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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #40869 Short Steps
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You will hear a recording of a community meeting discussing local environmental initiatives. You will hear a recording. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
Today,  we  are  gathered  here  to  discuss  the  steps  we've  taken  towards  making  our  community  more  sustainable.  Firstly,  we  have  successfully  implemented  a  recycling  program  that  has  significantly    waste.  Additionally,  our  local  park  has  seen  the  introduction  of  a  community  garden,  encouraging  residents  to  grow  their  own  .  We  have  also  launched  educational  workshops  on  renewable  energy  sources,  aiming  to  spread    about  solar  and  wind  power  benefits.  Lastly,  our  efforts  to  conserve  water  through    harvesting  systems  have  shown  promising  results.

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Correct answer: reduced

Explanation: Listen again to "significantly reduced waste". It already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "reduced" means made smaller in amount.

Wrong options:

  • redused: It has "s" where the word has "c". The right spelling is "reduced". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • reduceds: "reduceds" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "reduced", with no "s".
Correct answer: vegetables

Explanation: Here you hear "grow their own vegetables". It comes after "own", so you need a word for a thing people eat.

Meaning: "vegetables" means plants people eat as food.

Wrong options:

  • vegatables: It has "a" where the word has "e". The right spelling is "vegetables". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: awareness

Explanation: The speaker says "spread awareness about solar". You need a word for public knowledge, ends in ness.

Meaning: "awareness" means public knowledge or understanding.

Wrong options:

  • awarness: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "awareness". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: rainwater

Explanation: You hear "through rainwater harvesting systems". It is one word, the type of water is rainwater.

Meaning: "rainwater" means water that comes from rain.

Wrong options:

  • rainwoter: It has "o" where the word has "a". Write "rainwater". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • rainfall: A related word but different. The speaker meant stored rain water, not the amount of rain.

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