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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #40759 Short Marketing department
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You will hear a recording of an office manager giving an update during a team meeting. You will hear a recording. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
Good  morning,  everyone.  I'd  like  to  start  by  highlighting  the  success  of  our    project,  which  has  significantly  increased  our  client  base.  Moving  forward,  we're  implementing  a  new  system  to  improve  our    management  processes.  This  system  will  enable  us  to  track  projects  more    and  ensure  timely  delivery  to  our  clients.  Furthermore,  we're  planning  a  team-building  retreat  to  enhance    within  our  team.  It's  essential  that  we  all  contribute  ideas  for  activities  that  can  help  us  grow  stronger  as  a  .  Lastly,  I  want  to  introduce  our  new  intern,  who  will  be  joining  the    department.

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Correct answer: outreach

Explanation: Listen for "highlighting the success of our outreach project". The word after "our" is a single word for reaching clients.

Meaning: "outreach" means work to contact and help people outside the company.

Wrong options:

  • outrech: It leaves out the "a". Write "outreach". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • out reach: The sentence needs one word, not two separate words.
Correct answer: workflow

Explanation: On the recording you hear "improving our workflow management processes". It comes after "our" and is one word for how work moves through a team.

Meaning: "workflow" means the steps and order of tasks in work.

Wrong options:

  • workflwo: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "workflow". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • work flow: The speaker uses one combined word, not two separate words.
Correct answer: efficiently

Explanation: Listen again to "track projects more efficiently and ensure timely". You need a word that tells how, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "efficiently" means doing tasks quickly and with little waste.

Wrong options:

  • efficienty: It leaves out the "l". Write "efficiently". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • efficient: "efficient" is missing the ending. The speaker says "efficiently", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: cohesion

Explanation: Here you hear "planning a team-building retreat to enhance cohesion within". The blank needs a word for team unity, spelled with -sion at the end.

Meaning: "cohesion" means the sense of togetherness in a group.

Wrong options:

  • cohesive: "cohesive" is a close word, but it ends in "ve". The speaker says "cohesion", which ends in "on".
Correct answer: unit

Explanation: The speaker says "grow stronger as a unit". The word after "a" is a short word for a single group.

Meaning: "unit" means a single group or team working together.

Wrong options:

  • unitte: It adds an extra "te". Check the letters: "unit". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • unity: "unity" has an extra "y" at the end. The speaker says "unit".
Correct answer: marketing

Explanation: You hear "joining the marketing department". It comes after "the" so you need a department name, a word for sales and promotion.

Meaning: "marketing" means work to promote and sell products or services.

Wrong options:

  • markting: It leaves out the "e". Write "marketing". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

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