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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #44095 Short Online audience
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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
And    into    another    burger    and    fries    and    wash    it    down    with    the    sugar-rich    beverage.    So,    the    many    news    stories    and    the    health    campaigns,    the    message    on    prevention    may    not    be    getting    through  .  So,    this    is    a    quote    from    the    young    lady,    “It's    not    unhealthy    if    you're    fat,    you    shouldn't    eat    it,    but    if    you're  ,  you    should;    And    this    is    a    story    about    the    offer    to    do    home    of    Maccas.    So,    the    problem    with    media    is    very    much    wider    than    news    media    and    the    invention    of    the    Internet    and    the    birth    of    social    media,    meaning    that    it    has    never    been    easier    to    push    unhealthy    and    and    possibly    dangerous    solutions    to    obesity    to    an    ever-increasing    online    audience.

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Correct answer: tuck

Explanation: Listen for "tuck into another burger". You need an action word that means start eating.

Meaning: "tuck" means to start eating with appetite.

Correct answer: despite

Explanation: On the recording you hear "despite the many news". This word shows a difference and comes before "the".

Meaning: "despite" means even though something is true.

Wrong options:

  • despight: It adds an extra "gh" and it leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "despite". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: exactly

Explanation: Listen again to "getting through exactly". You need a word that tells how, so the word ends in ly.

Meaning: "exactly" means exact in a clear way.

Wrong options:

  • exactlly: It adds an extra "l". Write "exactly". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: skinny

Explanation: Here you hear "you're skinny, you". It comes after "you're" and names a body type.

Meaning: "skinny" means very thin in body shape.

Wrong options:

  • skiny: It leaves out the "n". Write "skinny". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: delivery

Explanation: The speaker says "home delivery of Maccas". It comes after "home", so you need a service word.

Meaning: "delivery" means bringing food to your home.

Wrong options:

  • delievery: It adds an extra "e". Write "delivery". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: reporting

Explanation: You hear "news media reporting and". After "media" you need an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "reporting" means the work of making news stories.

Wrong options:

  • reportting: It adds an extra "t". The right spelling is "reporting". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • reports: "reports" is a close word, but it ends in "s". The speaker says "reporting", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: effectual

Explanation: Listen for "unhealthy and effectual and". This is a describing word that ends in al.

Meaning: "effectual" means able to produce the desired result.

Wrong options:

  • effective: "effective" is a close word, but it ends in "ive". The speaker says "effectual", which ends in "ual".

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