Preparing for a Daughter's School Visit
Settlement worker (speaking English) and Newly arrived parent (speaking Russian) talk through “Preparing for a Daughter's School Visit”. You interpret both ways — English into Russian, and Russian into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
English → Русский
Your turn: interpret it aloud in the other language.
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Let's organise the papers for your daughter's school visit in Fairfield. What date did you arrive, and what has the school asked you to bring?
Model answer and marking points
Давайте подготовим документы для вашего визита в школу дочери в Фэрфилде. Какого числа вы приехали и что в школе попросили вас принести?
What an examiner checks here:
- Organise documents for daughter's school visit
- School is in Fairfield
- question: date of arrival
- question: what the school asked parent to bring
Easy to miss: Keep both questions: the arrival date and the documents requested.
Я приехал третьего октября. В сообщении из школы попросили принести три документа: паспорт дочери, её свидетельство о рождении и табель из прежней школы. Вот, я всё взял с собой.
Model answer and marking points
I arrived on 3 October. The message from the school asked me to bring three documents: my daughter's passport, her birth certificate and her report from her previous school. Here, I've brought everything with me.
What an examiner checks here:
- Arrived on 3 October
- School's message requested three documents
- Daughter's passport
- Daughter's birth certificate
- Report from previous school
- All requested documents brought along
Easy to miss: The arrival date is 3 October, and all three documents have been brought.
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Interpret it aloud now →You have the passport and birth certificate here. Is this your daughter's latest school report, and does it show the name she currently uses?
Model answer and marking points
Паспорт и свидетельство о рождении у вас здесь есть. Это последний школьный табель вашей дочери? И указано ли в нём имя, которым она сейчас пользуется?
What an examiner checks here:
- Passport and birth certificate are present
- question: whether this is daughter's latest school report
- question: whether report shows the name daughter currently uses
Easy to miss: Both the report's recency and the name currently used are questions, not confirmed facts.
Да, это её последний табель, имя и фамилия совпадают. Только он на русском, перевода пока нет. В школу мы идём четвёртого ноября, и я немного переживаю.
Model answer and marking points
Yes, this is her latest school report, and her first name and surname match. It's just that it's in Russian, and there's no translation yet. We're going to the school on 4 November, and I'm a little worried.
What an examiner checks here:
- Confirms this is latest school report
- First name and surname match
- Report is in Russian
- No translation yet
- School visit on 4 November
- Parent is a little worried
Easy to miss: The school visit is on 4 November; 3 October was the arrival date.
For the visit on 4 November, take all three documents. We can ask the school whether translations are needed before you arrange any paid translation.
Model answer and marking points
На встречу в школе 4 ноября возьмите все три документа. Мы можем уточнить в школе, нужны ли переводы, прежде чем вы закажете платный перевод.
What an examiner checks here:
- Visit on 4 November
- Take all three documents
- Can ask school whether translations are needed
- Check before arranging paid translation
Easy to miss: Translations have not been confirmed as necessary; check before paying for them.
Хорошо, тогда пока не буду заказывать перевод. А можно попросить переводчика на встречу? Я немного говорю по-английски, но боюсь не понять вопросы о дочери.
Model answer and marking points
All right, I won't arrange a translation for now, then. Could I request an interpreter for the meeting? I speak a little English, but I'm afraid I won't understand questions about my daughter.
What an examiner checks here:
- Will not arrange translation for now
- question: whether an interpreter can be requested for meeting
- Parent speaks a little English
- Parent fears not understanding questions about daughter
Easy to miss: Distinguish the written translation being postponed from the interpreter requested for the meeting.
I can contact the school to request a Russian interpreter for your appointment. Would you prefer an interpreter there in person or connected by phone?
Model answer and marking points
Я могу связаться со школой и попросить русскоязычного переводчика на вашу встречу. Вы бы предпочли, чтобы переводчик присутствовал лично или переводил по телефону?
What an examiner checks here:
- Offers to contact school
- Request a Russian interpreter for appointment
- question: preference for interpreter in person or by phone
Easy to miss: This is an offer to request an interpreter, not confirmation that one has been booked.
Лучше, чтобы переводчик был рядом. Но если не получится, по телефону тоже подойдёт. Дочь кое-что понимает по-английски, но я не хочу просить её переводить.
Model answer and marking points
I'd prefer the interpreter to be there in person. But if that's not possible, over the phone would be fine too. My daughter understands some English, but I don't want to ask her to interpret.
What an examiner checks here:
- Prefers interpreter in person
- Phone interpreting acceptable if in-person option unavailable
- Daughter understands some English
- Does not want to ask daughter to interpret
Easy to miss: Phone interpreting is an acceptable fallback, although an interpreter in person is preferred.
We'll request an adult interpreter and confirm what is available. This visit lets you discuss your daughter's needs; it does not guarantee a school place.
Model answer and marking points
Мы попросим взрослого переводчика и уточним, какой вариант доступен. На этой встрече вы сможете обсудить потребности вашей дочери, но она не гарантирует ей место в школе.
What an examiner checks here:
- Will request an adult interpreter
- Will confirm what interpreting option is available
- Visit allows discussion of daughter's needs
- Visit does not guarantee a school place
Easy to miss: The visit does not guarantee a school place.
Я понял, место пока не обещают. Мне важно объяснить, что дочери нужна помощь с английским. Подскажите, кроме этих документов, мне ещё что-нибудь взять на встречу?
Model answer and marking points
I understand, a place hasn't been promised yet. It's important to me to explain that my daughter needs help with English. Could you tell me if I should bring anything else to the meeting besides these documents?
What an examiner checks here:
- Understands no school place has been promised yet
- Wants to explain daughter's need for help with English
- question: whether to bring anything besides these documents to meeting
Easy to miss: The parent asks about additional items, beyond the documents already discussed.
Keep the original documents together and bring the school's message. With your permission, I'll contact the school and let you know whether interpreting is confirmed.
Model answer and marking points
Держите оригиналы документов вместе и возьмите сообщение из школы. С вашего разрешения я свяжусь со школой и сообщу вам, подтверждено ли участие переводчика.
What an examiner checks here:
- Keep original documents together
- Bring school's message
- Contact school with parent's permission
- Will report whether interpreting is confirmed
Easy to miss: The speaker will report whether interpreting is confirmed, without promising that it will be available.
Да, я согласен, свяжитесь, пожалуйста, со школой. Оригиналы сложу в одну папку, сообщение тоже возьму. Буду ждать вашего звонка, чтобы знать, удалось ли договориться о переводчике.
Model answer and marking points
Yes, I give my permission. Please contact the school. I'll put the originals together in one folder and bring the message too. I'll wait for your call to find out whether you've been able to arrange an interpreter.
What an examiner checks here:
- Gives permission to contact school
- Asks speaker to contact school
- Will put originals together in one folder
- Will also bring school's message
- Will wait for speaker's phone call
- Call will establish whether interpreter was successfully arranged
Easy to miss: The parent is waiting to hear whether an interpreter could be arranged; the booking is not yet confirmed.
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