Cambridge IGCSE First Language English 0500 syllabus for 2020, 2021 and 2022. Details of the assessment
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Table B: Level descriptions for Component 4, Part 2 – Conversation (20 marks)
For Part 2, record separate marks for speaking and for listening.
Speaking Listening
Level Marks Description Level Marks Description
5 910 • Extends the subject matter
and elicits responses from the
listener; speaks on equal terms
with the listener.
• Employs a wide range of
language devices (e.g. tone,
irony, emphasis) accurately
and sometimes eloquently;
sustained, appropriate and
accurate use of language
throughout.
5 910 • A natural and fluent
conversation.
• Responds fully to questions
and develops prompts; deals
confidently and sometimes
enthusiastically with alterations
in the direction of the
conversation.
4 78 • Subject matter is organised
and expressed competently;
attempts to speak on equal
terms with the listener but with
a varying degree of success.
• Employs a good range of
language devices (e.g. tone,
irony, emphasis) soundly;
mainly appropriate and
accurate use of language.
4 78 • The conversation is occasionally
fluent and sometimes shaped
by the candidate.
• Consistently responds
appropriately and in extended
detail to questions and
prompts; deals appropriately
with most of the changes in the
direction of the conversation.
3 56 • Deals with the subject matter
adequately; the listener is
generally but not always
prominent.
• Language devices (e.g. tone,
irony, emphasis) are used
appropriately; appropriate
and accurate use of language
demonstrated, but some
inaccuracy may be present.
3 56 • The conversation is maintained
through the candidate’s
responses.
• Responds to questions
adequately but deals less
effectively with prompts;
changes in the direction of the
conversation are occasionally
dealt with.
2 34 • There is evidence of some
linking together of ideas
relating to the subject matter
but it is inconsistent; accepts
that the listener is in full
control of the conversation.
• Limited use of language devices
(e.g. tone, irony, emphasis)
with some inaccuracy; some
appropriate use of language but
with some inaccuracy.
2 34 • The conversation is driven by
the listener’s questions.
• The candidate provides limited
response to the questions and
struggles to develop prompts;
tends to maintain the direction
of the conversation.