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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #39083 Short Topsoil
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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
Some    of    the    research    I    found    is    that    we're    our    water    fresh    water    supply    our    topsoil.    We're    very    much    reliant    on    fossil    fuels,    transport,    pesticides    and    fertilisers,    and    in    our    urban    cities,    you    know,    we're    seeing    all    this    urban    growth    and    all    this    urban  .    And    what    we're    doing    is    we're    paving    over    a    lot    of    our    prime.    Arable    land    and    where    our    periurban    farms    are    and    our    local    food    supply.    So    what    we're    doing    is    we're    it    further    and    further    away    from    our    city    centres    and    as    we're    do    that,    we're    becoming    more    on    transport.    And    if    we    think    about    why    that's    a    problem    is.    What    would    happen    if    these    transport    got    blocked?    What    happens    when    we    start    having    floods    and    Bush    fires,    and    even    if    we    have    issues    to    do    with    an    oil    or    fuel    for    the    trucks    to    come    in    our    what    our    food    supply    is    gonna    get    cut    off?    

Result:

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Correct answer: degrading

Explanation: The speaker says "we're degrading our water". You need an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "degrading" means making something worse or damaging it.

Wrong options:

  • degreding: It has "e" where the word has "a". The right spelling is "degrading". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: sprawl

Explanation: You hear "all this urban sprawl". You need a single word for city growth and spread.

Meaning: "sprawl" means the spreading out of buildings and development.

Wrong options:

  • sprawal: It adds an extra "a". Write "sprawl". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • spread: This is a different everyday word. The speaker used the specific term sprawl.
Correct answer: pushing

Explanation: Listen for "we're pushing it further". You need an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "pushing" means moving something away or making it go further.

Wrong options:

  • pusshing: It adds an extra "s". Check the letters: "pushing". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: reliant

Explanation: On the recording you hear "becoming more reliant on transport". It comes after "more", so a describing word is needed.

Meaning: "reliant" means depending on something or someone.

Wrong options:

  • relient: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "reliant". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: routes

Explanation: Listen again to "if these transport routes got". The sentence needs more than one, so add s at the end.

Meaning: "routes" means roads or paths used for travel or delivery.

Wrong options:

  • routs: It leaves out the "e". Write "routes". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: crisis

Explanation: Here you hear "an oil crisis or fuel". You need a word for a big sudden problem or emergency.

Meaning: "crisis" means a sudden serious problem that needs attention.

Wrong options:

  • crises: It has "e" where the word has "i". The right spelling is "crisis". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

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