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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #39357 Short Food Security
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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
Good    evening,    everyone,    and    thank    you    Roman    for    that    introduction.    I'm    really    to    be    here    tonight    and    to    talk    to    you    all    about    some    of    the    research    I've    been    doing,    in    Australia's    food    system    to    do    with    food  .    And    I    guess    my    key    focus    or    research    interest    is    how    urban    agriculture    can    play    a    in    making    our    cities    more    resilient,    inclusive    and  .    So,    as    I    started    my    research,    I    had    this    preconceived    idea    that    our    food    system,    you    know,    was    very    successful    where    a    net    producer    and    exporter    of    agriculture    we,    the    majority    of    the    food    source    that    we    have    is    all    produced    about    93%    by    local    farmers    and    we're    ranked    5th    in    the    world.    On    the    food    security,    global    Food    Security    Index.    So,    it    all    looks    good    from    home.    

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Correct answer: excited

Explanation: Listen again to "I'm really excited to be". You need an action feeling word, not a thing.

Meaning: "excited" means very happy and eager.

Wrong options:

  • exicted: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "excited". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • excitted: It adds an extra "t". Write "excited". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: mainly

Explanation: Here you hear "doing, mainly in Australia's". You need a word that shows most of it, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "mainly" means mostly or for the most part.

Wrong options:

  • mainely: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "mainly". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: insecurity

Explanation: The speaker says "to do with food insecurity." You need a word for lack of food.

Meaning: "insecurity" means lack of steady access to enough food.

Wrong options:

  • insecirity: It has "i" where the word has "u". Check the letters: "insecurity". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: role

Explanation: You hear "can play a role in making". After "a" you need a short word for a part or job.

Meaning: "role" means a part or job something can have.

Wrong options:

  • rol: It leaves out the "e". Write "role". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • roll: "roll" is a different word and means a small bread or to turn over.
Correct answer: livable

Explanation: Listen for "inclusive and livable." You need a describing word for a city, ending in able.

Meaning: "livable" means good and safe enough to live in.

Wrong options:

  • livible: It has "i" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "livable". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: domestically

Explanation: On the recording you hear "that we have domestically is". The sentence needs a word for inside the country, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "domestically" means inside the country, not from abroad.

Wrong options:

  • domesticaly: It leaves out the "l". Write "domestically". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • domestic: "domestic" is missing the ending. The speaker says "domestically", with "ally" at the end.
Correct answer: pretty

Explanation: Listen again to "looks pretty good from home". You need a small describing word that often comes before good.

Meaning: "pretty" means rather or quite.

Wrong options:

  • prety: It leaves out the "t". Write "pretty". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

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