Theme 1: Identity and culture - Topic 1: Me, my family and friends — AQA GCSE Bengali
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Theme 1: Identity and culture - Topic 1: Me, my family and friends explained
This topic asks you to describe and discuss the people closest to you: who is in your family, what each person is like, what you do together and how you get on with friends.
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A strong extended response names specific people, gives a concrete example of shared activity or a disagreement, and states your opinion with a reason. Build sentences with a clear subject, a verb that agrees with that subject in person and honorific level, and time or frequency words such as regularly or last week. Bengali adjectives stay the same whatever the noun's gender or number, so describe a kind mother and kind brothers with the same adjective form; put your effort into verb endings, pronouns and polite versus familiar address instead. Link ideas with connectors of reason, contrast and addition, and finish by answering the question directly rather than trailing off.
Your focus
- Describe family members and friends with accurate adjectives and correctly agreeing verbs
- Give a concrete example of a shared activity or a disagreement involving named people
- State and justify a personal opinion about relationships with family or friends
Theme 1: Identity and culture - Topic 1: Me, my family and friends exam tips
Marking Points
- Names specific family members and friends and states the relationship of each person to the writer
- Describes personality and appearance with adjectives that keep one unchanged form regardless of the noun's gender or number
- Gives a concrete example of a shared activity, such as a meal, a trip or helping at home, with a clear agent for each action
- Explains how the writer gets on with a named person and supports the point with a reason or a short incident
- Uses verbs that agree with their subject in person and honorific level throughout the response
- States a personal opinion about family or friendship and justifies it rather than merely asserting it
- Links ideas with connectors of reason, contrast and addition so the response reads as a connected whole
Examiner Tips
- 💡Plan two or three paragraphs before writing: family, friends, and your opinion with a reason
- 💡Include at least one specific example of something you do together, because concrete detail carries more weight than general statements
- 💡Check every verb against its subject for person and honorific level before you finish, since this is where marks are most easily lost
- 💡Answer the question in your final sentence so the response has a clear conclusion
Common Mistakes
- Changes an adjective ending to match the gender of the person described; keep one adjective form and check verb agreement instead
- Leaves verbs in a form that does not match the subject's person or honorific level; re-read each clause and adjust the verb
- Lists family members without any activity or opinion; add one concrete shared event and one justified view
- Writes only about friends or only about family; address both parts of the topic