雅思聽力練習題16

The correct answer is Childhood because Eva says the poster suggested Family, while the title itself was Childhood.

Associated Text:
I first thought the theme was Family because of the photograph on the poster; the title itself was Childhood.

The correct answer is natural world because the Wild Encounters instructions required the story to be centred on the natural world, with a real encounter rather than only reading about wildlife.

Associated Text:
The instructions were that the story had to be centred on the natural world, with a real encounter rather than someone simply reading about wildlife indoors.

The correct answer is description because the judges wanted much more vivid description, so the reader could feel present in the story rather than simply being told what happened.

Associated Text:
The feedback was that I should have used much more vivid description. The judges wanted the reader to feel they were there

The correct answer is Future Visions because Eva says the third competition was called Future Visions, after noting it was broader than science.

Associated Text:
That one was called Future Visions. At first I expected a science theme, though it was broader than that.

The correct answer is life because Eva says the story had to imagine some part of life thirty years from now.

Associated Text:
Did they want a whole new planet or something more everyday?
Eva: Something more everyday. The story had to imagine some part of life thirty years from now.

The correct answer is ending because the judges liked the build-up of tension, but criticised the ending as rushed and unsatisfying.

Associated Text:
The judges liked the build up of tension. Their criticism was the ending, which felt rushed and unsatisfying in the final pages.