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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #40858 Short Coffee beans
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You will hear a recording of a café owner describing the process of opening their new café. You will hear a recording. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
Opening  our  café  was  a  dream  come  true.  We  spent  months  searching  for  the  perfect  ,  finally  settling  on  a  quaint  street  .  Our  vision  was  to  create  a  cosy  space  that  felt  like  a  second  home  to  our  .  From  sourcing  the  finest  coffee  beans  to  selecting  the  comfiest  ,  every  detail  was  carefully  considered.  The  grand  opening  was  a  huge  ,  with  locals  queuing  up  to  try  our  specialty  coffees  and  homemade  cakes.

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Correct answer: location

Explanation: Here you hear "searching for the perfect location, finally". It comes after "perfect", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "location" means the place where something is.

Wrong options:

  • locaton: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "location". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: corner

Explanation: The speaker says "a quaint street corner." It comes after "street", so you need a short place word.

Meaning: "corner" means the spot where two streets meet.

Wrong options:

  • cornder: It adds an extra "d". Check the letters: "corner". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: customers

Explanation: You hear "second home to our customers." It comes after "our", so you need more than one person.

Meaning: "customers" means the people who buy from the café.

Wrong options:

  • customer: "customer" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "customers", so write the "s".
  • custumers: It has "u" where the word has "o". The right spelling is "customers". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: chairs

Explanation: Listen for "the comfiest chairs." It follows 'comfiest', so it must be more than one.

Meaning: "chairs" means the seats people sit on in the café.

Wrong options:

  • chair: "chair" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "chairs", so write the "s".
  • chais: It leaves out the "r". The right spelling is "chairs". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: success

Explanation: On the recording you hear "The grand opening was a huge success, with". It follows "huge", so you need a word for a very good result.

Meaning: "success" means the event went very well.

Wrong options:

  • succes: It leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "success". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

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