2470
Centre Number
Student Number2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Italian Beginners
General Instructions
•Readingtime–10minutes
•Workingtime–2hoursand30minutes
•Writeusingblackpen
•Monolingualand/orbilingualprintdictionariesmaybeused
•WriteyourCentreNumberandStudentNumberatthetopofthispageandpages5,7,11,15,19and21
Total marks – 80
Section I Pages2–6
30 marks
•AttemptQuestions1–11
•Thissectionshouldtakeapproximately40minutes
Section II Pages7–17
30 marks
•AttemptQuestions12–16
•Allowabout1hourforthissection
Section III Pages19–22
20 marks
Thissectionhastwoparts,PartAandPartB
•Allowabout50minutesforthissection
PartA–10marks
•AttemptQuestions17–18
PartB–10marks
•AttempteitherQuestion19orQuestion20
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Section I — Listening
30 marksAttempt Questions 1–11This section should take approximately 40 minutes
YouwillhearELEVENtexts.Eachtextwillbereadtwice.Therewillbeapauseafterthefirstreadinginwhichyoumaymakenotes.However,youmaymakenotesatanytime.Youwillbegivenadequatetimeafterthesecondreadingtocompleteyouranswer.AnswerthequestionsinENGLISHinthespacesprovided.Thesespacesprovideguidancefortheexpectedlengthofresponse.Inthecaseofmultiple‑choicequestions,ticktheboxthatcorrespondstothecorrectresponse.YoumayproceedtoSectionIIassoonasyouhavefinishedQuestion11.
Candidate’s Notes
Question 1 (1mark)
Whoisdrivingthegreencar? 1
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Question 2 (2marks)
WhydoesSara’sfatherobjecttoherrequest? 2
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Question 3 (1mark)
Whereisthisconversationtakingplace? 1
(A) Athome
(B) Atschool
(C) Inthecar
(D) Atthecinema
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Question 4 (2marks)
WhyhasMrRossileftthismessage? 2
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Question 5 (2marks)
Whydoesthewomanbecomeangry? 2
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Question 6 (3marks)
CompletethefollowingtablewithMissDanieli’sholidayrequests.
Departure month September
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Question 7 (3marks)
ExplainwhyMarcoisunlikelytoattendtraining. 3
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Question 8 (3marks)
Whowouldbeinterestedinthisadvertisement? 3
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Candidate’s Notes
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2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Italian Beginners
Section I — Listening (continued)
Question 9 (4marks)
Explainwhytheprincipalismakingthisspeech. 4
Question 10 (4marks)
SummariseStefano’sopinionsontheproposedproject. 4
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Question 11 (5marks)
Which job is Lorenzo more likely to accept? Support your answerwithreferencetothetext.
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You may now proceed to Section II
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Centre Number
Student Number
2472
2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Italian Beginners
Section II — Reading
30 marksAttempt Questions 12–16Allow about 1 hour for this section
Readthetexts,thenanswerthequestionsinENGLISHinthespacesprovided.Thesespacesprovideguidancefortheexpectedlengthofresponse.
Question 12 (2marks)
Readthetext,thenanswerthequestionthatfollows.
AVVISO
GentileClientela,
L’ufficiopostaledelquartiereMartinoèchiusoper ferieper15giornidal7agosto.
Ipacchipossonoessereritiratiall’ufficiopostaleinViaDueTorri.
Whatisthepurposeofthissign? 2
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Question 13 (5marks)
Readthetext,thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
Text message 1
Giulia, 19:37Mamma,quandotorni?Hofame!
Text message 2
Mamma, 19:41Sonofuoriconun’amica.Preparatilacenadasolaemettiinordinedopo.
Text message 3
Giulia, 19:42Non è giusto! Mi chiedi sempre dicucinare!Vadoaprendereunkebabelacasalapuliscitu!
