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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #52493 Short The Spectroscope
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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  Spectroscope  is  an  instrument  by  which  the  colours  of  the    rays  are  separated  and  viewed,  as  well  as  those  of  other  incandescent  bodies.  By  it,  not  only  the  elements  of  the    bodies  have  been  determined,  but  remarkable  results  have  been  had  in  analysing  well-known    and  discovering  new  ones.  Its  powers  and  its  principles  have  been  so  developed  during  the  century  by  the  discoveries,    and  investigations  of  Herschel,  Wollaston,  Fraunhofer,  Bronsen  and  Kirchoff,  Steinheil,  Tyndall,  Huggins,  Draper  and  others,  that  spectrum  analysis  has  grown  from  the  separation  of    into  its  colours  by  the  prism  of  Newton,  to  what  Dr.  Huggins  has  aptly  termed  "a  new  sense."

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Correct answer: solar

Explanation: The speaker says "the colours of the solar rays". After "of the" you need a short word for the Sun.

Meaning: "solar" means from the Sun.

Wrong options:

  • sollar: It adds an extra "l". Check the letters: "solar". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • stellar: This means related to stars, not the Sun.
Correct answer: heavenly

Explanation: You hear "of the heavenly bodies". After "the" you need a describing word that ends in ly.

Meaning: "heavenly" means from the sky or space.

Wrong options:

  • heavanly: It has "a" where the word has "e". The right spelling is "heavenly". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • heaven: "heaven" is missing the ending. The speaker says "heavenly", with "ly" at the end.
Correct answer: metals

Explanation: Listen for "well-known metals and discovering". "well-known" comes before, so you need more than one, do not forget the s.

Meaning: "metals" means common solid chemical elements like iron or gold.

Wrong options:

  • metels: It has "e" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "metals". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • metal: "metal" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "metals", so write the "s".
Correct answer: inventions

Explanation: On the recording you hear "discoveries, inventions and investigations". The word ends in ions and means more than one.

Meaning: "inventions" means new tools or methods people made.

Wrong options:

  • invetions: It leaves out the "n". The right spelling is "inventions". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
  • invention: "invention" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "inventions", so write the "s".
Correct answer: light

Explanation: Listen again to "separation of light into". It comes after "of", so you need a general thing word about brightness.

Meaning: "light" means visible brightness that you can see.

Wrong options:

  • ligt: It leaves out the "h". Write "light". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
  • lights: "lights" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "light", with no "s".

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