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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #3990 Short Aircraft
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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  construction  of  each  aircraft  is  the  result  of    between  France,  Germany,  Britain  and  Spain.  The  wings,  for  example,  are  built  in  England  and  Wales.  The  main  sections  of  the  fuselage  are    in  Hamburg,  Germany.  Parts  for  the  nose  and  the  tail  are  in  fact  made  in  Spain,  and  only    in  Germany.  Everything  is  then    to  France  to  be  put  together.  The  A380  jigsaw  gets  even  more  complicated,  however.  Although  a  European  venture,  few  people  realise  how  much  of  the  plane  is  actually  made  or  designed  outside  the  EU.  The  wings,  for  example,  were    by  designers  in  Wichita  in  the  United  States.  Some  wing  panels,  the  wheels,  and  most  of  the  cockpit  electronics  are  also  made  in  America.  In  fact,  in  terms  of    cost,  almost  half  the  aircraft  is  made  in  the  USA.

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Correct answer: collaboration

Explanation: You hear "result of collaboration between". You need a word for working together.

Meaning: "collaboration" means working together on something.

Wrong options:

  • colaboration: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "collaboration". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • cooperation: This is a different word meaning general help, not the exact word used here.
Correct answer: constructed

Explanation: Listen for "fuselage are constructed in Hamburg". The word comes after "are", so it is an action done already and ends in ed.

Meaning: "constructed" means built or put together.

Wrong options:

  • contructed: It leaves out the "s". Write "constructed". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • construct: "construct" is missing the ending. The speaker says "constructed", with "ed" at the end.
Correct answer: assembled

Explanation: On the recording you hear "only assembled in Germany". The word shows a finished action, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "assembled" means put parts together into one object.

Wrong options:

  • asembled: It leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "assembled". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • assemble: "assemble" is missing the ending. The speaker says "assembled", with "d" at the end.
Correct answer: shipped

Explanation: Listen again to "then shipped to France". You need an action word that shows it was sent, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "shipped" means sent by transport to another place.

Wrong options:

  • shiped: It leaves out the "p". The right spelling is "shipped". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • shipping: "shipping" is a close word, but it ends in "ing". The speaker says "shipped", which ends in "ed".
Correct answer: created

Explanation: Here you hear "were created by designers". It is a done action, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "created" means made or designed.

Wrong options:

  • creatd: It leaves out the "e". Write "created". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • create: "create" is missing the ending. The speaker says "created", with "d" at the end.
Correct answer: actual

Explanation: The speaker says "terms of actual cost". You need a describing word about cost.

Meaning: "actual" means real or true in fact.

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