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ITALIANWritten examination

Wednesday 16 November 2016 Reading time: 3.00 pm to 3.15 pm (15 minutes) Writing time: 3.15 pm to 5.15 pm (2 hours)

QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK

Structure of bookSection Number of

questionsNumber of questions

to be answeredNumber of

marksSuggested times

(minutes)

1 – Part A– Part B

22

22

1515

30

2 – Part A– Part B

11

11

2010

40

3 5 1 15 50Total 75 120

• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpeners,rulersandanyprintedmonolingualand/orbilingualdictionaryinoneortwoseparatevolumes.Dictionariesmaybeconsultedduringthereadingtimeandalsoduringtheexamination.

• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.

• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.

Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof17pages,includingassessment criteriaonpage17.

Instructions• Writeyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedaboveonthispage.• Writeallyouranswersinthespacesprovidedinthisquestionandanswerbook.Thespacesprovided

giveyouanideaofhowmuchyoushouldwrite.

Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room.

©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2016

SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2016

STUDENT NUMBER

Letter

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SECTION 1 – Part A – continued

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SECtIOn 1 – listening and responding

Instructions for Section 1 – Part atexts 1 and 2, Questions 1 and 2 (15marks)Youwillheartwotexts.Eachtextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirstandsecondplayingsofeachtext.Youmaymakenotesatanytime.ListencarefullytoeachtextandthenanswerthequestionsinEnGlISH.Allanswersmustbebasedonthetexts.

tExt 1–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinEnGlISH. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

Question 1a. Tick()thecorrectbox. Whatisthemainfocusofthisevent? 1mark

tourism

civicpride

homeliving

sustainability

b. Whichpavilionwouldappealtovisitorsinterestedinolderstyles? 1mark

c. Completethefollowingtablewiththeparticipatingcountriesandtheircontributiontotheevent.Oneexamplehasbeenprovided. 6marks

Country Contribution

Italy hosting the event

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Question 2a. Whathavetheorganisersprovidedtohelpvisitorsfindtheirway

aroundtheevent? 3marks

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b. Whatevidenceistherethattheorganisersoftheeventarecommittedtosustainability? 1mark

c. Whatservicesdoesthepostofficeprovide? 2marks

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d. Tick()thecorrectbox. Thetextyouhavejustheardis 1mark

aspeech.

aconversation.

anadvertisement.

anannouncement.

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TEXT 2–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinENGLISH. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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SECTION 1 – Part B–continued

Question 3AccordingtoDrFrancesco,howdoyouprepareforajobinterview?SecondoildottorFrancesco,comecisipreparaperuncolloquiodilavoro?

Instructions for Section 1 – Part BTexts 3 and 4, Questions 3 and 4(15marks)Youwillheartwotexts.Eachtextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirst andsecondplayingsofeachtext.Youmaymakenotesatanytime.ListencarefullytoeachtextandthenanswerthequestionsinfullsentencesinITALIAN.Allanswersmustbebasedonthetexts.

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TEXT 3–AnswerthefollowingquestioninfullsentencesinITALIAN. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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Question 4a. WhenisAliciahavingherinterview?Whatarethethreethings

thatareworryingher?Writeyouranswerinaparagraph. QuandofaràilcolloquioAlicia?Qualisonoletrecosechela

preoccupano?Rispondiscrivendounparagrafo.

b. HowdoesDrFrancescoreacttoAlicia’sconcerns? ComereagisceildottorFrancescoaidubbidiAlicia?

TEXT 4–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinfullsentencesinITALIAN. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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SECTION 2 – Part A – continued

TEXT 5–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinENGLISH. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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SECTION 2 – Reading and responding

Instructions for Section 2 – Part AText 5, Question 5(20marks)ReadthetextandthenanswerthequestionsinENGLISH.Allanswersmustbebasedonthetext.

Una strada a doppio senso

Gliemigrantiche,lasciatalaloroterra,vannoversoun’altranazionesperandodifarsiunanuovavita,vengonospessopercepitidachiliaccogliecomecolorochericevonotuttiibeneficioffertidaquelPaese.Inizialmente,questopuòsembrarevero.Tuttaviainuoviarrivatidevonoabituarsialnuovoambienteeaccettaremoltecosechesonoestraneeallalorocultura.Colpassardeltempo,però,siainuoviarrivaticheiresidentidanno,ricevono,insegnanoeimparanogliunidaglialtri.

