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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #46580 Medium Assimilate
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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
There    are    some    pitfalls    in    this    technology-induced    education.    All    the    experienced    and    teachers    are    mostly    teaching    students    who    are    a    generation    younger    than    the    teachers.    The    students    are    more    technologically    savvy,    and    are    more    of    the    uses    of    technology.    Teachers    are    less    connected    with    technology    and    face    certain    challenges    while    trying    to    the    technology    in    the    classroom.    It    is    especially    difficult    for    teachers    who    have    been    teaching    in    the    old    ways    for        a    long    time    to    suddenly    a    new    way    of    teaching    that    they    have    never    used    before.    It        can    sometimes    make    the    teachers    feel    less    and    less    sure    of    themselves.    Many    schools    and    colleges    also    do    not    have    proper    facilities    and    resources    to    assimilate    technology    in    the    classroom.    Yet    both    these    problems    are    in    nature    because    the    future    for    the    human    infrastructure    (teachers)    as    well    as    physical    infrastructure    (school    and    college    campuses)    is    technology    and    technology    alone.

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Correct answer: veteran

Explanation: On the recording you hear "experienced and veteran teachers". The phrase needs a word for an older, experienced teacher.

Meaning: "veteran" means an experienced person.

Wrong options:

  • veteren: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "veteran". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • veterinary: "veterinary" is a close word, but it ends in "inary". The speaker says "veteran", which ends in "an".
Correct answer: aware

Explanation: Listen again to "more aware of the uses". You need a describing word after "more", so write a simple form.

Meaning: "aware" means knowing about something.

Wrong options:

  • awarely: "awarely" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "aware".
Correct answer: assimilate

Explanation: Here you hear "trying to assimilate the technology". The sentence needs an action word after "trying to", and it ends in ate.

Meaning: "assimilate" means to take in and use something.

Wrong options:

  • asimilate: It leaves out the "s". Check the letters: "assimilate". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • simulate: This means to copy, not to take into use.
Correct answer: incorporate

Explanation: The speaker says "suddenly incorporate a new way". You need a word meaning to include or add, and it ends in ate.

Meaning: "incorporate" means to include or add something new.

Wrong options:

  • incorparate: It has "a" where the word has "o". Write "incorporate". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • incorporated: "incorporated" has an extra "d" at the end. The speaker says "incorporate".
Correct answer: competent

Explanation: You hear "feel less competent and less sure". The line needs a describing word about ability after "feel less".

Meaning: "competent" means able and confident to do the job.

Wrong options:

  • competant: It has "a" where the word has "e". Check the letters: "competent". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • competition: "competition" is a close word, but it ends in "ition". The speaker says "competent", which ends in "ent".
Correct answer: transitory

Explanation: Listen for "problems are transitory in nature". The speaker wants a word meaning not permanent. Use the describing form.

Meaning: "transitory" means temporary or not lasting long.

Wrong options:

  • transitional: "transitional" is a close word, but it ends in "ional". The speaker says "transitory", which ends in "ory".

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