Victorian Certificate of Education 2007 SUPERVISOR TO ATTACH PROCESSING LABEL HERE Figures Words STUDENT NUMBER Section CHINESE SECOND LANGUAGE Written examination Thursday 22 November 2007 Reading time: 3.00 pm to 3.15 pm (15 minutes) Writing time: 3.15 pm to 5.15 pm (2 hours) QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK Number of questions Structure of book Number of questions to be answered Number of marks Suggested times (minutes) 1 Part A 8 8 15 Part B 3 3 15 30 2 Part A 4 4 20 Part B 2 2 10 40 3 5 1 15 50 Total 75 120 Letter Students are permitted to bring into the examination room: pens, pencils, highlighters, erasers, sharpeners, rulers and any printed monolingual or bilingual dictionary in one or two separate volumes. Dictionaries may be consulted during the reading time and also during the examination. Students are NOT permitted to bring into the examination room: blank sheets of paper and/or white out liquid/tape. No calculator is allowed in this examination. Materials supplied Question and answer book of 14 pages, including Assessment criteria on page 14. Instructions Write your student number in the space provided above on this page. Write all your answers in the spaces provided in this question and answer book. The spaces provided give you an idea of how much you should write. At the end of the examination Hand in this question and answer book at the end of the examination. Students are NOT permitted to bring mobile phones and/or any other unauthorised electronic devices into the examination room. VICTORIAN CURRICULUM AND ASSESSMENT AUTHORITY 2007
2007 CHINSL EXAM 2 SECTION 1 Listening and responding Instructions for Section 1 Part A Texts 1 3, Questions 1 8 You will hear three texts. Each text will be played twice. There will be a short break between the first and second playings of each text. You may make notes at any time. Listen carefully to each text and then answer the questions in ENGLISH. All answers must be based on the texts. TEXT 1 Answer the following questions in ENGLISH. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit. You may make notes in this space. Question 1 Describe Dongdong s physical appearance. Question 2 Where is Dongdong going to rejoin his mother? 2 marks TEXT 2 Answer the following questions in ENGLISH. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit. Question 3 Why do Lily and Adam not need to go to China to see the giant pandas? 2 marks 1 mark Question 4 Explain why Lily is surprised that Adam has never seen a giant panda. 1 mark Question 5 How are they going to book the tickets? 1 mark SECTION 1 continued
3 2007 CHINSL EXAM TEXT 3 Answer the following questions in ENGLISH. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit. You may make notes in this space. Question 6 What other television channels or programs can Beijing viewers receive? Question 7 Which two types of programs does Ming dislike and why? 3 marks Type of program Reason 4 marks Question 8 Which channel do they end up watching? 1 mark Total 15 marks SECTION 1 continued TURN OVER
2007 CHINSL EXAM 4 Instructions for Section 1 Part B Text 4, Questions 9 11 You will hear one text. The text will be played twice. There will be a short break between the first and second playings of the text. You may make notes at any time. Listen carefully to the text and then answer the questions in CHINESE. All answers must be based on the text. TEXT 4 Answer the following questions in CHINESE. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit. You may make notes in this space. Question 9 Explain why Gao Fei feels that studying in Australia is more relaxing than in China. 解释为什么高飞觉得在澳大利亚学习比在中国舒服 / Question 10 How does the lunchtime differ between Chinese and Australian schools? 中国和澳洲学校中午休息有什么不同?/ Question 11 Compare the differences in the use of uniforms in schools in China and Australia. 比较中国和澳大利亚学校校服的不同 / Total 15 marks END OF SECTION 1
5 2007 CHINSL EXAM SECTION 2 Reading and responding Instructions for Section 2 Part A Text 5, Questions 12 15 Read the text and then answer the questions in ENGLISH. All answers must be based on the text. TEXT 5 Answer the following questions in ENGLISH. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit. You may make notes in this space. Simplified form characters 王前文 @yahoo.com.au 王先生您好, 您想坐的澳大利亚航空公司 ( 澳航 ) 已经没有空位了 因为春节期间旅游的人太多了 中国航空和日本航空还有空位, 但都要经过别的地方 中航票价便宜, 飞行时间也比日航短, 更适合有小孩的旅客 从墨尔本到北京来回成人票价是 $1500, 小孩是成人四分之三的价钱, 您一家三口一共是 $4125 您信上说可能去香港一个星期 要是您决定回来时经过香港, 只能先飞广州, 然后再坐火车去香港 在香港的吃 住和旅游都没有问题 谢谢! 马丽 11 月 18 号 航空公司 airlines 更 more 适合 suitable 之 of 价 price 决定 decide SECTION 2 continued TURN OVER
