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Specimen 2019 Morning Time allowed: 45 minutes You will need no other materials. Instructions • Use black ink or black ball-point pen. • Fill in the boxes at the bottom of this page. • Answer all questions. • You must answer all the questions in the spaces provided. Do not write on blank pages. • In Section A, answer the questions in English. In Section B, answer the questions in Italian.

In Section C, translate the passage into English. • Do all rough work in this answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information • The marks for questions are shown in brackets. • The maximum mark for this paper is 60. • You must not use a dictionary.

GCSE ITALIAN Foundation Tier Paper 3 Reading

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Please write clearly, in block capitals, to allow character computer recognition. Centre number Candidate number Surname Forename(s) Candidate signature

SPECIMEN MATERIAL

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Section A Questions and answers in English

0 1 Personal profile

A friend shows you this profile of a young Italian.

Complete the information about Gianni in English:

Name: ______________________________________________________________

0 1 . 1 Lives in: _____________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

0 1 . 2 Number of brothers and sisters: __________________________________________ [1 mark]

0 1 . 3 Personality: __________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

0 1 . 4 Hobbies (give two examples):

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0 1 . 5 Ambition: ____________________________________________________________ [1 mark]

Gianni Marchini

Nome: Gianni Cognome: MARCHINI Io abito in città con la mia famiglia; i miei nonni, invece, abitano in campagna. Ho tre fratelli più grandi che lavorano negli Stati Uniti e una sorella più piccola. Lei è molto vivace ma io sono più calmo.

A lei piace giocare a calcio,mentre a me, nel mio tempo libero, piace ascoltare musica, leggere libri – soprattutto d’avventura – e giocare a pallacanestro. I miei fratelli sono tutti insegnanti ma io vorrei diventare medico.

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0 2 A story You come across this excerpt from a short story by Ida Baccini.

0 2 . 1 Attilio is …

A looking at a picture in a magazine.

B watching a programme on TV.

C drawing a picture of his father.

Write the correct letter in the box. [1 mark] 0 2 . 2 From the information in the text, complete the sentence in English.

The animal has three _____________________ and one _____________________ .

[2 marks]

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0 3 An invitation You receive this text message from a friend.

0 3 . 1 Which day is Giacomo free?

[1 mark] 0 3 . 2 What time does the film start?

[1 mark] 0 3 . 3 Where exactly does he suggest they meet?

[1 mark] 0 3 . 4 At what time?

[1 mark] 0 3 . 5 What will he do this evening?

[1 mark]

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0 4 Healthy and unhealthy living You read Marco’s blog.

Write the correct letter(s) in each box:

H (healthy)

U (unhealthy)

or H+U (both healthy and unhealthy).

0 4 . 1 How would Marco describe his lifestyle?

[1 mark] 0 4 . 2 How would he describe Lorenzo’s lifestyle?

[1 mark]

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Write the correct letter in each box:

M (Marco)

L (Lorenzo)

or S (Silvia).

Who …

0 4 . 3 loves sweet things?

[1 mark] 0 4 . 4 likes watching sport?

[1 mark] 0 4 . 5 likes fast food but does not eat it?

[1 mark] 0 4 . 6 does some exercise every morning?

[1 mark] 0 4 . 7 eats a lot of crisps?

[1 mark] 0 4 . 8 thinks eating cakes every day is not a good thing?

[1 mark]

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0 5 The environment You see these environmental notices. What does each notice encourage you to do? Write the correct letter in each box.

A recycle

B reduce air pollution

C reduce noise

D conserve heat

E save water

F use paper rather than plastic

Vi consigliamo di …

0 5 . 1

[1 mark] 0 5 . 2

[1 mark] 0 5 . 3

[1 mark] 0 5 . 4

[1 mark]

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0 6 Future careers

You find a question about future careers posted on a magazine’s social network webpage. Read some of the responses it has received.

Il tuo lavoro futuro: secondo te, qual

è l’aspetto più importante?

