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Education and Future Aspirations:

Sample reading task answers

Growing Up (driving, voting…)

Non ci si innamora solo delle donne

Question 1
Analyse the role of Camilla in Baglioni’s life. 3 marks

criteria	marks
Provides a complete response	3
Provides a partial response	2
Provides some relevant information	1

It was his first love, the first in his car collection, it inspired him to write many of his songs eg Strada facendo, and enabled him to gain his independence.

Question 2
Explain the choice of the name Camilla. 2 marks

criteria	marks
Provides a complete response	2
Provides some relevant information	1

In his generation that’s what people did, the car was so important it became almost human like, and was given a female name.

Question 3
Explain the events that lead to Baglioni’s appreciation of road rules. 4 marks

criteria	marks
Provides a thorough explanation of the events	4
Provides a satisfactory explanation of the events	3
Provides a limited explanation of the events	2
Provides some relevant information	1

importance of wearing a seat belt
discussion with friends about not wearing a seat belt
Italian dislike of authority, rules and regulations
rules in general
accident

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