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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #47146 Short Cohen Seascape
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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
Cohen    Seascape    an    appealing    sense    of    wonder    and    humility,  as  well  as  a  perhaps    hope    that    the    ocean    can    transcend    the    various    stressors    it    faces,    that    it    can,    in    other    words,    efface    those    marks    of    once    and    for    all.    And    thinking    of    that    servitude,    it's    worth    noting    that    the    narrator's    use    of    the    word.    Man    is    more    than    generic    for    the    style.    This    idealised    sea    power    is    contrasted    with    patriarchy    and    with    tyranny    agents    that    it    goes    without    saying,    continue    to    operate    in    and    otherwise    consequent    fashion.    Two    centuries    after    her    novels    publication.    But    of    course,    it's    also    true    that    the    narrator    is,    to    a    large    wrong,    or    at    least    being    deliberate.

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Correct answer: expresses

Explanation: Here you hear "Cohen Seascape expresses an". The word just after "Seascape" is an action word that ends in s.

Meaning: "expresses" means shows or gives.

Wrong options:

  • expreses: It leaves out the "s". Write "expresses". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • express: "express" has no "es" at the end. The speaker says "expresses", so write the "es".
Correct answer: familiar

Explanation: The speaker says "a perhaps familiar hope that". "perhaps" comes before it, so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "familiar" means common or well known.

Wrong options:

  • familar: It leaves out the "i". Write "familiar". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • similar: This is a different word with a different meaning.
Correct answer: servitude

Explanation: You hear "marks of servitude once". Because it follows "of", you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "servitude" means forced work or subjection.

Wrong options:

  • servitute: It has "t" where the word has "d". The right spelling is "servitude". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • serving: "serving" is a close word, but it ends in "ng". The speaker says "servitude", which ends in "tude".
Correct answer: implicitly

Explanation: Listen for "is implicitly contrasted with". You need a word that tells how, so it ends in ly.

Meaning: "implicitly" means in a way that is not said directly.

Wrong options:

  • implicitely: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "implicitly". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • implicit: "implicit" is missing the ending. The speaker says "implicitly", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: ecologically

Explanation: On the recording you hear "operate in ecologically and". It tells how things operate, so the word ends in ly.

Meaning: "ecologically" means in a way that relates to the environment.

Wrong options:

  • ecologially: It leaves out the "c". Check the letters: "ecologically". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • ecological: "ecological" is missing the ending. The speaker says "ecologically", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: extent

Explanation: Listen again to "to a large extent wrong". After "large" the sentence needs a word for amount.

Meaning: "extent" means the size or degree of something.

Wrong options:

  • extant: This is a different word with a different meaning.

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