Sunrise Lake

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For which TWO reasons did Sunrise Lake become so popular?

Critics loved it.

It is brilliantly written.

It was marketed effectively. 

Its writer was already a celebrity.

It was made into a successful film.

What TWO questions about the novel do the students plan to address in the seminar?

what happens in the story

what makes the book unique 

which other books it is similar to 

why other students should read it 

how they feel about the characters

What TWO things do the students say can affect their mark for the seminar?

sticking to the time limit 

preparing attractive slides

explaining the book’s relevance nowadays 

using quotations from the book effectively

responding well to their classmates’ questions

List of Findings

She is intelligent.

They feel sorry for her.

They admire her determination.

She creates difficulties for others.

Her personality develops throughout the story.

Betty

Sally Baxter

Mrs Dawson

The cook

❓ Transcript

Sunrise Lake

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Now look at part three.

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You will hear two literature students preparing for a seminar about a book called Sunrise Lake by the novelist Joyce Clare.

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First you have some time to look at questions 21 to 26.

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Now listen carefully and answer questions 21 to 26.

RACHEL:

Hi Owen, shall we do our preparation for tomorrow's seminar?

OWEN:

Hi Rachel, sure.

OWEN:

So had you read Sunrise Lake before?

RACHEL:

No, but I've always been a big fan of Joyce Clare's other books.

OWEN:

Some were made into films, weren't they?

RACHEL:

Yes, but not Sunrise Lake for some reason, which is odd because it was hugely popular and it would have made a great movie.

RACHEL:

Plus, it was the book which made her a big name.

RACHEL:

No one had heard of her before Sunrise Lake was published.

OWEN:

Right, I can see why it was a big hit though.

OWEN:

I mean, it's an incredibly accomplished piece of writing.

RACHEL:

Yeah, but when it came out in 1961, the literary critics were very lukewarm in their reviews.

OWEN:

How bizarre.

RACHEL:

I suppose Joyce Clare's publishers should take some credit for the book's success.

RACHEL:

They worked really hard to promote it, placing adverts in the newspapers and doing radio interviews.

OWEN:

Right, making sure people had heard of it.

RACHEL:

Exactly.

OWEN:

Okay, so what should we tell the other students about in the seminar?

RACHEL:

I wondered about saying what other novels Sunrise Lake is similar to, but I was struggling to come up with any because it's unique really.

OWEN:

We'll certainly need to explain the plot.

RACHEL:

Yes, at least summarize the key events that involved the central characters.

OWEN:

I think the primary thing to focus on is our reactions to the book, especially the heroine and her immediate circle.

RACHEL:

And our responses to the people she meets.

OWEN:

Exactly.

OWEN:

And the other students may decide they'd like to read the book or not.

RACHEL:

Which is fine.

RACHEL:

I mean, the idea isn't to try and sell the book in any way.

OWEN:

No, that's right.

RACHEL:

So to get a decent grade, what do we need to do?

RACHEL:

We've got to run this discussion for what, 15 minutes?

OWEN:

More or less 15, but we've got flexibility.

OWEN:

Doesn't really matter if we go over that, especially if the tutor or the other students ask us lots of questions.

RACHEL:

Well, you know me, I usually like to prepare slides that look really professional.

RACHEL:

But as we haven't been asked to do that for this presentation, we'll have to come up with another way of getting a high mark.

OWEN:

The assessment handbook says something about finding lines of dialogue from books and using these to sort of explain the character's predicament.

RACHEL:

Right.

RACHEL:

So we need to find extracts that give us insights into what they're thinking.

OWEN:

Yeah.

OWEN:

And another thing we'll be graded on is applying the themes of the book to the present day, looking at whether the situation of the characters back in 1960 still has anything to say to our generation.

RACHEL:

Oh, right.

RACHEL:

Yeah.

RACHEL:

We'll have to make sure we do that then.

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Before you hear the rest of the discussion, you have some time to look at questions 27 to 30.

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Now listen carefully and answer questions 27 to 30.

