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E XAMINATION
Czech Continuers Level Section 2: Reading and Responding (30 marks)
Instructions to Students 1.
Allow about 1 hour and 15 minutes for Section 2.
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Write all your answers to the questions in Section 2 in this booklet in blue or black ink or ball-point pen. Space is provided for you to make notes.
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You must answer ALL questions in Part A and Part B.
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Answer Part A in ENGLISH and Part B in CZECH.
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Write your student/registration number and the centre number (if required) on the front cover of this booklet.
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All question booklets will be collected at the end of the examination.
This examination is used for the HSC (New South Wales), the NTCE (Northern Territory), the SACE (South Australia), the TCE (Tasmania), the VCE (Victoria), and the WACE (Western Australia).
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Part A 20 marks Attempt Questions 7–8 When judging performance in this part, the examiner(s) will take into account the extent to which the student demonstrates the capacity to: • understand general and/or specific aspects of texts, by, for example, comparing, contrasting, summarising, or evaluating, and convey the information accurately and appropriately
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Read the text and then answer in ENGLISH the questions that follow.
Denâkovy; za;pis Davida V. 1. za;r“â
Zac“a;tek ékolnâho roku – ach jo=! Jedine;, co me“ po pra;zdnina;ch nadchlo je, z“e ékola vyhla;sila konkurz na mezina;rodnâ vy;me“nnou sta;z“ do dvou evropsky;ch center pro dva vâte“ze. Skoro si to neumÈ;m pr“edstavit! Rok bez pr“È;kazu` a za;kazu`!! V Dra;z“d\anech je pry; spousta folkovy;ch klubu`. Tr“eba si budu moci v ne“ktere;m i zahra;t!! Je sice fakt, z“e ne“mecky jeéte“ neumÈ;m, ale jsem si jisty;, z“e c“asem ne“mc“inu zvla;dnu. A povinna; litera;rnâ studentska; soute“z“ bude urc“ite“ take; snadna;. Hlavne“, z“e mu`j oblÈ;beny; poc“âtac“ovy; na;vrh je na seznamu vybrany;ch oboru` a z“e ma;m dobre; studijnâ vy;sledky. Proto si myslâm, z“e ma;m dobrou éanci se tam dostat.
1. prosince
To nenâ MOZ”NE:!!! Do Dra;z“d\an pojede mâsto me“ spoluz“a;k Jindra=! Uc“itel mi r“ekl, z“e ume“t ne“mecky je velmi du`lez“ite;. Tvrdil, z“e konkurence do Dra;z“d\an byla ve“téâ nez“ do Florencie, ale takova; stupidnâ vy;mluva mne nezajâma; a navâc s“pagety nena;vidi;m.
10. prosince
Dneska jsem éel za Jindrou a popr“a;l mu k vâte“zstvâ. Odpove“de“l mi de“kuji v ne“mc“ine“. Pan uc“itel Nova;k byl ke mne“ moc hodny;. Zac“âna;m se uc“it italsky.
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Marks Question 7 (continued) (a)
(b)
Which of the following reasons influenced David most in choosing Dresden? (A)
He wanted to study computer design.
(B)
He wanted to spend a year away from home.
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He wanted to study in the middle of Europe.
(D)
He wanted to learn German above all.
What were the criteria for winning the competition?
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Why do you think Jindra said thank you in German? Justify your answer with reference to the text.
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How would you describe the personality of the author of these diary entries? Support your answer with reference to the text. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
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8.
Read the text and then answer in ENGLISH the questions that follow.
