MINISTERUL EDUCATIEI CERCETARII SI TINERETULUI OLIMPIADA NATIONALA DE LIMBA ENGLEZA
MARKING SCHEME - FORMAL/ INFORMAL LETTER
G!!" A"e%&ate $ p 'p The letter &&resses the re,%ireme!ts o$ the t s" )%t !ot ll co!te!t poi!ts re i!cl%&e&( the $orm t m y )e $ %lty t times( the p%rpose o$ the letter is prese!te& )%t it is !ot very cle r( there re i!co!siste!cies i! re'ister+ The te*t is 'e!er lly cohere!t )%t the i!ter! l or' !i/ tio! o$ some p r 'r phs m y )e $ %lty( the topic se!te!ce is !ot l- ys cle r or m y )e missi!'( cohesive &evices re %se& )%t sometimes they re !ot cc%r te+ The r !'e o$ voc )%l ry is &e,% te( errors i! -or& choice0 $orm tio! re prese!t -he! more sophistic te& items o$ voc )%l ry re ttempte&( spelli!' c ! )e $ %lty t times+ A mi* o$ comple* !& simple 'r mm tic l str%ct%res is prese!t( errors re prese!t -he! comple* l !'% 'e is ttempte&( p%!ct% tio! c ! )e $ %lty t times+ The e$$ect o! the re &er is s tis$ ctory+ ( p )ea* +p The letter &oes !ot cover the re,%ireme!ts o$ the t s"( )%llet poi!ts re ttempte& )%t m !y irrelev !t &et ils re i!cl%&e&( the $orm t is $ %lty( the p%rpose $or -riti!' is missi!'( there re m .or i!co!siste!cies i! re'ister+ There is serio%s i!co!siste!cy i! the or' !i/ tio! o$ the te*t( the se,%e!ci!' o$ i&e s c ! )e $ollo-e& -ith &i$$ic%lty( p r 'r phi!' m y )e missi!'( cohesive &evices re limite& or most o$ them re $ %lty+ A limite& r !'e o$ voc )%l ry is prese!t( less commo! items o$ voc )%l ry re r re !& m y )e o$te! $ %lty( spelli!' errors c ! m "e te*t %!&erst !&i!' &i$$ic%lt+ A limite& r !'e o$ 'r mm tic l str%ct%res is prese!t( comple* l !'% 'e is r re !& m y )e o$te! $ %lty( p%!ct% tio! errors c ! m "e te*t %!&erst !&i!' &i$$ic%lt+ The te*t h s !ot relev !t e$$ect o! the re &er+ , p Ina"e%&ate -p The letter &oes !ot rel te to the t s"+ 1 p Ta.* n!t atte/ pte" 0p
Analytical criteria
Excellent 10p The letter is completely relev !t to the t s"# $%lly &evelopi!' ll co!te!t poi!ts( the $orm t o$ the letter is $%lly o)serve&( the p%rpose o$ the letter is cle rly !& $%lly e*pl i!e&( the re'ister is ppropri te thro%'ho%t+ There is lo'ic l pro'ressio! thro%'ho%t( the p r 'r phs re -ell )%ilt# -ell e*te!&e&# the topic se!te!ce is cle r( -i&e r !'e o$ cohesive &evices is %se& e$$ectively+ A -i&e r !'e o$ voc )%l ry is %se& ppropri tely !& cc%r tely( precise me !i!' is co!veye&( mi!or errors re r re( spelli!' is very -ell co!trolle&+ A -i&e r !'e o$ 'r mm tic l str%ct%res is %se& cc%r tely !& $le*i)ly( mi!or errors re r re( p%!ct% tio! is very -ell co!trolle&+ The i!terest o$ the re &er is ro%se& !& s%st i!e& thro%'ho%t+ p
#p The letter covers the re,%ireme!ts o$ the t s" )%t the co!te!t poi!ts co%l& )e more $%lly e*te!&e&( the $orm t o$ the letter is o)serve&( the p%rpose o$ the letter is prese!te&( the re'ister is ppropri te # ltho%'h mi!or i!co!siste!cies re possi)le+ There is lo'ic l pro'ressio! ltho%'h mi!or i!co!siste!cies re possi)le( the p r 'r phs re -ell )%ilt )%t co%l& )e more e*te!&e&( r !'e o$ cohesive &evices is %se& e$$ectively+ A r !'e o$ voc )%l ry is %se& ppropri tely !& cc%r tely( occ sio! l errors i! -or& choice0 $orm tio! re possi)le( spelli!' is -ell co!trolle& -ith occ sio! l slips+ A r !'e o$ 'r mm tic l str%ct%res is %se& cc%r tely !& -ith some $le*i)ility( occ sio! l errors re possi)le( p%!ct% tio! is -ell co!trolle& -ith occ sio! l slips+ The te*t h s 'oo& e$$ect o! the re &er+
Ta.* ac0ie1e/en t
ORGANI2ATI ON AN3 COHESION
The te*t is !ot lo'ic lly or' !i/e& !& &oes !ot co!vey mess 'e( No co!trol o$ cohesive &evices+
4OCA56LAR 7
STR6CT6RE S EFFECT ON TARGET REA3ER
A very ! rro- r !'e o$ voc )%l ry is prese!t( errors i! -or& choice0$orm tio! pre&omi! te( spelli!' errors m "e the te*t o)sc%re t times+ A very ! rro- r !'e o$ 'r mm tic l str%ct%res is prese!t( errors pre&omi! te( p%!ct% tio! errors m "e the te*t o)sc%re t times+ The te*t h s !e' tive e$$ect o! the re &er+
