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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #4008 Short Roof
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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  low  roof  keeps  everybody  seated  and  at  equal  eye  level.  It's  very  egalitarian.  I  mean,  you  can't  stand  up  and  take  over  the  meeting.  You'd  actually    your  head.  In  meeting  houses,  there's  always  a  central  space  where  you  can  sit  around  a  circle  and  see  each  other.  So  we  designed  a    just  like  that  right  in  the  middle  of  the  Arcus  Center,  and  we    it  with  a  fireplace  and  a  kitchen.  It's  pretty  hard  to  get  a  kitchen  and  a  fireplace  in  a  building  like  this  with  the  building  ,  but  it  was  so  important  to  the  ,  we  got  it  done.  And  now  the  central  space  works  for  big  social  gatherings  and  a  place  to  meet  one-on-one  for  the  very  first  time.  It's  almost  like  this  three-way    that  encourages  bumping  into  people  and  starting  a  conversation.

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Correct answer: bump

Explanation: You hear "actually bump your head". You need a short action word that fits after actually.

Meaning: "bump" means to hit lightly or knock against something.

Wrong options:

  • bumb: It has "b" where the word has "p". Check the letters: "bump". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: space

Explanation: Listen for "designed a space just". The phrase needs a word for a thing, a place in the building.

Meaning: "space" means an area or place inside the building.

Wrong options:

  • spase: It has "s" where the word has "c". Write "space". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • place: This is a different word. The speaker used the simpler word 'space'.
Correct answer: anchored

Explanation: On the recording you hear "we anchored it with". You need a past action word that ends in ed.

Meaning: "anchored" means fixed or held firmly in place.

Wrong options:

  • anchor: "anchor" is missing the ending. The speaker says "anchored", with "ed" at the end.
Correct answer: codes

Explanation: Listen again to "building codes but". The missing word means more than one, so do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "codes" means official rules for building safety and design.

Wrong options:

  • code: "code" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "codes", so write the "s".
  • coudes: It adds an extra "u". The right spelling is "codes". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: concept

Explanation: Here you hear "important to the concept". The sentence needs the idea word that follows "the".

Meaning: "concept" means an idea or plan behind the project.

Wrong options:

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

Explanation: The speaker says "three-way intersection that". You need a word for a meeting point or crossing.

Meaning: "intersection" means a place where paths meet or cross.

Wrong options:

  • intersecion: It leaves out the "t". Check the letters: "intersection". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • junction: This is a similar idea but the speaker used the specific word 'intersection'.

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