De“kuji va;m za moz“nost k va;m dnes pohovor“it. Nesta;va; se c“asto, z“e bych mohl oslovit skupinu lidâ, ktera; podle me;ho na;zoru bude v budoucnosti urc“ovat a ovlivn“ovat ver“ejne; mâne“nâ. Francouzsky; le;kar“ Jacques Bonnet napsal> ,,Nechceme stvor“it novou vyjâmec“nou lidskou bytost. Chceme jen da;t kaz“de;mu moz“nost, aby rozvâjel sve; osobnâ schopnosti.|| Jacques Bonnet pu`sobâ v jednom z par“âz“sky;ch institutu`. Napsal c“tyr“i knihy zaby;vajâcâ se modernâ biologiâ, genetikou a etikou< na sve;m konte“ ma; pre“s 400 publikovany;ch c“la;nku`. Nicme;ne“, je moz“ne; mu ve“r“it= Vyhla;sit ver“ejne“, co si ve“da a ve“dci pr“ejâ, jes“te“ neznamena;, z“e tomu tak je a bude a ve“da skutec“ne“ zna; zpu`soby, jak pr“eva;lcovat jake;koliv i rea;lne; obavy. Rok 1978, ktery; se va;m mu`z“e nynâ zda;t da;vnou minulostâ pr“inesl narozenâ prvnâho ,,dâte“te ze zkumavky.|| Byl to Luise Brown, kdo provedl prvnâ ume“le; oplodne“nâ z“eny. Lidstvo jes“te“ nestac“ilo vstr“ebat du`sledky tohoto technologicke;ho u;spe“chu, kdyz“ se hranice posunula jes“te“ da;l. 5. c“ervence 1996 se ve skotsku narodila klonovana; ovce Dolly a stala se tak novy;m du`kazem tvu`rc“â moci dr“âmajâcâ v geneticke; manipulaci. Dolly doka;zala sve“tu, z“e novy; z“ivot lze stvor“it z c“ehokoliv, co je oplodnitelne;. Reakce na tento ,,u;kaz|| byla tak bour“liva;, z“e prezidentska; komise z“a;dala o vyhla;s“enâ moratoria na lidske; klonova;nâ. Ve ve“decky;ch institucâch zac“aly bour“live; diskuse na toto te;ma a dospe“ly i k ota;zce, zda ume“le; stvor“enâ c“love“ka bez jake;hokoliv spojenâ s norma;lnâmi lidsky;mi vztahy nenâ nikoliv ve“decky;m, ale eticky;m proble;mem. Bohuz“el, i kdyz“ se na;m zda;, z“e si lide; uve“domujâ du`sledky klonova;nâ, neme“li bychom zapomenout, z“e poc“a;tec“nâ odmâta;nâ novy;ch objevu` vede nejprve k jejich neochotne;mu a va;have;mu pr“ijetâ a posle;ze k zneuz“tâ, protoze“ nenâ vz“dy jednoduche; zjistit, kdo r“âdâ onen parnâ va;lec, ktery; pr“eva;lcuje vs“echny pochybnosti, argumenty i na;mitky. Neme“li bychom by;t znepokojeni tâm, z“e klonova;nâ, byt\ nabâzâ moz“nost novy;ch klinicky;ch odpove“dâ na nemoci, je v ne“ktery;ch kruzâch povaz“ova;no za desetiletou mnohamiliardovou investici= Jestliz“e antikoncepce zpu`sobila obrovskou socia;lnâ prome“nu ve 20. stoletâ, geneticky; vy;zkum by mohl ohrozit nas“i dosavadnâ existenci jakoz“to lidsky;ch bytostâ v tomto, 21. stoletâ. Kde postavâme branici mezi pohra;va;nâm si s lidskou rasou a ztra;tou odpove“dnosti k lidstvu=
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Marks Question 8 (continued) (a)
What do we learn about Jacques Bonnet?
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What information in the text supports the view that the audience is a group of university students?
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How does the author of this text feel about the comment made by Jacques Bonnet? _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
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Marks Question 8 (continued) (d)
How does the writer use language to persuade the audience to his point of view? Support your answer with examples from the text. _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________
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Part B 10 marks Attempt Question 9 When judging performance in this part, the examiner(s) will take into account the extent to which the student demonstrates the capacity to: • understand general and specific aspects of texts by identifying, analysing, and responding to information • convey information coherently (structure, sequence, accuracy and variety of vocabulary and sentence structure) and appropriately (relevance, use of conventions of the text type)
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Read the text and then answer in CZECH the question that follows. ➣ Chcete proz“ât ba;jec“nou dovolenou a chybe“jâ va;m penâze= ➣ Ma;te ra;di luxus i dobrodruz“stvâ= ➣ Chcete poznat mlade; lidi z cele;ho sve“ta= Zde je naée odpove“d\> Dovolena; na kole, na vode“ i v luxusnâm letovisku Montana
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Question 9 (continued) You have just returned from the working holiday promoted by CK Bonanza. Write a letter to a friend (150–200 words in Czech) describing what it was really like as your experience was different to the one suggested by the advertisement. Pra;ve“ ses vra;til¶a z pracovnâ dovolene;, kterou ve sve;m inzera;tu nabâzâ CK Bonanza. Tvoje zkus“enosti byly trochu jine; ve srovna;nâ s tâm co inzena;t nabâzel. Napis“ dopis sve;mu pr“âteli (150–200 slov v c“eske;m jazyce). Popis“ svou dovolenou a vysve“tli jak to skutec“ne“ bylo.
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