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Practice Listening: Fill in the Blanks (Type In) ID: #895 Short Transfer programs
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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
In  Mexico  and  Brazil,  they  have  developed  Conditional  Cash  Transfer  programs.  They  are  what  they  say  on  the  tin.  Cash  is  given  to  women  of  low  income,  but  there  are  conditions:  children  have  to  be  taken  to    and  health  clinics,  older  children  have  to  remain  in  school.  In  Brazil,  the  result  has  been  great  reductions  in  poverty  and  ,  improvements  in  school  attendance,  specially  of  girls,  and  health  .  Questions  have  been  raised  as  to  whether  the    is  needed.

Result:

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Correct answer: nutrition

Explanation: Listen for "taken to nutrition and health". It comes after "to", so you need a word for a thing that ends in tion.

Meaning: "nutrition" means food and diet care.

Wrong options:

  • nutrion: It leaves out the "ti". Write "nutrition". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
Correct answer: inequality

Explanation: On the recording you hear "reductions in poverty and inequality". It follows "and", so you need a thing that ends in ty.

Meaning: "inequality" means unfair differences between people.

Wrong options:

  • inquality: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "inequality". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • inequity: "inequity" is a close word, but it ends in "ity". The speaker says "inequality", which ends in "ality".
Correct answer: improvements

Explanation: Listen again to "and health improvements". It follows "health", so you need more than one thing, it ends in s.

Meaning: "improvements" means better results or progress.

Wrong options:

  • improvments: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "improvements". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • improvement: "improvement" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "improvements", so write the "s".
Correct answer: conditionality

Explanation: Here you hear "whether the conditionality is needed". You need a word for the rule or requirement, it ends in ty.

Meaning: "conditionality" means the need for conditions or rules attached to help.

Wrong options:

  • conditonality: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "conditionality". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
  • conditional: "conditional" is missing the ending. The speaker says "conditionality", with "ity" at the end.

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