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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #47054 Short Huxley
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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
And    then    these    are    the    two    least    known    probably,    there    are    some    people    who    are    artists    or    who    like    Harvard    museums,    Leopold    and    Rudolf    Blaschka.    They    were    glass    from    what    is    now    Czechoslovakia    and    going    from    the    work    of    people    like    Goss    and    Huxley    and    Hakel.    Who    were    illustrators,    who    learned    their    techniques    in    biology    through    learning    really    well    how    to    illustrate    and    with    great    accuracy.    They    could    make    glorious    representations,    truly    glorious    representations    of    the    most    looking    animals    that    had    yet    come    to    their    imagination.    

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Correct answer: unless

Explanation: On the recording you hear "two least known probably, unless there". It is a small word showing a condition.

Meaning: "unless" means except if.

Wrong options:

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

Explanation: Listen again to "They were glass makers from". It comes after "glass", so you need a word for people who make things.

Meaning: "makers" means people who make things.

Wrong options:

  • mkaers: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "makers". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • maker: "maker" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "makers", so write the "s".
Correct answer: brilliant

Explanation: Here you hear "Who were brilliant illustrators". It comes before "illustrators", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "brilliant" means very clever or very skilled here.

Wrong options:

  • brillient: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "brilliant". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • brilliantly: "brilliantly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "brilliant".
Correct answer: draw

Explanation: The speaker says "how to illustrate and draw with". It comes after "and", so you need the plain word for the action.

Meaning: "draw" means to make a picture by hand.

Wrong options:

  • drwa: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "draw". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • drawn: "drawn" has an extra "n" at the end. The speaker says "draw".
Correct answer: bizarre

Explanation: You hear "most bizarre looking animals". It comes before "looking", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "bizarre" means very strange.

Wrong options:

  • bizzarre: It adds an extra "z". Write "bizarre". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • bizarrely: "bizarrely" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "bizarre".

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