ItalIanWritten examination

Wednesday 20 november 2019 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

21

21

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.

©VICTORIANCURRICULUMANDASSESSMENTAUTHORITY2019

SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2019

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. Wheredoesthisconversationoccur? 1mark

inashop

inRenzo’sroom

inatravelagency

inthelivingroom

b. WhyisRenzoinitiallysohappy?Providetworeasons. 2marks

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c. WhatinformationdoLuciaandRenzoprovideabouttheirmother? 3marks

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d. WhatfinallymotivatesLuciaandRenzotobuythepresentonline? 2marks

Reason for purchasing online

lucia

Renzo

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Question 2a. Completethefollowingtabletoshowthepositiveandnegative

effectsofonlineshoppingthatarementionedintheinterview. 4marks

Positive effects negative effects

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b. WhatevidencefromthetextsuggeststhatElisaiscommittedtoonlineshopping? 3marks

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tExt 2–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinEnGlISH. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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SECTION 1 – Part B–continued

Question 3a. Outlinethethree reasonswhythefemalespeakerisinitiallyagainst

theideaofcamping. Spiegaletreragionipercuil’interlocutricefemminileè

inizialmentecontrariaall’ideadelcampeggio.

b. Explainwhichfacilitiesthemalespeakerreferstoinordertoenticethefemalespeakertogodeluxecamping.

Spiegaaqualicomoditàl’interlocutoremaschilesiriferisceperinvogliarel’interlocutricefemminilealcampeggiodilusso.

Instructions for Section 1 – Part BText 3, Question 3(15marks)Youwillhearonetext.Thetextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirst andsecondplayingsofthetext.Youmaymakenotesatanytime.ListencarefullytothetextandthenanswerthequestionsinfullsentencesinITALIAN.Allanswersmustbebasedonthetext.

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TEXT 3–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinfullsentencesinITALIAN. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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c. Explainwhydeluxecampingistheidealsolutionforbothspeakers.

Spiegaperchéilcampeggiodilussorappresentalasoluzioneidealepertuttieduegliinterlocutori.

d. Explainthewordplayin‘stelle’. Spiegailgiocodiparoleriferitoa‘stelle’.

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SECTION 2 – Part A – continued

tExt 4–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinEnGlISH. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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SECtIOn 2 – Reading and responding

Instructions for Section 2 – Part atext 4, Question 4(20marks)ReadthetextandthenanswerthequestionsinEnGlISH.Allanswersmustbebasedonthetext.

tra passato e futuro

Iborghiitaliani,ovveropiccolipaesiconmenodicinquecentoabitanti,sonodasempreconsideraticustodidelpatrimoniostorico,artistico,gastronomicoeculturale.

Nelcorsodeltempoperòilfenomenodellariduzionedellapopolazionehacolpitogravementemoltidiquestiborghi,cherischianoquindididiventarepaesifantasmaediperderepersemprelaloroidentitàculturalecomeanchelelorotradizioniartigianali.

Ilmotivoprincipaledellospopolamentosonolepochepossibilitàperigiovani;quest’ultimiinfattiscappanoversolecittàdovecisonomaggioriopportunitàlavorative.Questocreauneffettoacatena:igiovaniscappano,ilnumerodigiovanifamigliediminuisce,lescuolechiudono,leattivitàcommercialifallisconoetuttiiservizispariscono.Così,nelgirodipochegenerazionirimangonosolopochianzianiavivereinquestiborghiisolati.Nonsemprelascarsaaccessibilitàèstataunosvantaggio,anzi,nelmedioevol’isolamentocostituivaunvantaggioinquantorendevailpaesedifficiledaconquistare.

Oggi,molteiniziativelocaliegovernativecercanodirisolverequestoproblemaperincoraggiarenuovamenteigiovaniaripopolareiborghi.Alcunicomunimettonosulmercatocasealprezzodiuneuroperattirarenuovefamiglie,altridannodegliaiutifinanziariachivuoleaprireun’attivitàcommerciale,altriancorastannoinvestendoneitrasportipubbliciperridurreledistanzeconicentripiùgrandi. Ilsuccessodiquesteiniziativeèdimostratodalfattochesemprepiùgiovani,stanchidellavitaincittà,scelganodiristabilirsineiborghi.Nonsoloneriscopronolecaratteristichestoricheeculturali,masoprattuttonerivitalizzanoletradizioniartigianalieartistiche.Proprioperquestooggiiborghistannodiventandometeturistichesemprepiùinvoga.

