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ItalIanWritten examination
Wednesday 22 november 2017 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
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• 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.
©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2017
SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2017
STUDENT NUMBER
Letter
2017 ITALIANEXAM 2
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. Whereistheartistperforming? 1mark
b. WhydoesMatteoinsistthatAnnaaccompanyhim? 2marks
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c. WhenisGiadaVerdi’sconcertandatwhattimedoesitcommence? 2marks
d. HowdoesAnnarespondtotheinvitation? 2marks
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Question 2a. Tick()thecorrectbox. Apartfromthespeakers,whoelseisgoingtoGiadaVerdi’sconcert? 1mark
FrancescaandMatteo
AnnaandMatteo
AlessandroandFrancesca
AnnaandAlessandro
b. WhatdoesMatteodoforhisbrother?Why? 2marks
c. WhydoesMatteosuggestthatAnnatakehercar? 1mark
d. WhatevidencedowehavethatAnnadoesnotownacar? 1mark
e. Fillinthetablebelowwithinformationthatyouhavegatheredfromthetext. 3marks
Speaker Preferred exhibition
type of artwork exhibited
Matteo winterexhibition
Anna Renaissanceexhibition
Matteo’sbrother contemporaryexhibition
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tExt 2–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinEnGlISH. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.
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SECtIOn 1 – Part B–continued
Question 3a. Inwhatwayhassocialmediachangedourviewoffriendship? Comehannocambiatolanostraconcezionediamiciziaisocial
media?
b. WhatdoesSofiadotoprepareherlistenerssothattheycanreflectonthetopicoffriendship?
ChecosafaSofiaperpreparareiradioascoltatoriarifletteresultemadell’amicizia?
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–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinfullsentencesinItalIan. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.
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Question 4a. HowdoesDoctorPolifeelaboutbeinginterviewedtoday?Explain
why. ComesisenteilDottorPoliriguardoallasuaintervistadioggi?
Spiegaperché.
b. AccordingtoDoctorPoli,whatfactorshavetraditionallydeterminedwhowechooseasfriends?
SecondoilDottorPoli,qualifattorihannotradizionalmentedeterminatochiscegliamocomeamici?
c. Basedonthetext,whatarethetwomostimportantpiecesofadvicethatcouldbegiventosomeonewhomovestoanewcountryandwantstoformnewfriendships?
Basandotisultesto,qualisonoiduesuggerimentipiùimportantichedarestiaqualcunochesitrasferisceinunaltropaeseevuoletrovarenuoviamici?
d. BasedonDoctorPoli’sfinalpoint,whatistherelationshipbetweenfriendshipandself-perception?
SecondoilDottorPoli,qual’èlarelazionetraamiciziaepercezionediséstessi?
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.
Presentazione dell’albergo
Benvenutiall’albergoPanorama,palazzostoricod’inizioOttocentoerecentementeristrutturato.Nonostantesiavicinoalcentrocittà,l’albergoèl’idealeperchicercatranquillitàebuoncibo.IlbarOtto,famosopericocktail,èstatoilsetdelfamosofilmromanticoL’Incontro.IlristoranteMadreperla,gestitodallochefMario,èalprimopiano,comeilbar.Entrambisonoavostradisposizioneperunsempliceaperitivooperunacenasfarzosa,aunprezzoaccessibile.Ilnostropersonaleattentoespecializzatosoddisferàsubitotuttelevostrerichieste.
Lestanzesonospazioseearredateconstile.Alsecondopiano,lapalestrahaattrezzaturemodernissime,mentrealsestopianotrovereteun’ampiaterrazzapanoramica.L’attrazionepiùapprezzataèlabellissimaspiaggiaprivataconaccessoesclusivoalmare.Ilvostrosoggiornoinalbergosaràindimenticabileesicuramentevorretetornare.
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SECTION 2 – Part A – continuedTURN OVER
‘Rumore!’ 20 ottobre, (Pietro)
Buonalbergo,machiassoso.Laprimacamerachecihannoassegnatodavasullapiazzadelmercato…tropporumorosa.Solodoporipetuterichieste,ilpersonalecihadatounastanzapiùtranquilladovefinalmentecisiamogodutilavacanza.
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Recensioni
‘Che vacanza!’ 12 luglio, (Elio)
Loabbiamosceltoperlevacanzeestiveesiamorimastiveramentesoddisfattiperlasplendidavistasulmaredallaterrazza.Purtroppo,ilbarerasempreaffollatoequindinienteaperitivo!Ciononostante,ilpersonalediservizioèsemprestatomoltoprofessionale!Torneremosicuramente.
‘lasciate perdere!’ 10 ottobre, (anna)
Palazzostoricosì,maserviziovergognoso.Prezzieconomici…noncredo…gliaperitivicostavanoquantounacenainunristorantedelcentro!
‘Che tipo d’incontro!?’ 14 novembre, (Samantha)
Sembravailsetdiunfamosofilm…sì,dell’orrore!Esperienzanegativa.Sconsigliato.
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SECTION 2 – Part A – continued
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Question 5a. Whenwasthehotelconstructed? 1mark
b. Accordingtothehotel’sofficialinformation,forwhomisthehotelideal? 2marks
c. WhyisBarOttowellknown?Givetworeasons. 2marks
d. Completethefollowingtabletoshowwherethehotel’samenitiesarefound. 4marks
amenity Floor/level
firstfloor
BarOtto
secondfloor
PanoramaTerrace
e. Whatexclusivefeatureisofferedtohotelguests? 1mark
f. Pietro’sfirstimpressionofthehotelcontradictsthehotel’sofficialinformation.Explainwhy. 2marks
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g. ProvidesixexamplesofhowtheHotelPanoramadidordidnotmeetElio’sandAnna’sexpectations. 6marks
Clients Expectations met
Expectations not met
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h. HowwouldyoudescribethetoneofSamantha’sreview?Provideevidencefromthetexttosupportyourresponse. 2marks
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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.
