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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #30245 Short Journey Cake
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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
A  really  good  illustrative  example  of  the  point  I  want  to  make  is  the  book  Journey  Cake,  Ho!  by  Ruth  Sawyer,  based  on  a  traditional  folk  tale.  Teachers  often  read  this  aloud  to  their  classes,  showing  the    to  the  children  as  they  do  so.  They  are,  of  course,  using  the    of  Ruth  Sawyer,  and  presenting  the  story  just  as  the  artist  has  visualised  it.  But  other  teachers  do  it  .  Instead  of  reading,  they  tell  the  story  from  memory.  This  gives  the  children  a  much  richer  experience  -  they  can  freely  use  their  own  ,  visualising  the  story,  the  characters  and  the  scenes  in  their  mind's  eye  in  any  way  they  like.  And,  this  is  much  closer  to  the  way  in  which  folk  tales  were  passed  from  generation  to  generation  -  orally,  without  any  words  or  pictures  to    the  imagination.

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Correct answer: pictures

Explanation: The speaker says "showing the pictures to". It comes after "showing the", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "pictures" means images or drawings used in the book.

Wrong options:

  • picures: It leaves out the "t". The right spelling is "pictures". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • picture: "picture" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "pictures", so write the "s".
Correct answer: words

Explanation: You hear "using the words of". It comes after "the", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "words" means the text or language the author wrote.

Wrong options:

  • wrods: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "words". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • word: "word" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "words", so write the "s".
Correct answer: differently

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

Meaning: "differently" means in another way or not the same way.

Wrong options:

  • diffrently: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "differently". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • different: "different" is missing the ending. The speaker says "differently", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: imaginations

Explanation: On the recording you hear "their own imaginations visualising". The word means more than one, so do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "imaginations" means the pictures you make in your mind.

Wrong options:

  • imaginatons: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "imaginations". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • imagination: "imagination" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "imaginations", so write the "s".
Correct answer: restrict

Explanation: Listen again to "to restrict the imagination". You need an action word that means limit or hold back.

Meaning: "restrict" means to limit or keep something from growing free.

Wrong options:

  • restict: It leaves out the "r". The right spelling is "restrict". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

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