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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #50293 Short Basic Transformation
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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
For  many  developed  countries,  the  1980s  was  a  time  when  the  switch  from  traditional  heavy  industries  and  manufacturing  to  services  and  information-based    was  completed.  This  led  to  widespread  changes  in  employment    in  these  countries,  as  well  as  having  profound  social  effects.  In  fact,  it  isn't  going  too  far  to  say  that  there  was  a  basic  transformation  in  the  whole  culture  which  can  still  be    today.

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Correct answer: enterprise

Explanation: Listen for "information-based enterprise was". You need a word for a company.

Meaning: "enterprise" means a company or business.

Wrong options:

  • enterprize: It has "z" where the word has "s". The right spelling is "enterprise". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • enterprises: "enterprises" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "enterprise", with no "s".
Correct answer: patterns

Explanation: On the recording you hear "employment patterns". You need more than one, so do not forget s.

Meaning: "patterns" means repeated or common ways of work or behaviour.

Wrong options:

  • patern: It leaves out the "t" and it leaves out the "s". Check the letters: "patterns". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • pattern: "pattern" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "patterns", so write the "s".
Correct answer: observed

Explanation: Listen again to "can still be observed today". The idea already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "observed" means seen or noticed.

Wrong options:

  • obserbed: It has "b" where the word has "v". The right spelling is "observed". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • observe: "observe" is missing the ending. The speaker says "observed", with "d" at the end.

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