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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #36190 Short Ethnographic research
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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
So  the  phone  company  designed  phones  for  use    with  this  added  feature.    research  has  also  been  carried  out  in  computer  companies.  In  one  company,  IT  systems    were  observed  for  several  weeks.  It  was  found  that  a  large  amount  of  their  work  involved  communicating  with    in  order  to  solve  problems,  but  that  they  didn’t  have  a  standard  way  of    information  from    and  so  on.  So  the  team  came  up  with  an  idea  for  software  that  would  help  them  to  do  this.

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Correct answer: globally

Explanation: Here you hear "phones for use globally with". You need a word that tells how or where, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "globally" means all over the world.

Wrong options:

  • globaly: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "globally". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • global: "global" is missing the ending. The speaker says "globally", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: Ethnographic

Explanation: The speaker says "Ethnographic research has also". You need a word for a kind of research, it starts with E.

Meaning: "Ethnographic" means about studying people and cultures.

Wrong options:

  • ethnographical: It adds an extra "al". Check the letters: "Ethnographic". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • ethnography: "ethnography" is a close word, but it ends in "y". The speaker says "Ethnographic", which ends in "ic".
Correct answer: administrators

Explanation: You hear "IT systems administrators were observed". The word before is "systems", so you need people, more than one.

Meaning: "administrators" means people who manage the computer systems.

Wrong options:

  • adminstrators: It leaves out the "i". Write "administrators". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • administration: "administration" is a close word, but it ends in "ion". The speaker says "administrators", which ends in "ors".
Correct answer: colleagues

Explanation: Listen for "communicating with colleagues in order". The word 'with' is before it, so you need people, more than one, ending in s.

Meaning: "colleagues" means people you work with.

Wrong options:

  • colleages: It leaves out the "u". The right spelling is "colleagues". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • college: "college" is a close word, but it ends in "ge". The speaker says "colleagues", which ends in "agues".
Correct answer: exchanging

Explanation: On the recording you hear "way of exchanging information from". You need an action word, so it ends in ing.

Meaning: "exchanging" means sending and receiving information between people.

Wrong options:

  • exchangeing: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "exchanging". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • exchanged: "exchanged" is a close word, but it ends in "ed". The speaker says "exchanging", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: spreadsheets

Explanation: Listen again to "information from spreadsheets and so". The word 'from' is before it, so you need a thing, more than one, ending in s.

Meaning: "spreadsheets" means tables of data used on a computer.

Wrong options:

  • spreadshets: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "spreadsheets". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • spreadsheet: "spreadsheet" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "spreadsheets", so write the "s".

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