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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #46615 Short Germanic tribes
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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
The    history    of    English    began    during    the    5th    century    AD.    At    the    time,    Britain,    specifically    England,    was    inhabited    by    Celtic    people    as    well    as    those    who    were    of    Roman    or    a    mixture    of    both    Celtic    and    Romans.    The    languages    were    both    the    local    Celtic    languages    and    Latin.    During    the    5th    century,    Britain    was    by    three    Germanic    tribes,    the    Angles,    Saxons    and    Jutes.    During    these    times,    many    of    the    native    peoples    were    pushed    into    what    is    now    Wales    and    Scotland.    Much    of    the    language    that    the    Celtic    people    spoke    emerged    more    as    a    language.    These    languages,    the    old    Celtic    as    well    as    Latin    mixed    with    the    Germanic    languages    that    were    spoken    by    the
Angles,    Saxons    and    Jutes.    From    this    is    where    the    Old    English    has    been    derived.    The    irony    is    that    Old    English    does    not    much    modern    English.

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Correct answer: descent

Explanation: Listen for "of Roman descent or". The word after Roman names a family line, so it ends in ent.

Meaning: "descent" means family origin or where people come from.

Wrong options:

  • desend: It leaves out the "c" and it has "d" where the word has "t". Write "descent". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • decent: This has a different meaning. The sentence needs a word for origin, not good or proper.
Correct answer: spoken

Explanation: On the recording you hear "languages spoken were both". The word after languages tells what happened to them, so it ends in en.

Meaning: "spoken" means used in speech or said by people.

Wrong options:

  • spokt: It has "t" where the word has "en". Write "spoken". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: invited

Explanation: Listen again to "Britain was invited by three". The word after was shows what happened to Britain, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "invited" here means someone was asked to come or enter.

Wrong options:

  • invided: It has "d" where the word has "t". The right spelling is "invited". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • invaded: This means attacked and entered by force. The speaker used a different word here.
Correct answer: tribal

Explanation: Here you hear "as a tribal language". The word describes what type of language, so it ends in al.

Meaning: "tribal" means relating to small groups or tribes.

Wrong options:

  • tribeal: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "tribal". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • tribe: "tribe" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "tribal", which ends in "al".
Correct answer: intermingling

Explanation: The speaker says "From this intermingling is where". The word shows a mixing action, so it ends in ing.

Meaning: "intermingling" means mixing together from different groups.

Wrong options:

  • intermingleing: It adds an extra "e". Write "intermingling". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • intermingle: "intermingle" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "intermingling", which ends in "ing".
Correct answer: resemble

Explanation: You hear "does not much resemble modern". After does not much you need the plain word, so no s at the end.

Meaning: "resemble" means to look or seem similar to something else.

Wrong options:

  • resmble: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "resemble". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • resembles: "resembles" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "resemble", with no "s".

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