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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #31291 October Prediction Short CPG
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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
In  animals,  a  movement  is  coordinated  by  a  cluster  of  neurons  in  the  spinal  cord  called  the  central  contract  patterns  generator  (CPG).  This  produces  signals  that  drive  muscles  to    rhythmically  in  a  way  that  produces  running  or  walking,  depending  on  the    of  pulses.  A  simple  signal  from  the  brain  instructs  the  CPG  to  switch  between  different    such  as  going  from  a  standstill  to  walking.

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Correct answer: contract

Explanation: Listen for "drive muscles to contract rhythmically". It comes after "to" so you need an action word.

Meaning: "contract" means make the muscle get shorter and tight to move.

Wrong options:

  • contrct: It leaves out the "a". Write "contract". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • contact: "contact" is a different word and does not mean make shorter.
Correct answer: pattern

Explanation: On the recording you hear "depending on the pattern of pulses". It comes after "the" so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "pattern" means the repeated order or design of the pulses.

Wrong options:

  • patern: It leaves out the "t". Check the letters: "pattern". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: modes

Explanation: Listen again to "between different modes such as going". "some" comes before it, so you need more than one. Do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "modes" means different ways or states of movement.

Wrong options:

  • mode: "mode" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "modes", so write the "s".

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