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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #4714 Short Couple
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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
On  today's  show  we  talk  to  Robert  and  Jenny  Fox,  a  British  couple  who  successfully  left  behind  their  high-powered    careers  in  London  to  move  to  Italy  and  take  over  a  run-down  vineyard.  We'll  be  hearing  about  just  what  exactly    them  to  make  such  a  bold  move,  as  well  as  some  hilarious  stories  of  their  initial  ordeals  with  learning  the  language  and  culture  and  the   they  made  while  trying  to  get  their  new    off  the  ground.  Of  course,  they  did  manage  to  get  their  business  up  and  running  and  we'll  also  be  trying  some  of  their  award-winning    and  learning  a  little  bit  about  what  it  takes  to  make  a  world-class  vintage.  Rob  and  Jenny,  welcome.

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Correct answer: marketing

Explanation: Here you hear "high-powered marketing careers". The word follows "high-powered", so you need a word for a thing, the job field.

Meaning: "marketing" means work to sell products or services.

Wrong options:

  • markting: It leaves out the "e". Write "marketing". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: inspired

Explanation: The speaker says "just what exactly inspired them". It already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "inspired" means caused them to want to do it.

Wrong options:

  • inpsired: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "inspired". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • inspires: "inspires" is a close word, but it ends in "s". The speaker says "inspired", which ends in "d".
Correct answer: mistakes

Explanation: You hear "and the mistakes they made". After "the" you need more than one, so the word ends in s.

Meaning: "mistakes" means wrong things they did while learning.

Wrong options:

  • mistkes: It leaves out the "a". Write "mistakes". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • mistake: "mistake" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "mistakes", so write the "s".
Correct answer: venture

Explanation: Listen for "their new venture off the ground". It comes after "new", so you need a word for a thing they started.

Meaning: "venture" means a new business project or enterprise.

Wrong options:

  • ventur: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "venture". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • ventures: "ventures" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "venture", with no "s".
Correct answer: produce

Explanation: On the recording you hear "award-winning produce and learning". The phrase follows "award-winning", so you need a word for the things they make.

Meaning: "produce" means the food and goods the vineyard makes.

Wrong options:

  • produse: It has "s" where the word has "c". Check the letters: "produce". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • products: "products" is a close word, but it ends in "ts". The speaker says "produce", which ends in "e".

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