IELTS Listening · Flow-chart Completion

Documentary Review Assignment

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Documentary Review Assignment

You will hear two media studies students, Freya and Ben, discussing the stages for their documentary review project.

2 speakers · British English · 4:01

In the real test you hear each recording once. Read the questions first, then play it through without pausing.

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Questions 1–6

Complete the flow-chart below. Write ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.

Word limit: ONE WORD AND/OR A NUMBER

Stages of the Documentary Review Assignment

  1. Initial research: examine the filmmaker's official 1 to understand production context
  2. Narrative breakdown: map out the primary 2 across the three chapters
  3. Visual analysis: evaluate how natural 3 affects the indoor interviews
  4. Sound design: examine the function of 4 during scene transitions
  5. Editing review: calculate the average 5 of shots in the opening montage
  6. Final submission: provide a completed 6 alongside the written report

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