1. New Specification AQA Exam in June 2010
Spanish AS Oral Exam
New Specification AQA
Exam in June 2010

2. Healthy Living/Lifestyle Family/Relationships
Topics
Media
TV, Advertising, IT
Popular Culture
Cinema, Music, Fashion/Trends
Healthy Living/Lifestyle
Sport/exercise, health, holidays
Family/Relationships
relationships in family, friendship, partnership

3. Tasks in the Oral Stimulus card discussion: 5 minutes
Conversation: 10 minutes
Preparation Time: 20 min

4. Topics in exam Stimulus card:
1 sub-topic chosen by candidate out of a choice of two.
Conversation:
1 topic or sub-topic chosen by candidate.
2 topics or sub-topics chosen by examiner.
Note:
The sub-topics have to come from different main topics, so
in the end we will have covered all 4 main topics.

5. Topic example Stimulus Card: Television Conversation:
(discarded: Holidays)
Conversation:
Music (student choice)
Holidays (alternative: advertising)
Friendships
NB: Clashes between student choice and Stimulus Card are avoided by moving down the prescribed sequence of card choice

6. Stimulus Card – example  
¡Compra, compra, compra! ¡Precios reducidos!
¡Grandes rebajas! Publicidad en internet
Anuncios en la televisión En la calle grandes vallas publicitarias
Preguntas
¿De qué trata esta tarjeta?
¿Crees tú lo que se dice en la publicidad?
¿Crees que se ven demasiados anuncios en la televisión?
¿Es verdad que la publicidad es un arte creativo?
¿Hasta qué punto la publicidad influye al público?

7. Stimulus Card – 1st part Part 1: Printed questions
The 5 printed questions will be asked in sequence.
(exception: if the first answer was not sufficient a question for more detail may be asked)
Last 2 ½ minutes
( i.e. 30 seconds per question details need to be given)
"Natural flow": candidate should try to day rather than read their prepared answers
(even though the notes from preparation time can be brought in)

8. Stimulus Card – 2nd part Part 2: Further questions Lasts 2 ½ minutes.
5 supplementary questions generated by candidate‘s response.
Candidate needs to include more details & focus on the range of tenses, sentences structures & verb endings.
The questions may move away from the card's content BUT must stay within the sub-topic (which is stated on the card).
Discussion should flow naturally from the stimulus material into the wider discussion of the sub-topic.

9. Stimulus Card - Mark Scheme
Part 1 (printed questions) - 5 marks overall
5 marks: Student develops a wide range of relevant points.
4 marks: develops a number of relevant points
3 marks: some points, little development
Part 2 (further questions) - 5 marks overall
5 marks: Responds to all opportunities to express and develop views and opinions
4 marks: Some evidence of developing ideas and opinions
3 marks: Ideas and opinions are simplistic and underdeveloped.
Note:
-No marks for factual knowledge.
-lengthy pre-learnt response to questions in Part 2 of the Stimulus Card will
restrict the marks to a maximum of 2 points.

10. Conversation Conversation will cover the 3 remaining AS topics.
Lasts 10 minutes (approx. 3 minutes on each topic).
Fewer than 2 minutes on any topic will reduce the candidate‘s mark by one band.

11. Conversation – 1st Part
Starts with the topic or sub-topic chosen and prepared by candidate:
Students must give a prompt card with up to 5 bullet points to examiner 2 days before.
The prompt card mustn‘t contain any conjugated verb or full sentences.
Not all points need to be covered (nor in the same order as on the card) but the points on the card must be the steer for the examiner.
No aspects outside the heardings on the prompt card will be covered
Prompt card will be sent to AQA.
Lasts approx. 4 minutes.

12. Conversation: example of prompt card
Sub-topic: El cine
Cine ¿cultura o diversión?
Mis películas favoritas
Las películas de terror
La influencia del cine
El futuro del cine

13. Conversation – 2nd Part 2 more topics (or sub-topics) covered
Lasts 3 minutes each
depth rather than breadth
Candidate must develop ideas and opinions & show spontaneity to access highest mark for interaction.
Delivery of mainly pre-learnt answers will adversely affect the marks awarded.
Examiner will follow up on candidate‘s response rather than a „question & answer“ session.
no discreet points for knowledge of target-language society, i.e. entire exam could be about issues in GB.

14. Question Types explain and exemplify Describe and define
compare and contrast
give opinions directly
Balancing pros and cons/merits & pitfalls
Give reasons why/why not
hypothetical mode: ¿qué harías si tuvieras ....?

15. Mark Scheme Fluency - 10 marks Pronunciation and Intonation - 5 marks
Interaction:
9-10 marks: A meaningful exchange. Develops ideas spontaneously. Can counter views.
7-8 marks: Reasonable Response. Some spontaneity.
Can justify opinions.
5-6 marks: Limited response to challenges of opinions. Offers mostly factual information.
3-4 marks: dependent on examiner‘s prompting.
Knowledge of Grammar - 15 marks
(awarded across both parts of the exam.)

16. Tips for preparation!
develop, make notes of ideas and examples on all sub-topics,
have lots of opinions and reasons for them,
think about how to steer the conversation to topics you want to talk about,
know advanced phrases for giving, defending, contradicting opinions,
know phrases for giving examples and details,
Practice as much as possible in class, with Verónica and between you!!!!

17. Let‘s all get an A!!!