Modern Greek Continuers 2017 HSC exam pack

Students should:

• engage effectively in the conversation and respond in some depth to a range of questions relevant to their personal world
• consistently use good intonation and pronunciation
• respond in such a way that demonstrates knowledge and understanding of a range of structures and vocabulary, relevant to the question asked
• answer each question only with relevant information.

Students should expect:

• questions to be of varying difficulty
• a range of questions that require them to describe, explain, and justify an opinion
• to reflect on aspects of the past, present and future.

Students can prepare for this examination by:

• practising speaking in a variety of contexts and with various people
• listening to news and media sources in Modern Greek.

In better responses, students were able to:

• provide relevant information, made comments and expressed opinions, in a fluent and confident manner, when answering the examiner’s questions
• use a variety of vocabulary and language structures, appropriate to the conversation
• speak on a range of topics about their personal world, with only minor inaccuracies in grammar, vocabulary and sentence structure.

Students should:

• read each question carefully and pay close attention to key words, for example, ‘account for’, ‘justify’, ‘explain’
• address all aspects of the question, for example, support their response with reference to content and language
• be mindful of the allocated space for each response and keep within that framework
• be succinct in their responses and avoid repetition in order to fill lines
• be aware that a ‘how’ question does not always require an analysis of language. Students need to discriminate whether it is language or content that is required
• demonstrate an understanding of the stimulus text and respond with relevant information and ideas
• write responses appropriate to purpose, context and audience
• produce authentic text in Modern Greek
• structure and sequence their ideas and response in a logical and coherent manner
• demonstrate control of a range of language structures and vocabulary in Modern Greek.

Students should expect:

• a variety of question types with varying difficulty, for example, summary, listing, multiple choice and open-ended
• to respond to questions that require them to describe, explain, justify an opinion and comment
• questions covering on a variety of topics and themes of the Modern Greek Continuers course
• to reflect on or respond to a stimulus text in Modern Greek related to their personal world.

Students can prepare for this examination by:

• listening to news and media sources in Modern Greek
• reading a wide range of authentic Greek texts covering a variety of text types
• being thoroughly familiar with the topics of the syllabus, alongside extensive listening skills practice
• familiarising themselves with the style of examination, that is, drawing on key points and making inferences as opposed to translating
• developing efficient and effective dictionary skills
• learning vocabulary and grammatical structures through the units of work studied
• practising past HSC examination papers
• practising their creative responses and writing authentic text in Modern Greek in a variety of text types, such as notes, emails, letters, scripts.

In better responses, students were able to:

• demonstrate a holistic understanding of each item and respond succinctly avoiding direct translation
• support their responses with direct textual references
• deduce meaning from all aspects of the question, that is, elaborating and supporting their responses.

In better responses, students were able to:

• demonstrate a holistic understanding of each item and respond succinctly avoiding direct translation
• support their responses with direct textual references
• deduce meaning from all aspects of the question, that is, elaborating and supporting their responses.

In better responses, students were able to:

• elaborate rather than copy directly from the stimulus
• demonstrate some flair and sophistication
• demonstrate an excellent understanding of the stimulus text and address all points
• manipulate language authentically and creatively with correct use of grammar and syntax to meet the requirements of the tasks.

In better responses, students were able to:

• write effectively and appropriately for the purpose, audience and content of the task
• sequence and structure ideas and information effectively and coherently
• manipulate language authentically and creatively with correct use of grammar and syntax to meet the requirements of the tasks.