2007 CHINSL EXAM 6 Full form characters You may make notes in this space. 王前文 @yahoo.com.au airlines 更 more suitable of price decide SECTION 2 continued
7 2007 CHINSL EXAM Question 12 Complete the online enquiry that the customer has submitted, according to the reply email provided above. You may make notes in this space. Customer s full name Number of adults travelling Number of children travelling City of departure Destination Timing of travel Preferred airline and reason(s) Question 13 Which airline did the agent recommend and why? 8 marks 5 marks Question 14 What other destination did the customer enquire about according to the reply email? 1 mark Question 15 What are the arrangements for the optional destination according to the reply email? 6 marks Total 20 marks SECTION 2 continued TURN OVER
2007 CHINSL EXAM 8 Instructions for Section 2 Part B Text 6, Questions 16 17 Read the text and then answer the questions in CHINESE. All answers must be based on the text. TEXT 6 Answer the following questions in CHINESE. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit. You may make notes in this space. Simplified form characters 目前, 越来越多的人用手机发短信了 手机短信有特别的风格 用中文发短信也是这样, 手机短信中的数字和字母有特别的意思 比如, 520 就是 我爱你 ; MM 是 妹妹 的意思 另外, 有些中文短信也很风趣 用手机发短信很方便, 不但在火车上 电车上可以发, 在海边 山上也可以发 而且用手机发短信比打电话和寄信都要便宜 手机短信的语法有时不完全对, 所以也有人觉得常常发手机短信会影响学生的写作能力 Full form characters 越 / more 风格 / style 寄 / send 完全 / complete 影响 / affect SECTION 2 continued
9 2007 CHINSL EXAM Question 16 What are the special features of Chinese Short Message Service (SMS)? 中文手机短信有什么特点?/ You may make notes in this space. Question 17 What are the advantages and disadvantages of using SMS? 用手机发短信有什么好处和坏处?/ Total 10 marks END OF SECTION 2 TURN OVER
2007 CHINSL EXAM 10 SECTION 3 Writing in Chinese Instructions for Section 3 Answer one question in 200 250 characters in CHINESE. Responses in the wrong language will receive no credit. Space is provided on the following page to make notes. Question 18 You arrived in China to study Chinese last month. You met a classmate and you became good friends at the language school. Write a personal profile about the special characteristics of this friend. 你上个月刚到中国学习汉语 在语言学校你认识了一个同学, 你们变成了好朋友 写一篇关于这个朋友特点的人物描述 / OR Question 19 You are working for a company in Melbourne. You are responsible for looking after some overseas clients this weekend. Write an itinerary informing the clients of the details. 你在墨尔本的一个公司打工, 这个周末公司要你负责招待几位从国外来的客人 写一个日程计划, 介绍细节 / OR Question 20 Write the script of a speech on The Advantages and Disadvantages of Online Shopping for your computer club. 为你的电脑俱乐部写一篇演讲稿, 题目是 网上购物的利与弊 / OR Question 21 Your grandparents wrote a letter to inform you that they will take you to a mountain resort for this year s summer vacation. Write a letter in reply to persuade them to have the holiday at the beach instead of the mountain resort. 你的祖父母写了一封信给你, 告诉你今年暑假他们计划带你去山上度假 给他们写一封回信, 说服他们去海边, 不要去山上 / OR SECTION 3 continued
11 2007 CHINSL EXAM Question 22 You dreamt that you had become a naughty dog. Write an imaginative story to describe the dream. 你做了一个梦, 梦到你变成了一只淘气的狗 写一篇想像性的故事描写你变成狗的情况 / Total 15 marks You may makes notes in this space. Write your response on the following pages. SECTION 3 continued TURN OVER
2007 CHINSL EXAM 12 Question No. (Mark in the box the number of the question you are answering.) SECTION 3 continued
13 2007 CHINSL EXAM A script book is available from the supervisor if you need extra paper to complete your answer. Please ensure you write your student number in the space provided on the front cover of the script book. At the end of the examination, place the script book inside the front cover of this question and answer book. END OF SECTION 3 TURN OVER
2007 CHINSL EXAM 14 Assessment criteria Section 1: Listening and responding Part A The capacity to understand and convey general and specific aspects of texts Part B The capacity to understand general and specific aspects of texts The capacity to convey information accurately and appropriately Section 2: Reading and responding Part A The capacity to understand and convey general and specific aspects of texts Part B The capacity to understand general and specific aspects of texts The capacity to convey information accurately and appropriately Section 3: Writing in Chinese Relevance, breadth and depth of content Appropriateness of structure and sequence Accuracy, range and appropriateness of vocabulary and grammar END OF QUESTION AND ANSWER BOOK