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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38093 Short Bees polli
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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
Bees    are    important,    particularly    as    pollinators.    So    many    of    the    foods    that    we    eat    are    pollinated    by    bees,    tomatoes,    nuts    and    ,    Yeah,    so    a    lot    of    crops    can    be    pollinated    by    commercial    bees.    But    we    also    know    that    while    bees    are    very    important,    and    particularly    while    bees    can    be    important    to    in    when    something    goes    wrong    with    with    commercial  ,    so,    you    know,    there's    been    all    these    problems    in    in    recent    years,    for    example,    with    colony    collapse  ,    and    causing    major    losses    of    honey    bee    hives.    And    so    for    pollination,    to    be    able    to    continue    into    the    future,    and    really    need    those    wild    bees    to,    to    provide    that    sort    of    effect.    

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Correct answer: tremendously

Explanation: The speaker says "Bees are tremendously important". You need a word that tells how or how much, so the word ends in ly.

Meaning: "tremendously" means very much.

Wrong options:

  • tremendosly: It leaves out the "u". Write "tremendously". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • tremendous: "tremendous" is missing the ending. The speaker says "tremendously", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: chocolate

Explanation: You hear "tomatoes, nuts and chocolate". The list shows single items, so the answer is only one.

Meaning: "chocolate" means the sweet food from cacao.

Wrong options:

  • choclate: It leaves out the "o". The right spelling is "chocolate". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • chocolates: "chocolates" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "chocolate", with no "s".
Correct answer: step

Explanation: Listen for "important to step in when". The word follows "to", so it must be an action word.

Meaning: "step" means to move in or act to help.

Wrong options:

  • stpe: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "step". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • stop: The sentence needs the idea of acting, not stopping.
Correct answer: beehives

Explanation: On the recording you hear "with commercial beehives". The phrase has "commercial", so the answer is more than one and needs s at the end.

Meaning: "beehives" means many homes for bees.

Wrong options:

  • behives: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "beehives". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • beehive: "beehive" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "beehives", so write the "s".
Correct answer: disorder

Explanation: Listen again to "colony collapse disorder". The speaker names a harmful condition, so the word is "disorder".

Meaning: "disorder" means a harmful condition affecting the bee colony.

Wrong options:

  • dissorder: It adds an extra "s". Write "disorder". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • disorders: "disorders" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "disorder", with no "s".
Correct answer: insurance

Explanation: Here you hear "sort of insurance". After "sort of" you need a word for protection, and it ends in ance.

Meaning: "insurance" means protection against loss or damage.

Wrong options:

  • insurence: It has "e" where the word has "a". Write "insurance". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • assurance: That word has a different meaning. The speaker used insurance for protection against loss.

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