HSC Hungarian Continuers case studies
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The HSC Hungarian Continuers examination is an external Higher School Certificate course offered through the New South Wales curriculum authority for senior secondary students who already have some background in Hungarian. It suits candidates who can already understand and produce connected Hungarian and want formal recognition of that ability within their HSC pattern of study. The HSC Hungarian Continuers case studies are 5 cases and about 2,159 words.
1A vonat, ami nem ott áll meg, ahol a menetrend írja
A Hungarian Continuers listening paper plays a station announcement twice. The first pass is clear: a train to Szeged departs from platform 4 at 14:20, but only the rear four carriages continue past Kiskunfélegyháza.
431 words, about 2 min2Két ajánlat, egy határidő
A reading passage contains two short advertisements. Offer A is a language school: a 10-week Hungarian conversation course, two evenings a week, 90 minutes per session, 45,000 forint, starting 3 March, maximum 8 students, no refund after the second week.
458 words, about 2 min3A levél, amelyben minden benne van - és semmi
Students must write a 120-150 word informal letter in Hungarian to a friend, inviting them to a family celebration. The prompt gives four content points that must all appear: the date and place, what to bring, how to get there, and a request for a reply by a deadline.
433 words, about 2 min4A vizsga, amiről a diák nem akar beszélni
In a speaking practice, the examiner asks: 'Mesélj arról, milyen vizsgád lesz jövő héten, és hogyan készülsz rá.' The student answers in three short sentences: 'Jövő héten vizsgám lesz. Készülök rá.' Total speaking time about eight seconds.
385 words, about 2 min5Amikor a hallott szöveg nem egyezik a józan ésszel
A listening item describes a phone call. A woman says she will arrive 'pénteken, a délutáni gyorsvonattal, fél négy körül'.
452 words, about 2 min