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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #46609 Short Climate models
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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    was    this    kind    of    split    view    around    the    idea    of    kind    of    trying    to    increase    confidence    in    in    climate    by    emphasizing    all    the    things    we    were    really    certain    about    and    the    stuff    we    were    really    sure    about    you    know.    There's    all    this    kind    of    very    well-known    well-established    physics    at    the    at    the    core    of    these    big    climate    models    and    all    the    ways    in    which    we    think    very    carefully    about    the    models    and    we    test    them    and    we    you    know,    put    lots    of    work    into    that    versus    the    risks    of    doing    that    too    and    saying    we    were    sure    to    the    point    of    absolute    certainty    and    emphasizing    scientific    certainty    and    what    that    can    lead    to    in    terms    of    when    the    evidence-base    does    change,    when    our    understanding    changes,    when    we    have    different    predictions    coming    out    in    the    media    that    might    appear    to    be    contradictory    when    we    understand    and    something    new.

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Correct answer: predictions

Explanation: Listen for "in climate predictions by". You need a word for things we expect, so it ends in s.

Meaning: "predictions" means things people expect will happen.

Wrong options:

  • predicitons: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "predictions". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • prediction: "prediction" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "predictions", so write the "s".
Correct answer: hardcore

Explanation: On the recording you hear "very hardcore well-known". You need a describing word there.

Meaning: "hardcore" means very strong or firmly established here.

Wrong options:

  • hardly: "hardly" is a close word, but it ends in "ly". The speaker says "hardcore", which ends in "core".
Correct answer: emphasizing / emphasising

Explanation: Listen again to "and emphasizing all the ways". It comes after and, so you need an action word that ends in ing. You can write "emphasizing" or "emphasising". Both get the mark.

Meaning: "emphasizing" means putting extra focus on something.

Wrong options:

  • emphasing: It leaves out the "zi". Check the letters: "emphasizing". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • emphasize: "emphasize" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "emphasizing", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: comprehensively

Explanation: Here you hear "too comprehensively and saying". You need a word that tells how much, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "comprehensively" means in a complete and full way.

Wrong options:

  • comprehensivly: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "comprehensively". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • comprehensive: "comprehensive" is missing the ending. The speaker says "comprehensively", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: dangers

Explanation: The speaker says "what dangers that can". After what you need more than one, so add s at the end.

Meaning: "dangers" means bad results that can happen.

Wrong options:

  • dangres: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "dangers". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • danger: "danger" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "dangers", so write the "s".
Correct answer: discover

Explanation: You hear "and discover something new." You need the plain word after and, so use discover.

Meaning: "discover" means to find something new.

Wrong options:

  • disover: It leaves out the "c". Check the letters: "discover". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • discovering: "discovering" has an extra "ing" at the end. The speaker says "discover".

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