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General Instructions

• Reading time – 10 minutes

• Working time – 2 hours and30 minutes

• Write using black or blue penBlack pen is preferred

• Monolingual and/or bilingualprint dictionaries may be used

• Write your Centre Number andStudent Number at the top ofthis page and pages 9, 21 and 23

Total marks – 80

Pages 2–5

30 marks

• Attempt Questions 1–8

• This section should take approximately 40 minutes

Pages 9–18

30 marks


• Allow about 1 hour for this section

Pages 21–24

20 marks

This section has two parts, Part A and Part B

• Allow about 50 minutes for this section

Part A – 10 marks


Part B – 10 marks

• Attempt Question 16

Section III

Section II

Section I

Modern Greek Beginners

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Section I — Listening

30 marksAttempt Questions 1–8This section should take approximately 40 minutes

You will hear EIGHT texts. Each text will be read twice. The question for each text will beread once before the first reading of the text. There will be a pause after the first reading inwhich you may make notes. However, you may make notes at any time. You will be givenadequate time after the second reading to complete your answer. Answer the questionsin ENGLISH in the spaces provided. These spaces provide guidance for the expected length ofresponse. In the case of multiple-choice questions, tick the box that corresponds to the correctresponse. You may proceed to Section II as soon as you have finished Question 8.

Question 1 (1 mark)

What is being advertised here?

(A) An internet cafe

(B) A Greek book club

(C) A store that sells electronic books

(D) A book store specialising in old books

Question 2 (2 marks)

What is Maria asking her father to do?

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Complete this notice with the relevant information.


Tick the FOUR characteristics that best describe Thomas.


As a result of this interview, what changes might Katerina’s parentsexpect of her?

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To: Michael JoannidesPayment for:

Due on:

Telephone:

Amount to be paid:

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Boring ■Popular ■Withdrawn ■Self-centred ■

Responsible ■Compassionate ■Flirtatious ■Intelligent ■

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(a) Where is the conversation taking place?

(A) In a church

(B) In a museum

(C) In an art gallery

(D) In a tourist office

(b) Why is Eleni in trouble?

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Explain the reporter’s emotions during this live coverage.

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Summarise in dot point form the FOUR main points made in thisaddress.

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2012 HIGHER SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION


Section II — Reading

30 marksAttempt Questions 9–13Allow about 1 hour for this section

Read the texts, then answer the questions in ENGLISH in the spaces provided. These spacesprovide guidance for the expected length of response.


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Read the text, then answer the question that follows.

What is the purpose of this SMS?

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Geia sou, VEllh!

VEcw qaumavsia neva!Feuvgw thn avllhebdomavda gia Braziliva.Qa leivpw evna crovno.Ekeiv den upavrcounouvte thlevfwna ouvtekompiouvter. Dustucwv~ovmw~ de qa eivmai stogavmo sou. Pavre methlevfwno.

Filavkia.Iwavvvnna.

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Read the text, then answer the question that follows.

Write A, B, C, D, E or F next to each location according to the weather conditionsdescribed in this postcard.

Athens

Crete

Rhodes

Thessaloniki

Agaphthv Mavrqa,

Fevto~, o kairov~ sthn Ellavda eivnai cavlia.Novmiza ovti de qa creiazovmoun ceimwniavtikarouvca, afouv eivnai avnoixh. VEkana lavqo~!Sthn Aqhvna, brevcei tovso poluv pou evginanplhmmuvre~. Sth Qessalonivkh fusavei evna~poluv kruvo~ aevra~ kai sthn Krhvth hqermokrasiva eivnai kavtw apov to mhdevn.Telikav hvrqa sth Rovdo gia na dw livgo hvlio.

Filavkia,VAnna

(A) (B) (C) (D) (E) (F)

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Read the text from a chatroom conversation, then answer the questions that follow.

Question 11 continues on page 13

VAnnaÚ Pouv hvsoun cte~ to bravdu, Gewrgiva…

GewrgivaÚ Phvga sth sunauliva tou Pit Mpolavn. VHtan qaumavsio~!

Pevtro~Ú VOtan ton eivda pevrusi, hvtan movno~ kai den mou avresetovso.

GewrgivaÚ Authvn th forav ovmw~ evfere to gkroup tou. Mou avresepoluv o kiqarivsta~. VEpaixe me tovso pavqo~! Trelavqhka!

VAnnaÚ O tragoudisthv~ ovmw~ pwv~ hvtan…

GewrgivaÚ Apov pouv na arcivsw… H fwnhv tou hvtan upevroch ... Ti nasou pw ... poluv wraivo~ avntra~. Eivpe kai pollavtragouvdia. Trei~ wvre~ hvtan sthn pivsta.

Pevtro~Ú Ton barievmai. VOlo gia agavpe~ tragoudavei.

