Preparing for a Daughter's School Visit
Settlement worker (speaking English) and Newly arrived parent (speaking Urdu) talk through “Preparing for a Daughter's School Visit”. You interpret both ways — English into Urdu, and Urdu into English — one segment at a time, exactly as in the CCL test.
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Let's organise the papers for your daughter's school visit in Fairfield. When did you arrive in Australia, and has the school given you a document list?
Model answer and marking points
آئیے، فیئرفیلڈ میں آپ کی بیٹی کے اسکول جانے کے لیے کاغذات ترتیب دے لیتے ہیں۔ آپ آسٹریلیا کب آئی تھیں، اور کیا اسکول نے آپ کو مطلوبہ کاغذات کی فہرست دی ہے؟
What an examiner checks here:
- Organise papers for daughter's school visit
- School visit in Fairfield
- question: when mother arrived in Australia
- question: whether school provided a document list
Easy to miss: Keep both questions as questions.
میں اپنی بیٹی کے ساتھ تین اکتوبر کو آسٹریلیا آئی تھی۔ جی، اسکول نے تین کاغذات کی فہرست دی ہے، مگر وہ انگریزی میں ہے۔ یہ رہی فہرست۔
Model answer and marking points
I arrived in Australia with my daughter on 3 October. Yes, the school gave me a list of three documents, but it's in English. Here is the list.
What an examiner checks here:
- Arrived in Australia with daughter
- Arrival date: 3 October
- School provided a list of three documents
- List is in English
- Hands over the list
Easy to miss: The arrival date is 3 October, not the date of the school visit.
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Interpret it aloud now →The school has requested three documents: her passport, birth certificate and previous school report. We can sort them together. Which ones have you brought with you?
Model answer and marking points
اسکول نے تین کاغذات مانگے ہیں: آپ کی بیٹی کا پاسپورٹ، پیدائش کا سرٹیفکیٹ اور پچھلے اسکول کی رپورٹ۔ ہم مل کر انہیں ترتیب دے سکتے ہیں۔ آپ ان میں سے کون سے کاغذات ساتھ لائی ہیں؟
What an examiner checks here:
- School requested three documents
- Daughter's passport
- Daughter's birth certificate
- Previous school report
- Offers to organise documents together
- question: which documents mother brought
Easy to miss: The third document is the previous school report.
بیٹی کا پاسپورٹ اور پیدائش کا سرٹیفکیٹ میرے پاس ہیں۔ پچھلے اسکول کی رپورٹ گھر پر ہے، لیکن وہ اردو میں ہے۔ کیا اس کا ترجمہ کروانا ہوگا؟
Model answer and marking points
I have my daughter's passport and birth certificate with me. Her previous school report is at home, but it's in Urdu. Will I need to have it translated?
What an examiner checks here:
- Has daughter's passport with her
- Has daughter's birth certificate with her
- Previous school report is at home
- Report is in Urdu
- question: whether report needs translating
Easy to miss: The report is at home, and the need for translation is a question.
Bring the original report as well. I can ask the school whether it needs a translation. What date is your visit, and would you like an interpreter?
Model answer and marking points
اصل رپورٹ بھی لے آئیے۔ میں اسکول سے پوچھ سکتا ہوں کہ کیا اس کا ترجمہ چاہیے۔ آپ اسکول کس تاریخ کو جائیں گی، اور کیا آپ کو ترجمان چاہیے؟
What an examiner checks here:
- Bring the original report as well
- Offers to ask school whether translation is needed
- question: date of school visit
- question: whether mother would like an interpreter
Easy to miss: Translation is subject to checking with the school, not already required.
میری ملاقات چار نومبر کو ہے۔ جی، مجھے اردو ترجمان چاہیے۔ تھوڑی بہت انگریزی سمجھ لیتی ہوں، لیکن اسکول کی بات ٹھیک سے سمجھنا چاہتی ہوں۔
Model answer and marking points
My appointment is on 4 November. Yes, I need an Urdu interpreter. I understand a little English, but I want to understand properly what the school says.
What an examiner checks here:
- Appointment date: 4 November
- Needs an Urdu interpreter
- Understands a little English
- Wants to understand school discussion properly
Easy to miss: She understands some English; she does not say she understands none.
