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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #42824 Short Animal shelter
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You will hear a recording of an individual reflecting on their experience volunteering at a local animal shelter. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
Volunteering  at  the  animal  shelter  has  been  an  incredibly    experience.  One  of  my  main  tasks  is  feeding  the  animals,  which  include  dogs,  cats,  and  sometimes  even  .  I  also  spend  time  socialising  with  them,  especially  the  ones  that  are  shy  or  have  been  through  .  The  shelter  emphasises  the  importance  of  cleanliness,  so  another  big  part  of  my  role  involves  cleaning  the  .  Every  now  and  then,  I  assist  in  the  rehabilitation  of  injured  ,  which  is  both  challenging  and  fulfilling.  This  experience  has  not  only  taught  me  about  animal  care  but  also  about  the  impact  of  compassion  and  dedication.

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Correct answer: rewarding

Explanation: On the recording you hear "an incredibly rewarding experience". You need a describing word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "rewarding" means giving a good feeling from success or help.

Wrong options:

  • rewardng: It leaves out the "i". Write "rewarding". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • rewarded: "rewarded" is a close word, but it ends in "ed". The speaker says "rewarding", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: rabbits

Explanation: Listen again to "sometimes even rabbits". You need more than one, so do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "rabbits" means small furry animals, more than one.

Wrong options:

  • rabit: It leaves out the "b" and it leaves out the "s". Check the letters: "rabbits". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • rabbit: "rabbit" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "rabbits", so write the "s".
Correct answer: trauma

Explanation: Here you hear "have been through trauma". You need a word for a bad experience or harm.

Meaning: "trauma" means a very upsetting or harmful event someone went through.

Wrong options:

  • traume: It has "e" where the word has "a". Write "trauma". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • traumas: "traumas" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "trauma", with no "s".
Correct answer: enclosures

Explanation: The speaker says "cleaning the enclosures". It comes after "the", so you need a word for a thing and more than one.

Meaning: "enclosures" means the fenced or separated spaces where animals live.

Wrong options:

  • encloser: It has "e" where the word has "u" and it leaves out the "es". The right spelling is "enclosures". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • enclosure: "enclosure" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "enclosures", so write the "s".
Correct answer: wildlife

Explanation: You hear "rehabilitation of injured wildlife". You need a word for wild animals as a group.

Meaning: "wildlife" means wild animals living in nature, not pets.

Wrong options:

  • wildllife: It adds an extra "l". Check the letters: "wildlife". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

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