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Subject Issue in 2017 Recommendations
in line 2, the answer being “de
surcroît”.

Section B, question 7. The essay
question for the topic Crime and
violence, states that violence Section B: Gender roles in
against women is inevitable Society and Crime and
because they are the weaker sex. violence are two distinct
This is a debate on gender roles, themes and should reflect
already a theme for this exam. different issues for debate.

UNIT 1, PAPER 3
Section A, Question 1: the phrasing
of questions (b), (c) leads to many
interpretations. (d) refers to “la Section A, question 1 (b),
deuxieme partie” of extract but (c): avoid ambiguous
there is no section of extract questions. (d) ensure areas
identified as “la deuxieme partie”. identified in question are
labelled in the extract.

FRENCH, UNIT PAPER 2 Section A, Passage 2,
2 Section A, Passage 2, questions (g), questions (g), (h), (i), (j) and
(h), (i), (j) and (k): for the first (k): revert to the norm
time, these synonym questions where words given are in
were set in English, normally they French. Students can
are set in French. This posed some interpret from the questions
problems: more than one option which part of speech they
was possible. For example, (g) need to look for in the
‘increase’ gives rise to the passage.
following possibilities from the
text: “ne fait que Consider the range of
s’accentuer/s’accentuer as an possibilities and exercise
infinitive, “augmentent” as a verb leniency.
and, “’augmentation” as a noun.
Also item (i), where students were
required to find the synonym for
the word “decrease” where
“diminuées” and “diminueront”
are possible choices.

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