Lesson 3A_Intensive Listening

LESSON 3A: SENTENCE COMPLETION

This question type frequently given in Sections 3 and 4 of the Listening test. You will
be provided with a number of incomplete sentences which you need to complete using
the information from the recorded text. Generally, you must complete each statement in
no more than three words. Remember to read the instructions carefully to be able to
answer at instructed. Specifically, you answer with one, two, or three words. If you
think you need a more-than three-word answer to a certain question, this answer is
certainly incorrect.
This question type tests your ability to:
• skim for general Information
• read for details
• understand paraphrases is incomplete sentences
At the end of the task, when you arc given 30 seconds to check your answers, read your
completed sentences to make sure they are all grammatically correct (for example,
check that in your answer, you are not adding an article or a preposition which is
already in the sentence) and also check your spelling.

Strategies
- Read the sentences before you listen -
- Predict not only the type of information or pair of speech that is needed, but also
what the missing word or words could actually be.
- Write your answers exactly as you hear than.
- Re-check your answers to determine if they are grammatically fit.
- Check for correct spelling.
- Be alert. A word limit is given; for example, if the instructions require ‘No more
than three words', use no more than three words.

* You are going to hear some facts about endangered species. Listen and complete the
sentences below.
1 Scientists have catalogued more than ______________ of the species that exist on
Earth today. By some recent estimates, at least ______________ that many species
inhabit the planet.
2 Up to ______________ become extinct every day. Scientists estimate that the total
number of species lost each year may climb to ______________ by the year 2000 a
rate far exceeding any in the last ______________ years.

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3 Around the world, more than ______________ protected areas exits in the form of
parks, wildlife refuges and other reserves. These areas cover a total of about
______________ (5 million square kilometres, or ______________ of our total land
area).
4 Today, more than ______________ in the United States are classified as endangered.
More than ______________ animal species are endangered worldwide.
5 Little-noticed aquatic animals are in big trouble. In North America, ______________
of our fish species, ______________ of our crayfish species, and nearly
______________ of the mussel species are in trouble.
Tips: 2/3 reads two-thirds in English. Specially, in fractions, the numerator (the top
number) uses a cardinal number and the denominatior (the bottom) uses an ordinal
number. If the numerator is more than 1, the denominator must be in the plural form.
Fractions such as 83/026 will read eighty-three over one hundred and twenty six.

** You are going to hear a talk by a student counsellor. Listen and complete the
sentences below.
1 The counsellor’s talk is about ______________.
2 When they arrive, students initially feel ______________.
3 The first cause of student unhappiness mentioned is ______________.
4 The second cause of depression mentioned ______________.
5 One cause of academic problems is ______________.
6 The counsellor advises students to be ______________.

*** You are going to hear a short talk about the banks in Britain. Listen and complete
the sentences below.
1 The safest place to keep your money is ______________.
2 A ______________ account is the most useful type of account offered by the banks
for students in Britain.
3 There will be an ______________ if you overdraw on your account.
4 You should open ______________ account if you have more money than you need
tor month-to-month expenses.
5 You do not pay tax on the interest if you are not normally ________ in Britain.
6 A cheque card can be used as a cheque guarantee card. With this card, you can
draw up to ______________ cash from almost any bank in Britain.
7 Many shops will not accept a cheque unless a _____________ backs it.
8 A Eurocheque card can be used to draw cash from most bank, in __________.

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9 Most banks provide dispensing machines which are set __________ of the bank
outside.
10 A cash card allows you to draw up to __________ a day.
**** You will hear a talk on subliminal language learning. Listen and complete the
sentences with NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS.
1 Learning A language is rather difficult, we have to understand __________ is
acquired first.
2 Subliminal language learning is to take words into mind while not __________
those words.
3 If you think you haven't heard them, your brain will hear them and __________.
4 Babies ___________ words spoken to them inside the mother's womb.
5 The ___________ ensured that the words had been planted in your mind before you
learnt them.
6 Vocabulary of ___________ words should be available for daily communication.
7 ___________ of that vocabulary is one of the conditions to learn a foreign language
successfully.
8 ___________all kinds of material in that language is very important.
9 Language is ___________ every day
10 The vital difference between native and foreign language is people ___________ in
different ways.

