Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE Spanish Advanced PAPER 3: Speaking General instructions to the
teacher-examiner April / May 2024
Pearson Edexcel Level 3 GCE
April / May 2024
Time 21 to 23 minutes (total), which
includes 5 minutes’ preparation time
Paper
reference 9SP0/03
Spanish
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Advanced
PAPER 3: Speaking
General instructions to the teacher-examiner
You do not need any other materials.
Instructions
•• The examination consists of two tasks.
The tasks must be conducted in consecutive order.
• –Timing for6 the
Task 1: to 7 speaking assessment:
minutes (recommended)
– Task 2: 10 to 11 minutes (recommended)
– Total assessment time: 21 to 23 minutes, (16 to 18 minutes of speaking plus
5 minutes’ preparation time for Task 1).
Recommended timings have been given for each task to enable the student to
complete each one in sufficient time to access the full range of assessment criteria
for both tasks.
• The preparation time for Task 1 must be supervised. It must take place outside of
the room with an invigilator. The preparation time must be immediately before
the examination time.
• Candidates can make notes of up to a maximum of one side of A4 paper for
Task 1 only.
• Candidates may refer to their notes during the assessment.
•• Candidates
Candidates must not have
must not writeaccess
on thetostimulus.
a dictionary, or any other resource, including
• Candidates must return their notes and the stimulus at the end of the assessment.
a mobile phone, during the preparation and examination time.
• Any notes made during the preparation time must be kept by the centre until the
end of October in the year the assessment is completed, after which time they
should be securely destroyed.
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responsibility to cover all parts of each task to ensure that the candidate
• from which they can responsibility
to access all parts of the marking criteria.
It is the invigilator’s to inform candidates of the two sub-themes
make their choice, and for giving them the correct stimulus
card based on that choice.
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,Task 1 (discussion on a Theme)
• Task 1 is recommended to last approximately 6 to 7 minutes.
• The candidate is provided with a choice of two cards on two different sub-themes
following the sequence outlined by Pearson (see sequencing grid below).
• The choice of sub-themes is told to the candidate in English by the invigilator
immediately prior to the start of the preparation time, using the wording for the
sub-themes provided on the randomisation grid, e.g. You may choose ‘Media’ or
‘World of work’.
• The candidate must not see the contents of either card until s/he has chosen the
sub-theme, after which s/he will be given one of the cards.
• The preparation time must begin immediately after the candidate receives the card.
Task 1 part 1
You must:
– ask the candidate which statement s/he has chosen.
– ask the two compulsory questions relating to the statement (A or B) chosen by the
candidate. Questions may be repeated, but rephrasing is not allowed.
– develop the discussion by asking appropriate follow-up questions relating to the
subject matter on the stimulus card.
Task 1 part 2
You must broaden the discussion to cover other aspects of the overall Theme. Optional
generic questions are provided by Pearson (see below) as a guide to the questions you
should ask in order to enable the candidate to meet the assessment criteria, i.e. to elicit
examples and information to demonstrate their knowledge and understanding of the
cultural and social context and to analyse aspects of the Theme by developing and
justifying arguments and forming conclusions (see section below beginning ‘Optional
generic questions …’ ).
Task 2 (presentation and discussion on candidate’s independent research project)
• Task 2 is recommended to last 10 to 11 minutes.
Task 2 part 1 (independent research presentation)
You must allow the candidate to open with their presentation on written sources used as
part of their research. This must not exceed 2 minutes. Candidates are allowed to refer to
their RP3 form during the presentation.
Task 2 part 2 (discussion on independent research)
You must ask follow-up questions about the candidate’s presentation and then
begin a wider exploration of the research as a whole in order to elicit the candidate’s
understanding and analysis of the cultural and social context. You should use the key
findings and list of sources on their copy of the RP3 form to help them formulate their
own questions. Optional generic questions are provided by Pearson as a guide to the
questions you should ask in order to enable the candidate to meet the assessment
criteria, i.e. to elicit examples and information to demonstrate their knowledge and
understanding of the cultural and social context and to analyse aspects of the research
topic by developing and justifying arguments and forming conclusions.
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, Optional generic questions to promote discussion and to enable candidates to analyse
aspects of the Theme (task 1)/analyse their chosen subject of interest (task 2):
– ¿Me puedes dar un ejemplo de …’?
– ¿Por qué dices eso?
– ¿A qué conclusión podemos llegar …?
– ¿Qué evidencia tienes para apoyar este punto de vista?
– ¿Por qué es importante/relevante?
– ¿Qué significa …?
In both tasks, candidates are expected to ask questions that elicit opinions as part of the
natural discourse and to confirm that their own points of view have been understood.
Examples of questions that candidates may ask to achieve this are as follows:
– ¿Comprendes/sabes lo que digo?
– ¿No te parece?
– ¿Estás de acuerdo?
– ¿Entiendes mi punto de vista?
Candidates are also expected to take a lead in the discussions.
It is your responsibility to cover all parts of each task and ask appropriate questions to
ensure that the candidate is able to access the maximum amount of marks available. The
speaking assessment should last between 16 to 18 minutes in total and you must ensure
that timings are followed. The timing of the assessment begins with the candidate’s
first utterance in relation to Task 1. Once the maximum stipulated assessment time
has passed, you must bring the assessment to a natural end, allowing the candidate to
complete their last sentence.
Students will not receive any marks for any conversation that takes place beyond the
maximum time allowed.
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Sequence of stimulus cards for speaking examination: Task 1
To avoid duplication of stimuli, candidates must be given the cards in the sequence and
combination prescribed below.
If you conduct more than 12 speaking examinations in a day, e.g. in the morning,
afternoon and evening sessions, after the 12th candidate start at the beginning of the
sequence again.
If you have a break in the examination schedule, e.g. morning break, lunchtime, start the
next candidate on next order of the sequence. For example, if candidate 4 conducted
their examination before morning break, the next candidate after the morning break
would be candidate 5.
If you are conducting examinations on more than one day, start each new day at the
beginning of the sequence.
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