Page 2: Listening Comprehension Section

This page contains the listening comprehension section about The Prince's Trust charity organization. Students must complete sentences, answer multiple choice questions, and provide short answers based on an audio recording they will hear twice.

Key points:

• The Prince's Trust was established in 1976
• It offers free courses to help people get jobs
• Questions cover topics like the Trust's programs and mentoring

Example: One question asks students to identify that Bob Clewley is a retired policeman who now volunteers as a mentor.

Highlight: The listening section tests students' ability to extract specific information and main ideas from an audio text.

Page 3: Reading Comprehension Section

This page begins the reading comprehension section about the BBC2 series "Generation Gifted". Students must read a text and complete tasks based on the information provided.

Key details about the show:

• Follows six 13-14 year old academically gifted students from disadvantaged backgrounds
• Tracks their progress over 3 years leading to GCSE exams
• Explores social mobility and challenges faced by these students
• Filmed in areas with below average university attendance rates

Quote: "Why is it that half of the children who come from disadvantaged backgrounds don't do so well at GCSE?"

Definition: Social mobility refers to the ability for individuals to improve their social and economic status, regardless of their background.

Part C: Reading Comprehension Component

The reading section features content about BBC2's Generation Gifted series, focusing on academically gifted students from diverse socioeconomic backgrounds.

Quote: "Anne-Marie is 13 and lives in Port Talbot with her mum, stepdad and four younger siblings. She is one of the top students in her school year."

Highlight: The text emphasizes the relationship between academic potential and economic disadvantage.

Part D: Task Structure and Assessment

This section details the matching exercise where students connect paragraphs with appropriate headings and answer multiple-choice questions about the TV series.

Definition: Social mobility, a key theme in the text, refers to the ability to move between different social classes or economic levels.

Part E: Text Production Guidelines

The writing section presents two options for students: a blog entry about volunteering in Germany or an article about valuable skills learned in various contexts.

Highlight: The task requires approximately 250 words and emphasizes real-world communication skills.

Part F: Sample Blog Entry Structure

A model blog entry demonstrates the expected format and content for the volunteering topic, including introduction, main points, and conclusion.

Example: The sample discusses the FSJ (Freiwilliges Soziales Jahr) program and its benefits for young Germans.

Page 1: Exam Instructions for Special Performance Assessment in English

This page provides instructions for the Special Performance Assessment in English for 10th grade students at general education high schools in Saxony, Germany.

Key details:

• Exam consists of three mandatory parts: Listening comprehension, Reading comprehension, and Text production
• Total time allowed is 90 minutes
• Parts A and B are completed on the worksheet, Part C requires separate paper
• Students can complete Parts B and C in any order
• Allowed aids include bilingual and monolingual dictionaries

Highlight: The exam covers listening comprehension, reading comprehension, and text production skills.

Vocabulary: "Besondere Leistungsfeststellung" refers to the Special Performance Assessment exam.