Estratto di un discorso alla conferenza per giovani imprenditori
…iosonounimprenditoreinpensioneevedocheilmondodellavoroèinveloceevoluzione.Forseinfuturol’Uomonondovràpiùsacrificarsiperlapropriaprofessionecomefaora.Inpassato,specialmenteledonne,dovevanosceglieretraavereunapropriafamigliaefarecarriera.Perchédeveessereunasceltaenonsipuò,invece,avereentrambi?
Gliespertidiconocheinfuturocisarannomoltissimenuoveprofessioniecambieràl’approccioallavoro.Voi,giovaniimprenditori,sareteinnovatorisesapreteusareefficientementelerisorsetecnologichecome,adesempio,robot,droniecellulariperlevideoconferenze.Potretecrearecosìunfuturopiùvivibileperilavoratori.
Pensateci,chidicecheperesserepresentiallavorocisaràsemprebisognodiandareinufficio?Siamosicuricheperspostareglioggetticidebbaessereunapersonapresentesulluogo?Pernonparlarepoidiripetitiviprocessiproduttivichepotrebberoesserefattidamacchineautomatiche.
Rifletteteecreateunmondomigliorepervoieivostricollaboratori!
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Question 6a. Inthefirstparagraph,whatquestiondoestheauthorofthespeech
ask?Towhatissuedoesthequestionrefer? Chedomandasiponel’autoredeldiscorsonelprimoparagrafo?
Aqualequestionefariferimento?
b. Basingyouransweronthetext,writeaparagraphinwhichyouexplainhowtheauthorofthespeechwouldchangetheworldofworkforthebetter.Identifytwooftheresourcesmentionedinthetextandexplainhowtheycouldbeusedtoimproveworkers’lives.
Basandolatuarispostasultesto,scriviunparagrafonelqualespieghicomel’autoredeldiscorsocambierebbeilmondodellavoroperilmeglio.Parladiduedellerisorsemenzionateneltestoespiegacomepotrebberoessereusatepermigliorarelavitadeilavoratori.
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SECTION 3 – continued
Question 7Shortly,youwillbetravellingtoItalytoattendanimportanttraditionalItalianwedding.YouhavebeenapproachedbytheeditorofanItalo-Australiannewspapertodocumentthisexperience.Writeaninformativearticleoutliningwhereandwhenthecelebrationtookplace,whathappenedandyourexperienceofthisevent.
TrapochigiorniandraiinItaliaperassistereadunimportantematrimoniotradizionale.Tièstatochiestodaungiornaleitalo-australianodiscrivereunarticolocheincludadoveequandohaavutoluogol’evento,cosaèsuccessoecomeèstatal’esperienza.
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Question 8AsarecipientofascholarshiptoimproveyourknowledgeoftheItalianlanguage,youhavebeeninvitedtogotoItalytoaddressagroupoflocalYear12studentsatahighschoolinRome.Inyourspeech,evaluatethebenefitsofspeakingItalianinAustraliansociety.Writethetextofyourspeech.
Dopoaverricevutounaborsadistudioperilperfezionamentodellalinguaitaliana,seistatoinvitatoadandareinItaliaperparlareconstudentiitalianidiunascuolasuperiorediRoma.Neltuodiscorsovalutaivantaggidelsaperparlareitalianoall’internodellasocietàaustraliana.Scriviiltestodeltuodiscorso.
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Question 9YouhaverecentlyfoundandreadyouroldYear7journalandthishasmadeyoureflectonlifewhenyouwereyounger.Writeajournalentryinwhichyouconsiderhowtheworldaroundyouhaschangedandwhatskillsyouwillneedinthe21stcenturytoreachyourfutureobjectives.
Recentementehairitrovatoelettoiltuovecchiodiariocheaveviall’annosetteequestotihafattopensareallavitacheaveviquandoeripiùgiovane.Scriviunapaginadidiarionellaqualefaidelleriflessionisucomesiacambiatoilmondoattornoateediqualicompetenzeavraibisognonelventunesimosecoloperraggiungereituoiobiettivifuturi.
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Question 10Ayearago,yourfriendwonthelottery.Recountthestoryofhowherlifehaschangednowthatsheisverywealthy,andhowshehastreatedthoseclosetoher.
Unannofalatuamiglioreamicahavintoallalotteria.Adessocheèmoltoricca,raccontacomeleècambiatalavitaecomesiècomportataconlepersonealeivicine.
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SECtIOn 3 – Writing in Italian
Instructions for Section 3Questions 7–11(15marks)Answeronequestionin200–300wordsinItalIan.Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.Spaceisprovidedonthefollowingpagetomakenotes.
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SECTION 3 – continuedTURN OVER
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Writeyourresponseonthefollowingpages.
Question 11YouhavedecidedtotakeagapyearandtraveltoItalynextyear,butyouwouldnotliketotravelalone.YourbestfriendhasjustacceptedauniversityplaceinAustralia.Writealetterinwhichyouattempttopersuadeyourbestfriendtojoinyouonyouradventureinstead.
Perl’annoprossimohaidecisodiprendereunannosabbaticoeviaggiareinItalia,manonvorrestiviaggiaredasolo/a.Iltuomiglioreamico/Latuamiglioreamicahaappenaaccettatol’offertadifrequentareuncorsoall’universitàinAustralia.Scriviunaletteranellaqualeproviaconvincerlo/laavenireconteinquestaavventura.
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Ananswerbookisavailablefromthesupervisorifyouneedextrapapertocompleteananswer.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