SACE Stage 2 Persian (continuers) study plan
SACE Stage 2 Persian (continuers) · Give each week a clear focus.
8 weeks · About 6 hours per week
Interacting with others to share information, ideas, opinions and experiences & Creating texts in Persian to express information, feelings, ideas and opinions
Draft and record two 2-minute spoken monologues on personal experiences, then re-record each after self-review to improve fluency and accuracy
Write a 200-word descriptive text in Persian about a familiar place, using at least eight new concrete nouns and five adjectives
Build a personal vocabulary log of 40 high-frequency Persian words and collocations, organised by theme
Speak for 5 minutes with a language partner or tutor about daily routines, asking at least four follow-up questions
Your checkpoint
A portfolio entry containing two recorded monologues (original and improved versions), the 200-word descriptive text, and a 40-item vocabulary log
Interacting with others to share information, ideas, opinions and experiences & Creating texts in Persian to express information, feelings, ideas and opinions
Compose a 250-word opinion text on a familiar social issue, structuring it with an introduction, two supporting arguments and a conclusion
Practise using formal and informal registers by rewriting the same short message in both styles and labelling the differences
Record a 3-minute spoken response to a prompt about future plans, incorporating at least six connectives
Self-correct your written work against a checklist of common grammar points, documenting each correction
Your checkpoint
A 250-word opinion text with a marked-up corrected second draft and a register comparison table
Interacting with others to share information, ideas, opinions and experiences & Creating texts in Persian to express information, feelings, ideas and opinions
Write a 300-word narrative text that includes dialogue, past-tense narration and a clear sequence of events
Deliver a 4-minute spoken presentation on a cultural topic, using notes rather than a full script
Expand your vocabulary log to 100 items, categorising entries by function (argument, description, emotion)
Practise paraphrasing five short sentences aloud to build flexibility in expression
Your checkpoint
A 300-word narrative text plus an audio recording of the 4-minute presentation
Analysing texts to interpret meaning
Analyse three short Persian texts of different genres, identifying main idea, purpose and audience for each
Annotate one longer text to locate explicit and implicit meaning, listing textual evidence for each inference
Summarise a 400-word article in 80 words without losing key information
Identify and explain five cohesive devices used in a sample text
Your checkpoint
An analysis sheet covering three texts with main idea, purpose, audience, inferences and supporting evidence
Analysing texts to interpret meaning & Examining relationships between language, culture and identity, and reflecting on the ways in which culture influences communication
Compare how two texts on the same topic use tone and vocabulary differently, and explain the effect on the reader
Investigate one Persian cultural practice or custom and explain how it shapes the language used in related texts
Interpret idiomatic expressions in context and explain their meaning in English without literal translation
Analyse a short literary excerpt for imagery and emotional effect, citing specific phrases
Your checkpoint
A comparative analysis of two texts on the same topic (400 words) with a section on cultural and idiomatic features
Examining relationships between language, culture and identity, and reflecting on the ways in which culture influences communication & Analysing texts to interpret meaning
Explain how formal and informal address forms reflect social relationships, using examples from texts you have read
Analyse how a writer's choice of register signals identity, audience and purpose in two contrasting texts
Reflect in writing on how your own cultural background influences your interpretation of a Persian text
Identify cultural references in a media text and explain what a reader needs to know to understand them
Your checkpoint
A 400-word reflective analysis linking register, cultural references and identity in two chosen texts
Interacting with others to share information, ideas, opinions and experiences & Analysing texts to interpret meaning
Complete two timed reading tasks, answering inference and vocabulary-in-context questions under exam conditions
Conduct a 6-minute spoken discussion on a cultural topic, responding to unseen follow-up questions
Review and correct errors from weeks 1-6, grouping them by type and writing a personal error log
Practise skimming a 500-word text in 3 minutes and summarising it orally
Your checkpoint
A timed practice results sheet with scores, an error log grouped by error type, and a recording of the 6-minute discussion
Creating texts in Persian to express information, feelings, ideas and opinions & Examining relationships between language, culture and identity, and reflecting on the ways in which culture influences communication
Write a 350-word persuasive text under timed conditions, integrating cultural references appropriately
Deliver a 5-minute spoken reflection on how language and culture interact, without reading from a script
Complete one full mock exam covering reading, writing and speaking, and mark it against criteria
Compile a final revision sheet of 30 recurring errors and 20 high-value expressions
Your checkpoint
A completed mock exam with self-marked scores, a 350-word timed text, a recorded spoken reflection and a final revision sheet
Milestones
Week 1: Can sustain a 2-minute spoken monologue and produce a coherent 200-word text with minimal support
Week 2: Can write a structured 250-word opinion text and distinguish formal from informal register
Week 3: Can narrate a sequence of events in writing and deliver a 4-minute presentation from notes
Week 4: Can identify main idea, purpose, audience and at least two inferences in an unseen text with cited evidence
Week 5: Can compare tone and vocabulary across two texts and explain cultural and idiomatic features
Week 6: Can explain how register and cultural references signal identity and audience in two texts
Week 7: Meets target scores on timed reading tasks and sustains a 6-minute discussion with unseen questions
Week 8: Completes a full mock exam at target level across all four domains and produces a final revision sheet