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Personal Identity:
Sample reading tasks
The Adolescent World
Un'intervista con un ragazzo diciassettenne nato e vissuto a Sydney fino all'età di 10 anni. Poi la famiglia ha deciso di trasferirsi in Italia per ragioni di lavoro.
Dopo sette anni la famiglia progetta di trasferirsi di nuovo in Australia. Steven prende la decisione di continuare i suoi studi a Sydney.
Piazza S. Marco, Venezia
Question 1
Explain why Steven has returned to study in Australia? 3 marks
criteria |
marks |
Provides a full explanation of why he has returned to study in Australia |
3 |
Provides a partial explanation of why he has returned to study in Australia |
2 |
Provides some relevant information |
1 |
He has more career opportunities in Australia; his parents are returning to Australia for retirement. He is emotionally still attached to people and places in Australia.
Question 2
Describe Steven’s memories of family life in Melbourne. 4 marks
criteria |
marks |
Provides a thorough description |
4 |
Provides a satisfactory description |
3 |
Provides a limited description |
2 |
Provides some relevant information |
1 |
He remembers a calmer more settled life, loved his dog, played Lego with his brothers. His mum was on night shift because she was a nurse so she lived on little sleep. There was a lot of family but rarely saw mum’s side of family because they were spread out all over the country.
Question 3
Compare Steven’s experience in fitting in to the Italian way of life to that of his brother. 4 marks
criteria |
marks |
Provides a thorough response |
4 |
Provides a satisfactory response |
3 |
Provides a limited response |
2 |
Provides some relevant information |
1 |
He was younger and had less difficulty fitting in and therefore made friends more easily and had no problems communicating/speaking Italian.The move to Italy for his older brother on the other hand was much more difficult because he failed twice at school and had to repeat twice at senior high school. He found studying Dante and learning German was not easy because the level of Italian required was much more demanding and sophisticated.
Useful expressions and vocabulary
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