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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #47174 Short The key part
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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
The    key    part    of    Journalism    is    to    look    at    what    centers    are    claiming,    what    institutions    of    authority    are    that    they    want    you    to    think    and    believe    and    scrutinize    and    investigate    whether    those    claims    are    actually    true.    To    point    out    the    parts    of    what    those    claims    are,    which    are    actually    false    or    misleading,    or  .  And    also    to    uncover    what    it    is    that    they    don't    want    you    to    know    that    is    necessary    to    complete    the    picture    of    what    they're    actually    telling    you.    And    that    too    might    seem    really  ,  but    in    so    many    ways,    that    is    not    the    function    that    I    think    the    institutions    and    the    largest    media    outlets    in    Western    democracies    actually    perform.    Because    in    order    to    that    function,    you    need    to    have    an    adversarial    relationship    to    the    people    who    are    in    power.    You    need    to    take    their    statements    and    have    as    your  ,  not    amplifying    them    or    repeating    them    or    giving    them    credibility    or    reflexively    but    into.

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Correct answer: power

Explanation: On the recording you hear "what power centers are claiming". It comes after 'what', so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "power" means control or influence.

Wrong options:

  • poweer: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "power". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: disseminating

Explanation: Listen again to "authority are disseminating that they". You need an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "disseminating" means spreading information widely.

Wrong options:

  • dissiminating: It has "i" where the word has "e". Write "disseminating". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • discussing: Discussing means talking about something. The sentence needs the idea of spreading.
Correct answer: deceitful

Explanation: Here you hear "misleading, or deceitful". You need a describing word that ends in ful.

Meaning: "deceitful" means not honest or meant to trick.

Wrong options:

  • decietful: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "deceitful". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • deceiving: Deceiving is an action idea. The sentence needs a describing word.
Correct answer: obvious

Explanation: The speaker says "that too might seem really obvious". You need a simple describing word.

Meaning: "obvious" means easy to see or understand.

Wrong options:

  • obviuos: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "obvious". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: largest

Explanation: You hear "the largest institutions and the". It comes after 'the', so a size word that ends in est.

Meaning: "largest" means the most big in size or reach.

Wrong options:

  • largerst: It adds an extra "r". The right spelling is "largest". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • large: "large" is missing the ending. The speaker says "largest", with "st" at the end.
Correct answer: perform

Explanation: Listen for "in order to perform that function". You need a doing word that means to carry out.

Meaning: "perform" means to do or carry out.

Wrong options:

  • preform: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "perform". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: instinct

Explanation: On the recording you hear "as your instinct, not". You need a word for a natural feeling or reaction.

Meaning: "instinct" means a natural reaction or feeling.

Wrong options:

  • instict: It leaves out the "n". The right spelling is "instinct". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: digging

Explanation: Listen again to "reflexively but digging into." You need an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "digging" means looking deeper or searching into something.

Wrong options:

  • diging: It leaves out the "g". Check the letters: "digging". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • dig: Dig is the plain word. The sentence needs a word that ends in ing.

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