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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #42155 Short Appreciation
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You will hear a recording of a local community coordinator discussing the organisation of a neighbourhood clean-up day. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
This  Saturday,  we  are  gathering  for  our  annual  neighbourhood  clean-up,  aimed  at  beautifying  our  local  park  and  .  We  encourage  everyone  to  join,  bringing  along  ,  bags,  and  a  spirit  of  community  service.  We  will  be  meeting  at  the  park  entrance  at  9AM  sharp.  After  the  clean-up,  we  will  have  a  small  picnic  as  a  token  of    for  everyone's  hard  work.  Remember,  this  is  a    opportunity  to  contribute  to  our  community's  wellbeing  and  to  get  to  know  your  neighbours  better.

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Correct answer: streets

Explanation: The speaker says "beautifying our local park and streets". The word comes after and, so you need more than one.

Meaning: "streets" means more than one road in the area.

Wrong options:

  • strees: It leaves out the "t". Check the letters: "streets". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • street: "street" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "streets", so write the "s".
Correct answer: gloves

Explanation: You hear "bringing along gloves, bags". It is a thing for hands and ends in s for more than one.

Meaning: "gloves" means coverings for your hands.

Wrong options:

  • glovs: It leaves out the "e". Write "gloves". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • glove: "glove" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "gloves", so write the "s".
Correct answer: appreciation

Explanation: Listen for "token of appreciation for". It follows token of, so the word is a thing and ends in tion.

Meaning: "appreciation" means thanks or gratitude.

Wrong options:

  • apprecation: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "appreciation". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • appreciate: "appreciate" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "appreciation", which ends in "ion".
Correct answer: fantastic

Explanation: On the recording you hear "is a fantastic opportunity to". You need a describing word before opportunity.

Meaning: "fantastic" means very good or excellent here.

Wrong options:

  • fantasic: It leaves out the "t". The right spelling is "fantastic". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • fantastically: "fantastically" has an extra "ally" at the end. The speaker says "fantastic".

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