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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #48514 Short More Urban World
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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  headlines  tell  us  that  the  world  is  now  more  urban  than  rural.  Surely  this  fact  ought  to  have    consequences  that  call  for  new  attitudes  and  public  policies.  However,  as  is  often  the  case  with  profound  change,  what  actually  is  happening  —  and  how  we  should  view  these  changes  —  is  extremely  murky.  From  one  point  of  view,  the    migration  of  people  from  the  countryside  to  the  city  is  simply  the  latest  chapter  in  a  story  that  has  played    worldwide  over  the  last  several  centuries.  First  in  the  most    nations  of  the  West,  and  now  in  the  developing  world,  as  more  efficient  agriculture  has  reduced  the  number  of  people  needed  in  the  fields,  the  rise  of  new  urban  economies  has  drawn  them  to  cities.  Every  time  this  push-pull  phenomenon  has  shifted  into  high  ,  whether  in  London  in  the  Nineteenth  century  or  in  Mumbai  today,  there  have  been  wrenching  dislocations  followed  by  attempts  on  the  part  of  public  authorities  to  stop  or  slow  the  Process.

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Correct answer: profound

Explanation: Here you hear "ought to have profound consequences". You need a describing word for strong effect.

Meaning: "profound" means very deep or very strong.

Correct answer: vast

Explanation: The speaker says "the vast migration of people". You need a describing word that means very large.

Meaning: "vast" means very large.

Wrong options:

  • vaast: It adds an extra "a". Write "vast". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • vastly: "vastly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "vast".
Correct answer: out

Explanation: You hear "played out worldwide over". After "played" you need a small word meaning happened or unfolded.

Meaning: "out" means unfolded or happened here.

Correct answer: affluent

Explanation: Listen for "the most affluent nations of". It comes after "most", so you need a word meaning rich.

Meaning: "affluent" means rich or wealthy.

Wrong options:

  • afluent: It leaves out the "f". The right spelling is "affluent". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
Correct answer: gear

Explanation: On the recording you hear "shifted into high gear whether". It comes after "high", so you need a word for a thing, person or idea.

Meaning: "gear" means speed or level of activity here.

Wrong options:

  • geer: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "gear". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • gears: "gears" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "gear", with no "s".

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