Year 12 · SACE / English as an Additional Language
Assessment and exam practice.
Plan a practice session around the assessment you are preparing for.
Try this with English as an Additional Language
- Check the task format, time limit and permitted materials with your school.
- Start with one timed section or task and record where you spent the most time.
- Review errors before attempting another section. Separate missing knowledge from timing problems.
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Practice paper focus areas
- Exam 1 — Part A listening: Library orientation talk for new international students; Part A skill: note-taking and a table; Part B texts: Community tree-planting poster and assembly speech
- Exam 2 — Part A listening: Science podcast segment on how honeybees communicate; Part A skill: listed details and numbers; Part B texts: Meal-kit subscription web advertisement and radio interview with its founder
- Exam 3 — Part A listening: Lecture extract on urban stormwater and the water cycle; Part A skill: inserting information in a diagram; Part B texts: Council water-saving infographic and a talkback radio call
- Exam 4 — Part A listening: Information session about a Year 11 work-experience program; Part A skill: dates, requirements and a summary; Part B texts: Gap-year volunteering pamphlet and a video testimonial
- Exam 5 — Part A listening: Radio feature on the history of the bicycle; Part A skill: sequencing events in a timeline; Part B texts: E-scooter hire webpage and a council meeting speech opposing it
- Exam 6 — Part A listening: Community health talk on preventing heat illness; Part A skill: listed symptoms and advice; Part B texts: Sunscreen advertisement and a public health radio advertisement
- Exam 7 — Part A listening: Ranger's guided commentary at a wetland bird sanctuary; Part A skill: numbers and a map-style table; Part B texts: Wildlife charity donation letter and a fundraising appeal speech
- Exam 8 — Part A listening: Tutorial on academic integrity and AI writing tools; Part A skill: notes from a tutorial; Part B texts: AI study-app advertisement and a teacher interview
- Exam 9 — Part A listening: Pre-departure briefing for a school language exchange; Part A skill: a schedule table; Part B texts: Language-school brochure and a former student's podcast review
- Exam 10 — Part A listening: University lecture on fast-fashion supply chains; Part A skill: cause-and-effect notes; Part B texts: Clothing brand social-media post and an interview with a textile recycler
- Exam 11 — Part A listening: Radio documentary on the shift from print newspapers to podcasts; Part A skill: a summary of the talk; Part B texts: Digital news subscription advertisement and a short student debate
- Exam 12 — Part A listening: Café induction talk on food-safety rules for new casual staff; Part A skill: rules and reasons in a table; Part B texts: Supermarket recruitment poster and a radio interview on youth wages
- Exam 13 — Part A listening: Public lecture on coral reef ecology; Part A skill: planning an extended response from a lecture; Part B texts: Reef-tour tourism advertisement and a marine scientist's podcast
- Exam 14 — Part A listening: Podcast episode on the psychology of habits; Part A skill: steps in a process; Part B texts: Fitness-tracker advertisement and a doctor's television interview
- Exam 15 — Part A listening: Public lecture on urban heat islands and tree canopy; Part A skill: data heard in a lecture; Part B texts: New housing-estate brochure and a resident's council submission
- Exam 16 — Part A listening: Information session for a school robotics competition; Part A skill: dates, rules and team roles; Part B texts: Teen coding-camp advertisement and an interview with a software engineer
- Exam 17 — Part A listening: Talk on a koala rescue and rehabilitation program; Part A skill: listing ways people can help; Part B texts: Reusable-cup campaign poster and a radio advertisement for a cup-sharing scheme
- Exam 18 — Part A listening: Lecture on the ancient and modern Olympic Games; Part A skill: comparing two time periods in a table; Part B texts: Sports-drink advertisement and a sports scientist's podcast
- Exam 19 — Part A listening: Seminar on budgeting for first-year university students; Part A skill: amounts and percentages; Part B texts: Buy-now-pay-later advertisement and a consumer-affairs radio segment
- Exam 20 — Part A listening: Interview with an author who writes in her second language; Part A skill: a speaker's main points; Part B texts: Book-festival poster and a panel discussion excerpt
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