Writing And Illustrating Stories For Children - IELTS Listening Answers & Explanations
From Cambridge IELTS 11 Academic Listening Test 3 · Part 3 · Questions 21–30
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Questions 21–26 Table Completion
Complete the table below.
Write ONE WORD ONLY for each answer.
| Subject of drawing | Change to be made |
| A 21 surrounded by trees | Add Malcolm and a 22 noticing him |
| People who are 23 outside the forest | Add Malcolm sitting on a tree trunk and 24 |
| Ice-skaters on 25 covered with ice | Add a 26 for each person |
Questions 27–30 Matching
Who is going to write each of the following parts of the report?
Write the correct letter, A-D, next to Questions
A Helen only
B Jeremy only
C both Helen and Jeremy
D neither Helen nor Jeremy
Parts of the report
Answers & Explanations Summary
| # | Answer | Evidence | Explanation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Q21 | cave | the drawing of the cave – it’s got trees all around it | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript says the drawing shows a cave with trees around it. Answer Explanation: The answer 'cave' means a hollow space in the ground. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer 'cave' is right because the transcript says the drawing has a cave with trees around it. |
| Q22 | tiger | Yes, let’s have Malcolm in the drawing. And what about putting in a tiger | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript suggests adding a tiger to the drawing. Answer Explanation: The answer suggests adding a tiger to the scenes in the table. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer aligns perfectly with the given excerpt as it directly mentions adding a tiger, which matches the implied change needed in the scenes described in the table. |
| Q23 | dancing | Then there’s the drawing of the crowd of men and women dancing. They’re just outside the forest, and there’s a lot going on. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript describes a scene where a group of men and women are dancing just outside the forest. Answer Explanation: The answer represents the activity that the men and women are doing, which is dancing. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer matches the activity mentioned in the excerpt, where men and women are engaged in dancing outside the forest. |
| Q24 | crying | I’d like him to be crying | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript says that the person wants Malcolm to be crying. Answer Explanation: The answer, "crying", means that the person wants Malcolm to cry. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer, "crying", is correct because the transcript says that the person wants Malcolm to be crying. This is the change to be made to the drawing. |
| Q25 | grass | Because they’re supposed to be skating on grass aren’t they? | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript implies that the ice-skaters are supposed to be skating on grass, not on ice. Answer Explanation: The answer 'grass' suggests that instead of ice, the ice-skaters should be shown skating on grass. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer aligns with the idea presented in the excerpt that the ice-skaters were not supposed to be on ice but on grass. Adding ice-skaters on grass rather than ice would be the appropriate change as indicated in the excerpt. |
| Q26 | scarf | Maybe you could give each of them a scarf as well. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript suggests adding scarves to each person in the drawing. Answer Explanation: The answer 'scarf' refers to a piece of cloth worn around the neck for warmth or fashion. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer aligns with the given excerpt, which mentions adding scarves to each person. This addition would enhance the drawing by depicting the ice-skaters with scarves for warmth or style. |
| Q27 | A | you’ve had most of the good ideas so far. How do you feel about drafting something | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript suggests that Helen has had most of the good ideas in planning the project and asks how she feels about drafting something. Answer Explanation: The answer 'A' means Helen only will write about how they planned the project. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is 'A' because the excerpt implies that Helen will be responsible for drafting something related to planning the project as she has most of the good ideas so far. |
| Q28 | C | Well, I’ve started writing something about that, so why don’t you do the same and we can include the two things. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript shows that both Helen and Jeremy are encouraged to write about their ideas for the stories. Answer Explanation: The answer indicates that both Helen and Jeremy will handle writing about how they had ideas for their stories. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is C because the excerpt suggests that both Helen and Jeremy will be involved in writing about their story ideas, as they are both encouraged to do so in the conversation. |
| Q29 | D | That’s going to come up later isn’t it? I think everyone in the class is going to read each other’s stories and come up with their own interpretations which we’re going to discuss. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript is saying that in the class, students will read each other's stories and then think about what they mean on their own. Later, they will discuss these thoughts with each other. Answer Explanation: The answer is saying that neither Helen nor Jeremy is going to write the interpretation of the stories. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is D because the excerpt shows that it will be the students in the class, not Helen or Jeremy, who will come up with their own interpretations of the stories. |
| Q30 | B | I’d be happier if you did it. | Excerpt/Transcript Explanation: The transcript is saying that someone is asking the other person to do the task, and they would be happy if the other person did it. Answer Explanation: The answer is B, which means Jeremy only will write the part of the report about comments on the illustrations. Reason For Correctness: The correct answer is B because the excerpt shows that someone is asking Jeremy to do the task, implying that Jeremy is responsible for writing that part of the report. |
Transcript
JEREMY: Hello, Helen. Sorry I’m late.
