问答题
Directions
: You will now read a short passage and listen to a lecture on the same topic. You will then be asked a question about them. After you hear the question, give yourself 30 seconds to prepare your response. Then record yourself speaking for 60 seconds.
Film directors use different types of camera shots for specific purposes. An establishing shot is an image shown briefly at the beginning of a scene, usually taken from far away, that is used to provide context for the rest of the scene. One purpose of the establishing shot is to communicate background information to the viewer, such as the setting—where and when the rest of the scene will occur. It also establishes the mood or feeling of the scene. Due to the context that the establishing shot provides, the characters and events that are shown next are better understood by the viewer.
The Establishing Shot
Film directors use different types of camera shots for specific purposes. An establishing shot is an image shown briefly at the beginning of a scene, usually taken from far away, that is used to provide context for the rest of the scene. One purpose of the establishing shot is to communicate background information to the viewer, such as the setting—where and when the rest of the scene will occur. It also establishes the mood or feeling of the scene. Due to the context that the establishing shot provides, the characters and events that are shown next are better understood by the viewer.
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【答案解析】Prompt
Using the professor"s example, explain what an establishing shot is and how it is used. Important Points
In this item, you should explain that in a movie or film, an establishing shot is used at the beginning of a scene to provide context, such as place, time, and mood. The shot in the professor"s example showed a detective"s office in a city in the past (1940s), so the viewer knows that the rest of the scene takes place in the city in the 1940s. The shot in the example is filmed with darkness, rain, and shadows that give it a gloomy or mysterious feeling, so the viewer knows that the events which follow will be dark and mysterious. A high-level response will communicate in a coherent and organized way the purpose of the establishing shot (to let viewers know where and when the scene is taking place and to set a mood) and explain how the establishing shot in the professor"s example carries out this purpose.
High-level Response: Listen to
Rater Comments
The speaker clearly describes what an establishing shot is: " shown at the beginning of the movie, it gives like a sense of what the feeling is like in the movie ." The professor"s example is described accurately, with all important points included and connected clearly to the concept (" it describes the movie beforehand, so he could tell that the movie was in the 1940s "). The speaker uses sophisticated language fluently (" by that he could tell that the movie was going to have a dark setting "). The speaker pauses several times to organize her thoughts, but the pauses are located at natural places and do not seriously interrupt the response. Although the speaker is rushed at the end, she remains understandable and successfully includes all points.
Low-level Response: Listen to
Rater Comments
The speaker does manage to express the central idea of the establishing shot and partially describe the shot used in the professor"s example. However, he does not have very strong control of grammar or vocabulary, often resulting in vague (" gives some example using lights, or we are in an office, some very old office ") or confusing statements (" that the director"s, like, that the people concern about it "). Although the speaker connects the example to the concept, important parts of the example are left out (that the scene gave a gloomy and mysterious feeling, that it showed a city). The speaker"s unclear pronunciation also requires the listener to work hard to understand his speech. Several important words cannot be understood at all, leaving the listener to guess at their meaning. [听力原文]
Narrator
Read the passage from a film studies textbook. You will have 50 seconds to read the passage. Begin reading now.
Using the professor"s example, explain what an establishing shot is and how it is used. Important Points
In this item, you should explain that in a movie or film, an establishing shot is used at the beginning of a scene to provide context, such as place, time, and mood. The shot in the professor"s example showed a detective"s office in a city in the past (1940s), so the viewer knows that the rest of the scene takes place in the city in the 1940s. The shot in the example is filmed with darkness, rain, and shadows that give it a gloomy or mysterious feeling, so the viewer knows that the events which follow will be dark and mysterious. A high-level response will communicate in a coherent and organized way the purpose of the establishing shot (to let viewers know where and when the scene is taking place and to set a mood) and explain how the establishing shot in the professor"s example carries out this purpose.
High-level Response: Listen to
Rater Comments
The speaker clearly describes what an establishing shot is: " shown at the beginning of the movie, it gives like a sense of what the feeling is like in the movie ." The professor"s example is described accurately, with all important points included and connected clearly to the concept (" it describes the movie beforehand, so he could tell that the movie was in the 1940s "). The speaker uses sophisticated language fluently (" by that he could tell that the movie was going to have a dark setting "). The speaker pauses several times to organize her thoughts, but the pauses are located at natural places and do not seriously interrupt the response. Although the speaker is rushed at the end, she remains understandable and successfully includes all points.
Low-level Response: Listen to
Rater Comments
The speaker does manage to express the central idea of the establishing shot and partially describe the shot used in the professor"s example. However, he does not have very strong control of grammar or vocabulary, often resulting in vague (" gives some example using lights, or we are in an office, some very old office ") or confusing statements (" that the director"s, like, that the people concern about it "). Although the speaker connects the example to the concept, important parts of the example are left out (that the scene gave a gloomy and mysterious feeling, that it showed a city). The speaker"s unclear pronunciation also requires the listener to work hard to understand his speech. Several important words cannot be understood at all, leaving the listener to guess at their meaning. [听力原文]
Narrator
Read the passage from a film studies textbook. You will have 50 seconds to read the passage. Begin reading now.