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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


•Allowabout1hourforthissection

Section III Pages19–22

20 marks

Thissectionhastwoparts,PartAandPartB

•Allowabout50minutesforthissection

PartA–10marks


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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Which job is Lorenzo more likely to accept? Support your answerwithreferencetothetext.

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Centre Number

Student Number

2472


Italian Beginners

Section II — Reading

30 marksAttempt Questions 12–16Allow about 1 hour for this section

Readthetexts,thenanswerthequestionsinENGLISHinthespacesprovided.Thesespacesprovideguidancefortheexpectedlengthofresponse.


Readthetext,thenanswerthequestionthatfollows.

AVVISO

GentileClientela,

L’ufficiopostaledelquartiereMartinoèchiusoper ferieper15giornidal7agosto.

Ipacchipossonoessereritiratiall’ufficiopostaleinViaDueTorri.

Whatisthepurposeofthissign? 2

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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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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


Italian Beginners

Section II — Reading (continued)


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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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(c) WhatargumentsdoesDonatellausetotrytopersuadeTinatoattendthedinner? 3

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Centre Number

Student Number

2474


Italian Beginners

Section II — Reading (continued)


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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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Question 16 continues on page 17

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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


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


YouwanttomeetafriendonFridaynight.Writeamessagetoarrangethemeeting.Writeapproximately50wordsinITALIAN.

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YourItalianteacherhasaskedyoutotalktoyourclassaboutyourfavouritesubjectatschool.Writethescriptofyourtalk.Writeapproximately75wordsinITALIAN.

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Centre Number

Student Number

2476


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


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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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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