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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #47042 Short Ocean temperature
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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
First    of    all,    there's    a    lot    of    effects    of    climate    change    in    the    seas.    We're    seeing    sea    level    rise,    changes    in    our    freshwater    flow    and    storm    activity.    We're    seeing    ocean  ,  but    probably    the    main    stress  that    I'll    be    talking    about    today,    because    it    is    one    of    the    more    and    one    of    the    more    immediate    is    the    increases    in    ocean    temperature    that    we    are    seeing.    So,    it's    getting  .  That's    probably    not    a    surprise    to    most    people    in    the    room.    When    you    look    at    the    lots    of    ways    of    looking    at    this    sort    of    stuff,    there's    just    a    few    examples    of    temporal    series    of    of    global    average    air    temperatures    as    well    as    this    cool    showing    you    month    by    month    how    things    are    changing,    and    if    nothing    changed,    we    wouldn't    be    able    to    see    anything.    On    that    graph.    And    you    can    certainly    see    the    the    rapid    of    warming,    especially    since    the    late    90s    and    early    2000s.    So    it's    getting    warmer,    and    some    weird    stuff    is    happening.    Weird    in    a    lot    of    contexts    and    important    in    a    lot    of  .  And    these    are    just    a    few    examples.

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Correct answer: acidification

Explanation: On the recording you hear "We're seeing ocean acidification". The sentence needs a word for a chemical change that ends in tion.

Meaning: "acidification" means the process of becoming more acidic in the ocean.

Wrong options:

  • acidifcation: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "acidification". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • acidisation: This is a different word form and not the exact word the speaker used.
Correct answer: pervasive

Explanation: Listen again to "one of the more pervasive and". You need a describing word that means common or widespread.

Meaning: "pervasive" means spreading through many parts or affecting many things.

Wrong options:

  • pervassive: It adds an extra "s". The right spelling is "pervasive". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: hotter

Explanation: Here you hear "So, it's getting hotter". The sentence needs a short describing word showing more heat.

Meaning: "hotter" means more warm than before.

Wrong options:

  • hoter: It leaves out the "t". Write "hotter". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: diagram

Explanation: The speaker says "this cool diagram showing". A simple drawing word fits here.

Meaning: "diagram" means a simple drawing that shows information or data.

Wrong options:

  • diagrm: It leaves out the "a". The right spelling is "diagram". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: acceleration

Explanation: You hear "the rapid acceleration of". You need a word for a thing, person or idea that ends in tion.

Meaning: "acceleration" means an increase in the speed or rate of something.

Wrong options:

  • acceleraton: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "acceleration". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: context

Explanation: Listen for "important in a lot of context". You need a word for a situation or area, only one.

Meaning: "context" means the situation or background related to the topic.

Wrong options:

  • contextes: It adds an extra "es". Check the letters: "context". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • contexts: "contexts" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "context", with no "s".

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