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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #30258 Short Primary Text
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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
I'd  recommend  that  you  all  try  to  get  hold  of  English  in  the  Southern  Hemisphere  by  Nolan  and  Watts,  as  this  provides  an  excellent    of  the  topics  that  we're  going  to  be  covering  in  this  module.  It's  really  our    text.  It  has  particularly  strong  sections  on  the  history  of  English  in  Australia  and  New  Zealand,  examining  in  some  depth  how  the  language  has    in  these  countries.  The  sections  on  phonology  and  on  vocabulary  will  be    when  you're  doing  the  written  assignment,  which  I'm  going  to  be  telling  you  about  in  a  moment  once  I've  given  you  the    of  a  couple  of  other  essential  references.

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Correct answer: overview

Explanation: You hear "provides an excellent overview of". It comes after "an", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "overview" means a general summary of the topics.

Wrong options:

  • overveiw: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "overview". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • review: "review" is a different word and not the same idea here.
Correct answer: primary

Explanation: Listen for "It's really our primary text". It comes before "text", so you need the main word.

Meaning: "primary" means the main or most important book.

Wrong options:

  • primery: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "primary". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • primarily: "primarily" is a close word, but it ends in "ily". The speaker says "primary", which ends in "y".
Correct answer: developed

Explanation: On the recording you hear "how the language has developed in". This already happened, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "developed" means it grew or changed over time in those countries.

Wrong options:

  • develped: It leaves out the "o". The right spelling is "developed". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • developing: "developing" is a close word, but it ends in "ing". The speaker says "developed", which ends in "ed".
Correct answer: invaluable

Explanation: Listen again to "vocabulary will be invaluable when". It comes after "will be", so you need a describing word that ends in able.

Meaning: "invaluable" means extremely useful for your work.

Wrong options:

  • invaluble: It leaves out the "a". Check the letters: "invaluable". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • valuable: "valuable" is a different word and not the stronger meaning needed here.
Correct answer: details

Explanation: Here you hear "given you the details of a couple". You need more than one, so add s at the end.

Meaning: "details" means the small facts or information about something.

Wrong options:

  • detials: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "details". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • detail: "detail" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "details", so write the "s".

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