time.

If the candidate marks more than the 5 required

answers
subtract from the final mark the number of additional
responses.
 candidate marks 6 boxes. Remove one mark
from total mark awarded.
 candidate marks 7 boxes. Remove two marks
from total mark awarded.
 candidate marks 8 boxes. Remove three
marks from total mark awarded.
 candidate marks 9 boxes. Remove four marks
from total mark awarded.
 candidate marks 10 boxes. Candidate scores
‘0’.
 Negative marks cannot be given.
Eg. Candidate marks 7 boxes and gets 4 correct.
Final
mark is 2.
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31 Not Given (1)

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Number
32 True (1)

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33 False (1)

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Number
34 False (1)

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Number
35 Not Given (1)

Questions 36 – 45

 Do not mark correct ANY responses containing more than THREE words.
 Spelling must be 100% correct in all instances.
 If the candidate gives more than one answer and the correct answer is
present, mark it INCORRECT.
 The response given should be grammatically correct.

Question Acceptable Answers Reject Mark

Number
36 at peak time(s) congestion; (1)
by car

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37 (healthier) alternatives active travel (1)

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38 (the) (real) outcome(s) creation; (1)
majority

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39 (much)(more) alert (physically) active (1)

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Number
40 healthy habit(s) health(y); (1)
habit(s);
overall health
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41 (awareness) workshops campaigns; (1)
meetings

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42 working group group (1)
(school)(travel)plan

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43 reviewed (regularly) regular(ly) (1)

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44 toolkit Any other response (1)

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45 bag storage Any other response (1)

Questions 46 – 50

 Only the responses indicated below, in the form given are acceptable.

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46 performance (1)

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47 involve (1)

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48 effective (1)

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49 school (1)

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50 information (1)
Question Answer Mark
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Part 4 Part 4 is marked out of 10, using the grid on (10)
the following page.

The extent to which candidates cover the bullet

points is graded under 'Communication, Content
and Organisation'. Where candidates have referred
to all 3 bullet points, a maximum mark of 5 is
available to candidates.
Where candidates have only referred to 2 bullet
points, a maximum mark of 4 is available to
candidates.
Where candidates have only referred to 1 bullet
point, a maximum mark of 2 is available to
candidates.

Mark Communication, Content and Organisation

0 · No rewardable material.

1-2 · Task completed to a limited extent, with little development of the

bullets provided.
· Little awareness of audience evident in uses of tone and register.
· Organisation is limited with little effective use of cohesive
devices.
3-4 · Task completed to some extent, with some development of the
bullets provided.
· Some awareness of audience evident in uses of tone and register.
· Organisation is adequate with some effective use of cohesive
devices.
5 · Task completed mostly successfully, with effective development
of the bullets provided.
· Secure awareness of audience evident in uses of tone and
register.
· Organisation is consistent with effective use of cohesive devices.

Mark Range and Accuracy

0 · No rewardable material.

1-2 · Range of vocabulary is limited.

· Range of appropriate structures is limited.
· The writing is generally inaccurate and errors cause confusion.
3-4 · Range of vocabulary is appropriate for some of the response.
· Some range of appropriate structures.
· The writing is accurate for some of the response and any errors
generally do not impact on meaning.
5 · Range of vocabulary is appropriate for most of the response.
· Range of appropriate structures, although there may be some
lapses.
· The writing is accurate for most of the response and there are
very few errors.
Question Answer Mark
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Part 5 Part 5 is marked out of 20, using the grid on (20)
the following page.

The extent to which candidates cover the bullet

points is graded under 'Communicative Quality'.
Where candidates have referred to all 3 bullet
points, a maximum mark of 5 is available to
candidates.
Where candidates have only referred to 2 bullet
points, a maximum mark of 4 is available to
candidates.
Where candidates have only referred to 1 bullet
point, a maximum mark of 3 is available to
candidates.

Question Answer Mark

Number
Part 6 Part 6 is marked out of 20, using the grid on the (20)
following page.

The extent to which candidates cover the bullet

points is graded under 'Communicative Quality'.
Where candidates have referred to all 3 bullet points, a
maximum mark of 5 is available to candidates.
Where candidates have only referred to 2 bullet points,
a maximum mark of 4 is available to candidates.
Where candidates have only referred to 1 bullet point, a
maximum mark of 3 is available to candidates.

