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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #30271 Medium Post-modernism
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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
Post-modernism  is  broadly  speaking  a    against  the  movement  or  the  period,  or  perhaps  simply  the  values  and  beliefs  of,  modernism.  Most  people,  even  those  who  seem  to  know  what  it  is  or  was  about,  tend  to  define  it  in    terms  by  telling  us  what  it  isn't,  or  doesn't  do.    the  term  had  a  fairly  limited  application  and  referred  to  a  new  anti-modernist  style  of  architecture.  But  it  spread  like  a  virus  to  include  almost  all  aspects  of    culture.  One  thing  we  can  be  sure  about  is  that  it  wanted  to  get  rid  of  what  were  called  the  grand  narratives  by  which  we  explained  how  the  world  -  and  history  -  got  us  from  the  past  to  the  present.  Another  feature  of  post-modernism  is  its  belief  that  truth  and  reality  are  human-centered  and  .
That  is,  the  primary    of  truth  in  the  present  age  is  the  self.

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Correct answer: reaction

Explanation: Listen for "a reaction against the". It comes after "a", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "reaction" means a response or reply.

Wrong options:

  • reacton: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "reaction". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • rejection: Rejection is a different word with a different meaning, so it does not fit here.
Correct answer: negative

Explanation: On the recording you hear "in negative terms by". It comes before "terms", so you need a describing word that ends in ive.

Meaning: "negative" means saying what something is not, not what it is.

Wrong options:

  • negitive: It has "i" where the word has "a". The right spelling is "negative". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: Initially

Explanation: Listen again to "Initially the term had". It tells when something first happened, so the word ends in ly.

Meaning: "Initially" means at first.

Wrong options:

  • initally: It leaves out the "i". Write "Initially". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • initial: "initial" is missing the ending. The speaker says "Initially", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: contemporary

Explanation: Here you hear "aspects of contemporary culture". It comes before "culture", so you need a describing word that ends in ary.

Meaning: "contemporary" means modern or of the same time.

Wrong options:

  • contemperary: It has "e" where the word has "o". Write "contemporary". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • contrary: Contrary means opposite or different, not modern, so it does not fit here.
Correct answer: internal

Explanation: The speaker says "human-centered and internal". It is a describing word that ends in al.

Meaning: "internal" means inside people or within.

Wrong options:

  • internel: It has "e" where the word has "a". The right spelling is "internal". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • external: External means outside, the opposite idea, so it is wrong here.
Correct answer: source

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

Meaning: "source" means the origin or place something comes from.

Wrong options:

  • sorce: It leaves out the "u". Write "source". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • force: Force is a different idea and does not mean origin, so it is not correct.

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