Western Australian Certificate of Education

Examination 2010
Preparation Booklet

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ENGLISH AS AN ADDITIONAL
LANGUAGE
OR DIALECT
Practical (oral) examination
Stage 3

Time allowed for this practical (oral) examination

Preparation:
Interview:

fifteen minutes
twelve minutes

Materials required/recommended for this practical (oral) examination

To be provided by the supervisor
One (1) coloured stimulus item
Pages for notes (included in this Preparation Booklet)
One (1) stimulus item with focus questions (included in this Preparation Booklet)
To be provided by the candidate
Standard items:
pens, pencils, eraser, correction fluid/tape, ruler, highlighters

Important note to candidates

No other items may be taken into the examination room. It is your responsibility to ensure that
you do not have any unauthorised notes or other items of a non-personal nature in the
examination room. If you have any unauthorised material with you, hand it to the supervisor
before reading any further.

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PREPARATION BOOKLET

Structure of the examination

Stage 3 of the English as an Additional Second Language or Dialect WACE examination
comprises a written examination worth 75% of the total examination score and a practical (oral)
examination worth 25% of the total examination score.

Structure of this practical (oral) examination

Section and criteria
Section One: Preparation
Section Two: Interview
Part A: Introductory discussion

Time allocated
(minutes)

10
approximately
34 minutes

Linguistic resources
Fluency and clarity
Content (prepared response to visual
stimulus and focus questions)
Interaction on unprepared questions
Communication strategies
Part C: Course discussion

Percentage of
total exam

15 minutes
approximately
2 minutes

Interaction on familiar topics

Part B: Visual stimulus and focus questions

Marks
available

15
10
10
5
5
approximately
56 minutes

Linguistic resources
Fluency and clarity
Content (course issue/text discussion)
Content (sociocultural understandings and
analysis)

15
10
10
10

Total

100

25

Instructions to candidates
During the preparation time
1.

Prepare your responses to the stimulus item and focus questions/statement and make
notes on the pages provided in this booklet.

During the interview

1.

Participate in an introductory discussion with the marker.

2.

Talk about the stimulus item and chosen focus questions. You must aim to talk for the
full three minutes.

3.

Do not read from your notes.

4.

Nominate an issue related to the focus and content of one or both of the Stage 3 units.

5.

Participate in a conversation with the marker about the nominated issue, providing
examples from texts you have studied.
See next page

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STAGE 3

Image 2: Cycling

Image courtesy of the examining panel.

Focus questions

The picture shows a group of people getting ready to start a fund-raising cycling event.
Do you think this is an effective way to raise funds for charity?
Cycling is becoming more and more popular in Australia these days. What are the
benefits of cycling? Are there any disadvantages?
How can cycling help to fight pollution?
What are the benefits of doing physical activity in groups?

Write your notes within the box below:

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