Where candidates have either lifted their response

entirely from the text or lifted mainly from the text and
inserted their own isolated words and/or short phrases
a score of zero is given for LAR and GAR. In both these
cases the candidate has not produced enough of his/her
own work for it to be rewarded for these 2 traits.

Where candidates have attempted to either reformulate

the text or use their own words, a minimum mark of 1
becomes available for LAR and GAR.
Indicative content:

 two ways of preparing for a gap year

- See a doctor about injections and ask for
regular medication and a note; pack medication
in hand luggage; do not remove the medication
from its packaging; buy a first aid kit.
- If using a gap year company research how
long the company has been going; how many
people have used them; try to speak to past
clients.
- Let people at home know your plans; keep in
touch; leave copies of important documents with
family or friends.

 one way of letting people know what you are

doing
Roaming mobile – two-way communication;
email account – easily accessible and can
provide up-to-date information; can let people
know if going to be unavailable and when you
should be back in touch.

 two reasons for buying a guidebook

Research the country you are visiting – learn
about laws, customs, language; learn what is
acceptable behaviour; learn some basic words
and phrases that may prove useful; learn about
the layout of the place you are visiting.
 Assessment criteria: writing skills assessment grid
This grid should be used for marking Parts 5 and 6.

Grammatical accuracy and

Mark Communicative quality Lexical accuracy and range Effective organisation
range
The response communicates most Writing shows highly effective use Writing shows very good range An extremely coherent piece of
successfully, conveying the of vocabulary to meet the and control of grammatical writing, successfully organised
information set out in the task requirements of the task. structures which are used with confident and appropriate
5
using appropriate tone and Vocabulary is used appropriately appropriately and effectively to use of cohesive devices where
register for the audience. and effectively to communicate address requirements of the task. necessary. Requires no effort on
and is accurate in all respects. There are very few errors. the part of the reader.
The response generally
Writing shows a sufficiently good Very coherent piece of writing
communicates successfully. There Writing shows good use of
range and control of grammar. with occasional lapses. Generally
may be errors which cause the vocabulary used effectively and
Structures are generally used well organised with appropriate
4 reader some difficulty but these appropriately with occasional
appropriately. Despite occasional use of cohesive devices.
do not impede communication. lapses. Spelling is generally
errors, communication is not Occasional errors do not affect
Tone and register are generally accurate.
hindered. the reader.
appropriate to the task.
The response does not wholly Generally coherent piece of
Writing makes a largely effective
communicate successfully. Errors A limited range of structures is writing though there are several
use of the vocabulary though at
cause the reader some difficulty present, generally used correctly. errors in the use of cohesive
times this does not meet the
in following what the writer is There are several errors which devices etc., which may affect the
3 requirements of the task.
trying to say. Tone and register occasionally hinder the reader reader’s ability to follow the line
Vocabulary is generally spelt
may not be consistently who has to think at times about of communication. Writing is
correctly with occasional lapses
appropriate to the task. what the candidate wants to say. generally well organised with
which do not hinder the reader.
slight errors.
The response is difficult to follow.
Insufficient range of vocabulary
Candidate may not have used to meet the requirements of The writing is lacking in range
A poor piece of writing, generally
considered the need to address the task. Vocabulary is sometimes and control of structures. There
lacking in organisation, with
2 tone and register. used inaccurately or are frequent errors which hinder
misuse of cohesive devices.
inconsistently and there are communication and confuse the
Requires effort from the reader.
several spelling mistakes that reader at times.
slow the reader down.
Response is very difficult to read Candidate shows poor use of
The writing shows poor range and
and does not communicate vocabulary throughout.
control of grammatical structures. Generally incoherent and poorly
successfully. Tone and register Vocabulary is used inaccurately or
1 The writing is generally inaccurate organised, lacking in use of
have not been taken into inconsistently, spelling is
and grammatical errors cause cohesive devices.
consideration. generally inaccurate and causes
confusion.
the reader some difficulty.
0 The candidate has made no attempt to address the task. What the candidate has produced is insufficient and cannot be read or marked.
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