WACE German Second Language case studies
WACE German Second Language · Put your knowledge to work in context.
WACE German: Second Language is a Western Australian senior-secondary course and external examination for students in Years 11 and 12 who are learning German as an additional language rather than as a first language. It sits within the Western Australian Certificate of Education, the state's senior secondary qualification, which is administered by the School Curriculum and Standards Authority (SCSA). The course is designed for learners who have typically begun German at secondary level or who have limited prior exposure, and it develops the four macro-skills assessed by the examination: listening, reading, writing and speaking. Because the syllabus organises assessment around these four skill areas, each contributing a comparable share of the overall mark, candidates should treat preparation as a balanced program rather than a vocabulary sprint. The WACE German Second Language case studies are 5 cases and about 2,064 words.
1The Overlapping Announcement at the Bahnhof
You are practising for the WACE German Second Language listening section. The recording is a station announcement played once.
418 words, about 2 min2Register in a Complaint Email
You are writing a short email in German for a WACE writing task. The prompt: you ordered a winter jacket online from a German shop, size M, colour navy.
451 words, about 2 min3When a Text Says the Opposite of What You Expect
You are reading a short German article for the WACE reading section. The article discusses Ehrenamt (volunteering) among young people.
384 words, about 2 min4Planning a Two-Minute Monologue on Umwelt
You are preparing for the WACE speaking assessment. You must talk for about two minutes in German on the topic Umwelt und Alltag (environment and daily life), then answer one follow-up question.
429 words, about 2 min5The Number You Almost Misheard
You are doing a WACE listening task based on a phone message. A woman says she will arrive at achtzehn Uhr dreißig and that the meeting is in Raum zweiundzwanzig , not Raum zwölf .
382 words, about 2 min