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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #47173 Short Tropical storms
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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
Tropical    storms    have    two    types    of    effects.    We    can    speak    of    destructive    effects,    loss    of    coral    erosion,    all    of    the    destruction    that    we    are    familiar    with.    Yeah,    but    we    also    have    processes.    So    by    breaking    the    coral,    they    are    creating    sediments    and    that    is    then    going    to    be    moved    by    that    storm    or    other    storms    to    create.    Land.    OK,    that's    how    we    have    some    of    those    and    these    destructive    and    constructive    effects    are    different    on    the    different    parts    of    the    reef.    And    today    I'm    just    going    to    talk    a    bit    of    what    to    the    waves    when    they    arrive    to    the    full.    Brief    and    this    person    groups.    OK,    so    tropical    storms    are    important    for    coral    reefs    because    of    the    destructive    and    constructive    that    I    just    mentioned,    but    also    because    they    cool    down    the    water    during    the    months    and    this    is    very    important    and    it    has    prevented    bleaching    in    the    past.    

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Correct answer: constructive

Explanation: Listen for "have constructive processes". The word after "have" is a word for a thing or action that builds up.

Meaning: "constructive" means making or building things up.

Wrong options:

  • contructive: It leaves out the "s". Write "constructive". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • destructive: This word has the opposite meaning. The sentence needs a word about building, not damage.
Correct answer: sediment

Explanation: On the recording you hear "that sediment is then". The sentence needs a single thing word that names the material moved.

Meaning: "sediment" means small pieces of rock or coral that settle as sand or mud.

Wrong options:

  • sedimant: It has "a" where the word has "e". The right spelling is "sediment". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • sediments: "sediments" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "sediment", with no "s".
Correct answer: islands

Explanation: Listen again to "some of those islands and". The missing word is a thing, more than one place or land.

Meaning: "islands" means small areas of land surrounded by water.

Wrong options:

  • island: "island" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "islands", so write the "s".
  • islends: It has "e" where the word has "a". The right spelling is "islands". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: happens

Explanation: Here you hear "what happens to the waves". You need an action word that shows what takes place, ends in s.

Meaning: "happens" means takes place or occurs.

Wrong options:

  • happend: It has "d" where the word has "s". The right spelling is "happens". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • happen: "happen" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "happens", so write the "s".
Correct answer: events

Explanation: The speaker says "constructive events that I". The missing word is a thing, more than one occurrence.

Meaning: "events" means things that happen or occur.

Wrong options:

  • event: "event" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "events", so write the "s".
  • evnts: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "events". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
Correct answer: hottest

Explanation: You hear "during the hottest months". The sentence needs a describing word that shows the top level of heat, ends in est.

Meaning: "hottest" means the most hot or highest temperature.

Wrong options:

  • hotest: It leaves out the "t". Write "hottest". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • hotter: "hotter" is a close word, but it ends in "r". The speaker says "hottest", which ends in "st".

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