PRACTICE 1:
Questions 21-25
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each answer.
There will be no 21___________ only voluntary ones.
The upcoming salary review will reward 22___________.
During the recruitment drive, if suitable candidates are available, they will be recruited
internally in accordance with 23___________.
Opportunities to get 24___________ will be arising in the not-too-distant future.
Successful candidates will have shown that they can manage 25___________
effectively.

PRACTICE 2 :

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Questions 21-25
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Gyroscopes are used in laser devices and are found in many consumers
21________________.
The purpose of the project is to design a functional, 22___________ and
beneficial consumer product.
The gyroscopic exercise ball can be set in motion by movements of the
23______________ and wrist together in synch.
The gyroscopic ball could help people in 24______________who have lower-
arm injuries.
The product could also be aimed at 25________________ for whom lower-arm
strength is very important.

PRACTICE 3 :
Questions 11-15
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS AND/OR A NUMBER for each
answer.
The last programme in the present series is 11______________.
Miss Patty Ching has been rewarded as ‘Consumer of the 12______________’
for her persistent effort to see through a result of a complaint.
She took 13______________ of photographs on her tour in Europe.
What happened to her photos after she gave them to Top-Class Photo Services
for developing? 14______________
The photo services compensated her 15______________ dollars for the loss in
the end.

PRACTICE 4:
Questions 11-14
Complete the following sentences using NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for
each gap.
A tenancy agreement is a 11_____________ between the tenant and the landlord.

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An assured short-hold tenancy means that your landlord cannot ask you to leave
without a good reason during the 12_____________.
Tenants should keep a 13_____________ of the tenancy agreement.
14_____________ is a list of all the items in the property.
PRACTICE 5:
Questions 21-23
Listen from here Show Notepad. Complete the following sentences using NO
MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each gap.
Things that seem exciting and fascinating can later seem 21_____________
according to Ali and Jatinder.
Even people from cultures that are 22_____________ to that in the UK can
suffer from culture shock.
Jatinder didn’t attend an 23_____________ because her parents wouldn’t let her
go early.

PRACTICE 6
Questions 16-20
Complete the gaps using NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each.
Put your ticket into the 16_____________ when you want to use an automatic
gate.
People with 17_____________ can use a bigger gate to enter and leave stations.
People usually use 18_____________ to get from ground level to the trains.
19_____________ tell people where to go if they are changing lines.
You can find maps in many 20_____________ at the official website.

PRACTICE 7:
Questions 21-24
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
The research topic should come from one of the headings in the
21_____________.
At least one reference needs to be from 22_____________.

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The data Julie found on past experiments is in 23_____________.

Ricky has pointed out that aside from journals, he can also use
24_____________ about scientific experiments.

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PRACTICE 8
Questions 31-34
Complete the sentences. Write NO MORE THAN TWO WORDS for each answer.
Behavior in parks is controlled by 31_____________.
Insect numbers are reduced by having 32_____________.
A wilderness park does not have any 33_____________.
Observing trees and lying in the grass are examples of 34_____________.

PRACTICE 9 :
Questions 31-38
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
This paper pertains to one major concern about water for people everywhere –
that is a 31_____________ source of water.
Australia is a dry continent and thus water is very 32_____________.
We utilise the most water for 33_____________.
We discover the purest water in rivers, creeks, 34_____________.
Rainfall is a useful source of water unless there is significant 35_____________.
People in the West wish the water to be 36_____________.
Water is highly prone to 37_____________.
In the home, one of the most important uses of water is for 38_____________.

PRACTICE 10
Questions 31-34
Complete the sentences below.
Write NO MORE THAN THREE WORDS for each answer.
The university uses 31_____________ as their teaching method.
Research skills include writing and 32_____________.
Books of Economics are kept in the 33_____________.
Maths books are kept in the 34_____________ Building.