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S21
AN ROINN OIDEACHAIS AGUS EOLAÍOCHTA
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JUNIOR CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION, 2002
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ITALIAN - ORDINARY LEVEL
(320 marks)
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THURSDAY, 20 JUNE - MORNING, 9.30 to 12.00
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CENTRE STAMP
EXAMINATION NUMBER
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N.B. FOR USE BY EXAMINER ONLY
PART
I
II
III
SECTION
A
B
A
B
A
B
TOTAL
MARK
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
There are three parts in this paper: Part I - Listening Comprehension; Part II - Reading Comprehension;
Part III - Written Expression.
All sections of the paper should be attempted and answers should be written in the spaces provided on the
Examination Paper. (Extra paper is available if required.)
Attend carefully to the particular instructions for each item. (Note that in Part I instructions are given on
the tape and on the paper).
When you have finished PART I you should proceed immediately to Parts II and III.
MAKE SURE TO WRITE YOUR EXAMINATION NUMBER IN THE SPACE PROVIDED ABOVE.
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PART I: LISTENING COMPREHENSION (140 MARKS)
A
You will hear each announcement, message or conversation twice. During the first hearing you may take notes.
You may answer the questions at the end of either hearing.
1.
(a)
The girl buys
Tick the correct box
Two postcards and two stamps
Two postcards and two envelopes
Two postcards and two pens
(b)
She pays
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€3
€4
€2
2.
(a)
Raoul Bova is married
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True
(b)
False
Raoul Bova likes
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Swimming and football
Football and skiing
Swimming and basketball
3.
(a)
Carla is going to Ireland for
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Three weeks
A month
Three months
(b)
In the month of August Cristina is
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Working in a shop
Studying
Going on holiday with her parents
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4.
(a)
Chiara’s eyes are
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Green
Brown
Blue
(b)
On Saturday afternoons Chiara
Tick the correct box
Works in her father’s shop
Looks after her brother
Goes to the gym
5.
(a)
The language courses start on
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July 1st
June 1st
June 20th
(b)
The course will include
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4 hours’ tuition in the afternoon
5 hours’ tuition in the afternoon
4 hours’ tuition in the morning
6.
(a)
The two young people involved in the accident were
Tick the correct box
On a scooter
On a bike
In a car
(b)
What parts of the body are mentioned?
Tick the correct box
Head and shoulder
Knee and back
Arm and hand
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B
(i)
Claudia and Paolo talk about their summer. Listen carefully to the conversation. You will hear it three
times. First you will hear it right through. Then you will hear it replayed in 5 segments. There will be
a pause after each segment to allow you to answer the question on that segment. Finally, you will hear
the whole conversation right through again.
1.
(a)
What did Paolo do for his holidays?
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He went to Ireland
He stayed at home
He went to the mountains
(b)
Why did Claudia go to Ireland?
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To visit a friend
To see the countryside
To do an English course
2.
(a)
In Ireland Claudia stayed
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With a friend
In a B & B
With an Irish family
(b)
Her English didn’t improve
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True
3.
False
At the weekend Claudia
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Visited other parts of Ireland
Went around Dublin
Went to the disco
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4.
(a)
What did Claudia like most about Ireland?
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The food and drink
The people and the countryside
The music and Gaelic sports
(b)
In Ireland Claudia learnt how to
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Ride a horse
Play golf
Fish
5.
Claudia didn’t like
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Irish food
Irish people
The Irish weather
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(ii)
Francesca rings her friend Massimo. Listen carefully to the conversation. You will hear it three times.
First you will hear it right through. Then you will hear it replayed in 5 segments. There will be a pause
after each segment to allow you to answer the questions on that segment. Finally, you will hear the whole
conversation right through again.
1.
(a)
Francesca wants to know
Tick the correct box
What Massimo did last weekend
What Massimo is doing at the weekend
Whether Massimo went to school yesterday
(b)
When would Francesca like to go out?
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On Friday
On Saturday
On Sunday
2.
What are Massimo’s plans for that day?
Tick the correct box
To play football
To watch TV
To play tennis
3.
(a)
Massimo says that the film “Harry Potter” is
Tick the correct box
Boring
Interesting
Funny
(b)
Massimo would prefer to go to a pizzeria because
Tick the correct box
He doesn’t like going to discos
He went to the disco the day before
He thinks he will be hungry
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4.
(a)
They agree to meet
Tick the correct box
At 6.30
At 7.15
At 8.30
(b)
Massimo offers to
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Book a table
Pick Francesca up
Ring another friend
5.
The phone number Francesca gives Massimo is
Tick the correct box
081 338450
081 438450
081 538450
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PART II: READING COMPREHENSION (120 MARKS)
A
1.
Look at the signs, names and notices below. To each question four answers are suggested. By writing
(a), (b), (c) or (d) in the box provided, choose the correct answer to each question.
(i)
You want to buy some meat in Italy. Which shop would you go to?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(ii)
LIBRERIA
MACELLERIA
FRUTTERIA
NEGOZIO DI SCARPE
Where would you expect to see this sign?
LABORATORIO LINGUISTICO
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(iii)
Where do you go if you want to return a book you had borrowed?
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(iv)
in a hospital
in a cinema
in an airport
in a school
BIBLIOTECA
EDICOLA
STAZIONE
BANCA
You go to a
GELATERIA
if you want
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
to buy a magazine
to have a pizza
to eat an ice-cream
to buy a CD
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2.
Read the advertisements below and answer the questions by writing the correct number in the boxes
provided.
2.
1.
3.
4.
Which restaurant
(a)
is open every day?
(b)
is open both for lunch and dinner?
(c)
is closed on Wednesdays?
(d)
recommends making a reservation?
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3.
Look at the following admission tickets and answer the questions.
