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SpaniShWritten examination

Tuesday 1 December 2020 Reading time: 11.45 am to 12.00 noon (15 minutes) Writing time: 12.00 noon to 2.00 pm (2 hours)

QUESTiOn anD anSWER BOOK

Structure of bookSection Number of

questionsNumber of questions

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marks

1 – Part A– Part B

11

11

1010

2 – Part A– Part B

11

11

2015

3 4 1 20Total 75

• Studentsarepermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:pens,pencils,highlighters,erasers,sharpeners,rulersandanyprintedmonolingualand/orbilingualdictionaryinoneortwoseparatevolumes.Dictionariesmaybeconsultedduringreadingtimeandalsoduringtheexamination.

• StudentsareNOTpermittedtobringintotheexaminationroom:blanksheetsofpaperand/orcorrectionfluid/tape.

• Nocalculatorisallowedinthisexamination.

Materials supplied• Questionandanswerbookof19pages,includingassessment criteriaonpage19

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.

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SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HEREVictorian Certificate of Education 2020

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SECTiOn 1

part a – listening and responding in English

instructions for Section 1 – part aText 1, Question 1 (10marks)Youwillhearonetext.Thetextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirstandsecondplayingsofthetext.Youmaymakenotesatanytime.ListencarefullytothetextandthenanswerthequestionsinEngliSh.Allresponsesmustbebasedonthetext.

TExT 1–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinEngliSh. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

Question 1YouareconsideringavisittoBarúIsland.Completethetablebelowbasedonthegiveninformation.

Option 1 Option 2

Departing from

Transport

Duration

Other details about the trip

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Question 2a. Whydoesthefilmcriticchoosetotalkaboutthismoviein

particular? ¿porquéescogióelcríticodecinehablardeestapelículaen

particular? 2marks

b. Whydidthemillionairewanttoevictthefamilies? ¿porquéqueríaelmillonariodesalojaralasfamilias? 2marks

c. Whatdoesthefilmcriticmeanbythestatement‘Weallhaveprejudices’?

¿Aquéserefiereelcríticodecineconlaafirmación:‘Todostenemosprejuicios’? 2marks

part B – listening and responding in Spanish

instructions for Section 1 – part BText 2, Question 2(10marks)Youwillhearonetext.Thetextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirstandsecondplayingsofthetext.Youmaymakenotesatanytime.ListencarefullytothetextandthenanswerthequestionsincompletesentencesinSpaniSh.Allresponsesmustbebasedonthetext.

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TExT 2–AnswerthefollowingquestionsincompletesentencesinSpaniSh. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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d. Accordingtothefilmcritic,whatdothecharactersinthemovievaluethemost?

Deacuerdoconelcrítico,¿quéconsideranmásimportantelospersonajesdelapelícula? 4marks

Dueño de la casa home owner

inquilinos Tenants

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TExT 3a

Decaminoacasaescuchéadosturistashablandoespañolyderepenteempezaronahablarenunalenguaquenoentendía,meatrevíapreguntarlesymedijeronqueeranparaguayos.Lalenguaqueestabanhablandoeraguaraní.

Enparaguay,másdel90%delapoblaciónnoindígenaesbilingüe.Hablarguaraníesunmotivodeorgullo.Elguaraníestápresenteentodosloslugaresynivelesdelasociedad.Elguaraníesuninstrumentodecomunicaciónqueayudaalosparaguayosaintegrarseyaentenderelmundodesdeunaperspectivaúnica.Enestesentido,hablarguaranílesayudaaapreciarmejorsustradicionesyexpresionesculturales.

Elguaraní,esunalenguamilenaria,decarácterpredominantementeoral.Sinembargo,estoestácambiandoylalenguaescritaestácadavezmáspresente,graciasaquelaeducaciónbilingüeesobligatoriaenlasescuelasdesdehacecuarentaaños.Tambiénlosjóvenespuedencontinuarelguaraníaniveluniversitario.Másrecientemente,enelaño2010sefundólaAcademiadeLenguaGuaraní,unainstituciónqueayudaapreservarlalenguaatravésdelusocorrectodelagramáticaycontribuyeasuevolución,dándolaaconoceratravésdepublicacionesacadémicas.

