MATSEC IM Italian case studies
MATSEC IM Italian · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The Intermediate Matriculation (IM) award in Italian is one of the four examination levels administered by the MATSEC Examinations Board at L-Università ta' Malta, alongside SEC, SEAC and AM. MATSEC describes itself as the body responsible for the Syllabi, Regulations, Guidelines and policies, Past Papers, Marking Schemes and Exemplars, Current Session Information and Official communication that surround its examinations, and it publishes a subject syllabus for each year in which a final assessment is scheduled. The MATSEC IM Italian case studies are 5 cases and about 2,417 words.
1Referent of «Ne» in a Bologna student article
A candidate is reading a short online article in Italian for the reading section. The passage reads: «Molti studenti maltesi che si trasferiscono a Bologna pensano di trovare un alloggio in pochi giorni.
535 words, about 3 min2Subjunctive and conditional in an extension request
A fourth-year student is drafting an email to Professor Elena Rossi to request a two-week extension on a 3,000-word tesina. The deadline is 15 May.
420 words, about 2 min3School library notice: avvisare, restituire and eventualmente
An Italian teacher in Malta has to put a notice on the school board in Italian. The English source text reads: «Please note that the library will be closed on Friday 14 March.
452 words, about 2 min4Landlord email: mixed tu/Lei and a lease deadline
A Maltese student rents a room in Msida and has a 12-month lease. The boiler has been broken for three days; the lease says the landlord must arrange repairs within 48 hours of a written report.
485 words, about 2 min5Pharmacy mediation: pastiglie, compresse and «magari»
In an oral mediation task, a candidate listens to a short English exchange at a pharmacy and must relay the customer's needs to the Italian pharmacist. Customer: «I'm just looking for something for a sore throat, nothing serious.
525 words, about 3 min