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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #42142 Short Recycling program
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You will hear a recording of an office manager giving an update on new workplace sustainability initiatives. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
As  part  of  our  commitment  to  sustainability,  we  are  introducing  several  initiatives  to  reduce  our  environmental  .  Starting  next  month,  we  will  implement  a  comprehensive  recycling  program  and  switch  to  energy  efficient    throughout  our  office.  We  also  encourage  employees  to  use  public    or  carpool  to  work,  offering  incentives  for  those  who  do.  Furthermore,  we're  planning  to  install  water-saving    in  all  restrooms  and  .  These  steps,  along  with  your  cooperation,  will  help  us  achieve  our  goal  of  becoming  a  greener  .

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Correct answer: impact

Explanation: Here you hear "reduce our environmental impact". It comes after "environmental", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "impact" means an effect on the environment.

Wrong options:

  • impacct: It adds an extra "c". Check the letters: "impact". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • impart: "impart" is a close word, but it ends in "rt". The speaker says "impact", which ends in "ct".
Correct answer: lighting

Explanation: The speaker says "energy efficient lighting". The word ends in ing, so listen for that ending.

Meaning: "lighting" means the lights or light system in the office.

Wrong options:

  • ligthing: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "lighting". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • light: "light" is missing the ending. The speaker says "lighting", with "ing" at the end.
Correct answer: transportation

Explanation: You hear "public transportation or carpool". You need a word for travel that ends in tion.

Meaning: "transportation" means ways of travel or moving people.

Wrong options:

  • transportaion: It leaves out the "t". Write "transportation". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • transport: "transport" is missing the ending. The speaker says "transportation", with "ation" at the end.
Correct answer: devices

Explanation: Listen for "water-saving devices in all restrooms". You need more than one, so do not forget s at the end.

Meaning: "devices" means small machines or fittings that save water.

Wrong options:

  • devieces: It adds an extra "e". Write "devices". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • device: "device" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "devices", so write the "s".
Correct answer: kitchens

Explanation: On the recording you hear "restrooms and kitchens". The sentence lists places, so you need more than one place word.

Meaning: "kitchens" means the rooms where food is prepared in the office.

Wrong options:

  • kichen: It leaves out the "t" and it leaves out the "s". Check the letters: "kitchens". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • kitchen: "kitchen" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "kitchens", so write the "s".
Correct answer: workplace

Explanation: Listen again to "becoming a greener workplace". After "a greener" you need a word for the work place.

Meaning: "workplace" means the office or the place where people work.

Wrong options:

  • workpace: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "workplace". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • work place: This is written as one word here, two words is not correct.

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