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Intermediate 2 – Reading
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2012 Spanish
Intermediate 2 − Reading
Finalised Marking Instructions
Questions/Acceptable answers
Additional acceptable
answers
Unacceptable
You see a few interesting items in Spanish on the Internet.
1.
You read this article about young people and their sleep
patterns.
(a)
According to the first sentence, what causes mood
changes in adolescents?

(b)
Loss of sleep
Not enough sleep
Sleep deprivation
Lack of sleep
When do the majority of young people go to bed?

1 mark
Sleep
Hormones
Lack of sleep and hormones e
Being tired
Bad sleep
Fault of sleep
Less sleep
1 mark
Any other time
Before 11pm
11pm
After 11pm
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Questions/Acceptable answers
(c)
How many hours on average do they sleep?

(d)
(i)

Additional acceptable
answers
1 mark
(No more than) 5 hours
In the last sentence, what positive effect of
sleep is mentioned?

Obesity

(Greater) risk of depression
Less than 5 hours
Around 5 hours
Any other number
Perform better academically
Improves performance at
school
More efficient academically
Better academic
performance / efficiency /
output/achievement
Do better at school
Better output academic
Do more at school
Major risk of depression
Can lead to depression
Depression.
It leads to depression
1 mark
It improves academic performance
(ii) What two effects of sleeping badly are also
mentioned?
Unacceptable
1 mark
(2 for 1 mark)
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Questions/Acceptable answers
2.
Additional acceptable
answers
Unacceptable
You see this advert for a campsite.
(a)
According to the advert, what do families have to
look for nowadays?

(b)
(c)
A cheaper way of spending the holidays
What does Camping Cabopino offer?

1 mark

Sports areas

Heated/Olympic-sized pool

Children’s play park
Cheap holidays
Bargain holidays
Unforgettable family holiday
Unforgettable holiday for all families
Zones
Complexes
A complex sport zone
Sports area
1 mark
Unforgettable holidays for (all) the family
What facilities does it provide? Give details of any
two.
Cheaper holidays
Less expensive holidays
1 mark
Climatised
Air conditioned
Kiddies’
Playground
(Any 2 for 1 mark)
(NB Any 2 correct out of 3)
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Questions/Acceptable answers
(d)
3.
Complete the following sentence with details from
the last paragraph of the advert.
Additional acceptable
answers
Unacceptable
2 marks

Is surrounded by a pine forest
Enclosed in ......
It is in a pine tree forest
Pine tree wood

Want to go hiking
Trekking
Hill walking
Like/enjoy hiking
Go trekking/hiking
There is a pine tree wood/forest
Near a pine tree wood
The article about smoking catches your attention.
(a)
What age were the young people who took part in
the discussion?

(b)
1 mark
Between 13 and 18
(From) 13–18 years
According to the article, what do these young
people think? Mention two things.

There are worse things than smoking

You have the right to decide what you do
2 marks
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Any other numbers
13 and 18
13
18
Questions/Acceptable answers
(c)
4.
What has this study demonstrated?
Give details.
Additional acceptable
answers
2 marks

(In homes) where parents smoke
Father

It is 4 times more likely that the young people
will smoke
It is more likely that young people
will smoke
You read this article about a survey of young Spanish
people and the things that are important to them.
(a)
Unacceptable
How is the new generation of young Spaniards
described in the first line of this article? Give any
two details.

Lazy

Without ambition

Selfish
1 mark
Not ambitious
No ambition
(Any 2 for 1 mark)
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Questions/Acceptable answers
(b)
What do some people think about today’s
adolescents? Mention in detail any two things.

They never speak to their parents

They never read a book

They spend all their free time lying on the sofa
Additional acceptable
answers
Unacceptable
2 marks
They never listen to their parents
All day
(Any 2 from 3)
(c)
(i)
Who exactly took part in this study?

(ii)
3,000 young people from 6 European
cities
What did the study discover about these
young people?

1 mark
Towns
6 cities in Europe
Teenagers
Any other numbers
They have more worries
than was imagined
…than you think/ had
thought /can imagine
Imagination
1 mark
They have more concerns than had been
imagined
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(d)
How do young people show their concern for the
environment? Mention any one way.

Recycling paper and glass

Try to save water
1 mark
Recycling
Recycling paper
Recycling glass
(Any 1 from 2)
(e)
What do these young people say about the
family?

(f)
Very important
A very important thing
One of the most important things in
life
It is the most important thing in life
What conclusion did this survey come to?

1 mark
1 mark
This generation
Young people
(This generation of) young people have
(some) interesting things to say
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They have some interests to talk
about
They are interesting in what they
say
….to discuss / to decide
They say interesting things
Questions/Acceptable answers
(g)
(h)
Apart from making friends, what benefits did David
Fernández get from going to the Greenpeace
summer camp? Mention two things.
Unacceptable
2 marks

He learnt a lot about different environmental
issues
Themes
Topics
Subjects
Questions
Aspects
Different environments
He understands….

He had the opportunity to share ideas with
other young people ( his age)
Of the same age
Of a different age
Compare ideas
It does not take much effort
It takes little effort to change
things
(With) a little bit of effort you
can change things
Some things / something
Babysits
Takes care of
Care for
Brother
For six months
Sister (on its own)
What does he now believe?

(i)
Additional acceptable
answers
With a bit of effort you can change things
Apart from doing the housework, what else does
Claudia Vélàzquez do that shows that she is a
responsible person?

1 mark
1 mark
Looks after her little/6 month old sister
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Questions/Acceptable answers
(j)
Additional acceptable
answers
How did Amalia Morales help as a volunteer with
the Red Cross? Mention any one way.
Unacceptable
1 mark

Sold lottery tickets
Sells
Bought
Checked
Got
Handed out

Helped at first aid posts
First aid stations
Did first aid jobs
Orphans
Help in ….
Camp with/ camping with...
She likes to feel useful
To do something useful
To be useful
(Any 1 from 2)
(k)
(i)
What is she going to do in Morocco this year? 1 mark

(ii)
Work in a camp for orphaned children
What reason does she give for doing this?

(She wants) to feel useful
1 mark
Total 30 marks
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