WS02 - Class speaking and writing assessment
Languages, Italian, Years 7 and 8 (Year 7 entry)
- Speaking task
- Written task
Annotations
Exchanges an appropriate greeting with the teacher.
5 7 15 40Describes a person, using a range of adjectives.
14 31 15 40Demonstrates awareness of Italian sound patterns.
32 49 15 40Asks a question about the teacher’s family member.
60 66 15 40Translates a sentence from Italian into English.
81 85 15 40Understands that the gender of the noun and adjective need to agree.
118 130 15 40Chooses a greeting appropriate to the time of day, and the social and cultural context.
143 159 15 40
(gentle music)
[Student 1] Buongiorno.
[Teacher] Buongiorno.
[Teacher] Let's talk about this family tree. Who have you chosen?
[Student 1] Valeria.
[Teacher] Valeria. Okay.
[Student 1] Questa è mia cugina.
[Student 1] Lei si chiama Valeria.
[Student 1] Valeria ha sedici anni.
[Student 1] Valeria è qualche volta forte e sportiva.
[Student 2] Questo è mio nonno.
[Student 2] Lui si chiama Marco.
[Student 2] Marco ha settantatrè anni.
[Student 2] Lui è un po’ severo ma gentile.
[Teacher] Gentile. Bravissima.
[Teacher] So this is four relatives of mine,
[Teacher] can you ask me a question on one of them?
[Student 3] Okay.
[Student 3] Quanti anni ha tua sorella?
[Teacher] Very good. What did you ask me?
[Student 3] How old is your sister?
[Teacher] Excellent.
[Student 1] Tuo cugino simpatico?
[Teacher] Mio cugino qualche volta è simpatico.
[Teacher] What did I say?
[Student 1] Your cousin is sometimes likable.
[Teacher] Very good.
[Teacher] Sometimes. But not all the time.
[Teacher] Now, in this situation, which is a family Christmas lunch.
[Teacher] Which one of these expressions would be suitable to say in this situation?
[Student 3] Just one?
[Teacher] One or more. The ones that you think are more suitable.
[Student 3] Sei simpatico.
[Teacher] Sei simpatico. Who could you tell simpatico to?
[Student 3] Tiziano.
[Teacher] Tiziano, my cousin. Why could you say simpatico to Tiziano?
[Student 3] Because he's a male.
[Teacher] Because he's a male. Exactly.
[Teacher] Is it a nice thing to say or not?
[Student 3] Yes. Funny.
[Student 4] Buon appetito.
[Teacher] Buon appetito. Why would you say buon appetito?
[Student 4] Because they are eating lunch.
[Teacher] Would it be a polite thing to say?
[Student 4] Yes.
[Teacher] Absolutely. What about an appropriate greeting?
[Teacher] Which one would be the most appropriate?
[Student 4] Buongiorno.
[Teacher] Buongiorno. Why buongiorno and not buonasera?
[Student 4] Because it's not in the evening.
(bright music)
Annotations:
1. Creates written text to describe own family.
2. Applies punctuation conventions, including accents, capital letters and full stops.
3. Agrees the adjective to the gender of the noun.
4. Compares Italian and English languages in relation to gender.
5. Compares Italian and English word order.