Student Life Video Project - IELTS Listening Answers & Explanations
From Cambridge IELTS 05 Academic Listening Test 2 · Part 3 · Questions 21–30
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Questions 21–30 Table Completion
Complete the table below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
'Student Life' video project
| Cristina | Ibrahim | |
|---|---|---|
| Enjoyed: |
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contact with students doing other courses (has asked some to 22 with him) |
| Most useful language practice: |
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listening to British students' language because of:
- normal speed - large amount of 24 |
| General usefulness: |
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the importance of 27 |
| Things to do differently in future: |
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don't make the film too 30 |
Answers & Explanations Summary
| # | Answer | Evidence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q21 | home / student's home | I also enjoyed visiting one of the British students we filmed. I'd never been inside a British home before | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows that Cristina liked going to see a British student at their house. She thinks it was a good experience because she had not seen the inside of a British house before. Answer Explanation: The answer is 'home' or 'student's home'. It refers to the house where a student from Britain lives. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is correct because when the tutor asks Cristina what else she liked, she mentions visiting a British student. She explains that she liked this because it was her first time being inside a house, or a 'home', in Britain. In the table, the phrase 'going to a British home' matches her description of the visit she enjoyed. |
| Q22 | have dinner / dinner / come to dinner / go to dinner | TUTOR: Yes, good. Do you think you'll maintain the contact now?IBRAHIM: I hope so. I've invited three of them to have dinner with me next week | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows that the teacher asks Ibrahim if he will stay in touch with the students he met through the project. Ibrahim answers that he has already asked three people to eat dinner with him next week. Answer Explanation: The answer means Ibrahim invited other students to eat a meal with him. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is found in Ibrahim's response to whether he will stay in contact with the students he met from other classes. He explains that he has already invited some of them to eat a meal with him. The words 'invited' and 'dinner' show that he is making an effort to stay friends after the project ended. |
| Q23 | technical | CRISTINA: I think, when we were being shown how to edit the film, we had to follow the instructions. And that was very good practice for me. And I also learned some technical words that I hadn't heard before | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Cristina explaining that she learned special words (technical words) while learning how to put the film together. Answer Explanation: The answer relates to a specific type of vocabulary knowledge that Cristina gained during her film project. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is derived from Cristina's description of her language learning during the project. When discussing what was most useful for her English practice, she mentions two things: following instructions and learning 'technical words' that were new to her. In this context, 'technical vocabulary' refers to the specific words used for cameras and film editing. |
| Q24 | slang | IBRAHIM: It was listening to the British students, because they don't speak as slowly as most of the tutors on our course. I think they speak at natural speed, so it forces me to get used to it. And they use a lot of slang | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Ibrahim explaining that British students are helpful to listen to because they talk at a natural pace and use many informal words. Answer Explanation: The answer "slang" refers to informal words and phrases that people use when speaking naturally with friends, rather than in formal writing or school books. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "slang" because Ibrahim describes why listening to British students was helpful for his English practice. He explains that students speak at a faster, normal speed and use many informal expressions. The phrase "large amount of" in the table is a synonym for "a lot of" which Ibrahim says in the recording. |
| Q25 | cooperating / cooperation / co-operation | I've never done anything with a group before, and we had to find ways of cooperating, erm, and compromising, and sometimes persuading people, when they don't agree with you | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Cristina talking about working in a group. She says the members of her team had to learn how to work together by 'cooperating' and 'compromising' even when they did not agree on things. Answer Explanation: The answer means working together with other people as a team to reach a goal. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is based on Cristina's explanation of what she learned from the project. When she talks about working with a group, she mentions three specific skills: cooperating, compromising, and persuading. Since 'compromising' is already listed in the table and 'persuading' fits the next point about people with different views, 'cooperating' is the word that fills the first gap. |
| Q26 | persuading | I've never done anything with a group before, and we had to find ways of cooperating, erm, and compromising, and sometimes persuading people, when they don't agree with you | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Cristina describing her experience of working in a group. She says they had to learn how to work together, reach middle ground (compromise), and try to convince people to change their minds when there were disagreements. Answer Explanation: The answer 'persuading' means the act of talking to someone to make them agree with you or do what you want by giving them good reasons. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'persuading' because Cristina explains the skills she gained while working in a team for the first time. She lists several social skills needed to reach a goal as a group, such as cooperating and compromising. She specifically mentions 'persuading people' as a way to handle situations where others 'don't agree' or have different opinions. |
| Q27 | editing | IBRAHIM: Well, I think I learnt a lot about how important editing is | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Ibrahim explicitly stating that learning about the value of "editing" was a major lesson for him during the project. Answer Explanation: The word "editing" means the process of choosing, cutting, and moving parts of a video to make it better. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is Ibrahim's choice for what he learned from the project besides language. When the teacher asks about other benefits or things he learned, Ibrahim explains that he discovered the value of "editing." He notes that the video became much better after they removed about half of the footage they filmed. |
