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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #37984 Short Uncertainty
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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
Well,    as    you    know    more    than    all    those    words    that    you    just    said,    'uncertainty',    you    know,    it's    inherent    in    what    we    do    from    a    scientific    analysis  .    And    yet    there's    something    that    is    very    difficult    to    communicate    and    you    have    to    be    very    to    ensure    that    things    are    not    lost    in  ,    that    what            we're    trying    to    explain    from    the    climate    science    side    of    things    isn't    incorrectly    by    people.    So    a    lot    of    the    times    when    we    talk    about    'uncertainty'    people    that    we    don't    know    what    we're    talking    about.    And    we've    got    to    make    sure    that    we're    that    we    don't    mean    that    at    all.    

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Correct answer: perspective

Explanation: Here you hear "scientific analysis perspective". You need a word for a way of looking at things.

Meaning: "perspective" means a way of looking at something.

Wrong options:

  • perspectiv: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "perspective". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • perpsective: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "perspective". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: careful

Explanation: The speaker says "very careful to ensure". You need a describing word that ends in ful.

Meaning: "careful" means taking care to avoid mistakes.

Wrong options:

  • carelessly: This has the opposite meaning and ends differently.
Correct answer: translation

Explanation: You hear "lost in translation, that". The word is about changing language or meaning and ends in tion.

Meaning: "translation" means changing words or meaning from one form to another.

Wrong options:

  • transalation: It adds an extra "a". Write "translation". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • transmission: This is a different word with a different meaning.
Correct answer: interpreted

Explanation: Listen for "isn't interpreted incorrectly by". The sentence needs an action word in the past, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "interpreted" means explained or understood in a certain way.

Wrong options:

  • interpretted: It adds an extra "t". The right spelling is "interpreted". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • interpret: "interpret" is missing the ending. The speaker says "interpreted", with "ed" at the end.
Correct answer: hear

Explanation: On the recording you hear "people hear that we". You need the action word hear in the present.

Meaning: "hear" means people think or say after listening.

Wrong options:

  • here: This is the place word and not the action heard here.
Correct answer: somehow

Explanation: Listen again to "And somehow we've got to". The word means in some way or by some means.

Meaning: "somehow" means in some way or for some reason.

Wrong options:

  • some how: This splits the word in two. It is one word. The right spelling is "somehow". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • someone: This is a different word for a person, not a manner word.

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