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Which of the following aspects is the most important for each person? Write the correct letter in each box.

A being well-paid

B working flexible hours

C having a nice boss

D getting on well with colleagues

E job security

F long holidays

G working outside

H meeting people

Gino

[1 mark] 0 6 . 1

Marisa

[1 mark] 0 6 . 2

Francesco

[1 mark] 0 6 . 3

Sonia

[1 mark] 0 6 . 4

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0 7 In school

You read this extract from a story by De Amicis.

Answer the questions in English.

0 7 . 1 What could the author see through the window?

[1 mark] 0 7 . 2 When exactly does the extract take place?

[1 mark] 0 7 . 3 Why was the teacher happy?

[1 mark]

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Section B Questions and answers in Italian

0 8 Tempo libero

Ecco il programma di una tua amica.

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Quando fa queste attività? Scrivi la lettera giusta nella casella.

0 8 . 1

[1 mark]

0 8 . 2

[1 mark]

0 8 . 3

[1 mark]

0 8 . 4

[1 mark]

0 8 . 5

[1 mark]

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0 9 Le vacanze

Un’amica, Giulia, ti manda un’email.

giulia25@yahoo.it

Ciao!

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Leggi l’email e scegli il tempo corretto.

Scrivi: presente

passato o futuro nello spazio corrispondente.

Example Carnevale___________________________________________ 0 9 . 1 Sicilia ______________________________________________ [1 mark]

0 9 . 2 Monumenti __________________________________________ [1 mark]

0 9 . 3 Ballare _____________________________________________ [1 mark]

0 9 . 4 Spiaggia ____________________________________________ [1 mark]

0 9 . 5 Regali ______________________________________________ [1 mark]

futuro

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1 0 La scuola

Trovi questo sito web: www.imieiprof.it

A Prof. di storia

B Prof. di disegno

C Prof. di lingue

D Prof. di italiano

E Prof. di scienze

Di chi parlano gli studenti?

Scrivi la lettera giusta nella casella.

1 0 . 1 Professoressa Bruni [1 mark]

1 0 . 2 Professor Alveoli [1 mark]

1 0 . 3 Professoressa Borin [1 mark]

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1 1 La tecnologia

Leggi i risultati di un sondaggio su internet.

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1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

East

West

North

Cosa sceglie ogni ragazzo?

Scrivi la lettera giusta nella casella.

1 1 . 1 Giacomo sceglie …

A dei CD.

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B dei libri.

C una macchina fotografica. [1 mark]

1 1 . 2 Francesca sceglie …

A una macchina fotografica.

B dei DVD.

C dei libri. [1 mark]

1 1 . 3 Silvia sceglie …

A un’agenda e una penna.

B un telefonino.

C un XBox. [1 mark]

1 1 . 4 Roberto sceglie …

A un XBox.

B dei CD.

C una videocamera. [1 mark]

1 1 . 5 Stefano sceglie …

A dei DVD.

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B dei giornali.

C un computer con wifi. [1 mark]

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Section C Translation into English

1 2 Your friend receives this post on Facebook. Translate it into English for him. Il sabato vado in città con un’amica di scuola. Qualche volta andiamo al cinema a

vedere un nuovo film. Mi piacciono molto i film comici! Sabato scorso ho comprato un

piccolo regalo per mia madre perché domani è il suo compleanno.

[9 marks]

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References Q4 © iStock.com/eurobanks Q6 Gino © iStock/mantosh Q6 Marisa © iStock.com/Wavebreakmedia Ltd Q6 Francesco © iStock.com/Juanmonino Q6 Sonia © iStock.com/Juanmonino Q8.1 © iStock.com/shironosov Q8.2 © iStock.com/svetikd Q8.3 © iStock.com/PeopleImages Q8.4 © iStock.com/monkeybusinessimages Q8.5 © iStock.com/PeopleImages Copyright © 2016 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved