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1 Western Australian Certificate of Education Examination, 2012 Question/Answer Booklet CHINESE SECOND LANGUAGE Stage 3 Please place your student identification label in this box Student Number: In figures In words Time allowed for this paper Reading time before commencing work: Working time for paper: ten minutes two and a half hours Materials required/recommended for this paper To be provided by the supervisor This Question/Answer Booklet Sound recording Number of additional answer booklets used (if applicable): To be provided by the candidate Standard items: pens (blue/black preferred), pencils (including coloured), sharpener, correction tape/fluid, eraser, ruler, highlighters Special items: print dictionaries: one combined dictionary (Chinese/English and English/ Chinese dictionary) or two separate dictionaries (one English/Chinese dictionary and one Chinese/English dictionary). No electronic dictionaries are allowed Note: Dictionaries must not contain any notes or other marks Important note to candidates No other items may be taken into the examination room. It is your responsibility to ensure that you do not have any unauthorised notes or other items of a non-personal nature in the examination room. If you have any unauthorised material with you, hand it to the supervisor before reading any further. Copyright School Curriculum and Standards Authority 2012 Ref:

by the supervisor This Question/Answer Booklet Sound recording Number of additional answer booklets used (if applicable): To be provided by the candidate Standard items: pens (blue/black preferred),

2 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE 2 STAGE 3 Structure of the examination The Chinese Second Language examination comprises a written examination worth 70 per cent of the total examination score and a practical (oral) examination worth 30 per cent of the total examination score. Structure of this paper Section Section One: Listening and responding Section Two: Viewing, reading and responding Section Three: Written communication Part A: Short text Part B: Longer text Number of questions available Number of questions to be answered Suggested working time (minutes) Marks available Percentage of exam Total 70 Instructions to candidates 1. The rules for the conduct of Western Australian external examinations are detailed in the Year 12 Information Handbook Sitting this examination implies that you agree to abide by these rules. 2. Write your answers in Standard Australian English or Chinese as indicated in the spaces provided in this Question/Answer Booklet. 3. You must be careful to confine your responses to the specific questions asked and to follow any instructions that are specific to a particular question. 4. Spare pages are included at the end of this booklet. They can be used for planning your responses and/or as additional space if required to continue an answer. Planning: If you use the spare pages for planning, indicate this clearly at the top of the page. Continuing an answer: If you need to use the space to continue an answer, indicate in the original answer space where the answer is continued, i.e. give the page number. Fill in the number of the question(s) that you are continuing to answer at the top of the page.

Structure of this paper Section Section One: Listening and responding Section Two: Viewing, reading and responding Section Three: Written communication Part A: Short text Part B: Longer text Number

3 STAGE 3 3 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE Listen to the short audio text printed below. This may help you to become familiar with the speakers voices. There are no questions for this text and it is worth no marks. A: 请问, 你是哪国人? B: 我是澳大利亚人, 你呢? A: 我是日本人 B: 你的汉语说得很好 A: 我在中国学过汉语, 在北京大学 B: 我也在北大学过汉语 A: 哦, 世界真小! Turn over and begin Section One.

There are no questions for this text and it is worth no marks. A: 请问, 你是哪国人?

4 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE 4 Section One: Listening and responding STAGE 3 20% (43 Marks) This section has 21 questions. Answer all questions in English in the spaces provided. You will hear five (5) audio texts in Chinese. Each text will be read twice. There will be a short pause between the first and the second reading of each text, and a longer pause after the second reading. Listen to each text carefully. You may read the questions and make notes while listening to them. Your notes will not be marked. Then answer the questions in the spaces provided on this paper. Suggested working time: 40 minutes. Text 1 Space for notes A male person is leaving a phone message. Question 1 (3 marks) Provide three details about the person who left the message. One: Two: Three: Question 2 Give two reasons for the message. One: Two: Question 3 (1 mark) What is the phone number given in the message?

There will be a short pause between the first and the second reading of each text, and a longer pause after the second reading. Listen to each text carefully.

5 STAGE 3 5 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE Text 2 Space for notes A male named Jack is having a conversation with a female friend. Question 4 (1 mark) What has Jack bought? Question 5 (1 mark) How does Jack pay for what he has bought? Question 6 On the basis of the comments made by the girl, identify two of Jack s characteristics. One: Two: Question 7 According to Jack, what do girls like and what do boys like? Girls: Boys:

Question 5 (1 mark) How does Jack pay for what he has bought?

6 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE 6 Text 3 Space for notes STAGE 3 A female named Xiao Lan is chatting on the phone to her male friend Dawei. Question 8 (3 marks) State how Dawei felt when Xiao Lan called and provide a reason. Question 9 (1 mark) Why did Xiao Lan call Dawei? Question 10 (6 marks) List six reasons why Xiao Lan finds it difficult at first to adjust to her life in Beijing. One: Two: Three: Four: Five: Six: Question 11 What problems has Xiao Lan encountered in her studies? Question 12 How does she solve the problems?

Question 9 (1 mark) Why did Xiao Lan call Dawei?

7 STAGE 3 7 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE Text 4 Space for notes Dongdong is having a conversation with his friend Yangyang. Question 13 (1 mark) What is the conversation about? Question 14 (1 mark) How did Dongdong feel at the beginning of the activity described in his conversation? Question 15 (1 mark) According to their conversation, what common experience did the two speakers share? Question 16 (3 marks) How did Yangyang feel about herself before she talked to Dongdong? Question 17 (3 marks) According to the conversation, what characteristics does Dongdong have?

Question 14 (1 mark) How did Dongdong feel at the beginning of the activity described in his conversation?

8 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE 8 Text 5 Space for notes STAGE 3 A speaker is giving a speech to an audience. Question 18 Who is the audience? Question 19 Describe the two main issues the speaker is discussing. One: Two: Question 20 Give two suggestions that the speaker makes for solving the problem. One: Two: Question 21 On what grounds does the speaker believe that parents should respect one s choice of life? End of Section One

One: Two: Question 20 Give two suggestions that the speaker makes for solving the problem.

9 STAGE 3 9 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE Section Two: Viewing, reading and responding 30% (30 Marks) This section has four (4) texts and 15 questions. Answer all questions in the spaces provided. View and read the following four (4) texts and answer all questions in English. Suggested working time: 60 minutes. This page has been left blank intentionally

Answer all questions in the spaces provided.

10 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE 10 STAGE 3 Text 6: Story The story below discusses a relationship between the writer and a friend named Chunchun. 春春是我的好朋友, 她住在中国的一个农村里几年前, 我的老师介绍我们两个认识了我们除了今年见过一次面以外, 都是通过电子邮件和上网聊天联系的刚认识她的时候, 春春一说话就脸红, 所以很少说话那时候, 我的汉语还不太好, 她的英语也刚开始学, 所以我们的交流有些困难现在好多了, 我们已经成为好朋友, 在一起感觉很自在, 什么都谈今年去中国旅游的时候, 我去看过春春, 她父母和全家人都很友善她家住在农村, 那里风景优美, 气候宜人, 但是交通不太方便春春每天上学都要先走半个小时的山路, 然后再坐校车那几天, 我和春春住一个房间, 我们晚上聊天聊到很晚她把那里的风土人情讲给我听, 她还说今年是中国的龙年, 龙年生的女孩叫龙女, 实在是有意思 Question 22 (1 mark) How did the writer and Chunchun come to know each other? Question 23 (3 marks) Why did the writer and Chunchun find it difficult to communicate when they first became friends? Question 24 (1 mark) How do they feel now when they talk to each other? Question 25 How does Chunchun get to school?

她的英语也刚开始学, 所以我们的交流有些困难现在好多了, 我们已经成为好朋友, 在一起感觉很自在, 什么都谈今年去中国旅游的时候, 我去看过春春, 她父母和全家人都很友善她家住在农村, 那里风景优美, 气候宜人, 但是交通不太

11 STAGE 3 11 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE Text 7: Blog Dawei writes his study habits in his blog. 以前我上课常常打瞌睡, 打开课本也看不进去, 老师对我很不满意其他同学问我为什么老是懒洋洋的, 我说我迷上了电子游戏我有很多游戏光盘, 有的是我自已买的, 有的是朋友拿来的我爸爸妈妈不让我玩游戏, 那时候我一看见他们从楼上下来, 马上就把电脑关上看见我不好好儿学习, 天天玩电子游戏, 他们非常生气现在我变好了, 知道利用电脑来帮助我学习了我用电脑学汉语, 上网找资料, 进聊天室跟在中国的网友聊天我的一个老师不太会用电脑, 他上课时电脑有问题常常叫我帮忙最近我们学校要设计一个新网页, 我只花了半天的时间就把它做好了大家都说网页做得非常漂亮, 我为自己感到骄傲电脑有用还是有害, 这要看怎么去用它电脑可以为我们服务, 给我们的学习生活带来方便电脑也能让人上瘾, 使学习和生活变得非常糟糕大为 Question 26 Give two reasons why Dawei s parents were angry with him. One: Two: Question 27 (1 mark) What did Dawei say to his classmates?

楼上下来, 马上就把电脑关上看见我不好好儿学习, 天天玩电子游戏, 他们非常生气现在我变好了, 知道利用电脑来帮助我学习了我用电脑学汉语, 上网找资料, 进聊天室跟在中国的网友聊天我的一个老师不太会用电脑, 他上课时电脑

12 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE 12 Question 28 STAGE 3 (3 marks) Give three examples of how Dawei currently uses his computer. One: Two: Three: Question 29 What does Dawei think about computers?

13 STAGE 3 13 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE Text 8: Speech Lanlan s speech. 大家好! 我今天要谈的是 : 想要虎妈妈还是熊猫妈妈? 虎妈妈是说有的妈妈比较凶, 有一点像老虎他们特别重视读书学习, 孩子什么都要听妈妈的孩子会觉得很累, 因为除了上学以外, 他们还要学很多课外的东西, 钢琴画画什么的如果孩子不想学, 虎妈妈也一定叫他们学虎妈妈觉得只有努力学习, 考上好大学, 将来一辈子才能过得好熊猫妈妈一点都不凶, 跟熊猫一样熊猫妈妈让孩子做自己喜欢做的事, 不用把时间都花在学习上他们认为父母说的越多, 孩子就可能越不想听父母要多给孩子自由, 应该让孩子自己决定做什么, 只要生活得轻松快乐就好说了半天, 你们大家觉得虎妈妈好, 还是熊猫妈妈好呢? 我觉得他们各有千秋, 有对的地方也有错的地方我赞成虎妈妈要求孩子好好学习, 但是不应该什么都得听妈妈的熊猫妈妈很民主, 可是我反对孩子做什么都行的态度不管是虎妈妈, 还是熊猫妈妈, 我最想要的是一个好妈妈谢谢大家! 兰兰 Question 30 According to the tiger mum, what two things do children have to do to be able to have a good life? One: Two: Question 31 (3 marks) What is the narrator s view of the parenting style of the tiger mum and the panda mum.

力学习, 考上好大学, 将来一辈子才能过得好熊猫妈妈一点都不凶, 跟熊猫一样熊猫妈妈让孩子做自己喜欢做的事, 不用把时间都花在学习上他们认为父母说的越多, 孩子就可能越不想听父母要多给孩子自由, 应该让孩子自己决定做什

14 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE 14 STAGE 3 Text 9: Letter Dawei s letter. 乐老师, 您好! 近来身体还好吧? 我想跟您商量一下我中学毕业以后应该做什么我的同学有的想上大学, 有的想去找工作挣钱, 还有的同学打算先出国旅游, 看看外面的世界我以前想一毕业就去工作, 可是现在又犹豫了这是因为我最近周末出去打工, 不但累得半死, 而且觉得越来越无聊我打工是为了挣钱买手机我们班上流行一种漂亮的手机, 看起来很酷朋友们叫我也去买一个, 我想那就入乡随俗吧零花钱不够买手机, 我又不好意思老是跟妈妈要钱爸爸一天到晚发脾气, 我也不敢跟他要钱所以我只好一边上学一边打工刚开始打工的时候, 我还高高兴兴的, 觉得很好玩儿可是过了几天就不想做了老板给的工资很低, 顾客的态度也不好, 而且很多人吸烟, 工作环境太差我真受不了, 所以昨天我已经告诉老板, 不再回去工作了朋友说这次打工是我倒霉, 运气不好, 很多工作还是挺好的父母常唠叨, 说我应该去上大学, 将来找一个工资高, 工作环境好的工作可是我心里有一点矛盾, 因为学习成绩不太好, 连能不能考上大学我都不知道乐老师, 您觉得我应该做什么呢? 谢谢! 祝好! 大卫二零一二年六月八日 Question 32 (3 marks) State three things that Dawei s classmates intend to do after graduation. One: Two: Three:

且觉得越来越无聊我打工是为了挣钱买手机我们班上流行一种漂亮的手机, 看起来很酷朋友们叫我也去买一个, 我想那就入乡随俗吧零花钱不够买手机, 我又不好意思老是跟妈妈要钱爸爸一天到晚发脾气, 我也不敢跟他要钱所以我只

15 STAGE 3 15 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE Question 33 (1 mark) Why did Dawei do some part-time work recently? Question 34 Why did Dawei not ask his parents for the money? Question 35 How did Dawei feel about his salary and customers? Question 36 Who does Dawei write to and why? End of Section Two

Question 34 Why did Dawei not ask his parents for the money?

16 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE 16 Section Three: Writing STAGE 3 20% (40 Marks) This section has two (2) parts and four (4) questions. Part A: Short text There is one (1) question. Answer the question in Chinese characters. Part B: Longer text There are three (3) questions. Answer one (1) question in Chinese characters. Spare pages are included at the end of this booklet. They can be used for planning your responses and/or as additional space if required to continue an answer. Planning: If you use the spare pages for planning, indicate this clearly at the top of the page. Continuing an answer: If you need to use the space to continue an answer, indicate in the original answer space where the answer is continued, i.e. give the page number. Fill in the number of the question(s) that you are continuing to answer at the top of the page. Suggested working time: 50 minutes. Part A: Short text 8% (20 marks) Answer the following question in approximately 80 characters. Question 37 (20 marks) You are planning to travel to China next year and you want to find a native speaker as a tutor to improve your listening and responding skills. You are willing to negotiate the tuition fee with the tutor. Write an advertisement for a local Chinese newspaper and include specific information regarding the tuition.

They can be used for planning your responses and/or as additional space if required to continue an answer.

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18 CHINESE: SECOND LANGUAGE 18 STAGE 3 Part B: Longer text 12% (20 marks) Answer one (1) of the following questions in approximately characters. Question 38 (20 marks) A group of Chinese exchange students is visiting your school. As a part of their introduction to Australian festivals, write an article about Easter for a special edition of the school newsletter. or Question 39 (20 marks) You just had an interview for a position as a shop assistant at a department store in Perth. Write a diary entry about the interview. or Question 40 (20 marks) You have just come back from a year in China as an exchange student. You are required to give a speech about your experience to your class. Write the speech for your presentation. End of questions

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28 This examination paper apart from any third party copyright material contained in it may be freely copied, or communicated on an intranet, for non-commercial purposes in educational institutions, provided that it is not changed and that the School Curriculum and Standards Authority is acknowledged as the copyright owner. Copying or communication for any other purpose can be done only within the terms of the Copyright Act or with prior written permission of the Authority. Copying or communication of any third party copyright material can be done only within the terms of the Copyright Act or with permission of the copyright owners. Published by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority of Western Australia 27 Walters Drive OSBORNE PARK WA 6017

2015 Chinese FL Written examination

2015 Chinese FL Written examination Victorian Certificate of Education 2015 SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HERE Letter STUDENT NUMBER CHINESE FIRST LANGUAGE Written examination Monday 16 November 2015 Reading time: 11.45 am to 12.00