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Question 4a. Accordingtothetext,whatismeantby‘i borghi’? 1mark

b. Whatcouldhappenwhenthepopulationintheseareasdeclines? 3marks

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c. Completethefollowingdiagramtoshowthechaineffectofpopulationdeclineintheseareas.Ensurethatyourthreeresponsesarein logical order. 4marks

The city offers more jobopportunities.

Population decline

Schools close.

Young peopleleave.

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d. Atwhatpointinhistorywasisolationconsideredanadvantageandwhy? 2marks

e. Completethefollowingtabletoshowwhatisbeingdonetoaddresstheproblemofpopulationdeclineintheseareas. 6marks

Current initiatives Expected outcomes

f. Whatevidencesuggeststhatthecurrentinitiativesareworking?Providefourexamplestosupportyourresponse. 4marks

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SECtIOn 2 – Part B–continued

Instructions for Section 2 – Part Btext 5, Question 5(10marks)Readthetextandthenanswerthequestionsinfullsentencesin ItalIan.Allanswersmustbebasedonthetext.

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tExt 5–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinfullsentencesinItalIan. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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Question 5a. Inyourownwords,explainwhatthenewEuropeaninitiative

involves. Spiegaconparoletueinchecosaconsistelanuovainiziativa

europea.

b. Identifytherealpurposeofthisarticle.Includetwopiecesofevidencefromthearticletosupportyourresponse.

Identificailverointentodiquest’articolo.Includidueindizidaltestopergiustificarelatuarisposta.

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SECTION 3 – continued

Question 6WriteanevaluativereportforatravelassociationaboutaspecifictraditionorfestivalcelebratedinItalyandinAustralia.Describethesimilaritiesanddifferencesbetweenthesecelebrations,statingwhichoneyoupreferandwhy.

Scriviunrapportovalutativoperun’associazionediviaggiosuunaspecificatradizioneofestacelebratainItaliaeinAustralia.Descrivilesomiglianzeeledifferenzefraquestecelebrazioniespiegaqualepreferiscieperché.

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Question 7Youdiscoverthatyouarethemayorofyourmunicipalityforaday.Writeanimaginativestoryforyourschoolnewspaper,describingwhathappenedthatdayandhowyoumanagedtodealwithanunexpectedsituation.

Scopridiessereilsindacodeltuocomuneperungiorno.Scriviunastoriacreativaperilgiornalinodellascuolaincuidescrivichecosaèsuccessoinquelgiornoecomehaiaffrontatounasituazioneinaspettata.

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Question 8Writethescriptofaninformativespeechthatyouwillpresentatthenextparents’nighttoexplainhowyourexperienceofexchangeprogramshasenrichedyourlife.Includethreeexamplestosupportyourpointofview.

Scriviiltestodiundiscorsoinformativochepresenteraialprossimoincontroconigenitoriperspiegarecomeletueesperienzediscambioabbianoarrichitolatuavita.Includitreesempipergiustificareiltuopuntodivista.

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Question 9Writealettertoafriendinwhichyouspeakaboutanachievementyouareproudof.Describewhatyoudidandhowthisexperienceopenedupanewworldforyou.

Scriviunaletteraadunamico/un’amicanellaqualeparlidiuntraguardodicuiseiorgoglioso/a.Descrivicosahaifattoecomequestaesperienzahaapertounnuovomondoperte.

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SECTION 3 – Writing in Italian

Instructions for Section 3Questions 6–10(15marks)Answeronequestionin200–300wordsinITALIAN.Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.Spaceisprovidedonthefollowingpagetomakenotes.

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Writeyourresponseonthefollowingpages.

Question 10Aproposaltobanstreetartisunderconsideration.Writeanarticleforyourlocalnewspaper,persuadingreadersofyourpointofviewaboutstreetart.Includethreeexamplestosupportyourcase.

Èinconsiderazioneunapropostapervietarel’artedistrada.Scriviunarticoloperiltuogiornalelocaleperpersuadereilettorideltuopuntodivistasull’artedistrada.Includitreesempipersostenereiltuoragionamento.

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EnD OF SECtIOn 3

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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EnD OF QUEStIOn anD anSWER BOOK

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