I can contact the school to request an Urdu interpreter for your visit on 4 November. Is there a particular time that would suit you?
Model answer and marking points
میں اسکول سے رابطہ کر کے چار نومبر کو آپ کے اسکول جانے کے لیے اردو ترجمان کی درخواست کر سکتا ہوں۔ کیا کوئی خاص وقت ہے جو آپ کے لیے مناسب ہو؟
What an examiner checks here:
- Offers to contact school
- Will request an Urdu interpreter
- Visit date: 4 November
- question: whether a particular time suits mother
Easy to miss: The interpreter will be requested; the booking is not confirmed.
صبح دس بجے میرے لیے ٹھیک رہے گا۔ آپ سے ایک بات پوچھنی تھی۔ اگر ترجمان کا انتظام ہو جائے تو کیا میری بیٹی کا داخلہ بھی پکا ہو جائے گا؟
Model answer and marking points
Ten in the morning would suit me. There was something I wanted to ask you. If an interpreter is arranged, will that also mean my daughter's enrolment is confirmed?
What an examiner checks here:
- Preferred time: 10 am
- Wants to ask an additional question
- question: whether arranging an interpreter also confirms daughter's enrolment
Easy to miss: Guaranteed enrolment is asked about conditionally, not stated as a fact.
Ten in the morning is your preferred time; I'll check availability. The visit is to discuss enrolment. An interpreter booking does not guarantee your daughter a place.
Model answer and marking points
صبح دس بجے کا وقت آپ کے لیے زیادہ مناسب ہے؛ میں معلوم کر لوں گا کہ یہ وقت مل سکتا ہے یا نہیں۔ اس ملاقات میں داخلے کے بارے میں بات ہوگی۔ ترجمان کی بکنگ سے آپ کی بیٹی کو اسکول میں جگہ ملنے کی ضمانت نہیں ہوتی۔
What an examiner checks here:
- 10 am is mother's preferred time
- Will check availability
- Visit is to discuss enrolment
- Interpreter booking does not guarantee daughter a place
Easy to miss: Neither the preferred appointment time nor a school place is confirmed.
اچھا، سمجھ گئی۔ ابھی داخلہ پکا نہیں ہے۔ جب وقت اور ترجمان کی تصدیق ہو جائے تو مجھے فون کر دیجیے گا۔ میں کاغذات بھی تیار رکھوں گی۔
Model answer and marking points
Okay, I understand. Her enrolment isn't confirmed yet. Please call me once the time and interpreter are confirmed. I'll keep the documents ready as well.
What an examiner checks here:
- Mother now understands
- Enrolment is not yet confirmed
- Requests a phone call once time and interpreter are confirmed
- Will keep documents ready
Easy to miss: Preserve 'not yet confirmed' and the condition for the phone call.
I'll call you when the school confirms the appointment and interpreter arrangements. Keep the three documents together, and bring the originals and the school's list.
Model answer and marking points
جب اسکول ملاقات اور ترجمان کے انتظام کی تصدیق کر دے گا تو میں آپ کو فون کروں گا۔ تینوں کاغذات ایک ساتھ رکھیں، اور اصل کاغذات اور اسکول کی فہرست ساتھ لے آئیں۔
What an examiner checks here:
- Will phone mother after school confirmation
- School must confirm appointment and interpreter arrangements
- Keep all three documents together
- Bring original documents
- Bring school's list
Easy to miss: Bring the originals as well as the school's list.
ٹھیک ہے، میں تینوں اصل کاغذات اور اسکول کی فہرست ایک فائل میں رکھ لوں گی۔ آپ کے فون کا انتظار کروں گی تاکہ صحیح وقت پر بیٹی کو لے کر آ سکوں۔
Model answer and marking points
All right, I'll put all three original documents and the school's list in one file. I'll wait for your call so I can bring my daughter at the right time.
What an examiner checks here:
- Will put all three original documents in one file
- Will include school's list in the same file
- Will wait for the phone call
- Will bring daughter at the correct time
Easy to miss: She will bring her daughter, not attend alone.
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