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Holidays, travel and tourism: sample answers and marking guidelines

Note: These are sample answers only, and do not necessarily represent the only correct answer (with the exception of multiple choice).

Question 1

Marking guidelines

Criteria	Marks
Shows a good understanding of why she changes her ideas	2
Gives isolated details about why she changes her ideas	1

Sample answer:
She forgot that Australia has opposite seasons to Italy and so, northern Australia (Qld) can be very hot in summer. It’s a better idea to go south in summer.

Question 2

Marking guidelines

Criteria	Marks
Shows an excellent understanding of why he wants to go to Italy	3
Shows a good understanding of why he wants to go to Italy	2
Shows some understanding of why he wants to go to Italy	1

Sample answer:
Darren wants to see and meet his relatives who still live in Italy. As they speak Venetian dialect he wants to do some research on this for his university course as well as travel around to see major artworks.

Question 3

Marking guidelines

Criteria	Marks
Shows an excellent understanding of the problems the speaker is facing with most relevant detail	4
Shows a sound understanding of the problems the speaker is facing with some detail	3
Shows some understanding of the problems the speaker is facing	2
Gives isolated details about the speaker’s situation	1

Sample answer:
There is not much time available but wants to travel all over Europe. It is difficult to choose places – everywhere has lots of history and also lacks money for places like Sweden and Norway where food costs a lot e.g. gelato costs 8 Euros.

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