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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #38932 Short Ocean
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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
By    recognising    the    ocean    as    made    of    
relations    among    social,    cultural,    colonial    and    ecological    stories    and    histories,    as    well    as    past    presence    and    futures    to    value    our    views.    TTL's    work    and    powers    its    viewer    with    a    heightened    sensibility    one    worth    carrying    to    all    oceanic    prospects    like    this    one.    Also    from    Abdulaziz,    with    his    work,    I    began    this    presentation.    If    to    the    ocean    in    all    its    forms    is    one    of    the    primary    ecological    and    projects    of    our    time,    then    becoming    seascapes    is    probably    a    task    worth    undertaking.    

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Correct answer: tangled

Explanation: Here you hear "made of tangled relations". The word is a describing word and ends in ed.

Meaning: "tangled" means twisted together or complex.

Wrong options:

  • tangeld: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "tangled". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • tangle: "tangle" is missing the ending. The speaker says "tangled", with "d" at the end.
Correct answer: complicates

Explanation: The speaker says "value complicates our views". You need an action word that ends in s.

Meaning: "complicates" means makes something more complex.

Wrong options:

  • complicats: It leaves out the "e". Write "complicates". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • complicate: "complicate" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "complicates", so write the "s".
Correct answer: remarkable

Explanation: You hear "like this remarkable one". It comes after "this" so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "remarkable" means unusual and worth noticing.

Wrong options:

  • remakable: It leaves out the "r". Check the letters: "remarkable". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • remarkably: "remarkably" is a close word, but it ends in "y". The speaker says "remarkable", which ends in "e".
Correct answer: attending

Explanation: Listen for "If attending to the ocean". After "If" you need an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "attending" means paying careful attention to something.

Wrong options:

  • atending: It leaves out the "t". Check the letters: "attending". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • attend: "attend" is missing the ending. The speaker says "attending", with "ing" at the end.
Correct answer: ethical

Explanation: On the recording you hear "ecological and ethical projects". It comes after "and" so you need another describing word.

Meaning: "ethical" means about what is right and wrong.

Wrong options:

  • ethcial: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "ethical". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: better

Explanation: Listen again to "becoming better seascapes". The sentence needs a short describing word that shows more good.

Meaning: "better" means more good or improved.

Wrong options:

  • best: "best" is different. The sentence needs the word that compares, not the top form.

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