Requesting Written Study Pause Options Before Moving
Enrolment adviser (speaking English) and Adult student (speaking Swahili) talk through “Requesting Written Study Pause Options Before Moving”. You interpret both ways — English into Swahili, and Swahili into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
English → Kiswahili
Your turn: interpret it aloud in the other language.
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Full transcript with model answers
Under each segment: a model interpretation, the information points an examiner checks, and the easiest thing to miss. Try the segment yourself first, then open it. The model is one good way to say it; other wordings that keep every point score just as well.
Welcome to the enrolment office, Mr Mwakalinga. Could you tell me what you would like to discuss about your studies at TAFE NSW in Cabramatta?
Model answer and marking points
Karibu katika ofisi ya usajili, Bw. Mwakalinga. Naomba uniambie ungependa kujadili nini kuhusu masomo yako katika TAFE NSW, tawi la Cabramatta?
What an examiner checks here:
- welcome to the enrolment office, Mr Mwakalinga
- question: what would you like to discuss
- about your studies
- at TAFE NSW in Cabramatta
Easy to miss: Turning the open question into a statement, or omitting that the campus is in Cabramatta.
Ninapanga kuhama tarehe nne Desemba. Ninaendelea na vitengo viwili vya kozi, lakini huenda nikashindwa kuhudhuria wakati wa kuhama. Ningependa kujua kama ninaweza kusitisha masomo kwa muda.
Model answer and marking points
I'm planning to move on the fourth of December. I'm continuing with two units of my course, but I might not be able to attend during the move. I'd like to know whether I can pause my studies for a while.
What an examiner checks here:
- planning to move on 4 December
- continuing with two course units
- might not be able to attend during the move
- wants to know if he can pause studies temporarily
Easy to miss: Saying he definitely can't attend, when he said he might not (huenda), or getting the date wrong.
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Interpret it aloud now →You mentioned two units are underway. How many lessons have you attended so far, and are you hoping to pause both units while you move?
Model answer and marking points
Umesema vitengo viwili vinaendelea. Hadi sasa umehudhuria vipindi vingapi, na je, unatarajia kusitisha vitengo vyote viwili wakati unahama?
What an examiner checks here:
- you mentioned two units are underway
- question: how many lessons attended so far
- question: do you hope to pause both units
- while you move
Easy to miss: Dropping the second question about pausing both units, or turning either question into a statement.
Hadi sasa nimehudhuria vipindi sita kwa jumla katika vitengo hivyo viwili. Ndiyo, ningependa kuvisitisha vyote kwa muda ili nipate nafasi ya kuhama na kutulia.
Model answer and marking points
So far I've attended six lessons in total across the two units. Yes, I'd like to pause all of them for a while so I have the chance to move and settle in.
What an examiner checks here:
- six lessons attended in total
- across both units
- yes, wants to pause both/all units
- temporarily, to move and settle in
Easy to miss: Reporting six lessons per unit instead of six in total.
We can request written information about the options for your course. A pause is not automatic, and any effect on fees needs to be checked.
Model answer and marking points
Tunaweza kuomba maelezo kwa maandishi kuhusu machaguo yaliyopo kwa kozi yako. Kusitisha masomo hakufanyiki kiotomatiki, na athari yoyote kwa ada inahitaji kuthibitishwa.
What an examiner checks here:
- can request written information about course options
- pause is not automatic
- any effect on fees needs to be checked
Easy to miss: Dropping the negation, so the pause sounds guaranteed, or saying fees will be affected rather than need checking.
Ndiyo, naomba maelezo hayo kwa maandishi. Sitegemei kurudishiwa ada. Pia ningependa kujua kama kazi niliyomaliza itahesabiwa nitakaporudi kuendelea na masomo.
Model answer and marking points
Yes, I'd like that information in writing. I'm not expecting a refund of my fees. I'd also like to know whether the work I've completed will count when I come back to continue my studies.
What an examiner checks here:
- yes, requests the information in writing
- does not expect a fee refund
- question: will completed work count
- when he returns to continue studies
Easy to miss: Missing the negation: he does not expect a refund.
I will include that question and ask how your completed work would be treated. Would you prefer to collect the written response or receive it electronically?
Model answer and marking points
Nitajumuisha swali hilo na nitauliza kazi yako uliyokamilisha itachukuliwaje. Je, ungependa kuchukua majibu yaliyoandikwa, au kuyapokea kwa njia ya kielektroniki?
What an examiner checks here:
- will include that question
- will ask how completed work would be treated
- question: collect the written response or receive electronically
Easy to miss: Turning the final choice question into a statement or leaving out one of the two options.
Ningependa kuja kuchukua majibu hapa ofisini. Huenda nisiwe na intaneti nyumbani mara tu baada ya kuhama, na ni rahisi kwangu kusoma maelezo kwenye karatasi.
Model answer and marking points
I'd like to come and collect the response here at the office. I may not have internet at home right after the move, and it's easier for me to read information on paper.
What an examiner checks here:
- prefers to collect the response at the office
- may not have internet at home
- right after moving
- easier to read on paper
Easy to miss: Saying he won't have internet, when he said he might not (huenda).
Certainly. Please confirm your current phone number at the desk before leaving. We can contact you when the course team has provided the written options.
Model answer and marking points
Bila shaka. Tafadhali thibitisha namba yako ya simu ya sasa kwenye dawati kabla ya kuondoka. Tutawasiliana nawe timu ya kozi itakapotoa machaguo yaliyoandikwa.
What an examiner checks here:
- certainly
- confirm current phone number at the desk
- before leaving
- will contact him when course team provides written options
Easy to miss: Missing that the phone number must be confirmed before leaving, or implying the contact is already arranged rather than when options are ready.
Sawa, nitahakikisha namba yangu ni sahihi kabla sijaondoka. Wakati nikisubiri majibu, niendelee kuhudhuria vipindi kama kawaida, au ombi hili linabadilisha mpangilio wangu wa sasa?
Model answer and marking points
Okay, I'll make sure my number is correct before I leave. While I wait for the response, should I keep attending lessons as usual, or does this request change my current arrangement?
What an examiner checks here:
- will make sure phone number is correct before leaving
- question: keep attending as usual while waiting
- or question: does the request change current arrangement
Easy to miss: Turning the either/or question into a statement.
Keep following your current enrolment arrangements while your request is being considered. If attending becomes difficult before you receive a response, contact the course team.
Model answer and marking points
Endelea kufuata mipango yako ya sasa ya usajili wakati ombi lako linashughulikiwa. Ikiwa kuhudhuria kutakuwa vigumu kabla hujapokea majibu, wasiliana na timu ya kozi.
What an examiner checks here:
- keep following current enrolment arrangements
- while request is being considered
- if attending becomes difficult before a response
- contact the course team
Easy to miss: Dropping the condition that he contacts the team only if attending becomes difficult before a response.
Nimeelewa. Nitaendelea kuhudhuria kwa sasa, na nikiona kuhama kutanizuia kufika darasani, nitawasiliana na timu ya kozi. Nitasoma maelezo yaliyoandikwa kabla sijaamua hatua inayofuata.
Model answer and marking points
I understand. I'll keep attending for now, and if I find the move will stop me getting to class, I'll contact the course team. I'll read the written information before I decide on the next step.
What an examiner checks here:
- understood
- will keep attending for now
- will contact course team if move prevents attending
- will read the written information before deciding next step
Easy to miss: Losing the sequence: he will read the written information before deciding, not after.
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