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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38496 Short Extensive cultivation
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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
To    start    with,    the    farmer    practiced        'extensive    cultivation'.    A    stretch        of    land    would    be    to  grow    crops    and    then    abandoned,    for    some    time    at    least,    in    favor    of    a    new    stretch.    This    was    perhaps  when    land    was    so    abundant    that    there    was    no    need    for  .    Gradually,    there    was    a    perceptible        shift    toward      farming.    Now    the    same    fields    were    cultivated    year    after    year.    After    the    'owner'    household    had    finished    cutting    of    corn    and    grass    in    their    pieces    of    land,    the    remaining    grass    and    stubble    became  common    meadow    and    was    thrown    open    for    the    community  cattle    to    around.    

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Correct answer: cultivated

Explanation: You hear "would be cultivated to". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "cultivated" means prepared and used for crops.

Wrong options:

  • cultivatted: It adds an extra "t". Check the letters: "cultivated". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • cultivate: "cultivate" is missing the ending. The speaker says "cultivated", with "d" at the end.
Correct answer: ownership

Explanation: Listen for "need for ownership". It comes after "need for", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "ownership" means the state of owning land.

Wrong options:

  • ownship: It leaves out the "er". Check the letters: "ownership". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • ownerships: "ownerships" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "ownership", with no "s".
Correct answer: intensive

Explanation: On the recording you hear "toward intensive farming". You need a describing word before farming.

Meaning: "intensive" means using the land a lot and often.

Wrong options:

  • intansive: It has "a" where the word has "e". Check the letters: "intensive". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • intensively: "intensively" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "intensive".
Correct answer: allotted

Explanation: Listen again to "their allotted pieces of land". It comes after "their", so the word shows it was given and ends in ed.

Meaning: "allotted" means given to someone for use.

Wrong options:

  • alloted: It leaves out the "t". Write "allotted". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • allocate: The sentence needs the word that shows it was already given, not the action to give.
Correct answer: graze

Explanation: Here you hear "cattle to graze around". After "to" you need the plain word for the action.

Meaning: "graze" means to eat grass while walking around.

Wrong options:

  • graz: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "graze". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • grazing: "grazing" is a close word, but it ends in "ing". The speaker says "graze", which ends in "e".

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