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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #4011 Short Gardening
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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
Gardening  has  taught  me  that  planting  and  growing  a  garden  is  the  same  process  as    our  lives.  This  process  of  creation  begins  in  the  spring,  when  you    up  the  soil  and  start  anew.  Then  it's  time  to  clear  out  the    leaves,  debris  and  roots  of  the  winter.  The  gardener  must  then  make  sure  that  a  good  disposition  and  the  proper  nutrients  are    mixed  in  the  soil.  Then  it's  important  to  aerate  the  topsoil  and  leave  it    packed  on  the  surface.  You  won't  get  those  beautiful  blooms  in  life  until  you  first  do  the  work  just  right.  When  our  gardens  are    with  care,  we  can  harvest  the  beauty  of  living  a  life  of  grace.

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Correct answer: creating

Explanation: Listen again to "same process as creating our lives." You need an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "creating" means making something new.

Wrong options:

  • creatng: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "creating". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • create: "create" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "creating", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: break

Explanation: Here you hear "when you break up the soil." It comes after "you", so use an action word.

Meaning: "break" means to separate the soil into smaller pieces.

Wrong options:

  • brak: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "break". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • broke: This shows the action already finished, not the present action needed.
Correct answer: dead

Explanation: The speaker says "clear out the dead leaves." You need a describing word before leaves.

Meaning: "dead" means no longer alive or fresh.

Wrong options:

  • ded: It leaves out the "a". The right spelling is "dead". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • died: This is an action about the past, not a describing word.
Correct answer: correctly

Explanation: You hear "proper nutrients are correctly mixed." It tells how, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "correctly" means in the right or proper way.

Wrong options:

  • correcly: It leaves out the "t". Write "correctly". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • correct: "correct" is missing the ending. The speaker says "correctly", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: loosely

Explanation: Listen for "leave it loosely packed on the surface." The word tells how, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "loosely" means not tight or not packed firmly.

Wrong options:

  • loosly: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "loosely". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • loose: "loose" is missing the ending. The speaker says "loosely", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: balanced

Explanation: On the recording you hear "gardens are balanced with care." After "are" the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "balanced" means kept in a steady, even state.

Wrong options:

  • balnced: It leaves out the "a". Check the letters: "balanced". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • balance: "balance" is missing the ending. The speaker says "balanced", with "d" at the end.

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