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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #36511 Short Industrial Productivity
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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
I'm  going  to  argue  that  the    increases  in  productivity  that  we    with  the  industrial  revolution  originate  not  so  much  from  changes  in  science  or    or  new  inventions,  where  England  was  far  from    as  from  changes  in  attitudes,  attitudes  towards  morality,  towards  what  constituted  the  good.  Attitudes  towards  property,  which  became  in  England  individuals  long  before  it  did  on  the  .  Attitudes  toward  the  proper  role  of  government.  And  ,  these  attitudes  constitute  much  of  what  the  Luddites  were  protesting  against.

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Correct answer: tremendous

Explanation: Listen for "the tremendous increases in". The sentence asks for a describing word meaning very large.

Meaning: "tremendous" means very large.

Wrong options:

  • tremedous: It leaves out the "n". Write "tremendous". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • tremendos: "tremendos" is a close word, but it ends in "s". The speaker says "tremendous", which ends in "us".
Correct answer: associate

Explanation: On the recording you hear "we associate with the industrial". The plain word is the one that means connect or link.

Meaning: "associate" means to connect or link in the mind.

Wrong options:

  • asociate: It leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "associate". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • associated: "associated" has an extra "d" at the end. The speaker says "associate".
Correct answer: technology

Explanation: Listen again to "science or technology or new". Think of a word for machines and tools.

Meaning: "technology" means machines, tools, and applied knowledge.

Wrong options:

  • technolgy: It leaves out the "o". The right spelling is "technology". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • technique: This means a method, not machines or tools.
Correct answer: unique

Explanation: Here you hear "far from unique as from". This calls for a describing word meaning one of a kind.

Meaning: "unique" means one of a kind.

Wrong options:

  • uniqe: It leaves out the "u". Write "unique". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • united: This means joined together, not one of a kind.
Correct answer: continent

Explanation: The speaker says "it did on the continent". The sentence needs a word for a very large land area.

Meaning: "continent" means a very large area of land such as Europe or Asia.

Wrong options:

  • contintent: It adds an extra "t". Check the letters: "continent". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: together

Explanation: You hear "And together, these attitudes constitute". The word means as a group or jointly.

Meaning: "together" means as a group or jointly.

Wrong options:

  • togeter: It leaves out the "h". Write "together". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • altogether: This means completely, not as a group.

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