Euro B1 Webset - Mediation Part One - ANSWER KEY Page 1
MEDIATION – PART ONE – ANSWER KEY
Translation – A letter
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE EXAMINERS
Content
• Give one mark for each distinct piece of information that is present. If the meaning is clear, the
mark is awarded. The use of both third person and first person is acceptable.
• The meaning may be conveyed using different words from those used in the answer key.
• Errors of grammar and spelling are not penalised if the meaning is still clear.
Information
I hope Dear Anne,
you arrived (in Australia) safely
1 have had (some) time to rest 1 I hope you arrived in Australia
after the exhausting / tiring flight safely and have had some time
2 did you manage to / could you 1 to rest after your exhausting
flight. Did you manage to sleep
get some sleep/sleep on the plane on the plane?
3 I believe/I think/I expect 1
4 your family was (really) happy to see 1
you I believe your family was really
happy to see you and you’ve met
5 you’ve met 1 some of your old friends, too. We
(some of) your old friends are missing you already.
6 we miss you/we’re missing you 1
already (NO already NO Mark)
How’s university? Have you
how is university been to any interesting lectures
7 have you been to interesting lectures 1 yet? What are the students like?
(yet) Yesterday, I saw a really good
8 what are the students like 1 TV programme about student
life in Australia. It looked so
9 ( yesterday) I saw a really good TV 1 interesting that I’d love to study
program there. Could you send me some
10 about student life in Australia/there 1 information?
11 it looked so interesting 1
12 that I’d love to study there 1 Take care and write soon.
13 could you send me 1
Love
(some) information
Kata
14 take care 1
Write soon
Total: 14
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Language marking criteria of mediating from Hungarian to English
Mark Criteria
Range
• ideas linked across sentences and paragraphs (cohesive devices/adverbials to
express reasons, opinions, feelings etc.) although not always with the most
appropriate choice of language.
• polite forms used where necessary.
5 Accuracy
• Some errors may be present; they may sometimes obscure meaning but not
usually significantly.
Source Language interference
• Some examples of source language interference (choice of word /phrase, word
order). They may obscure meaning but not usually significantly.
4 some elements of 5 & 3
Range
• adequate to complete the task and get the message across.
Accuracy
• Errors may be frequent, with some basic errors (verb tense, auxiliary be,
3 concord). Meaning may sometimes be obscured but the overall message is clear.
Source Language Interference
• Source language interference (choice of word /phrase, word order) may be
frequent but does not significantly obscure meaning.
2 some elements of 3 & 1
Range
• inadequate to complete the task.
Accuracy
• Basic errors (verb tense, auxiliary be, concord) that obscure the message and
1 have a negative effect on the target reader.
Source Language Interference
• Source language interference (choice of word /phrase, word order) significantly
obscures meaning and has a negative effect on the target reader.
0 Not enough language to make an assessment.
