SACE Stage 2 Hebrew (continuers) case studies
SACE Stage 2 Hebrew (continuers) · Put your knowledge to work in context.
Hebrew (continuers) is a Stage 2 subject within the South Australian Certificate of Education (SACE), administered by the SACE Board of South Australia. It appears in the SACE subjects list as one of the languages offered at continuers level, alongside languages such as Arabic, French, German, Japanese, Modern Greek and Spanish (continuers), and it is grouped with the national continuers languages rather than with beginners or background speakers subjects. The SACE Stage 2 Hebrew (continuers) case studies are 5 cases and about 2,506 words.
1Choosing register for a host-family request
You are an exchange student in Haifa staying with a host family. On Thursday evening the mother, Orly, tells you that Friday dinner will be at 19:00 because grandparents are visiting.
564 words, about 3 min2Reading a school notice with a conditional deadline
Your school posts a notice in Hebrew about a Holocaust Remembrance Day ceremony. The notice says that students wishing to read a short passage must register with the history teacher by Tuesday at 13:00, that passages must be approved in advance, and that the rehearsal is mandatory for anyone who registers.
495 words, about 2 min3Writing an opinion piece under a word limit
You must write a short opinion piece in Hebrew for the school newsletter, 180-220 words, on whether school should start an hour later for senior students. You have strong evidence about sleep and adolescents, but the newsletter editor has told you the audience includes teachers and parents who are sceptical, and that last term a similar piece was rejected for being one-sided and for exceeding the word limit.
480 words, about 2 min4Mediating between two speakers in a group task
In a group oral task, three students must agree on a topic for a class presentation about aliyah. Dana wants to interview her grandmother, who emigrated from Ethiopia.
496 words, about 2 min5Interpreting tone in a short message
You know this classmate organised the session and had prepared material for you. The message is three words plus a phrase, with no emoji.
471 words, about 2 min