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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38112 Short Communications
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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    I    do    a    lot    of    communications    to    business    leaders,    people    in    the    financial    sector,    etc.    And    in    that    professional    ,    if    I'm    presenting    the    climate    science,    I've    always    found    that    people    are    very    because    I    think    that    in    that    professional    context,    they,    they    perhaps    are    more    accepting    of    taking    on    board    facts    in    a    way,    than    they    might    be    in    other    contexts.    And    oftentimes    that    I've    seen    that    follow    through    into    actual    action    as    a      of    that.    If    you're    talking    more    generally    in    a    different    setting    where    people    are    less    in    that    sort    of    rational    of    mind,    then    then    I    have    as    I    said    earlier,    I've    always    found    that    really    critical    thing    is    to    make    things      to    people's    lives.    And    and    actually,    in    both    circumstances,    it's    about    telling    stories    as    much    as    it    is    about    people    the    facts    and            figures    around    the    climate    science.    

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Correct answer: context

Explanation: You hear "in that professional context". It comes after "professional", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "context" means the situation or setting here.

Wrong options:

  • contxt: It leaves out the "e". Write "context". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • contexts: "contexts" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "context", with no "s".
Correct answer: receptive

Explanation: Listen for "people are very receptive because". You need a describing word that ends in ive.

Meaning: "receptive" means open to new ideas or information.

Wrong options:

  • recptive: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "receptive". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • receptible: "receptible" is a close word, but it ends in "ble". The speaker says "receptive", which ends in "ve".
Correct answer: rational

Explanation: On the recording you hear "in a rational way". You need a describing word that ends in al.

Meaning: "rational" means based on reason and clear thought.

Wrong options:

  • rationel: It has "e" where the word has "a". The right spelling is "rational". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • rationally: "rationally" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "rational".
Correct answer: consequence

Explanation: Listen again to "as a consequence of that". It comes after "a", so you need a word for a result.

Meaning: "consequence" means a result or effect of something.

Wrong options:

  • consequece: It leaves out the "n". Check the letters: "consequence". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • sequence: This is a different word with a different meaning, not a result of something.
Correct answer: frame

Explanation: Here you hear "rational frame of mind". You need a single word for a way of thinking.

Meaning: "frame" here means the way someone thinks about something.

Wrong options:

  • fram: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "frame". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • framework: "framework" has an extra "work" at the end. The speaker says "frame".
Correct answer: relevant

Explanation: The speaker says "make things relevant to". Look for a word that ends in ant.

Meaning: "relevant" means connected to or important for people's lives.

Wrong options:

  • relevent: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "relevant". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • relative: This is a different describing word and changes the meaning here.
Correct answer: showing

Explanation: You hear "about showing people the facts". After "about" you need an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "showing" means giving people the facts by demonstrating or presenting them.

Wrong options:

  • showin: It leaves out the "g". The right spelling is "showing". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

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