Elpróximo2021secumpleelplazodecincoañosqueotorgóelgobiernoparaquetodoslosdocumentospúblicos,comodecretos,registrosdenacimiento,formulariosoficialesyseñalizacionesseanescritosenlasdoslenguasoficialesdelparaguay.Estosindudamejoraráelestatusdelalenguaguaraní.

SECTiOn 2

part a – Reading, listening and responding in English

instructions for Section 2 – part aTexts 3a and 3B, Question 3 (20marks)YouhavefiveminutestoreadText3A.Attheendofthefiveminutes,Text3B,alisteningtext,willbeplayed.Thetextwillbeplayedtwice.Therewillbeashortbreakbetweenthefirstandsecondplayingsofthetext.Youmaymakenotesatanytime.AnswerthequestionsinEngliSh.QuestionsmayrelatetoeitherText3AorText3B,ortobothtexts.Allresponsesmustbebasedonthetexts.

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Question 3a. ExplaintheimportanceofGuaranítoparaguayanpeople. 5marks

b. Accordingtothereadingtext(Text3A),whatarethegoalsoftheGuaraníLanguageAcademy? 2marks

c. Accordingtothelisteningtext(Text3B),howmanyindigenouslanguagesarespokeninLatinAmericatoday? 1mark

d. Whatreasonsdoestheprofessorgiveforindigenouslanguagesbecomingextinct? 2marks

e. Accordingtothelisteningtext(Text3B),whatdidtheUnitedNations(UN)wanttoachievewhenitdeclared2019theInternationalYearofIndigenousLanguages? 2marks

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TExTS 3a and 3B–AnswerthefollowingquestionsinEngliSh. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

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f. Basedoninformationfromboththereadingtext(Text3A)andthelisteningtext(Text3B),whatinitiativeshavetheparaguayangovernmentandthecommunityputinplacetopromotetheuseofGuaraní? 8marks

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part B – Reading and responding in Spanish

instructions for Section 2 – part BText 4, Question 4(15marks)Readthetextandthenanswerthequestioninapproximately150wordsinSpaniShonpage12.Yourresponsemustbebasedonthetext.

TExT 4–AnswerthefollowingquestionincompletesentencesinSpaniSh. Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.

¿Cómo será el mundo laboral en el futuro?

Segúnespecialistasentrabajo,elmundoseencuentraalaspuertasdelacuartarevoluciónindustrial.Estacuartarevolución,esunprocesodedesarrolloindustrialqueseapoyasobreelusodeInternet,larobótica,lasfábricasinteligentesylossistemasciber-físicos.

Lasestadísticasmáspesimistasprevénque,porlomenos,uncincuentaporcientodelostrabajosactualesdesapareceráenlospróximosquinceaños,debidoalaincorporacióndenuevastecnologías.Entrelossectoresconmásriesgodeautomatizaciónseencuentranaquellosquerequierenbajacualificaciónenfábricas,puestosrelacionadosconlastareasadministrativasyserviciosfinancieros.Másalládelasconsecuenciasenelmundolaboral,elusodelatecnología,también,afectaráotrosámbitosdelavidacomolaprivacidad.

Sinembargo,notodoesnegativo,muchosestudiosenfatizanelcrecientedesarrollodenuevasocupacionesasociadasconlasnuevastecnologías,augurandounfuturomenospesimista.También,elavancetecnológicoimpactarábeneficiosamenteenlamedicina,eldesarrollodeenergíassustentablesypondráderelievelaimportanciadelacreatividadyelpensamientocrítico.

Aestaaltura,esimposibledescribir,ensutotalidad,elalcancedeloscambiosquehabráenelmundodeltrabajounavezquelasnuevastecnologíasreemplacenlosactualesmediosdeproducción,sinembargo,sepuedepredecirquemuchosdelostrabajosqueexistenhoyendíadejarándeexistiryseestableceránnuevasrelacioneslaborales.Estoasuvez,plantealaurgentenecesidadderepensarcómoprepararalosjóvenesparadotarlosdeherramientaseficacesparaafrontarloscambiosquesepresentarán.

