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
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11
1010
2 – Part A– Part B
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11
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3 4 1 20Total 75
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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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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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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 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
