Reference to specific features — AQA GCSE Bengali
Teaching note based on the AQA specification.
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Reference to specific features explained
This row sits under Communication strategies, not literary analysis.
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When a learner cannot recall an exact word, they keep the message going by naming a specific, recognisable feature of the thing they mean, so the listener or reader can identify it. The specification's own examples show the method: instead of the single noun for a particular food, a learner describes the dish by how it is cooked (রান্না করা); instead of the single noun for a particular woman, a learner points to her as the leading woman character (প্রধান নারী চরিত্র). The strategy is assessed as communication: does the description let the other person work out the intended item? A good answer names one concrete, distinguishing feature rather than a vague category, and stays within the topic being discussed.
Your focus
- Identify a specific feature that distinguishes an intended item when the exact word is unavailable.
- Select the option that best conveys meaning through a concrete feature rather than a vague category.
- Apply the strategy in Bengali to keep a message going within the topic of the task.
Reference to specific features exam tips
Marking Points
- Names one concrete, distinguishing feature of the intended item so a listener or reader can identify it.
- Keeps the message going when the exact word is unavailable instead of stopping or switching language.
- Chooses a feature that genuinely narrows the possibilities, such as how something is cooked or a person's role in a story.
- Stays within the topic and register of the task rather than drifting to an unrelated subject.
- Uses the description as a substitute for the missing word, not as a decorative comment on a text.
Examiner Tips
- 💡Practise naming a distinguishing feature for common topics such as food, people, places and objects before the exam.
- 💡In a multiple-choice item, choose the option that gives a concrete identifying feature rather than a broad category.
- 💡Keep the description short and in Bengali so it reads as fluent communication, not a list.
- 💡Check that your feature would let a listener pick out the right item from several similar ones.
Common Mistakes
- Treats the row as literary analysis and comments on imagery or structure; keep the focus on describing a specific feature to convey meaning.
- Offers a vague category such as 'food' or 'a woman'; narrow it with one distinguishing feature so the item can be identified.
- Abandons the message or switches to English when the word is missing; describe a feature and continue in Bengali.
- Describes several unrelated features at length; select the single most identifying feature and move on.