VCE English Language Exam - 31/10/19 - Discussion/Questions/Solutions

[Zappi]

Sooo much to write about, especially discourse features/strategies

A bit unsure About purpose paragraph - didn’t really know how to phrase the purpose to discuss diet soft drinks (obviously the more pertinent purpose was to entertain tho)

I spoke about how they varied between wanting to entertain commuters getting home from work on a Friday night (implied in the context paragraph and near the beginning of the transcript) and wanting to inform the audience about the dangers associated with consuming diet soft drinks

[ProfitBirb]

I would have talked about a social purpose to entertain but I talked about how the main function of the text was to entertain in the previous paragraph and I didn’t want to repeat myself 😕 shoulda planned that one out a little better

[KiNSKi01]

I spoke about how they varied between wanting to entertain commuters getting home from work on a Friday night (implied in the context paragraph and near the beginning of the transcript) and wanting to inform the audience about the dangers associated with consuming diet soft drinks

Yeah same but I kinda avoided the word inform tho Cos I felt like examiners might think you don’t really get the context. So I kinda had a bit of a tangent where I was talking about how when Hughes ‘informs me listeners of the health risks it’s done so in a humorous manner Cos it contrasts with the light hearted and relaxed conversation
-don’t know if I was extrapolating a bit too much here

[KiNSKi01]

I would have talked about a social purpose to entertain but I talked about how the main function of the text was to entertain in the previous paragraph and I didn’t want to repeat myself 😕 shoulda planned that one out a little better

Honestly I don’t think it would matter too much as long as u still had other features to discuss. Seems like you can be fairly ‘creative’ with how you structure the section B (since it’s a commentary not an essay you have a bit more freedom with how you arrange and organise ur paragraphs)

[ProfitBirb]

Honestly I don’t think it would matter too much as long as u still had other features to discuss. Seems like you can be fairly ‘creative’ with how you structure the section B (since it’s a commentary not an essay you have a bit more freedom with how you arrange and organise ur paragraphs)

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Felt like I burnt through pretty much all I had to say about it in the first paragraph and the discourse paragraph tbh

[mtDNA]

Hey all, hope the exam went well for all of you !

As an englang tutor, I was wondering what was covered in the exam this year for each section?

Thanks in advance and good luck for your remaining exams

[mzhao]

Hey all, hope the exam went well for all of you !

As an englang tutor, I was wondering what was covered in the exam this year for each section?

Thanks in advance and good luck for your remaining exams

None of this is verbatim, just what I can remember lol.

Section A:

An excerpt from a narrative, with a young boy, Jimmy, as the narrator. Features plenty of figurative language describing Jimmy's garden and the refinery where his father works.

1) What is the function of the text? Give two features which support this function.
2) Discuss the effect of one example of figurative language.
3) What is the main sentence structure between lines 22-26? How does this reflect the identity of the narrator?
4) Discuss how stylistic and discourse features contribute to the cohesion of the text.

Section B:

Excerpt from Hughesy and Kate's radio program. In an informal register, they interact with listeners and discuss with Hughesy's wife about diet soft drinks.

Section C:

Australian English is enriched by non-standard varieties.

Some situational and cultural contexts influence the language choices of an individual more than others.

Formal language is often used to clarify, but can be exploited to obfuscate.

[ProfitBirb]

I've attached a copy of the insert if anyone wants it. Sorry about a bit of text from the opposite pages coming through.

[ZACCO003]

I got UG for a grade what does this mean

Thanks in advance

[AngelWings]

A UG, in the context of VCE, usually stands for “ungraded” which would mean that you weren’t graded for the assessment. This is usually because either you didn’t do the assessment or something happened to your assessment meaning that you didn’t get a grade.