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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38916 Medium The second observation
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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
The    second    observation    I'd    like    to    make    is    we    need    to    face    the    that    governments    and    corporations    aren't    going    to    solve    this    issue    for    us.    We    should    stop    looking    outside.    It's    up    to    us    as    individuals    to    take    and    responsibility    for    the    type    of    lives    that    we    want    to  .    If    you    don't    design    your    life,    someone    else    will    design    it    for    you,    and    you    may    just    not    like    their    idea    of    balance.    On    the    one    hand,    putting    facilities    in    the    workplace    is    wonderful    and    enlightened.    On    the    other    hand,    it's    a    nightmare    —    it    just    means    you    spend    more    time    at    the    bloody    office.    We    have    to    be    responsible    for    and    enforcing    the    boundaries    that    we    want    in    our    life.    The    third    observation    is    we    have    to    be    careful    with    the    time    that    we    choose    upon    which    to    judge    our    balance.    We    need    to    be  .    You    can't    do    it    all    in    one    day.    

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Correct answer: truth

Explanation: You hear "face the truth that". It comes after "face the" so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "truth" means what is real or true.

Wrong options:

  • true: The sentence needs the idea of a thing, not the describing word 'true'.
Correct answer: control

Explanation: Listen for "take control and responsibility". It follows "take" so you need an action or thing word.

Meaning: "control" means power or choice over something.

Wrong options:

  • contol: It leaves out the "r". The right spelling is "control". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • controller: "controller" has an extra "ler" at the end. The speaker says "control".
Correct answer: lead

Explanation: On the recording you hear "want to lead". It comes after "to" so you need an action word.

Meaning: "lead" means to direct or shape your life.

Wrong options:

  • leed: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "lead". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • led: 'Led' is the past of the action, but the sentence needs the base action form.
Correct answer: childcare

Explanation: Listen again to "putting childcare facilities in". It comes before 'facilities' so you need a word for care of children.

Meaning: "childcare" means looking after children while parents work.

Wrong options:

  • child care: Two words are not the exact single word used here.
Correct answer: setting

Explanation: Here you hear "responsible for setting and enforcing". It comes after 'for' so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "setting" means creating the limits or rules you want.

Wrong options:

  • seting: It leaves out the "t". Check the letters: "setting". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • settings: "settings" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "setting", with no "s".
Correct answer: frame

Explanation: The speaker says "time frame that we choose". It comes after 'time' so you need a word for a period.

Meaning: "frame" means the period or way you look at time.

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: realistic

Explanation: You hear "We need to be realistic". It follows 'be' so you need a describing word ending in ic, tic or similar.

Meaning: "realistic" means sensible and practical about what you can do.

Wrong options:

  • realist: "realist" is missing the ending. The speaker says "realistic", with "ic" at the end.

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