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This listening practice simulates the third section of the IELTS Listening test. Listen to the audio and answer questions 21-30.
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Questions 21-22
Choose two letters A-E.

Write your answers in boxes 21-22 on your answer sheet.

Which TWO review points do the students decide are essential?
  1. plot outline
  2. Austen's language
  3. handling of key scenes
  4. viewer response
  5. camera work

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(A) is incorrect. Marco says they do not need to summarise the plot.

(B) is incorrect. Aisha says Austen's prose style is not relevant in a review.

(C) is correct. Marco says they should mention how well the director handled important scenes, and Aisha accepts this as something they definitely need to include.

(D) is correct. Aisha says one thing they definitely have to discuss is the emotional impact on the viewer.

(E) is incorrect. Aisha says cinematography would be interesting but they will not have space for it.

Associated Text:
we should spend some time on how well the director handled the important scenes, like Mr Darcy's first proposal and the ball at Netherfield.

(A) is incorrect. Marco says they do not need to summarise the plot.

(B) is incorrect. Aisha says Austen's prose style is not relevant in a review.

(C) is correct. Marco says they should mention how well the director handled important scenes, and Aisha accepts this as something they definitely need to include.

(D) is correct. Aisha says one thing they definitely have to discuss is the emotional impact on the viewer.

(E) is incorrect. Aisha says cinematography would be interesting but they will not have space for it.

Associated Text:
And part of that means talking about the emotional impact each version had on us. I think that's important, readers want to know how it made us feel.

Questions 23-27
What is their view of each aspect of the Lakemoor Studios version?
  1. less conventional than expected
  2. original and effective
  3. right mood created
  4. strongest feature
  5. disappointing overall
  6. same problem, different reasons
  7. different improvement suggested

Write the correct letter A-G next to questions 23-27.

23. the setting

24. the lighting

25. the costume design

26. the soundtrack

27. the actors' delivery

The correct answer is D because Marco calls the setting visually stunning and probably the most memorable thing about the adaptation, and Aisha also praises the country house and grounds.

Associated Text:
I think it was visually really stunning. I'd say that was probably the most memorable thing about this adaptation.

The correct answer is C because Aisha says the dim candlelit lighting helped change the mood and made the quieter scenes feel like a Regency drawing room.

Associated Text:
It helped to change the mood of the quieter scenes, it really made you feel you were in a Regency drawing room.

The correct answer is A because Aisha comments on modern-styled dress cuts and Marco says he had assumed the costumes would be more conventionally Regency.

Associated Text:
I was a bit surprised by the modern styled cuts on some of the dresses, I must say.

The correct answer is E because Marco says the soundtrack had little impact after the beginning, and Aisha agrees that it did not do enough after the opening.

Associated Text:
I thought the orchestra was brilliant, but I thought they were wasted because the music didn't have much impact in Acts 2 and 3.

The correct answer is F because both students thought the actors' delivery was a problem, but Marco blamed the speed while Aisha blamed the low volume.

Associated Text:
One issue with this adaptation was that the actors didn't deliver the dialogue that well; they were speaking too fast.

Questions 28-30
Choose the correct letter, A, B, or C.

Write your answers in boxes 28-30 on your answer sheet.

28. Why does the story still work for young audiences?

29. How did the foreign-language version affect them?

30. Why do Austen's novels travel well culturally?

(A) is incorrect. He does not focus on conflict starting easily.

(B) is correct. Marco says the family situations, especially disagreements about money and marriage, are what modern young audiences can relate to.

(C) is incorrect. The point is family tensions, not lessons about romance.

Associated Text:
There are always the same disagreements and tensions inside families about money and marriage. Those family situations still feel recognisable, more than the formal manners and the dancing in the novel.

(A) is incorrect. Marco says he could follow the story and stopped worrying about every word.

(B) is incorrect. He expected it to be challenging, but that was not their final view.

(C) is correct. Aisha says watching the foreign-language adaptation intensified the emotion.

Associated Text:
That somehow intensified the emotion for me, almost more than the English version.

(A) is incorrect. The students do not say excitement is the reason.

(B) is incorrect. Marco mentions depth of character, but their final conclusion is about multiple interpretations.

(C) is correct. The students conclude that Austen's novels appeal internationally because they can be interpreted in many different ways.

Associated Text:
they can also be understood on different levels. The characters have such depth.

Note: After the instruction audio, you will have 20 seconds to look at questions before listening to the conversation.
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