Unesempiodicomeigruppietniciabbianoimparatogliunidaglialtrièladivulgazionedellacolturadell’ulivoinAustralia.Finoagliannicinquanta,grandissimeestensioniditerravenivanousatedaipionieribritannicicomepascoloperlepecoredicuiusavanosololalana.Oggi,invece,grazieall’influenzaitalianaancheillattedipecoravieneusatoperlaproduzionediformaggi.Apartiredaquelperiodo,degliemigrantiitalianicompraronoalcunidiquestiterreniconsideratiincoltivabilieiniziaronolacoltivazionedell’ulivo.Questoèstatopossibileanchegrazieall’aiutodegliindigeniaustralianicheavevanounaprofondaconoscenzadelterritorio,delclimaedellerisorseidriche.Questacollaborazionefragruppietnicihapermessoladiffusionedegliulivetieilsorgeredell’industriadell’oliod’olivainAustralia.Mentrenegliannicinquantal’oliod’olivaerausatopochissimoesipotevacompraresoloinfarmaciacomemedicina,oggifapartedelladietagiornalieraaustralianaeanchechinonprovienedalleareemediterraneesièconvertitoalsuouso.

Speriamochequestiscambiinterculturalicontinuinoarenderel’Australiasemprepiùriccaspiritualmente.

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Question 5a. Accordingtothetext,howdoresidentstendtoregardnew

arrivals? 1mark

b. Whichtwochallengesdomigrantsfacewhentheyarriveinanewcountry? 2marks

c. CompletethefollowingtabletoshowhowItalianmigrantsintroducednewapproachestolanduseandfarmanimalsinAustralia. 4marks

Before the arrival of Italian migrants

after the arrival of Italian migrants

land use

Farm animals

d. TheauthorreferstoaninvestmentthatItalianmigrantsmadeinthe1950s.Whatwasthisinvestmentandwhywasitsocourageous? 2marks

e. Whocontributedtothesuccessofthemigrants’ventureintheearlystages?Whatwastheircontributionandwhatfactorsdidthiscontributionrelateto? 5marks

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f. Italianmigrantshelpedtochangeperceptionsofaproduct.Whatwasthatproductandhowdidperceptionschange? 3marks

g. Whatsocialfactorensuredthesuccessofthisventure? 1mark

h. Whatistheauthor’svisionforthefuture? 1mark

i. Whatmessagedoesthetitleofthearticleconvey? 1mark

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SECtIOn 2 – Part B–continued

Instructions for Section 2 – Part Btext 6, Question 6(10marks)Readthetextandthenanswerthequestionsinfullsentencesin ItalIan.Allanswersmustbebasedonthetext.

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tExt 6–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinfullsentencesinItalIan. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

Agata

Scambio di Messaggi

GiovanniSei andato a calcetto?

Ci vediamo tra poco?

Si amore, ho appena finito!

Non posso . Mi devo preparare per l’interrogazione di storia. Tu che fai?Niente, ti pensavo. Dovevo

uscire con Manuela, ma ha il raffreddore e mi ha lasciato in asso . Dovrei passare a trovarla? Meglio che le stai distante

sennò ti ammali anche tu!Mah, l’ho vista stamattina e non mi sembrava raffreddata… Boh, mi è sembrata un po’ strana, come se stesse mentendo… Manuela non direbbe una

bugia di proposito…Come mai sei così sicuro?

Nn1 so, fra tutte le tue amiche è quella più simpatica…

Ah sì?Devo andare amore, sono in spogliatoio e devo ancora farmi la doccia.

T 62 ricordato lo shampoo e l’asciugamano?

Sì, xké3?Hai lasciato il borsone di calcetto a scuola ieri! Hai ritrovato il portafoglio? ?? Cm4 cavolo fai a sapere che

l’ho perso??

Che guastafeste! Allora... buon compleanno per domani! TVTB5!

Sono qui in profumeria e ti ho appena visto scegliere un profumo con Manuela e alla fine ha dovuto pagare lei.