HELEN: Hi, Jeremy, no problem. Well we’d better work out where we are on our project, I suppose.
JEREMY: Yeah. I’ve looked at the drawings you’ve done for my story, ‘The Forest’, and I think they’re brilliant – they really create the atmosphere I had in mind when I was writing it.
HELEN: I’m glad you like them.
JEREMY: There are just a few suggestions I’d like to make.
HELEN: Go ahead.
JEREMY: Now, I’m not sure about the drawing of the cave – it’s got trees all around it, which is great, but the drawing’s a bit too static, isn’t it? I think it needs some action.
HELEN: Yes, there’s nothing happening. Perhaps I should add the boy – Malcolm, isn’t it? He would be walking up to it.
JEREMY: Yes, let’s have Malcolm in the drawing. And what about putting in a tiger – the one that he makes friends with a bit later? Maybe it could be sitting under a tree washing itself.
HELEN: And the tiger stops in the middle of what it’s doing when it sees Malcolm walking past.
JEREMY: That’s a good idea.
HELEN: OK, I’ll have a go at that.
JEREMY: Then there’s the drawing of the crowd of men and women dancing. They’re just outside the forest, and there’s a lot going on.
HELEN: That’s right, you wanted them to be watching a carnival procession, but I thought it would be too crowded. Do you think it works like this?
JEREMY: Yes, I like what you’ve done. The only thing is, could you add Malcolm to it, without changing what’s already there.
HELEN: What about having him sitting on the tree trunk on the right of the picture?
JEREMY: Yes, that would be fine.
HELEN: And do you want him watching the other people?
JEREMY: No, he’s been left out of all the fun, so I’d like him to be crying – that’ll contrast nicely with the next picture, where he’s laughing at the clowns in the carnival.
HELEN: Right, I’ll do that.
JEREMY: And then the drawing of the people ice skating in the forest.
HELEN: I wasn’t too happy with that one. Because they’re supposed to be skating on grass aren’t they?
JEREMY: That’s right, and it’s frozen over. At the moment it doesn’t look quite right.
HELEN: Mm, I see what you mean. I’ll have another go at that.
JEREMY: And I like the wool hats they’re wearing. Maybe you could give each of them a scarf as well.
HELEN: Yeah, that’s easy enough. They can be streaming out behind the people to suggest they’re skating really fast.
JEREMY: Mm, great. Well that’s all on the drawings.
HELEN: Right. So you’ve finished writing your story and I just need to finish illustrating it, and my story and your drawings are done.
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HELEN: So the next thing is to decide what exactly we need to write about in the report that goes with the stories, and how we’re going to divide the work.
JEREMY: Right, Helen.
HELEN: What do you think about including a section on how we planned the project as a whole, Jeremy? That’s probably quite important.
JEREMY: Yeah. Well, you’ve had most of the good ideas so far. How do you feel about drafting something, then we can go through it together and discuss it?
HELEN: OK, that seems reasonable. And I could include something on how we came up with the ideas for our two stories, couldn’t I?
JEREMY: Well, I’ve started writing something about that, so why don’t you do the same and we can include the two things.
HELEN: Right. So what about our interpretation of the stories? Do we need to write about what we think they show, like the value of helping other people, all that sort of thing?
JEREMY: That’s going to come up later isn’t it? I think everyone in the class is going to read each other’s stories and come up with their own interpretations which we’re going to discuss.
HELEN: Oh, I missed that. So it isn’t going to be part of the report at all?
JEREMY: No. But we need to write about the illustrations, because they’re an essential element of children’s experience of reading the stories. It’s probably easiest for you to write that section, as you know more about drawing than I do.
HELEN: Maybe, but I find it quite hard to write about. I’d be happier if you did it.
JEREMY: OK. So when do you think …