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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #30261 Short Point of Music
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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
It  isn't  necessary  to  have  a    knowledge  of,  say,  the  intricacies  of  counterpoint,  or  even  to  be  able  to  read  music  to  understand  it.  Usually,  getting  the  point  of  a  piece  of  music,  its  emotional  and  dramatic  ,  is  immediate  or  simply  requires  you  to  become  more    with  it.  Of  course,  prolonged  study  of  music  and  its  ,  as  in  any  other  field,  will  increase  your  understanding,  but  not  necessarily  your  enjoyment.  Now,  I  realize  that  it  can  require  a  good  deal  of  willingness  on  our  part  to  risk  new  sensations,  and  there  is  a  lot  of  music  that  will  seem  unfamiliar  and  alien  to  you  on  a  first  .

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Correct answer: specialized / specialised

Explanation: Listen again to "a specialized knowledge of". You need a word for a kind of knowledge. You can write "specialized" or "specialised". Both get the mark.

Meaning: "specialized" means made for a particular area or job.

Wrong options:

  • speciallized: It adds an extra "l". The right spelling is "specialized". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • specific: "specific" is a close word, but it ends in "fic". The speaker says "specialized", which ends in "alized".
Correct answer: impact

Explanation: Here you hear "emotional and dramatic impact". You need a word for effect, one short word.

Meaning: "impact" means a strong effect on feelings or thought.

Wrong options:

  • impakt: It has "k" where the word has "c". The right spelling is "impact". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: familiar

Explanation: The speaker says "become more familiar with it". You need a describing word for known already.

Meaning: "familiar" means well known to you or easy to recognise.

Wrong options:

  • familar: It leaves out the "i". Write "familiar". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • familiarity: "familiarity" has an extra "ity" at the end. The speaker says "familiar".
Correct answer: composition

Explanation: You hear "study of music and its composition". It comes after "its", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "composition" means the way music is written or put together.

Wrong options:

  • compositon: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "composition". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • compose: "compose" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "composition", which ends in "ition".
Correct answer: hearing

Explanation: Listen for "on a first hearing". After "first" you need a word for hearing, ends in ing.

Meaning: "hearing" means the first time you listen to something.

Wrong options:

  • hearring: It adds an extra "r". Check the letters: "hearing". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • hear: "hear" is missing the ending. The speaker says "hearing", with "ing" at the end.

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