hi guys, just thought i'd pass on some advice on how to handle the italian extension exam..... i accelerated it last year (i'm actually doing my HSC this year) and got top marks for it (phew!!! i was so over it!) On the paper you get a certain number of lines to write on (especially in the film analysis section) but I found that the space was never enough, and in the half-yearly (continuers exam) i lost marks particularly when i didn;t use up all the space. Furthermore, the model examples i've seen of students who topped the state all had this in common: they filled the whole page (and i mean margins and all!!) with writing. The more information you write, the bigger the chance of the examiners plucking out points from what you've written. And i don't mean blab on forever or go too far off track, but make sure that if u have a spare minute at the end of the exam don't waste it: add an extra sentence or two. (oh....they looove film techniques!!) Squeeze it in!!! And one more thing......whenever a question asks for example "Explain what Alex means when he says 'ero felice'", DON'T forget to simply translate the phrase before you go on explaining it! Usually just the translation done well guarantees you a mark. Ok folks, hope that's useful!!! ciao ciao e in bocca al lupo!!