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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #30264 Short Spine 3
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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
The  spinal  cord  -  the  link  between  the  brain  and  the  body  -  is  a  band  of    tissue  about  the  thickness  of  your  little  finger  that  runs  through  the  backbone.  Nerve  cells  called  motor  neurons    electric  impulses  that  travel  from  the  brain  to  the  spinal  cord,  branching  off  at  the  appropriate  point  and  passing  to  the  various  parts  of  the  body.  Similarly,    neurons  transmit  messages  from  organs  and  tissues  via  the  spinal  cord  to  the  brain.  But  the  spinal  cord  also    without  the  brain  having  to  intervene;  it  alone  controls  those  actions  called  spinal    that  need  to  be  carried  out  very  fast  in  response  to  danger.

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Correct answer: nervous

Explanation: You hear "band of nervous tissue". It comes after "of", so you need a word for the nerve system.

Meaning: "nervous" means related to the body's nerves.

Wrong options:

  • nervious: It adds an extra "i". Write "nervous". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • nerve: "nerve" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "nervous", which ends in "ous".
Correct answer: convey

Explanation: Listen for "motor neurons convey electric impulses". You need an action word meaning carry here.

Meaning: "convey" means to carry or send something from one place to another.

Wrong options:

  • conveigh: It has "igh" where the word has "y". Check the letters: "convey". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • conveyed: "conveyed" has an extra "ed" at the end. The speaker says "convey".
Correct answer: sensory

Explanation: On the recording you hear "Similarly, sensory neurons transmit". It comes before "neurons", so you need a word about the senses.

Meaning: "sensory" means connected with the senses like touch and sight.

Wrong options:

  • sencory: It has "c" where the word has "s". Write "sensory". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • sensitive: "sensitive" is a different word. The sentence needs a word about the senses.
Correct answer: functions

Explanation: Listen again to "But the spinal cord also functions without". You need a word for does or works, so do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "functions" means works or carries out jobs.

Wrong options:

  • funtions: It leaves out the "c". The right spelling is "functions". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • function: "function" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "functions", so write the "s".
Correct answer: reflexes

Explanation: Here you hear "spinal reflexes that need". It comes after "spinal", so you need more than one, add s at the end.

Meaning: "reflexes" means quick automatic actions the body does without thinking.

Wrong options:

  • reflexs: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "reflexes". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • reflex: "reflex" has no "es" at the end. The speaker says "reflexes", so write the "es".

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