Russian

Assessment

Year 1 Unit 1 – Assessment: 8-10 minute assessment in two sections. Section A requires students to respond to four Edexcel set questions. Section B requires the teacher to engage the student in a discussion Unit 2 – Assessment: 2 hour 30 minute paper in three sections. Section A requires students to listen to a range of authentic recorded Russian language material and to retrieve and convey information given in the recording. Section B requires students to read authentic Russian language printed materials and to retrieve and convey information. Section C requires students to write 150–165 words in the form of a letter, report or article in Russian based on a short printed Russian-language stimulus. Year 2 Unit 3 – Assessment: 11-13 minute assessment Students first outline their chosen issue for about one minute, adopting a definite stance towards the issue. They should then defend and justify their opinions for up to four minutes. Unit 4 – Assessment: 2 hour 30 minute paper in three sections. Section A: A short written translation exercise to test students’ ability to transfer meaning from English into Russian effectively. Section B: A Russian-language essay in response to one from a choice of seven questions, linked to the prescribed general topic areas, that invite either discursive or creative writing. Section C: A research-based essay in Russian (180–200 words) to reward students for Russian-language research skills linked to an area of interest to the student that relates to the culture and/or society of a Russian language country, countries or community.