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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #35816 Short Semester break
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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
Thanks  for  making  the  time  to  come  and  see  me.  As  you  know  there  are  a  couple  of  things  I  think  we  need  to  discuss  about  your    in  the  course.  Not  a  problem.  It's  really  part  of  my  job  to  make  sure  everyone    in  the  course  is  getting  as  much  out  of  it  as  they  can.  If  we  just  look  at  this  spreadsheet  which  outlines  your  assessment  results  so  far,  you  can  see  that  while  your  grades  were    fine  -  certainly  in  the  average  for  the  year  group  as  a  whole  -  towards  the  end  of  Semester  One  they've  started  to  drop  off  a  bit.  I  must  admit  that  I  had  to  take  a  fortnight  off  just  after  mid  Semester  break,  and  I  really  felt  that  the  work  I  missed  in  those  two  lab    have  made  it  really  hard  for  me  to  understand  some  of  the  underlying  material  required  for  the  rest  of  the  course.  Well,  thanks  for  being  so  honest,  Angelina…  I  think  we're  going  to  have  to  put  some,  think  about  putting  some    in  place,  so  that  by  the  end  of  year  assessments  you're  going  to  have  a  fair  chance  of  passing.  Well,  yeah,  thanks  Professor  Smith,  I  couldn't  agree  more  but  I  must  admit  I'm  at  the  point    I  don't  really  know  where  to  start  to  get  on  top  of  this.

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Correct answer: progress

Explanation: On the recording you hear "your progress in the course". It comes after "your", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "progress" means how well someone is doing over time.

Wrong options:

  • progess: It leaves out the "r". Write "progress". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • process: It sounds similar but means a series of actions, not how well someone is doing.
Correct answer: enrolled

Explanation: Listen again to "everyone enrolled in the course". After "everyone" you need a word that shows signed up, it ends in ed.

Meaning: "enrolled" means officially signed up for the course.

Wrong options:

  • enroled: It leaves out the "l". The right spelling is "enrolled". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • involved: It sounds a bit like enrolled but means taking part, not signed up.
Correct answer: initially

Explanation: Here you hear "grades were initially fine". You need a word that tells when, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "initially" means at first or in the beginning.

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: sessions

Explanation: The speaker says "two lab sessions have made". It comes after "lab", so you need more than one meeting. Do not forget the s.

Meaning: "sessions" means class meetings or practical lessons.

Wrong options:

  • sesions: It leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "sessions". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • session: "session" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "sessions", so write the "s".
Correct answer: strategies

Explanation: You hear "put some strategies in place". After "some" you need more than one, so do not forget the s.

Meaning: "strategies" means plans or methods to help reach a goal.

Wrong options:

  • stratagies: It has "a" where the word has "e". Check the letters: "strategies". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • strategy: "strategy" is a close word, but it ends in "y". The speaker says "strategies", which ends in "ies".
Correct answer: where

Explanation: Listen for "point where I don't really know". It links "point" and the rest, so you need a place or situation word.

Meaning: "where" means the situation or place in this sentence.

Wrong options:

  • wher: It leaves out the "e". Write "where". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • were: It sounds the same but means a different idea, so it does not fit here.

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