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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #30241 Short Miscommunication
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You will hear a recording. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
We  miscommunicate  more  commonly  than  we  communicate  .  Often,  the  words  we  have  are  at  least    inadequate  to  express  how  we  feel.  The  first  words  we  think  of  are  often  poor    of  what  we  really  mean.  We  might  at  times  even  want  to  take  our  words  back  for  a  second  .  But  once  those  words  have  left  our  mouths,  our  partners  are  already    to  whatever  we  have  just  said.  Most  conversations  happen  too  fast  to  allow  us  to    what  we  really  meant  to  say.

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Correct answer: accurately

Explanation: Listen for "communicate accurately". You need a word that tells how, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "accurately" means correctly.

Wrong options:

  • accuratly: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "accurately". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • accurate: "accurate" is missing the ending. The speaker says "accurately", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: somewhat

Explanation: On the recording you hear "at least somewhat inadequate". The gap needs a word that tells how much.

Meaning: "somewhat" means to a small degree or slightly.

Wrong options:

  • somewat: It leaves out the "h". Write "somewhat". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: reflections

Explanation: Listen again to "poor reflections of what we". The sentence needs more than one, so add s.

Meaning: "reflections" means copies or pictures of the idea here.

Wrong options:

  • refelctions: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "reflections". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • reflection: "reflection" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "reflections", so write the "s".
Correct answer: attempt

Explanation: Here you hear "back for a second attempt". It comes after "second", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "attempt" means a try or effort.

Wrong options:

  • attemp: It leaves out the "t". Write "attempt". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: replying

Explanation: The speaker says "already replying to whatever we". It follows "already", so the action ends in ing.

Meaning: "replying" means answering what someone said.

Wrong options:

  • repling: It leaves out the "y". Write "replying". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • reply: "reply" is missing the ending. The speaker says "replying", with "ing" at the end.
Correct answer: figure out

Explanation: You hear "allow us to figure out what". It follows "to", so you need two words for the action.

Meaning: "figure out" means to understand or work out.

Wrong options:

  • figureout: It leaves out the " ". Check the letters: "figure out". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • figure: "figure" is missing the ending. The speaker says "figure out", with " out" at the end.

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