RACHEL:

So we'll need to present the four main female characters.

OWEN:

Sure.

OWEN:

Starting with Betty.

RACHEL:

Okay.

OWEN:

She seems almost naive at the start, doesn't she?

OWEN:

Full of youthful optimism.

RACHEL:

Definitely.

RACHEL:

But she doesn't stay like that for long.

RACHEL:

I think you were suggesting that she's got a lot of growing up to do.

RACHEL:

But the thing is, she does just that.

RACHEL:

She certainly grows up over the course of the novel.

OWEN:

Definitely.

OWEN:

You can almost see her gaining confidence scene by scene.

RACHEL:

What about Sally Baxter?

RACHEL:

Not such a likable character, I found.

OWEN:

No, but she had a difficult upbringing and a lot of things go wrong for her.

RACHEL:

That's true.

RACHEL:

She's often just in the wrong place at the wrong time, through no fault of her own.

OWEN:

I know what you mean, yeah.

OWEN:

She often seems to be a victim.

RACHEL:

Yeah, poor thing.

OWEN:

So what about the other characters?

OWEN:

Who else is there?

OWEN:

Oh, well, of course, there's Mrs. Dawson.

OWEN:

What did you make of her?

RACHEL:

Well, I found it really interesting reading the dialogues involving Mrs. Dawson.

RACHEL:

She was always very perceptive and able to tell the other characters things about themselves that they hadn't realised.

OWEN:

We certainly heard plenty of wise words from her.

OWEN:

She's an excellent problem solver.

OWEN:

I was just sorry she didn't feature so much later in the book.

RACHEL:

And then the cook.

RACHEL:

I don't think we're ever told what her name is.

OWEN:

No, but she was quite an inspirational character.

OWEN:

Once she made up her mind about something, she was going to get it, whatever it took.

RACHEL:

Yes, I thought her approach to life was amazing.

RACHEL:

She never let setbacks get in her way.

OWEN:

Yeah, that's right.

RACHEL:

Okay, I think we're on the right track.

RACHEL:

Shall we have a quick talk about...

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That is the end of part three.

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You now have some time to check your answers.

🔥 Answer key (đáp án và giải thích)

Giải thích chi tiết

Hello Dolbie 🤩 Cùng chinh phục câu hỏi này nhé 😁

🌱 Đọc hiểu câu hỏi: Tại sao Sunrise Lake trở nên nổi tiếng? → Từ khóa chính ở đây là: reasons → nguyên nhân dẫn đến độ nổi tiếng của cuốn sách. Câu hỏi yêu cầu chọn 2 nguyên nhân thật sự được nhắc trong bài nghe. Ta cần cẩn thận phân biệt giữa lý do thực sự và những điều chỉ là nhận xét hoặc giả định.

▶️ Bắt đầu nghe ở: đoạn từ "Right, I can see why it was a big hit though..." (00:01:27)

☺️ Giải thích:

– Owen nói: “I can see why it was a big hit... it’s an incredibly accomplished piece of writing” → Cụm “incredibly accomplished” = brilliantly written trong đáp án B, tức là nội dung cuốn sách được viết rất xuất sắc.

– Đây là nhận định tích cực rõ ràng về chất lượng nội dung, và là lý do cụ thể khiến người đọc yêu thích tác phẩm.

✅ Đáp án đúng: B

🧐 DOLBIE lưu ý:

❌ A (Critics loved it): => Đây là bẫy. Rachel nói rõ: “critics were very lukewarm” → tức là không hứng thú, thờ ơ, không phải “loved”.

❌ D (Writer was already a celebrity): => Rachel nói: “No one had heard of her before Sunrise Lake was published” – nghĩa là bà ấy chưa nổi tiếng trước cuốn này → loại.

❌ E (It was made into a successful film): => Rachel nói ngược lại: “Some were made into films ... but not Sunrise Lake for some reason, which is odd” → Cuốn này không được chuyển thể thành phim.

Chúc Dolbie học tốt và tự tin hơn trong bài thi IELTS nha 🥳💪

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