GewrgivaÚ Den evcei~ divkio. Tragouvdhse th megaluvterhv touepituciva ‘To Suvmpan’, ovpou ekfravzei ti~ skevyei~ tougia to peribavllon. Den eivpe ovmw~ ta paliav toutragouvdia pou agapwv tovso, ouvte kai to agaphmevno moutragouvdi ‘To Davkru tou Crovnou’.

VAnnaÚ Genikav, pwv~ hvtan h sunauliva…

GewrgivaÚ VHtan tevleia, ovla ta eivceÚ eivkosi coreutev~, fwvta ¬åß´®,kevfi, eidikav efev. Anevbhka kai sthn pivsta kaitragouvdhsa maziv tou.

VAnnaÚ Ac! Zhleuvw!

Nivko~Ú VEla twvra, Gewrgiva, phvge kai o Giavnnh~ kai alliwv~ mouta eivpe.

GewrgivaÚ Koivta, de levw, uphvrcan merikav problhvmata. Pollhvzevsth, poluv~ kovsmo~ kai livga kaqivsmata. Kouravsthkana stevkomai tovse~ wvre~, enwv eivca plhrwvsei giakavqisma. Den evftaige ovmw~ o Pit Mpolavn giΔ autov!

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Question 11 (continued)

(a) What were the highlights of Georgia’s evening?

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(b) What negative aspects of the evening does Georgia comment on?

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Read the text, then answer the questions that follow.

QELETE NA ALLAXETE TH ZWH SAS…

Polloiv avnqrwpoi qevloun na allavxoun th zwhv tou~, allav fobouvntai thnapotuciva. Diabavste duvo paradeivgmata anqrwvpwn pou brhvkan to novhma sthzwhv tou~ mevsa apov megavle~ allagev~.

Margarivta

H zwhv ma~ eivce cavsei kavqe axiva.Stamathvsame na milavme sanoikogevneia. Ta paidiav ma~ ta eivcan ovlaallav hvqelan perissovtera. VOlogkrivniazan kai zhvleuan. Fobovmouna mhgivnoun acavristoi avnqrwpoi.Creiazovmastan ovloi mia megavlhallaghv ......

VHrqame sto cwriov tou pappouv, seevna makrinov nhsiv tou Aigaivou. Denupavrcei ouvte thleovrash edwv. To spivtitou pappouv eivnai paliov kai qevleipollhv douleiav. VOlh mevra eivmaste stacwravfiaÚ futeuvoume lacanikav,mazeuvoume eliev~, frontivzoume tadevntra. Kai to cwriov ... ovmorfo kaihvsuco allav kai autov qevlei douleiav.GiΔ autov douleuvoume sklhrav maziv metou~ avllou~ katoivkou~ tou cwriouv giana kaluterevyoume tou~ drovmou~ kai tokthvrio tou scoleivou. Den evcoume piaavgco~.

Ta paidiav ma~ evcoun allavxeicarakthvra. Blevpoun ovti paivzounshmantikov rovlo sthn provodo toucwriouv. Brhvkan kalev~ pareve~ kai eivnaisunevceia sth fuvsh. Zouvme aplav kaiagaphmevna. H zwhv ma~ evcei allavxeicrwvma!

Alevxandro~

Douvleua pevnte crovnia sedikov mou iatreivo sto Suvdneu>.VHmoun kalov~ giatrov~, mepollouv~ pelavte~ kai evbgazapollav leftav. Ta eivca ovlaÚ spivtikontav sth qavlassa, akribovautokivnhto, wraiva bavrka kaikalouv~ fivlou~. ParΔ ovla autav,den hvmoun eutucismevno~.

Se evna sunevdrio pou evtuce napavw, milouvse evna~ giatrov~ apovthn Afrikhv gia ti~ prospavqeie~pou evkanan ekeiv Oi GiatroivCwriv~ Suvnora. Oi giatroiv autoivbohqouvn tou~ anqrwvpou~ pouupofevroun apov peivna, ftwvceiakai povlemo. Polloiv evcounsobarav problhvmata, allav dentou~ evcei dei potev giatrov~.VEpaqa sok ......

Zw duvo crovnia twvra sthnAfrikhv. Koimavmai se mia tevnta.Taxideuvoume apov cwriov secwriov, bohqwvnta~ tou~dustucismevnou~. Stenacwrievmaigiativ peqaivnoun polloivavnqrwpoi sta cevria mou. VOmw~aisqavnomai ovti kavnw kavti poluvshmantikov. Kalutereuvw th zwhvautwvn twn anqrwvpwn. VEcw givneiki egwv kaluvtero~ avnqrwpo~.Autov qa pei giatrov~!



(a) What issue is presented in the introduction?

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(b) Why was Alexandros dissatisfied with his life?

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(c) How successful have Alexandros and Margarita been in their search forfulfilment?

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Read the following extract from a short play, and then answer the questions that follow.


MIA OIKOGENEIA APOFASIZEI

(Apovgeuma. H oikogevneia Panavretou eivnai sthn trapezariva.)

Mpampav~Ú Paidiav, gia elavte edwv. Qevlw na suzhthvsoumekavti.

