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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #46399 Short Cabinet Office
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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
I    would    say    that    one    of    the    best    examples    would    be    through    the    Behavioral    Science    experts    in    the    Cabinet    Office.    And    we're    a    motley    crew    of    scientists    and    we    look    at    the    risks    scenarios    that    are    being    used    for    each    and    threat.    And    we    look    at    the    language    that    they're    using,    the    way    in    which    they're    members    of    the    public,    the    assumptions    that    they're    making    about    public    behavior    and    we    bring    to    bear    on    those    conversations.    Sometimes    we    challenge    the    language    and    we,    I    would    say,    have    seen    quite    a    change    in    the    way    in    which    they're    understanding    public    reactions.    And    we've    also    the    measures    that    they're    using    and    have    provided    evidence    and    sent    papers    up    to    the    government    chief    scientific    advisor    and    made    a    case    for    changing    the    they    were    using    to    understand    the    impact    on    the    public.

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Correct answer: behavioral / behavioural

Explanation: Listen for "motley crew of behavioral". You need a describing word for scientists, watch for the ou or or spelling. You can write "behavioral" or "behavioural". Both get the mark.

Meaning: "behavioral" means about how people act.

Wrong options:

  • behavoural: It leaves out the "i" and it adds an extra "u". Write "behavioral". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: risk

Explanation: On the recording you hear "for each risk and threat". The word comes after "each", so you need one item, not more than one.

Meaning: "risk" means a possible danger or problem.

Wrong options:

  • risks: "risks" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "risk", with no "s".
Correct answer: framing

Explanation: Listen again to "the way in which they're framing". It needs an action word that ends in ing, so do not forget ing.

Meaning: "framing" means how something is presented or described.

Wrong options:

  • frameing: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "framing". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • framed: "framed" is a close word, but it ends in "ed". The speaker says "framing", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: evidence

Explanation: Here you hear "bring evidence to bear". You need a word meaning a thing, so it ends in ce.

Meaning: "evidence" means information used to support an idea.

Wrong options:

  • evidance: It has "a" where the word has "e". Write "evidence". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: challenged

Explanation: The speaker says "we've also challenged the measures". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "challenged" means questioned or argued against.

Wrong options:

  • chalenged: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "challenged". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • challenge: "challenge" is missing the ending. The speaker says "challenged", with "d" at the end.
Correct answer: measurements

Explanation: You hear "changing the measurements they were using". It needs a word for ways of measuring, so the word ends in ments.

Meaning: "measurements" means the methods or figures used to check impact.

Wrong options:

  • measurments: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "measurements". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • measures: "measures" is a close word, but it ends in "s". The speaker says "measurements", which ends in "ments".

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