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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

• 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.

©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2017

SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2017

STUDENT NUMBER

Letter

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SECTION 1 – Part A – continued

Youmaymakenotes inthisspace.

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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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.


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?


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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.


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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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

Elio •

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Anna • •

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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.



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.

OR

Question 8AsarecipientofascholarshiptoimproveyourknowledgeoftheItalianlanguage,youhavebeeninvitedtogotoItalytoaddressagroupoflocalYear12studentsatahighschoolinRome.Inyourspeech,evaluatethebenefitsofspeakingItalianinAustraliansociety.Writethetextofyourspeech.

Dopoaverricevutounaborsadistudioperilperfezionamentodellalinguaitaliana,seistatoinvitatoadandareinItaliaperparlareconstudentiitalianidiunascuolasuperiorediRoma.Neltuodiscorsovalutaivantaggidelsaperparlareitalianoall’internodellasocietàaustraliana.Scriviiltestodeltuodiscorso.

OR

Question 9YouhaverecentlyfoundandreadyouroldYear7journalandthishasmadeyoureflectonlifewhenyouwereyounger.Writeajournalentryinwhichyouconsiderhowtheworldaroundyouhaschangedandwhatskillsyouwillneedinthe21stcenturytoreachyourfutureobjectives.

Recentementehairitrovatoelettoiltuovecchiodiariocheaveviall’annosetteequestotihafattopensareallavitacheaveviquandoeripiùgiovane.Scriviunapaginadidiarionellaqualefaidelleriflessionisucomesiacambiatoilmondoattornoateediqualicompetenzeavraibisognonelventunesimosecoloperraggiungereituoiobiettivifuturi.

OR

Question 10Ayearago,yourfriendwonthelottery.Recountthestoryofhowherlifehaschangednowthatsheisverywealthy,andhowshehastreatedthoseclosetoher.

Unannofalatuamiglioreamicahavintoallalotteria.Adessocheèmoltoricca,raccontacomeleècambiatalavitaecomesiècomportataconlepersonealeivicine.

OR

SECtIOn 3 – Writing in Italian

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

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SECTION 3 – continuedTURN OVER

Youmaymakenotesinthisspace.

Writeyourresponseonthefollowingpages.

Question 11YouhavedecidedtotakeagapyearandtraveltoItalynextyear,butyouwouldnotliketotravelalone.YourbestfriendhasjustacceptedauniversityplaceinAustralia.Writealetterinwhichyouattempttopersuadeyourbestfriendtojoinyouonyouradventureinstead.

Perl’annoprossimohaidecisodiprendereunannosabbaticoeviaggiareinItalia,manonvorrestiviaggiaredasolo/a.Iltuomiglioreamico/Latuamiglioreamicahaappenaaccettatol’offertadifrequentareuncorsoall’universitàinAustralia.Scriviunaletteranellaqualeproviaconvincerlo/laavenireconteinquestaavventura.

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SECTION 3 – continued

Question no.

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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

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