Cambridge International Advanced
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Order NowCambridge International Advanced Level 9686 Urdu November 2010 Principal Examiner Report for Teachers Paper 9686/03 Essay GENERAL: This paper is designed to test candidates’ ability to write a composition in Urdu on one of a range of five topics, selected as being relevant to their countries of origin. Overall, the performance of candidates was good, with a high proportion of excellent scripts. The problem for most candidates is not writing accurate Urdu but responding to the stimulus topics in an organised and well-structured way There were five given topics, on which candidates were expected to write between 250 and 400 words. The topics this year were: âinsani taâluqatâ âHuman relationsâ 1 gheyron par apnon ko tarjih dena ansan ki fytrat haiâ âItâs human nature to prefer oneâs own to strangers.â âshehri awr dehi zindagiâ âUrban and rural lifeâ 2 âberhte hue shehron ka dehaton par asarâ
ââThe effect of expanding cities on the countrysideâ âsahyt awr tandurustiâ âhealth and fitnessâ 3 âjadeed terz-e-zindagi tandurwsti ki rah men sab se bari rwkavatâ ‘A modern lifestyle is the biggest obstacle to health.’ âmusawi muwaqâeâ âEqual opportunitiesâ 4 âhar shakhs ke liye hwsul-e-taâlim ke yeksan muvaqâeâ âEqual opportunities for everyone in acquiring education.â âMahauliatâ 5 âEnvironmentâ âaap khwd apne mwhale ko keyse behter bana sakte hain’ âWhat you can do yourself to improve your neighbourhood.â The wide range of topics allowed candidates the opportunity to choose one that that was appropriate for them and demonstrate their linguistic skills in Urdu. Of course, at this advanced level, not only is a high standard of written Urdu expected but it is equally important that candidates also need to be able to organise and structure their work, and present an argument where appropriate. This component is marked out of 40: 24 are awarded for quality of language and 16 for content, structure.
