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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #37922 Short Business leaders
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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    a    climate    scientist    by    background.    So    I    spent    much    of    the    last    25    years    trying    to    try    to    get    over    the    message    of    climate    science    around    the    risks    associated    with    climate    change,    and    it    has    been    quite    frustrating    at    times    to    cut    through    some    of    the    some    of    the    .  And    and    the    vested            interest    and    so    forth.    And    I    guess    some    of    the    things    that    that    we've    been    here    about    the    different    groups    that    I    mean,    I    know    that    probably    the    percentages    are    a    bit    different,    but    it's    still  it's  still    a    ,    so    all    sorts    of    different    types    of    people.    So    I    do    a    lot    of    communications    to    business    leaders,    people    in    the    financial  ,    etc.    And    in    that    professional    context,    if    I'm    the    climate    science,    I've    always    found    that    people    are    very    receptive.    

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Correct answer: undoubtedly

Explanation: On the recording you hear "it has undoubtedly been". You need a word that tells how or how much, so the word ends in ly.

Meaning: "undoubtedly" means without any doubt.

Correct answer: rhetoric

Explanation: Listen again to "cut through some of the some of the rhetoric". It comes after "the", so you need a word for a thing people say.

Meaning: "rhetoric" means words or language used to persuade people.

Wrong options:

  • rethoric: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "rhetoric". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: hearing

Explanation: Here you hear "that we've been hearing here". After "been" the word must end in ing.

Meaning: "hearing" means being told or listening to information.

Wrong options:

  • heering: It has "e" where the word has "a". Write "hearing". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • heard: "heard" is a close word, but it ends in "d". The speaker says "hearing", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: similar

Explanation: The speaker says "it's still a similar, so". It comes after "a", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "similar" means like or not very different from something else.

Wrong options:

  • similiar: It adds an extra "i". Write "similar". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • simple: This gives a different idea. The sentence talks about likeness, not smallness.
Correct answer: sector

Explanation: You hear "people in the financial sector, etc". You need a word for an area or group.

Meaning: "sector" means a part of business or industry.

Wrong options:

  • secter: It has "e" where the word has "o". The right spelling is "sector". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: presenting

Explanation: Listen for "if I'm presenting the climate science". After "I'm" the word ends in ing.

Meaning: "presenting" means explaining or showing information to others.

Wrong options:

  • presnting: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "presenting". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • present: "present" is missing the ending. The speaker says "presenting", with "ing" at the end.

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