1Nn–non 2T6–tisei 3xké–perché4Cm–come 5TVTB–tivogliotantobene

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Question 6a. WhydoesGiovanninotwantAgatatogotoManuela’splace?How

doeshetrytoconvincehernottogo? PerchéGiovanninonvuolecheAgatavadaacasadiManuela?

Comecercadiconvincerlaanonandare?

b. WhydoesAgatathinkthatGiovanniishidingsomething?Writeyouranswerinaparagraph.

PerchéAgatapensacheGiovannistianascondendoqualcosa?Rispondiscrivendounparagrafo.

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SECTION 3 – continued

Question 7Musicisoftenregardedasthesoundtrackoflife:differentstagesoflife,differentmusic.WriteanarticlebasedonyourownpersonalexperienceforthemagazineYouth and Wellbeinginwhichyoudescribehowyourconnectionwithmusichaschangedfromwhenyouwereachilduntilnow.

Spessolamusicaèvistacomelacolonnasonoradellavita:stadidivitadiversi,musicadiversa.ScriviunarticolobasatosullatuaesperienzapersonaleperlarivistaGioventù e Benessereincuidescrivicom’ècambiatoiltuorapportoconlamusicadaquandoeribambino/aadoggi.

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Question 8YouarewalkinginaforestinItalywhenyoucomeuponsomeancientrockpaintings.Thismakesyouimaginethelifestylesofthepast.Writeastorydescribingatypicaldayinthelifeoftheseancientpeopleforthe‘FantasyTales’literarycompetition.

CamminiinunboscoinItaliaquandotiimbattiindellepitturerupestri.Questotiportaadimmaginareglistilidivitadelpassato.Scriviunastoriaincuidescriviunagiornatatipicanellavitadiquestepopolazionianticheperilconcorsoletterario‘RaccontiFantastici’.

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Question 9Thisyear,yourschoolishostingagroupofItalianstudents.WritethetextofaspeechinwhichyouseektopersuadethemtoinvolvethemselvesfullyintheAustralianwayoflife.

Quest’anno,latuascuolaospitaungruppodistudentiitaliani.Scriviiltestodeldiscorsoincuicercheraidipersuaderliainserirsipienamentenelmododivivereaustraliano.

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Question 10Youaredoingasportmanagementcoursethatrequiresyoutokeepajournalwithyourreflectionsonyourdailyclasses.Today’stopicwas:‘Sportistheuniversallanguageofnations.’Writeaninformativejournalentryshowinghowsportcanovercomeculturalbarriers.

Staiseguendouncorsodigestionedellosportchetirichiededitenereundiarioconletueriflessionisullelezionidelgiorno.L’argomentodioggiera:‘Losportèlalinguauniversaledellenazioni.’Scriviunapaginadidiarioinformativaincuidimostricomelosportpossasuperarelebarriereculturali.

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SECtIOn 3 – Writing in Italian

Instructions for Section 3Questions 7–11(15marks)Answeronequestionin200–300wordsinItalIan.Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.Spaceisprovidedonthefollowingpagetomakenotes.

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Writeyourresponseonthefollowingpages.

Question 11Technologyhasbroughtmanychangestoeducation.WriteareportfortheParents’Councilinwhichyoudiscussandevaluatethecurrentroleoftheschoollibraryinviewofthesechanges.

Latecnologiahaportatomolticambiamentiall’istruzionescolastica.ScriviunarelazioneperilConsigliodeiGenitoriincuidiscutievalutiilruoloattualedellabibliotecascolastica,tenendoinconsiderazionequesticambiamenti.

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Question no.

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Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextrapapertocompleteyouranswer.Pleaseensureyouwriteyourstudent numberinthespaceprovidedonthefrontcoveroftheanswerbook.At the end of the examination, place the answer book inside the front cover of this question and answer book.

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Assessment criteria

Section 1 – Listening and responding

Part A• thecapacitytounderstandandconveygeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts

Part B• thecapacitytounderstandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts• thecapacitytoconveyinformationaccuratelyandappropriately

Section 2 – Reading and responding

Part A• thecapacitytounderstandandconveygeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts

Part B• thecapacitytounderstandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts• thecapacitytoconveyinformationaccuratelyandappropriately

Section 3 – Writing in Italian• relevance,breadthanddepthofcontent• appropriatenessofstructureandsequence• accuracy,rangeandappropriatenessofvocabularyandgrammar