1.
On which day of the week did the person go to the exhibition?
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2.
How much does this ticket cost?
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3.
How many people does this ticket
admit?
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4.
Informazioni, prenotazioni e visite guidate:
041 - 5200345
Give two reasons why you would
ring the number on top of the ticket.
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4.
Read the following advertisement and answer the questions below.
(a)
In what languages can you get the information?
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(b)
Name three things that you can get information about.
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(c)
The call centre operates at the weekend.
Tick the correct box
True
False
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5. Read the following advertisement and answer the question below.
Sai che a Roma ci sono tante
biblioteche dove leggere, studiare,
ascoltare musica, vedere film e
documentari, giocare e navigare in
Internet, incontrare gente e
conoscere nuovi amici e amiche?
Cerca la biblioteca più vicina a
casa tua!
Name five things you can do in a library in Rome.
1)
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2)
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3)
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4)
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5)
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6. Read the following information about Maria Grazia Cucinotta and answer the questions below.
Maria Grazia Cucinotta è nata a Messina, in Sicilia, sotto il segno del Leone.
Ha cominciato a lavorare a 16 anni, prima come modella, poi come attrice.
Il suo primo film importante è stato “Il Postino” con Massimo Troisi.
Maria Grazia è molto bella: ha un bel fisico e lunghi capelli neri e occhi neri.
Ha moltissimi ammiratori che le scrivono lettere e e-mail.
Quando ha il tempo di stare a casa, Maria Grazia ama chiacchierare al
telefono, leggere, fare ginnastica e imparare l’inglese.
Cucina molto bene e le piace invitare amici per mangiare insieme le specialità
della cucina siciliana.
True
False
(a) Maria Grazia has always been an actress.
(b) She has black hair.
(c) She has blue eyes.
(d) Her admirers send her presents.
(e) She loves learning English.
(f) She is a very good cook.
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B
1.
Read the following message and answer the questions below.
Cara Monica,
Mi dispiace, ma non posso venire al cinema con te sabato sera perché è il compleanno di mio
fratello. Perché non andiamo venerdì pomeriggio? Va bene per te? Spero di sì!! Ricordati di
riportarmi la rivista che ti ho prestato e di telefonare a Eleonora per invitarla.
Simonetta
(a)
When was Simonetta supposed to go to the cinema with Monica?
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(b)
Simonetta cannot go to the cinema because
Tick the correct box
It’s her father’s birthday
It’s her brother’s birthday
It’s her sister’s birthday
(c)
What alternative does Simonetta suggest?
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(d)
Name one thing Simonetta reminds Monica to do.
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2.
Cecilia Grandi has applied to do an English language course in Dublin. Read her application form and
answer the questions below.
NOME Cecilia
COGNOME Grandi
INDIRIZZO Via Mazzini, 25 Amalfi (SA)
TEL. 088 345762
E-MAIL [email protected]
DATA DI NASCITA
28 gennaio 1985
LIVELLO DI CONOSCENZA DELLA LINGUA
DATA DI ARRIVO
10 luglio 2002
buono
DATA DI PARTENZA
31 luglio 2002
MODALITÀ DI PAGAMENTO: Contanti
Carta di credito
9
Trasferimento bancario
Assegno internazionale
ALLOGGIO
Albergo
9
Appartamento
Ostello
SPORT PREFERITI
Nuoto
9
Tennis
Vela
Pallavolo
9
Trekking
(a)
When was Cecilia born?
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(b)
What level of English does she have?
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(c)
When does she leave Dublin?
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(d)
What form of payment has she chosen?
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(e)
What form of accommodation does she choose?
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(f)
What are her favourite sports?
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PART III: WRITTEN EXPRESSION (60 MARKS)
A
Answer both 1 and 2.
1.
Ciao a tutti! Mi chiamo Salvatore e sono siciliano. Se volete avere un amico italiano, scrivetemi.
A scuola studio italiano, storia, geografia, matematica, educazione tecnica, scienze, informatica,
inglese. Nel tempo libero vado in discoteca e al cinema. Adoro Julia Roberts!
Write a postcard to Salvatore (in Italian) telling him about school. (About 25 words).
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2.
You are staying with your friend Máire and her family in the country. Write a postcard (in Italian) to your
Italian penpal (About 25 words).
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Say where you are and for how long
Say that you go to the swimming pool every day with Máire
Say that the weather is quite good
Say that you hope to see him/her soon
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B
Answer either 1 or 2.
1.
In the left column are
sentence beginnings
In the right column are
sentence endings
By matching the sentence endings with the sentence beginnings, talk about your typical school day.
Left column
Right column
Le lezioni
Alle 11,00
Alle 15,30
Alle 18,00
Dopo cena
guardo la TV
c’è un intervallo
cominciano alle 8 di mattina
torno a casa
ceno con la mia famiglia
(a)
is done as an example for you.
(a)
Le lezioni cominciano alle 8 di mattina
(b)
Alle 11,00 _____________________________________________________________________
(c)
Alle 15,30 _____________________________________________________________________
(d)
Alle 18,00 _____________________________________________________________________
(e)
Dopo cena _____________________________________________________________________
OR
2.
The words in the sentences below are not in the correct order. Can you rewrite them correctly?
(a)
is done as an example for you.
(a)
ESTATE
ITALIA
QUESTA
IN
VADO
I
UN
QUESTA ESTATE VADO IN ITALIA
(b)
GENITORI
NEGOZIO
MIEI
HANNO
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(c)
SCUOLA
MOLTI
HO
A
AMICI
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(d)
PIACE
LA
MOLTISSIMO
MI
GEOGRAFIA
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(e)
AMICO
KARL
È
IL
SIMPATICO
MIO
MOLTO
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