ATG: Thresholds for Distinction, Merit and Pass Thresholds

20.1.03

Listening and Reading Aloud/Speaking

Module 1
(i) Listen to tape in Manx and answer written questions in Manx using Manx:
D-65%, M-55%, P-45%
(ii) Read aloud from prepared text in Manx on chosen topic:
D-80%, M-60%, P-45%

Module 4
(i) Listen to tape in Manx and write discussion paper in Manx:
D-80%, M-60%, P-45%
(ii) Oral test:
D-80%, M-60%, P-45%


Reading and Writing

Module 2
(i) Translate letter in Manx into English, then reply in Manx:
D-65%, M-55%, P-45%
(ii) In English, summarise a passage in Manx:
D-65%, M-55%, P-45%

Module 5
(i) Given an article in Manx, write a summary/report in in Manx:
D-80%, M-65%, P-50%
(ii) Translate into accurate English three texts in Manx plus a longer text in Manx:
D-65%, M-55%, P-45%


Society and Culture

Module 3
(i) Contemporary References: write answers in English to questions in English on numbers of short texts in Manx concerning current issues in the Isle of Man:
D-80%, M-65%, P-50%
(ii) Project in Manx: write 1500-2000 words in Manx on chosen topic:
D-80%, M-65%, P-50%

Module 6
Long project or two short projects in Manx on chosen topic:
D-80%, M-65%, P-50%
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SUMMARY OF THRESHOLDS

For specific marking schemes: D-65%, M-55%, P-45%

For descriptive marking schemes (orals and essays): D-80%, M-60%, P-45%

For projects and Contemporary References: D-80%, M-65%, P-50%