90570 905700 3SUPERVISOR S Level 3 Japanese, 2012 90570 Listen to and understand complex spoken Japanese in less familiar contexts 9.30 am Thursday 22 November 2012 Credits: Six Check that the National Student Number (NSN) on your admission slip is the same as the number at the top of this page. Listen to THREE passages. You will hear EACH passage FOUR times: The first time, you will hear the passage as a whole. The second and third times, you will hear the passage in sections, with a pause after each. The fourth time, you will hear the passage again as a whole. As you listen, you may make notes in the LISTENING NOTES boxes provided. Before each passage begins, you will have 30 seconds per question to preview the questions. At the end of each passage, you will have a few minutes to review your answers. You should attempt ALL the questions in this booklet. Answer EACH question in your choice of English and / or Japanese. If you need more room for any answer, use the extra space provided at the back of this booklet. Check that this booklet has pages 2 12 in the correct order and that none of these pages is blank. YOU MUST HAND THIS BOOKLET TO THE SUPERVISOR AT THE END OF THE EXAMINATION. Achievement Criteria Achievement Achievement with Merit Achievement with Excellence Demonstrate good understanding of spoken texts in Japanese containing complex language in less familiar contexts. Demonstrate very good understanding of spoken texts in Japanese containing complex language in less familiar contexts. Overall level of performance Demonstrate excellent understanding of spoken texts in Japanese containing complex language in less familiar contexts. New Zealand Qualifications Authority, 2012. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced by any means without the prior permission of the New Zealand Qualifications Authority.
2 You are advised to spend one hour answering the questions in this booklet. FIRST PASSAGE: ジェットプログラム Listen to a talk about an exchange programme. Question One is based on this passage. You now have 30 seconds to read the question, on this page and on page 4. Glossed Vocabulary ジェット JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Kanagawa a place in Japan QUESTION ONE Use all sections of the passage to answer this question. よこはまについてせつめいしなさい 下 記 の 表 を 完 成 させない Describe Yokohama in the chart below. 特 徴 Features れきし History 位 置 Location 人 口 Population ポールがじゅんびしなかったものは 何 ですか What was Paul unprepared for?
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4 QUESTION ONE continued ポールはかれがつとめていた 学 校 について 二 つの 事 を 誉 めました 何 についてですか ポールはなぜそれらの 事 を 誉 めましたか Describe the two things Paul admired about his school. Give reasons. ポールのスピーチの 聞 き 手 はだれですか ポールのスピーチの 目 的 は 何 ですか そう 思 った 理 由 も 書 きなさい Who is Paul s audience? Fully explain the purpose of his speech.
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6 SECOND PASSAGE: 天 気 よほうとニュース Listen to the weather report and a news item. Question Two and Question Three are based on this passage. You now have one minute to read the questions, on this page and on page 8. QUESTION TWO Use Section (a) and Section (b) to answer this question. Glossed Vocabulary そら sky かみさま god Tanabata the name of a festival この 天 気 よほうが 放 送 されたのはいつですか What date is the weather report for? 今 日 は 何 の 日 ですか What day is this? どうしてこの 日 は 晴 れたほうがいいのですか 詳 しくせつめいしなさい Explain in detail why it is important for this particular day to be fine.
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8 QUESTION THREE Use Section (c) and Section (d) to answer this question. Glossed Vocabulary せいふ government この 天 気 よほうが 放 送 された 時 のきせつは 何 ですか What is the season? 下 記 の 表 を 完 成 させない Complete the chart below. 地 域 Area 東 京 Tokyo 埼 玉 Saitama 神 奈 川 Kanagawa 予 報 Forecast 気 温 Temperature 七 夕 伝 説 によると この 天 気 予 報 の 結 果 何 が 起 こりますか According to the legend, what will probably happen if the weather report is accurate? 政 府 は 人 々に 何 を 頼 みましたか なぜですか Explain what the government is asking people to do, and why.
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10 THIRD PASSAGE: 会 話 Listen to a conversation between two students, Ann and Taro. Question Four is based on this passage. You now have 30 seconds to read the question, on page 11. Glossed Vocabulary スマップ SMAP, the name of a pop group AKB48 the name of a pop group LISTENING NOTES
11 QUESTION FOUR Use all sections of the passage to answer this question. 二 つの 音 楽 グループの 違 いを 説 明 しなさい 下 記 の 表 を 完 成 させない Describe the differences between the two music groups, SMAP and AKB48, using the chart below. コンサートの 開 催 頻 度 Frequency of concerts チケットのねだん Price of tickets 開 催 地 Concert venue チケットの 入 手 可 能 性 Availability of tickets SMAP AKB48 人 数 Number of members その 他 Other アンは 何 に 驚 きましたか 詳 しくせつめいしなさい Ann is surprised by several things. List them, and explain why she is surprised by each one.
12 QUESTION NUMBER Extra space if required. Write the question number(s) if applicable. 90570