CSEC Spanish Paper 2 May/June 2015 - Free CXC Past Paper with Answers

Use ONE of the following outlines as a guide to write EITHER a letter OR a composition in SPANISH of NO MORE THAN 130–150 words. Use the tenses appropriate to the topic which you have chosen.

YOU WILL BE PENALIZED FOR DISREGARDING THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

LETTER

You participated in an annual competition. Write a letter to your Mexican friend about the experience. Be sure to include:

• what kind of competition you entered
• how participants normally prepare for this competition
• what you learn from the experience
• what competitions you plan to enter next year and why.

(DO NOT write your real name and address, but include the date in SPANISH and use the appropriate beginning and ending.)

COMPOSITION

Your school has just celebrated an annual event. Write a composition for your Spanish class in which you include

• details of the event (type, date and location)
• how this year’s celebration differed from those of previous years
• the crowd’s reaction to the appearance of a surprise guest
• suggestions for improvements in future celebrations.

(Do NOT write your name and address, but include the date in SPANISH and use the appropriate beginning and ending.)

Use the cues provided EITHER to write an announcement OR complete a dialogue in SPANISH.

YOU WILL BE PENALIZED FOR DISREGARDING THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

CONTEXTUAL ANNOUNCEMENT

Use the following information to write an announcement of about 80–100 words in SPANISH. Your Spanish class is hosting an activity in honour of students who are visiting from a Spanish-speaking country. Write an announcement to be placed on the school's notice board to inform the remainder of the school's population of the activity.

Responses to ALL of the cues listed below MUST be included in the announcement.

• The activity being hosted
• Venue, date and time of the activity
• Details on the visiting students
• How the activity will benefit everyone
• A request for help/support to make the activity a success

CONTEXTUAL DIALOGUE

Use 80–100 words in the INSERT provided to complete the dialogue between you and the student, Amelia, who is assigned to you, by giving your responses. Your class has travelled to a Spanish-speaking country on an annual educational trip and the host school has organized a "meet and greet" activity.

Responses to ALL of the cues listed below MUST be included in the dialogue.

• Greetings and introductions
• Purpose of the visit to the country
• How you and your classmates worked to raise the funds to make the trip possible
• What you and your classmates will do to ensure that the objective of the trip is met

Complete the dialogue below.

Amelia: Hola, bienvenido a mi país y a mi escuela. Me llamo Amelia. Yo: Amelia: El gusto es mío. Dime, ¿cuál es el propósito de esta visita a mi país? Yo: Amelia: ¡Fabuloso! Debe ser muy costoso para ustedes, ¿verdad? Yo: Amelia: ¿Y qué hicieron ustedes para obtener esa cantidad de dinero? Yo: Amelia: ¡Fantástico! Así estarán seguros de verlo todo y regresarán a su país hablando español perfectamente. ¿Te gustaría volver a mi país? Yo: Amelia: Pero claro, esto no será todo. ¿Qué más van a hacer durante su visita? Yo: Amelia: Interesante. ¿Qué esperan aprender de este viaje? Yo: Amelia: Me parece mucho trabajo. ¿Puedes hablarme un poco de tu escuela? Yo: Amelia: ¡Estupendo! ¡Hasta el próximo año! Yo:

READING COMPREHENSION

ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS.

Read the following selection carefully. Do NOT translate, but answer the questions in ENGLISH.

YOU WILL BE PENALIZED FOR DISREGARDING THESE INSTRUCTIONS.

The interview

La rutina de Javier es afeitarse, desayunar y salir de casa para comprar el periódico para buscar trabajo. Hace tres meses está desempleado. Hoy, quince de marzo tuvo una entrevista de trabajo. Se levantó temprano, se afeitó, se vistió con su mejor traje, desayunó y salió en su carro. Había mucho embotellamiento y Javier tenía llegar tarde a la cita.

Al llegar al aparcamiento del edificio a donde iba, una mujer conducía lentamente delante de él. La mujer tenía mucha dificultad para estacionar su carro y llamó a Javier para que le ayudara.

—Si no sabe conducir, no debe estar aquí en el aparcamiento —contestó Javier, irrespetuosamente.

Finalmente, Javier entró en el edificio, tomó el ascensor y subió al tercer piso donde una secretaria le acompañó a su entrevista. Al entrar en la oficina Javier empezó a temblar. Nervioso y con ganas de llorar, se acordó de la experiencia de la mañana.

¡Qué vergüenza! Sentada detrás de la mesa, estaba la mujer a quien acababa de insultar en el aparcamiento.

Answer, in ENGLISH, the following questions based on the selection you have just read. Use a complete sentence for EACH response. Be sure to identify the question which you are answering.