EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF SWAZILAND
in collaboration with
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
Swaziland General Certificate of Secondary Education
6873/04
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Paper 4 Oral Assessment A
October/November 2011
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Approx. 15 minutes
No Additional Materials are required.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
For the first part of this oral your Examiner will ask you a few questions about yourself. This section will not be
marked.
Your Oral Assessment marks will be based on the task outlined on the back of this card. The whole test should
take about fifteen minutes.
This document consists of 2 printed pages.
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A
FORGIVENESS
Forgiving and letting go gives you peace and healing.
Discuss with the Examiner the importance of forgiveness.
You may wish to consider such things as:
•
your recent experience of forgiving someone or being forgiven
•
what forgiveness means to you
•
advantages and disadvantages of forgiving
•
factors that may make it difficult to forgive
•
advice you would give others on the issue of forgiveness.
You are free to consider any other related ideas of your own.
You are not allowed to make any written notes.
Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every
reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (ECOS) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the
publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.
© ECOS 2011
6873/04/O/N/11
EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF SWAZILAND
in collaboration with
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
Swaziland General Certificate of Secondary Education
6873/04
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
October/November 2011
Paper 4 Oral Assessment B
Approx. 15 minutes
No Additional Materials are required.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
For the first part of this oral your Examiner will ask you a few questions about yourself. This section will not be
marked.
Your Oral Assessment marks will be based on the task outlined on the back of this card. The whole test should
take about fifteen minutes.
This document consists of 2 printed pages.
DC (NH) 37984/1
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B
SELF-DISCIPLINE
Self-discipline is the ability to regulate one’s conduct by making sound judgement about one’s
life.
Discuss with the Examiner your views on self-discipline.
You may wish to consider such things as:
•
what you understand by self-discipline
•
what qualities you expect from a self-disciplined person/at school/home/place of employment
•
the role played by parents/teachers/friends in instilling self-discipline in someone
•
what causes people to lose self-discipline
•
whether self-discipline leads one to become a responsible member of society.
You are free to consider any other related ideas of your own.
You are not allowed to make any written notes.
Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every
reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (ECOS) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the
publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.
© ECOS 2011
6873/04/O/N/11
EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF SWAZILAND
in collaboration with
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
Swaziland General Certificate of Secondary Education
6873/04
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
October/November 2011
Paper 4 Oral Assessment C
Approx. 15 minutes
No Additional Materials are required.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
For the first part of this oral your Examiner will ask you a few questions about yourself. This section will not be
marked.
Your Oral Assessment marks will be based on the task outlined on the back of this card. The whole test should
take about fifteen minutes.
This document consists of 2 printed pages.
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C TRAVELLING
Many people take trips to different places as a form of recreation.
Discuss with the Examiner the concept of travelling.
You may wish to consider such things as:
•
what travelling means to you
•
your dream travel destination and why
•
when you enjoy travelling and the furthest place you have been to
•
factors that encourage people to travel to certain places and the negative and positive
implications of this
•
the idea that ‘travel broadens the mind’.
You are free to consider any other related ideas of your own.
You are not allowed to make any written notes.
Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every
reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (ECOS) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the
publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.
© ECOS 2011
6873/04/O/N/11
EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF SWAZILAND
in collaboration with
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
Swaziland General Certificate of Secondary Education
6873/04
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
October/November 2011
Paper 4 Oral Assessment D
Approx. 15 minutes
No Additional Materials are required.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
For the first part of this oral your Examiner will ask you a few questions about yourself. This section will not be
marked.
Your Oral Assessment marks will be based on the task outlined on the back of this card. The whole test should
take about fifteen minutes.
This document consists of 2 printed pages.
DC (NH) 37984/1
© ECOS 2011
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D
ADDICTION
Addiction may be described as an obsession or strong urge to do something without being
able to stop easily.
Discuss the concept of addiction with the Examiner.
You may wish to consider such things as:
•
whether you have any addiction or you know someone who has one
•
examples of various forms of addiction
•
incidents where addiction can be rewarding or destructive
•
different ways of curbing addiction
•
what society can do to correct/stop negative addiction.
You are free to consider any other related ideas of your own.
You are not allowed to make any written notes.
Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every
reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (ECOS) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the
publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.
© ECOS 2011
6873/04/O/N/11
EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL OF SWAZILAND
in collaboration with
UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATIONS SYNDICATE
Swaziland General Certificate of Secondary Education
6873/04
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
October/November 2011
Paper 4 Oral Assessment E
Approx. 15 minutes
No Additional Materials are required.
READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST
For the first part of this oral your Examiner will ask you a few questions about yourself. This section will not be
marked.
Your Oral Assessment marks will be based on the task outlined on the back of this card. The whole test should
take about fifteen minutes.
This document consists of 2 printed pages.
DC (NH) 37984/1
© ECOS 2011
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E
EQUALITY
Everybody is talking about equal rights and justice.
Discuss with the Examiner your views on the issue of equality.
You may wish to consider such things as:
•
your understanding of equality
•
personal experience of equality or inequality
•
how young people feel about equal rights
•
changes equality can bring to society
•
whether achieving true equality in society is an unrealistic dream.
You are free to consider any other related ideas of your own.
You are not allowed to make any written notes.
Permission to reproduce items where third-party owned material protected by copyright is included has been sought and cleared where possible. Every
reasonable effort has been made by the publisher (ECOS) to trace copyright holders, but if any items requiring clearance have unwittingly been included, the
publisher will be pleased to make amends at the earliest possible opportunity.
© ECOS 2011
6873/04/O/N/11