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1 8698/RH SPECIMEN 2018 Morning Time allowed: 1 hour You will need no other materials. Instructions Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Fill in the boxes at the bottom of this page. Answer all questions. You must answer all the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write on blank pages. In Section A, answer the questions in English. In Section B, answer the questions in SPANISH . In Section C, translate the passage into English. Do all rough work in this answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information The marks for questions are shown in brackets. The maximum mark for this paper is 60. You must not use a dictionary. GCSE SPANISH Higher Tier Paper 3 Reading H Please write clearly, in block capitals, to allow character computer recognition.

2 Centre number Candidate number Surname Forename(s) Candidate signature SPECIMEN MATERIAL 2 Section A Questions and answers in English 0 1 House and home Read this extract from Realidad, a play by Benito P rez Gald s, and answer the questions which follow in English. Example What can be seen through the window? 0 1 . 1 What room does the door on the right lead to? [1 mark] 0 1 . 2 Who can be seen through the door on the left? [1 mark] 0 1 . 3 Who comes in through the central door? [1 mark] Estamos en una sala de la casa del se or Orozco. La sala es muy elegante. A trav s de la ventana hay una vista de la calle. Es de noche. Al fondo de la sala hay tres grandes puertas.

3 La puerta de la derecha conduce a la sala de billar, y por ella se ve parte de la mesa y tambi n se ven los movimientos de los jugadores. Al lado de esta puerta hay un mueble con una planta viva, libros, l mpara de bronce y retratos. La puerta de la izquierda comunica con el sal n y por ella se ve a las personas que est n all . En el centro, entre esas dos puertas, hay otra puerta por donde entran los que vienen de fuera de la casa. A view of the street 3 Turn over There are no questions printed on this page DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE ANSWER IN THE SPACES PROVIDED 4 0 2 Holidays You receive this email from your SPANISH friend, In s, after she has come back from her holidays.

4 Answer the questions in English. 0 2 . 1 Who did In s and her family go to stay with in July? [1 mark] 0 2 . 2 What happened in the town in 2013? Mention three things. 1 2 3 [3 marks] 5 Turn over 0 2 . 3 How did In s feel when she saw the castells at the festival? [1 mark] 0 2 . 4 Why did she feel like this? [1 mark] 6 0 3 Social networking sites You are thinking of applying for a job in Spain and you read this advice about social networking sites on the internet. Answer the questions in English. C mo usar las redes sociales Si piensas que las redes sociales solo son para contactarte con tus amigos y familiares est s muy equivocado; tambi n pueden ser una excelente manera de buscar trabajo.

5 Atenci n! Muchas personas usan sus redes sociales para quejarse de sus problemas en el trabajo. Aqu hay algunas cosas que no deber as mencionar: cu nto te aburres lo poco que te pagan lo que no te gusta de tus compa eros de trabajo. Esos son signos de una actitud negativa hacia tu trabajo. Aprovecha la oportunidad! Con las redes sociales puedes encontrar detalles de lo que hace una compa a en la que te interesar a trabajar. Un consejo Te recomendamos tener dos cuentas de redes sociales. Es esencial que aprendas a diferenciar entre lo p blico y lo privado. Cuidado! Debes ser muy cuidadoso con lo que vas a publicar en el muro de tu red social. Mucha gente escribe con faltas y esto puede da ar tu imagen ante un futuro jefe.

6 7 Turn over 0 3 . 1 When discussing your job, what should you not complain about? 1 2 3 [3 marks] 0 3 . 2 What could you use a site for? [1 mark] 0 3 . 3 What advice does the article give you? [1 mark] 0 3 . 4 Why does the article recommend this advice? [1 mark] 0 3 . 5 Why do you have to be careful about what you post on your social networking site? [1 mark] 8 0 4 Healthy Living Your SPANISH friend, Elena, has answered this questionnaire from a magazine about leading a healthy lifestyle. You read the questionnaire and look at the answers she has circled. Preferentemente tomas la comida basura. 9 Turn over Answer the questions in English.

7 0 4 . 1 According to the circled answer, do you think Elena has a healthy sleep pattern? Tick the correct box. Yes No Give a reason for your answer. [1 mark] 0 4 . 2 According to the circled answer, do you think Elena exercises healthily? Tick the correct box. Yes No Give a reason for your answer. [1 mark] 0 4 . 3 According to the circled answer, do you think she eats as healthily as she should? Tick the correct box. Yes No Give a reason for your answer. [1 mark] 0 4 . 4 According to the circled answer, is her attitude towards sunbathing as healthy as it should be? Tick the correct box. Yes No Give a reason for your answer.

8 [1 mark] 10 0 5 Adolfo s life You are doing some research for a project about life in Spain and you find this interview in a SPANISH magazine. Which stages of Adolfo s life do the following situations apply to? Write P for something that happened in the past. Write N for something that is happening now. Write F for something that is going to happen in the future. Write the correct letter in each box. A quiet life 0 5 . 1 [1 mark] A hard life 0 5 . 2 [1 mark] Retirement 0 5 . 3 [1 mark] Volunteering 0 5 . 4 [1 mark] 11 Turn over There are no questions printed on this page DO NOT WRITE ON THIS PAGE ANSWER IN THE SPACES PROVIDED 12 0 6 A magazine article You read this article on a SPANISH website.

9 0 6 . 1 According to the article, what is the most extraordinary thing about jessica and the work she does? Write the correct letter in the box. A Her age B Her salary C Her nationality [1 mark] La ni a con el mejor empleo del mundo jessica , una chica que vive en Inglaterra, tiene un trabajo probando juguetes para una empresa multinacional famosa y recibe todos los productos nuevos que fabrican. Y tambi n, recibe un sueldo! Pero lo m s extraordinario de su trabajo es que jessica solo tiene cinco a os. El trabajo no es nada f cil para ella explica la madre de jessica y puede ser decepcionante si un juguete se rompe; pero eso solo pasa muy de vez en cuando.

10 En realidad, a jessica le encanta probar todos los juguetes nuevos y es consciente de lo afortunada que es . Su padre a adi : Al principio solo disfrutaba de la llegada de tantos juguetes nuevos, pero ahora se da cuenta de la importancia de lo que est haciendo . Pero queremos tus opiniones sobre esta cuesti n: es correcto que trabaje una ni a tan jovencita, aunque a ella le guste tanto? 13 Turn over 0 6 . 2 According to her mother, how does jessica feel about the job? Write the two correct letters in the boxes. A She really likes it. B She thinks it is easy. C She realises how lucky she is. D It i s very often disappointing. [2 marks] Answer the questions in English.