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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #40828 Short Team 1
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You will hear a recording of an office manager outlining the plan for an upcoming team-building retreat. You will hear a recording. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
Team,  as  part  of  our  effort  to  enhance  collaboration  and  team  spirit,  we  have  organized  a  retreat  for  next  weekend.  The  retreat  will  include  a  series  of  workshops  and    designed  to  build  trust  and  improve  communication  among  team  members.  Highlights  include  an  outdoor  team  ,  a  creative  problem-solving  workshop,  and  a  session  on  stress  management  .  We  will  also  have  some  downtime  for  socialising  and  relaxation.  This  is  a  great    for  all  of  us  to  strengthen  our    and  work  better  .

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Correct answer: activities

Explanation: Here you hear "workshops and activities". You need more than one, so add s at the end.

Meaning: "activities" means several planned things to do.

Wrong options:

  • activites: It leaves out the "i". Write "activities". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • activity: "activity" is a close word, but it ends in "y". The speaker says "activities", which ends in "ies".
Correct answer: challenge

Explanation: The speaker says "outdoor team challenge". The sentence needs one action or event word.

Meaning: "challenge" means a group task that tests skills.

Wrong options:

  • challange: It has "a" where the word has "e". Write "challenge". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • challenges: "challenges" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "challenge", with no "s".
Correct answer: techniques

Explanation: You hear "session on stress management techniques". You need a word that ends in s for more than one.

Meaning: "techniques" means several practical ways to cope.

Wrong options:

  • technniques: It adds an extra "n". Write "techniques". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • technique: "technique" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "techniques", so write the "s".
Correct answer: opportunity

Explanation: Listen for "great opportunity for all". The sentence needs a single long chance word.

Meaning: "opportunity" means a good chance to do something.

Wrong options:

  • oppurtunity: It has "u" where the word has "o". Write "opportunity". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • opportunities: "opportunities" is a close word, but it ends in "ies". The speaker says "opportunity", which ends in "y".
Correct answer: bonds

Explanation: On the recording you hear "strengthen our bonds and". You need a word for more than one connection, so add s.

Meaning: "bonds" means the close connections between team members.

Wrong options:

  • bond: "bond" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "bonds", so write the "s".
Correct answer: together

Explanation: Listen again to "work better together". You need the short word that shows people join as one group.

Meaning: "together" means with each other as a group.

Wrong options:

  • togther: It leaves out the "e". Write "together". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • altogether: That word means completely, not with other people.

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