| Q28 | complete | For example, we didn't decide on dates when we'd complete each separate stage of the project, and we should have agreed about that in the beginning, because we were always late with everything | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Cristina admitting that the group did not plan their schedule well. They did not set dates for when they would finish each part of the work, which led to them being behind schedule. Answer Explanation: The answer is 'complete', which means to finish or reach the end of a task. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'complete' because Cristina explains that their group failed to plan their timeline properly at the start. She notes that they didn't pick specific dates to finish the different parts, or stages, of their project. This lack of planning caused them to be late with their work. In the table, 'decide when to complete each stage' matches her suggestion that they should have agreed on completion dates from the very beginning. |
| Q29 | experiment | CRISTINA: I think we should have tried to experiment more with the camera. I mean with angles, and the focus and that kind of thing | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows Cristina explaining that she wanted to try various camera techniques, like changing how the camera focuses or the direction it points from, rather than just doing the simple things. Would you like a summary of the next part of the feedback session? Answer Explanation: The answer "experiment" means to try out new or different ways of doing something to see what happens. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "experiment" because it refers to what Cristina would change if she did the project again. In the conversation, she says the group should have tried out more things with the camera, such as different angles and focus. Using the word "experiment" matches her statement about trying these different technical settings to make the video better. Keywords to note are "should have tried" and "more effort," which signal her regret about not testing more options. |
| Q30 | long | We were inexperienced, and we didn't have a lot of time, and we tried to do too much, to make a long film. Next time I would make a shorter one and try to get the quality better | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows that Ibrahim believes their movie was too big for the time they had. He directly mentions that they made a "long film" and says he would choose to make a "shorter" one next time. Answer Explanation: The answer "long" means the video they created lasted for many minutes or had too much content. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is "long" because Ibrahim says the group tried to do too much by making a very big movie. He feels they did not have enough time or experience for a project of that size. He suggests that in the future, it would be better to make a "shorter" movie instead. This shows that he thinks the first movie was too long. |
Transcript
TUTOR: First of all I'd just like to say, Cristina and Ibrahim, that I really enjoyed watching your video about student life last week, and I could see that the rest of the group did too. You did really well, and I hope that you got a lot out of it. I'd like to use this tutorial as a feedback session, where you reflect on the experience of doing the project. So Cristina, I was wondering, what did you enjoy most about making the video?
CRISTINA: I liked using the camera.
TUTOR: Is it the first time you've operated one like that?
CRISTINA: Yes, it is.
TUTOR: Well the results were very good! Anything else?
CRISTINA: I also enjoyed visiting one of the British students we filmed. I'd never been inside a British home before.
TUTOR: OK Cristina, thanks. What about you, Ibrahim? What did you enjoy?
IBRAHIM: Well for me it was a very good chance to get to know students who are on other courses, because everyone in our group is studying English, and we don't usually have much to do with the rest of the college.
TUTOR: Yes, good. Do you think you'll maintain the contact now?
IBRAHIM: I hope so. I've invited three of them to have dinner with me next week.
TUTOR: Great! If you haven't decided what to make yet I can tell you they'll love trying Arab dishes. And of course, it's good for your English too. Cristina, what did you find? What was the most useful aspect of the project from the point of view of the English practice?
CRISTINA: I think, when we were being shown how to edit the film, we had to follow the instructions. And that was very good practice for me. And I also learned some technical words that I hadn't heard before.
TUTOR: What about you Ibrahim? What was the most useful for your English?
IBRAHIM: It was listening to the British students, because they don't speak as slowly as most of the tutors on our course. I think they speak at natural speed, so it forces me to get used to it. And they use a lot of slang.
TUTOR: So you learned some new words which will be useful?
IBRAHIM: Yes.
TUTOR: Good. I'm glad it helped. Well, we've talked a little bit about enjoyment, and about language practice. Were there any other benefits? What else did you feel you'd learnt from the project? Was it useful in other ways?
CRISTINA: Yes, well firstly, I learned how to use a video camera. And also, I think I really learned a lot about working together with other people. I've never done anything with a group before, and we had to find ways of cooperating, erm, and compromising, and sometimes persuading people, when they don't agree with you.
TUTOR: Yes, that is a very useful experience, I know.
TUTOR: What about you, Ibrahim?
IBRAHIM: Well, I think I learnt a lot about how important editing is. When you're filming you think that everything's going to be interesting, but in fact we cut around half of it in the end, and then it was much better.
TUTOR: Good. Well, one last thing I'd like to ask. What mistakes do you think you, as a group that is, made? I mean, to put it another way, if you had to do it all over again, is there anything you'd do differently?
CRISTINA: We didn't plan very well. For example, we didn't decide on dates when we'd complete each separate stage of the project, and we should have agreed about that in the beginning, because we were always late with everything!
TUTOR: Right. Anything else?
CRISTINA: I think we should have tried to experiment more with the camera. I mean with angles, and the focus and that kind of thing.
TUTOR: So you should have been more ambitious? Do you agree, Ibrahim?
IBRAHIM: Not really. In fact, I think we were too ambitious. We were inexperienced, and we didn't have a lot of time, and we tried to do too much, to make a long film. Next time I would make a shorter one and try to get the quality better.
TUTOR: Well, that's very interesting. Next semester we will be doing another video project - with a different content, of course - but you'll have an opportunity to put into practice what you've learnt this time. Do you have any ideas about . . .