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Question 4YouareacareercounsellorworkinginaLatinAmericanyouthorganisation.Writeanevaluativearticleabouttwoadvantagesandtwodisadvantagesofthefourthindustrialrevolution.Yourarticlewillbepublishedintheorganisation’smagazineandaimstohelpyoungpeoplefindemploymentinthefuture.

Eresunasesorprofesionalquetrabajaenunaorganizaciónjuvenillatinoamericana.Escribeunartículoevaluativosobredosventajasydosdesventajasdelacuartarevoluciónindustrial.Esteartículoserápublicadoenlarevistadelaorganizaciónytienecomoobjetivoayudaralosjóvenesaencontrarempleoenelfuturo.

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Question 4

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Question 5Youareparticipatinginawritingcompetitionforyoungadults.Writeanimaginativestoryinspiredbytheimagebelow.

Vasaparticiparenunconcursodeescrituraparaadultosjóvenes.Escribeunahistoriaimaginativainspiradaenlaimagenacontinuación.

Source:CarlosOlmoBosco/flickr.com

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Question 6Eachyear,Hispaniccommunityfestivalsinthecityattractfun-lovingcrowdsofallagestoenjoythebustlingcarnivalandfamily-friendlyactivities.Youhaverecentlyattendedoneofthesefestivals.Writeanentryinyourpersonaljournal,inwhichyoureflectonanddescribeyourexperience.

Todoslosaños,losfestivalescomunitarioshispanosenlaciudadatraenamultitudesdetodaslasedades,amantesdeladiversión,paradisfrutardelbulliciosocarnavalydelasactividadesparatodalafamilia.Recientementehasestadoenunodeestosfestivales.Escribeunapáginaentudiariopersonalenlaquereflexionasydescribestuexperiencia.

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SECTiOn 3 – Writing in Spanish

instructions for Section 3Questions 5–8(20marks)Answeronequestionin200–300wordsinSpaniSh.Responsesinthewronglanguagewillreceivenocredit.Spaceisprovidedonthefollowingpagetomakenotes.

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Question 7Mobiletechnologyhasdrasticallychangedculturalnormsandindividualbehaviours.Writethescriptofaspeechthatyouwilldeliverataparent–teachereveningatyourschool.Withyourspeech,youwanttopersuadetheaudiencethattheuseofmobilephonesandsocialmediacouldhavepositiveoutcomesforteenagers.

Latecnologíamóvilhacambiadodrásticamentelasnormasculturalesyloscomportamientosindividuales.Escribeelguionparaundiscursoquedarásenlapróximareunióndepadresdefamiliaentuescuela.Tudiscursovaapersuadiralaaudienciadequeelusodelteléfonomóvilylasredessocialespuedentenerresultadospositivosenlosadolescentes.

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Question 8YouareavolunteerinacommunitycentreforSpanish-speakingpeople.Writeaninformativereportforthecommunitycentre’swebsite,describingthreeprogramsthatthecentreprovides.DescribetherespectivebenefitstheseprogramsoffertothisSpanish-speakingcommunity.

Eresvoluntario(a)enuncentrocomunitariodehispanohablantes.Escribeunreporteinformativoparaelsitiowebdelcentrosobretresdelosprogramasqueallíseofrece.Describelosbeneficiosrespectivosqueestosprogramasofrecenaestacomunidaddehablahispana.

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assessment criteria

Section 1

part a – listening and responding in English• thecapacitytounderstandandconveygeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts

part B – listening and responding in Spanish• thecapacitytounderstandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts• thecapacitytoconveyinformationandopinionsaccuratelyandappropriately

Section 2

part a – Reading, listening and responding in English• thecapacitytounderstandandconveygeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts

part B – Reading and responding in Spanish• thecapacitytounderstandgeneralandspecificaspectsoftexts• thecapacitytoconveyinformationandopinionsaccuratelyandappropriately

Section 3 – Writing in Spanish• thecapacitytodemonstraterelevance,breadthanddepthofcontent• thecapacitytodemonstrateaccuracy,rangeandappropriatenessofvocabularyandgrammar