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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #3885 Short Freedom
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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
Academic  freedom  and  free  speech  rights  are  not  coextensive,  although  this  widely  accepted  view  has  been  recently  challenged  by  an  "institutionalist"    on  the  First  Amendment.  Academic  freedom  involves  more  than  speech  rights;  for  example,  it  includes  the  right  to      what  is  taught  in  the  classroom.  When  teachers  speak  or  write  in  public,  whether  via  social  media  or  in  academic  journals,  they  are  able  to    their  own  opinions  without  the  fear  from  institutional    or  punishment,  but  they  are  encouraged  to  show      and  clearly  specify  that  they  are  not  speaking  for  their  institution.  In  practice,  academic  freedom  is  protected  by  institutional  rules  and  ,  letters  of  appointment,  faculty  handbooks,  collective  bargaining  agreements,  and  academic  custom.

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Correct answer: perspective

Explanation: Listen again to "'institutionalist' perspective on the". It comes after 'institutionalist', so you need a thing word.

Meaning: "perspective" means a particular view or way of seeing something.

Wrong options:

  • perspectiv: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "perspective". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: determine

Explanation: Here you hear "right to determine what". You need an action word that means decide.

Meaning: "determine" means to decide or make a choice about something.

Wrong options:

  • determin: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "determine". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: articulate

Explanation: The speaker says "able to articulate their". The sentence needs an action word meaning express clearly.

Meaning: "articulate" means to express an idea clearly in words.

Correct answer: restriction

Explanation: You hear "institutional restriction or". The sentence needs a word for a limiting rule.

Meaning: "restriction" means a rule or limit that stops or reduces action.

Wrong options:

  • restriciton: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "restriction". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: restraint

Explanation: Listen for "encouraged to show restraint". You need a word for self-control or careful behaviour.

Meaning: "restraint" means self-control or holding back actions or words.

Wrong options:

  • restraing: It has "g" where the word has "t". Write "restraint". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • reserve: That word is similar, but the speaker used a different word for holding back actions or words.
Correct answer: regulations

Explanation: On the recording you hear "rules and regulations, letters". The sentence needs more than one formal rule word.

Meaning: "regulations" means official rules made by an institution or authority.

Wrong options:

  • regulatons: It leaves out the "i". Write "regulations". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

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