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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #44281 Short Cycling
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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
It's    good    for    businesses,  ,  and    because    it's    a    lot    easier    to    go    shopping    if    you're    on    the    bicycle    to    being    in    the    car    all    the    time    in    the    in.    The    city    centre.    So    I    think    we    should    be    when    we    talk    to    politicians    because    it's    the    politicians    who    will    make    the    decisions    to    make    the    environment    more    to    cycling    and    the    environment.    More    conducive    to    physical    activity    is    we    should    be    these    benefits    that    are    well    beyond    the    benefits    for    cycling.    We're    talking    about    benefits.    We're    talking    about    economic    benefits  .

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Correct answer: frankly

Explanation: Listen for "for businesses, frankly, and". You need a word that tells how, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "frankly" means honestly or plainly.

Wrong options:

  • frankley: It adds an extra "e". Check the letters: "frankly". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • friendly: Friendly is a different word and does not mean honestly.
Correct answer: compared

Explanation: On the recording you hear "bicycle compared to being". You need a word that shows difference, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "compared" means shown against something else to see difference.

Wrong options:

  • compered: It has "e" where the word has "a". The right spelling is "compared". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • compare: "compare" is missing the ending. The speaker says "compared", with "d" at the end.
Correct answer: eventually

Explanation: Listen again to "who will eventually make". This is a time word, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "eventually" means at a later time or in the end.

Wrong options:

  • eventualy: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "eventually". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • eventual: "eventual" is missing the ending. The speaker says "eventually", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: conducive

Explanation: Here you hear "more conducive to cycling". The sentence needs a describing word that ends in ive.

Meaning: "conducive" means helping or making something likely.

Wrong options:

  • conductive: "conductive" is a close word, but it ends in "tive". The speaker says "conducive", which ends in "ive".
Correct answer: emphasising / emphasizing

Explanation: The speaker says "be emphasising these benefits". It follows "be", so pick the action word form that ends in ing. You can write "emphasising" or "emphasizing". Both get the mark.

Meaning: "emphasising" means giving special attention to something.

Wrong options:

  • emphasiseing: It adds an extra "e". Check the letters: "emphasising". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • emphasis: "emphasis" is missing the ending. The speaker says "emphasising", with "ing" at the end.
Correct answer: health

Explanation: You hear "beyond the health benefits". The word comes after "the", so it must be a thing word.

Meaning: "health" means about bodies and well being.

Wrong options:

  • helath: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "health". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • wealth: Wealth means money and does not match the meaning here.
Correct answer: societal

Explanation: Listen for "about societal benefits". Look for a describing word that ends in al.

Meaning: "societal" means related to society as a whole.

Wrong options:

  • soceital: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "societal". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • social: "social" is a close word, but it ends in "al". The speaker says "societal", which ends in "etal".
Correct answer: perhaps

Explanation: On the recording you hear "benefits perhaps". It is a small word that means maybe or possibly.

Meaning: "perhaps" means maybe or possibly.

Wrong options:

  • perhapse: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "perhaps". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

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