Paper 1 at a glance
Five themes
Identities
Experiences
Human ingenuity
Social organization
Sharing the planet
Task A
Students write a response of 70-150 words to one of the three options shown, choosing a text type from the box provided for task A.
Task B
Students write a response of 70-150 words to one of the three options shown, choosing a text type from the box provided for task B.
Summary
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Productive skills - writing
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Duration: 1 hour
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Weighting: 25%
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Based on the five themes
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Two writing pieces: Task A + B
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70-150 words each
Paper 1 assesses the degree to which students are able to:
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communicate clearly and effectively in a range of contexts and for a variety of purposes
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understand and use language appropriate to a range of interpersonal and/or intercultural contexts and audiences
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understand and use language to express and respond to a range of ideas with fluency and accuracy
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identify, organize and present ideas on a range of topics
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Clarification: Students' factual knowledge of topics within the themes will not be tested; however, it can be used to support any ideas that the student wishes to communicate.​