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Living in Japan:
Sample listening and responding answers
Item 1
| Marking Criteria | |
|---|---|
| Demonstrates a comprehensive understanding of the situation | 2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of the situation | 1 mark |
Sample answer: Paul is looking for Emiko but she has gone out shopping. She should be back soon. He is offered refreshments while he waits.
Item 2
| Marking Criteria | |
|---|---|
| Demonstrates an excellent understanding of both speakers' lives | 3 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of both speakers' lives | 2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of both speakers' lives | 1 mark |
Sample answer: The girl says that she doesn't have any "weekend", as she goes to cram school on both Saturday and Sunday. The boy only goes to cram school on Monday, Thursday and Friday, so she considers that he is lucky and can muck around on the weekend.
Item 3
| Marking Criteria | |
|---|---|
| Demonstrates an excellent understanding of his home stay experience | 3 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of his home stay experience | 2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of his home stay experience | 1 mark |
Sample answer: Generally, it was a positive, interesting experience. Although the house and garden were smaller than he was used to in Australia, the traditional aspect of sleeping on a futon, having a tatami room and having a Japanese bath was wonderful.
Item 4
| Marking Criteria | |
|---|---|
| Demonstrates a good understanding of what Hiroko enjoyed about the weekend | 2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of what Hiroko enjoyed about the weekend | 1 mark |
Sample answer: It was the first time she got to wear a pretty kimono and she had a friend take a photo of her under the torii (shrine) gate.
Item 5
| Marking Criteria | |
|---|---|
| Demonstrates an excellent understanding of the problem and a possible solution | 3 marks |
| Demonstrates good understanding of the problem and a possible situation | 2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of the problem or a possible solution | 1 mark |
Sample answer: Yooko has lost her keys. She had them when she did some shopping at the fruit/vegetable shop, so she'd better go back there and see whether she dropped them.
Item 6
| Marking Criteria | |
|---|---|
| Demonstrates a good understanding of the doctor's instructions | 2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of the doctor's instructions | 1 mark |
Sample answer: Take the white medicine twice per day and take the red medicine whenever your throat is sore.
Item 7
| Marking Criteria | |
|---|---|
| Demonstrates an excellent understanding of why he would be surprised with most details | 3 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of why he would be surprised with some details | 2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of why he would be surprised | 1 mark |
Sample answer: He believed that Japanese school rules were very strict e.g. you're not allowed to have pierced ears. However, she tells him that the rules are not nearly as strict as in the past but that it depends on the school. She gives the example of her school where it's ok to have pierced ears but dyeing your hair and wearing makeup is not allowed.
Item 8
| Marking Criteria | |
|---|---|
| Demonstrates an excellent understanding of who the restaurant would appeal to with most details | 3 marks |
| Demonstrates a good understanding of who the restaurant would appeal to with some details | 2 marks |
| Demonstrates some understanding of who the restaurant would appeal to | 1 mark |
Sample answer: Groups of between ten and thirty people who want a variety of authentic Japanese food in an unusual atmosphere (it's a normal house rather than set up as a restaurant) and who might also want to do karaoke. It's run by a husband and wife team (the husband makes his own noodles). Because it costs forty dollars per head, it's not for students or those who want a really cheap meal but it's very good value for home-made Japanese food.
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