(a) WhydidGiuliatexthermotherinitially? 2
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(b) HowdidGiuliareacttohermother’sresponse? 3
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Question 14 (6marks)
Readthefollowingblog,thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
PaoloBelloCiao a tutti. Sono Paolo e sono confuso. Tutti mi stanno dicendo quello chedevo fareall’università l’annoprossimo.Miopadreèconvintochediventeròuningegnerecomeluiequindidevofrequentarelafacoltàdiingegneria.
Maadessoamolastoriaanticael’arteevorreicontinuareastudiarle.Imieigenitoriedimieiprofessoriperòcontinuanoaripeterechelorosannoquellochedevofare.Parlanodelmiofuturosenzaconsiderareimieisognielemiepreferenze.Equestaèlacosachemiirritadipiù!
Cosafaccio?Rischiodifarmaleallamiafamigliaeaimieiprofessorioppureseguoiloroconsigli?
Sofia_stellaSolotuticonoscidavvero!Nonascoltarenessuno,lavitaèlatua.Èbruttostudiaremateriechenontipiaccionoedèancorapiùbruttononascoltareiltuocuore.
FrancoBolloNonsonod’accordoconSofia.Iononhoascoltatoimieiprofessoriehofattosceltesbagliateperchéerogiovaneedimpulsivo.Ricordachelorosonopiùespertiditeechequellecheoggisonoletuepassioniforsedomaninonlosaranno.
(a) WhyisPaoloBellofeelingfrustrated? 3
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(b) ComparetheadvicefromSofia_stellaandFrancoBollo. 3
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Centre Number
Student Number
2473
2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Italian Beginners
Section II — Reading (continued)
Question 15 (7marks)
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Question 15 (7marks)
Readthetext,thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
Una Conversazione Online
Donatella: Tina, non indovinerai chi ho incontrato ieri sera! Ti ricordiClaudioPazzini?Luieranellanostraclasseallescuoleelementari.
Tina: Certo che mi ricordo di lui. Era orribile! Mi prendeva sempreingiroperchéportavogliocchiali.Eungiornoharubatoilmiopranzo!
Donatella: Davvero? Io mi ricordo che era molto divertente a scuola –scherzava sempre con tutti – compagni e insegnanti e facevaquelleimitazionibuffissime.AmepiacevatantoClaudio.
Tina: Tiassicurochenoneraaffattosimpatico.
Donatella: Dimentichiamo il passato. Claudio mi ha chiesto di te e hasuggerito di cenare insieme una sera. Gli piacerebbe tantorivederti.
Tina: Non includermi nei vostri progetti. Io non voglio rivedereClaudioPazzinimaipiù!
Donatella: Ma, Tina, siamo tutti adulti adesso. La scuola elementare eramoltotempofa.Inrealtà,adessoluièmoltosocievoleeperfinoaffascinante e secondomevoi andretemoltod’accordo adessoperchétuttieduestudiaterecitazioneeadorateglisportestremi.Avetemoltoincomune,oraportaancheluigliocchiali…
Tina: Vabene.Civerrò.Forsenonsaràcosìbrutto.
Question 15 continues on page 13
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Question15(continued)
(a) WheredidTina,DonatellaandClaudiomeet? 1
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(b) HowdoTina’sandDonatella’smemoriesofClaudiodiffer? 3
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Centre Number
Student Number
2474
2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Italian Beginners
Section II — Reading (continued)
Question 16 (10marks)
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Question 16 (10marks)
Readthetext,thenanswerthequestionsthatfollow.
Se uno straniero pensa all’Italia, dice ‘pizza, pasta e calcio’. Certo, gli italiani sonoormaifamosidaanniperlaloropassioneeperlalorobravuranellosportdelcalcio,maèdavveroun’ossessionepertutti?Secondoidatiraccoltil’annoscorsoilcalcioèancoralosportpiùpopolareinItalia,mac’èunagrandedifferenzatrasportpraticatiequelliseguiti.Pianopianoilcalcioèdiventatopiùunargomentodidiscussionechedigioco,intantiguardanolepartiteintv,masempremenogiocanounapartita.
