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How many marks is Paper 1 (SL) worth, and on how many criteria?
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Out of 30, on three criteria (A, B and C).
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What does Criterion A reward, and how many marks?
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Criterion A — Language /12: the range and accuracy of your vocabulary and grammar.
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What does Criterion B reward, and how many marks?
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Criterion B — Message /12: covering every part of the task, developing each idea, and organising it logically.
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What does Criterion C reward, and how many marks?
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Criterion C — Conceptual understanding /6: the right text type, register and tone for the reader, with its conventions.
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How many marks is each criterion worth in total?
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A Language /12 · B Message /12 · C Conceptual /6 = /30.
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register
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how formal or informal your language is — matched to who is reading
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conventions
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the features a text type needs (a blog title, an email greeting and sign-off, a headline…)
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cohesion
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how connectors and paragraphs link your ideas smoothly
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How do you earn marks on Criterion A (Language)?
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Use varied, task-appropriate vocabulary and a mix of basic and more complex grammar, accurately — an idiom can reach the top band.
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How do you earn marks on Criterion B (Message)?
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Cover every bullet of the prompt, develop each idea with a detail/example, and organise it logically.
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How do you earn marks on Criterion C (Conceptual)?
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Choose the right text type, use its conventions, and match register and tone to the reader.
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Which criterion does a blog title or an email sign-off earn?
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Criterion C — Conceptual understanding (a text-type convention).
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Why is Criterion C the cheapest to protect?
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The right form, greeting, sign-off and register cost nothing and bank up to 6 marks — but the wrong form throws them away.
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What happens to Criterion B if you miss a bullet in the prompt?
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Missing a bullet caps your Message mark — always cover EVERY part of the task.
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