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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #4006 Short Campylobacter
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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
Campylobacter  found  in  raw  chicken  sold  to  consumers  is  generally  on  the    of  the  birds,  which  means  that  adequate  cooking  quickly    the  bacteria.  But  scientists  now  think  that  it  might  be  entering  chickens’    tissue  and  internal  organs.  Infection  by  Campylobacter  is  considered  to  be  the  most  prevalent  cause  of  bacterial  diarrhoeal  disease  worldwide.  Compared  to  many  other  pathogens  we  know    little  about  the  bacteria  and  there  are  still  many  more  questions  than  answers.  There  is  a  need  for  alternative  strategies  to  reduce  Campylobacter  in  chickens  and  Campylobacter-induced  disease    in  humans.

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Correct answer: surface

Explanation: Here you hear "on the surface of the birds". The sentence needs a word for a thing, after "the".

Meaning: "surface" means the outside part.

Wrong options:

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

Explanation: The speaker says "cooking quickly destroys the bacteria". You need an action word that shows what cooking does.

Meaning: "destroys" means kills or removes completely.

Wrong options:

  • destorys: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "destroys". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: muscle

Explanation: You hear "chickens' muscle tissue and internal". The line needs a word for a part of the body.

Meaning: "muscle" means the flesh or tissue used for movement.

Wrong options:

  • mucle: It leaves out the "s". Write "muscle". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: comparatively

Explanation: Listen for "we know comparatively little about". You need a describing word that compares, ends in ly.

Meaning: "comparatively" means when you compare with other things.

Wrong options:

  • comparitively: It has "i" where the word has "a". Write "comparatively". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • relatively: This is a different word. The speaker used 'comparatively' here.
Correct answer: burden

Explanation: On the recording you hear "disease burden in humans". The sentence needs a word for the amount of harm.

Meaning: "burden" means the weight or amount of harm or cost.

Wrong options:

  • burdon: It has "o" where the word has "e". Check the letters: "burden". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

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