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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #44093 Short Goodness
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You will hear a recording. Type the missing words in each blank.
* Fill in the missing words into the blank fields
Usually    by    including    large    doses    of    sugar,    salt    and    fat,    creating    sizes    that    are    way    out    of    with    daily    needs.    Although    there    has    been    some    development    in    this    area,    take    for    example    the    100    calorie    snack    packs    and    the    changes    to    the    baked    bean    cans,    eyes    and    fobbing    yourself    with    ineffectual    nutritional    labels.    And    their    food    and    drinks.    That's    a    tiny    dot    point    there,    but    it's    a    big,    big    issue.    So,    marketers    work    very    hard    to    link    their    brands    with    positive    qualities    such    as    goodness.    So    good,    so    good,    and  .  Don't    forget    that    goodness    and    wellness    and    happiness,    OK.

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Correct answer: portion

Explanation: The speaker says "creating portion sizes". It comes after "creating", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "portion" means a serving size.

Wrong options:

  • portoin: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "portion". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • portions: "portions" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "portion", with no "s".
Correct answer: proportion

Explanation: You hear "out of proportion with". You need a balance word that ends in ion.

Meaning: "proportion" means correct balance or relation.

Wrong options:

  • proportional: "proportional" has an extra "al" at the end. The speaker says "proportion".
Correct answer: drastic

Explanation: Listen for "the drastic changes to". You need a describing word meaning very big.

Meaning: "drastic" means very big and sudden.

Wrong options:

  • drammatic: It has "mma" where the word has "s". The right spelling is "drastic". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • dramatic: This is a different describing word and not the one used here.
Correct answer: promoting

Explanation: On the recording you hear "And promoting their food and". After "And" you need an action word ending in ing.

Meaning: "promoting" means advertising or pushing something to people.

Wrong options:

  • promting: It leaves out the "o". The right spelling is "promoting". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • promote: "promote" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "promoting", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: little

Explanation: Listen again to "tiny little dot point". After "tiny" you need a small describing word.

Meaning: "little" means very small.

Wrong options:

  • littel: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "little". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: addiction

Explanation: Here you hear "so good, and addiction". You need a single word for a thing or idea.

Meaning: "addiction" means a strong dependence or habit.

Wrong options:

  • addicton: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "addiction". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • addicted: "addicted" is a close word, but it ends in "ed". The speaker says "addiction", which ends in "ion".

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