Theatre Studies Course IELTS Listening Answers

Theatre Studies Course IELTS Listening Answers is a conversation between Rob and Mia. They discuss the course in Theatre Studies. The candidates needs to answer the following type of questions:

• Choose the correct letter
• Choose five answers from the box

Candidates need to answer the questions in no more than one word or a number. Candidates should not exceed the word limit. For completing the notes, candidates should listen carefully to the audio for answering the questions.

IELTS Listening section assesses the abilities of the candidates in listening skills. Candidates are required to answer correctly listening to the given audio.

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Topic: Theatre Studies Course 

Audio: 

Question 1-5:
Choose the correct letter, A, B or C.

Theatre Studies Course

Question 1. What helped Rob to prepare to play the character of a doctor?

1. the stories his grandfather told him
2. the times when he watched his grandfather working
3. the way he imagined his grandfather at work

Answer: C
Explanation: Rob needs to write a report on the play and what prepared him to play the character of a doctor was his grandfather’s work. He was a real life doctor and he imagined him to play the character hence, the right answer.

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Question 2. In the play's first scene, the boredom of village life was suggested by

1. repetition of words and phrases.
2. scenery painted in dull colours.
3. long pauses within conversations.

Answer: A
Explanation: Mia suggested writing about the first scene of the play. She showed how village life was boring in the 1950s, where repetition of the words and phrases can be used for the report.

Question 3. What has Rob learned about himself through working in a group?

1. He likes to have clear guidelines.
2. He copes well with stress.
3. He thinks he is a good leader.

Answer: A
Explanation: Rob has learned that by working in a group he has clear guidelines to work through and that is something he liked.

Question 4. To support the production, research material was used which described

1. Political developments.
2. changing social attitudes.
3. economic transformations.

Answer: B
Explanation: Sophia did some research on the production from the 1950s. It showed the relationships between parents and children, police, and banks were changing, focusing on the social attitudes.

Question 5. What problem did the students overcome in the final rehearsal?

1. one person forgetting their words
2. an equipment failure
3. the injury of one character

Answer: B
Explanation: there was a technical problem during the final rehearsal when the stage had just one spotlight on a character which was later fixed.

Question 6-10:
Choose FIVE answers from the box and write the correct letter, A-G, next to questions 6-10.

Action

Stages in doing the ‘year abroad’ option

Question 6: in the second year of the course

Answer: E
Explanation: Rob and Mia discuss a year abroad option. Mia explains the stages, where she states that when Rob is in the second year, Rob needs to show his abilities in Theatre Studies.

Question 7: when first choosing where to go

Answer: D
Explanation: when choosing the institutions, Rob would need to make sure to choose the relevant institutions for Theatre studies.

Question 8: when sending in your choices

Answer: A
Explanation: Mia advised Rob to be on time to select the choices of studying abroad and the choice of institutions hence, being able to send the choices six months prior.

Question 9: when writing your personal statement

Answer: G
Explanation: Rob said that he would ask for help from a friend who would write him a personal statement for the year abroad option.

Question 10: when doing the year abroad

Answer: C
Explanation: when choosing the year abroad option Mia advised him to make plans for the final year for which Rob would have to return back to his place.