Oggigiorno il calcio rappresentaungirodimilioni di euro, i grandi sponsor a livelloprofessionisticocontinuanoainvestire troppisoldinelcalcioe innessun’altraattività.Inoltre,glistadisonomoltospessoambitodiviolenzaedisloganoffensivi.
In verità ci sono moltissime altre attività sportive che sono estremamente praticate eseguite.Lapallavolo,ladanza,iltennisemoltisportacquaticisonofraipiùpraticatidagiovaniedadultiecontinuanoacrescere.Lamaggiorpartedellescuolesuperiorigiocaapallavoloeapallacanestroetuttelecittàhannopiscinefrequentatissime.
Ineffetti,ultimamentemoltissimiatletiitalianidivarisportstannovincendomoltepiùmedaglieecoppeche i calciatori.Pensiamoagli sciatori, alle squadredipallanuotoeai grandissimi campioni di scherma e addirittura alla nostra squadra di rugby che haraggiuntoilcampionatomondiale.
E allora perché ancora veniamo ricordati solo per il calcio quando si parla di sport el’Italia?Èoradipubblicizzarealrestodelmondoilnostroorgoglioeilnostroamoreperglialtrisport,facciamovedereatuttilarealtàsportivaitaliana.
Insomma,facciamosapereatuttiquantichenontuttigliitalianimangianolapastaolapizzatuttiigiorniperchéforsepreferisconoaltro,cosìèancheconlosport.
Vittoria CarneVale
(a) Accordingtothewriter,whataretheissuesfacingsoccerinItalytoday? 3
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Question16(continued)
(b) According to thewriter,what is thecurrent realityof sport in Italy?Supportyouranswerwithreferencetothetext.
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(c) Explainthereferenceto‘pizza,pastaandsoccer’. 2
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Centre Number
Student Number
2475
2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Italian Beginners
Section III — Writing in Italian20 marksAllow about 50 minutes for this section
Part A – 10 marksAttempt Questions 17–18
Answerthequestionsinthespacesprovided.Thesespacesprovideguidancefortheexpectedlengthofresponse.
Youranswerswillbeassessedonhowwellyou:
n communicaterelevantideasandinformation
n writetextappropriatetoaudience,purposeandcontext
n structureandsequenceideasandinformation
n demonstratecontrolofvocabularyandlanguagestructuresinItalian
Question 17 (4marks)
YouwanttomeetafriendonFridaynight.Writeamessagetoarrangethemeeting.Writeapproximately50wordsinITALIAN.
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Question 18 (6marks)
YourItalianteacherhasaskedyoutotalktoyourclassaboutyourfavouritesubjectatschool.Writethescriptofyourtalk.Writeapproximately75wordsinITALIAN.
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Centre Number
Student Number
2476
2015 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
Italian Beginners
Section III (continued)
Part B – 10 marksAttempt either Question 19 or Question 20
Answer the question in the space provided. This space provides guidance for the expectedlengthofresponse.
Writeapproximately125wordsinITALIAN.
Youranswerwillbeassessedonhowwellyou:
n communicaterelevantideasandinformation
n writetextappropriatetoaudience,purposeandcontext
n structureandsequenceideasandinformation
n demonstratecontrolofarangeofvocabularyandlanguagestructuresinItalian
Question 19 (10marks)
Hai fatto una vacanza che non ti è piaciuta. Scrivi un email a un amico/un’amica raccontando la tua esperienza.
Youhavebeenonaholidaythatyoudidnotenjoy.Writeanemailtoafriendtellinghim/heraboutyourexperience.
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Question 20 (10marks)
Durante le vacanze hai fatto un lavoro che non ti è piaciuto. Scrivi un email a un amico/un’amica raccontando la tua esperienza.
Duringtheholidaysyouhadajobthatyoudidnotlike.Writeanemailtoafriendtellinghim/heraboutyourexperience.
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