StevllaÚ Ti evgine mpampav; Mhvpw~ qa pavme kanevna taxivdi…

Giavnnh~Ú Arrwvsthse kanevna~…

Mpampav~Ú VOci paidiav! Egwv kai h mhtevra sa~ prospaqouvmena pavroume mia apovfash, allav de mporouvme.

(Akouvne ta paidiav me prosochv.)

MamavÚ O mpampav~ sa~ qevlei na poulhvsoume to spivti ma~kai na pavme kontav sth qavlassa.

StevllaÚ E, ovci! (Fwnavzei) Egwv den pavw pouqenva. De qevlwna afhvsw ti~ fivle~ mou!

Giavnnh~Ú Mmm... Wraiva! Spivti kontav sth qavlassa... qakolumpwv kavqe prwiv.

Mpampav~Ú Nai, Giavnnh, kai o kaqarov~ aevra~ qa bohqhvsei toavsqma sou. Edwv sthn povlh to kausaevrio se evceipeiravxei.

StevllaÚ Egwv, ovmw~ pou tou crovnou teleiwvnw to luvkeio…H allaghv scoleivou qa mou dhmiourghvseiperissovtero avgco~. Esuv, mamav, ti nomivzei~…

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MamavÚ Se katalabaivnw Stevlla, ovmw~ den prevpei nacavsoume authv thn eukairiva. Ki egwv qevlw nameivnoume edwv giativ eivmaste kontav sth giagiav kaiton pappouv. Poio~ qa tou~ koitavxei pou evcounsobarav problhvmata ugeiva~…

Mpampav~Ú Cristivna, afouv ta eivpame autav. H giagiav kai opappouv~ kavpote qa prevpei na evrqoun na meivnounmaziv ma~ sto kainouvrgio spivti. Autov to spivtieivnai poluv mikrov pia... Stevlla, qa eivmaste kontavsto kaluvtero scoleivo th~ povlh~. Oi maqhtev~ ekeivevcoun megavlh epituciva sti~ telikev~ exetavsei~.Teleiwvnei~ to luvkeio ekeiv! Epivsh~, eivnai gnwstovgia tou~ exairetikouv~ aqlhtev~ tou. Prevpei naskeftouvme to Giavnnh pou eivnai kai prwtaqlhthv~.

StevllaÚ De me noiavzei gia to Giavnnh! De feuvgw!

Giavnnh~Ú VEla twvra, Stevlla! Afouv xevrei~ ovti to ovneirov moueivnai na givnw pagkovsmio~ prwtaqlhthv~. Exavllouqa evcei~ tovso diavbasma pou de qa mporeiv~ na pa~pouqenav.

MamavÚ Ki egwv den hvqela na fuvgoume. H alhvqeia ovmw~eivnai ovti twvra teleutaiva h periochv ma~ evceigivnei epikivndunh.

StevllaÚ Kavnete ov,ti qevlete, allav egwv den allavzwscoleivo. Qa phgaivnw me trevno hv me lewforeivo.VEna~ crovno~ eivnai .... Qa peravsei.

Mpampav~Ú Wraiva. Mou faivnetai ovti katalhvgoume se miaapovfash.

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(b) Are all the characters satisfied at the end of the first scene of this play? Justifyyour response with evidence from the text.

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Section III — Writing in Modern Greek20 marksAllow about 50 minutes for this section

Part A – 10 marksAttempt Questions 14–15

Answer the questions in the spaces provided. These spaces provide guidance for the expectedlength of response.

In your answers you will be assessed on how well you:

■ demonstrate the relevance of information and ideas

■ write text appropriate to context, purpose and audience

■ structure and sequence information and ideas

■ demonstrate control of a range of language structures and vocabulary in Greek


Write a short message to a friend inviting him/her to your favourite restaurant. Writeapproximately 50 words in GREEK.

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Write an article for your school yearbook about your recent overseas study trip. Writeapproximately 75 words in GREEK.

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Section III (continued)

Part B – 10 marksAttempt Question 16

Answer the question in the space provided. This space provides guidance for the expectedlength of response.

In your answer you will be assessed on how well you:

■ demonstrate the relevance of information and ideas

■ write text appropriate to context, purpose and audience

■ structure and sequence information and ideas

■ demonstrate control of a range of language structures and vocabulary in Greek


Answer ONE of the following questions. Write approximately 125 words in GREEK.

(a) Gravyte evna hlektronikov mhvnuma se evna fivloÉmia fivlh sthn Ellavda,perigravfonta~ pwv~ giortavsate thn paramonhv th~ Prwtocroniav~sthn Australiva.

Write an email to a friend in Greece describing how you celebrated New Year’sEve in Australia.

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(b) Gravyte evna hlektronikov mhvnuma ston xavdelfovÉsthn xadevlfh sa~sthn Ellavda, perigravfonta~ mia asunhvqisth mevra pou peravsate.

Write an email to your cousin in Greece describing a really unusual day youhave experienced.


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