Comprensión lectora, for students of English, fill in the blanks

Question

I hope you will like the recording .

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All you have to do is fill in the blanks . Some of the blanks may have more than one word missing

I am especially proud of this recording, as this is Laura, 20 years old , a Biology student now, my best student of English. Her English is superb in my opinion, not "perfect" but still... She has been studying with me for five years and her accent is so good that I have decided to post this text read by her .

Espero que os guste y esta niña demuestra que si se quiere, se puede Empezó hace cinco años haciendo faltas por doquier, su acento prometía pero no era bueno, leía sin entonación ni fluidez...y ahora ha llegado a esto, le encanta el inglés y es un fenónemo

Fill in the blanks, remember, sometimes there can be up to three words missing

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"THE BLUE PLANET"

Covered with a ..........1................that occupies more than ..............2.............of its surface, this planet is clearly ........3..... Earth. Seen against the ............4........, it is primarily a world of water. The magic liquid not only gives Earth its distinctive .............5........; it also makes this planet an ............6....... of life in the ..................7........ of space.

Some of the other planets -Venus and Mercury, for instance suffer from ...............8..........heat. By contrast, Neptune and Pluto are .....9................ in a permanent ice age, with surface temperatures that are near the 459 degrees F of ..............10................. But the blue planet, 93 million miles from the sun, is ..............11........ with temperate conditions that, when combined with the unique chemical properties of the .............12...................., result in a world where water exists in a liquid state. No other planet in the solar system -as far as scientists have been able to ...........13........... -possesses so ..........14............... of circumstances. Water and the oceans make Earth unique.

As long ago as the 16th century, Leonardo da Vinci realized that "water is the ...................15........................ But it is now that ................16................... is beginning to recognise how .............17............................ all life is on the oceans. In interaction with the atmosphere, the oceans help regulate global climate,.....................18............................ in the summer and releasing it in winter. They are a source of .....................19......................and contribute food, minerals and energy, as well as being the roads for commerce and the place where ...............20...................... is deposited.

Any comment on the exercise or the reading appreciated

• You're right! It sounds like from Jamaica but without the Jamaican drawl. I don't know if I explain my self clearly... - chileno Feb 10, 2012
• Honestly, if I did not know that this lady was Spanish I would never have guessed! She has a sort of Caribbean English/American accent. It's very funny (in a complimentary way of course!!!!!) - billygoat Feb 10, 2012
• chileno - that's it lol! Spot on. (sorry my comment became out of sequence, I noticed I had spelt Caribbean wrong hehe) - billygoat Feb 10, 2012
• oh, she will just love it, any comment appreciated:) - Heidita Feb 10, 2012
• Really great! :) I like her voice, it is so calm and expressive! :D You are a great teacher, Heidi! :) - PrincessMari Feb 10, 2012
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Answer 1

Congrats to you pupil, I wish I had such a clear pronunciation!

1 a mantle of water

2 two thirds

3 missnamed Earth

4 blackness of space

5 gem blue colour

6 oasis of life

7 sterile void

8 metal melting

9 locked

10 Absolute Zero

11 blessed

12 water molecule

13 discern

14 benign a set of

15 driver of Nature

16 mankind

17 fully dependent

18 storing excess heat

19 life sustaining rain

20 humanity's waste

• your voice is very clear too Cogu and you are improving all the time. - billygoat Feb 10, 2012
• muy muy muy bien!!!!!!!!!! - billygoat Feb 10, 2012
• really impressive - patch Feb 10, 2012
• Congratulations Cogu ^_^ - coffeelate Feb 10, 2012
• If only I could do that in Spanish - ¡ojalá! - ian-hill Feb 12, 2012
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Answer 2

Listening no es mi fuerte, gracias por compartirlo

1. mantle of water
2. two thirds
3. missnamed
4. black-- -space
5. -- blue colour
6. oasis
7. ---void
8. metal melting
9. locked
10. absolute zero
11. blessed
12. water molecule
13. ---
14. ---
15. driver of nature
16. mankind
17. fully dependent
18. ---heat
19. life sustaining rainfall
20. humanity's waste

Well, there are some of them that I can't do. I will keep on this, I really need more practice. Thank you Heidita. Cogumela, good job, I really envy you.

• very nice nelson, good for you to try at least:) - Heidita Feb 11, 2012
• Well done Nelson - my ex-student in Bolivia :) - ian-hill Feb 12, 2012
• Great job Nelson. - Eddy Feb 12, 2012

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Answer 3

Well, I know that it is a bit worrying but this is what I understood.

1. an amount of world
2. two thirds
3. itsnamed
4. blackness of space
5. yerm blue colour
6. eraser
7. state ice voice
8. metal ......
9. lock......
10. farehide of absolute zero
11. burst
12. water
13. decerne ??
14. ....... of zero
15. ....... of nature
16. mountain
17. hopefully mountain
18. stealing heating summer
19. life stay
20. humanity

That is all from me. Now, you can ..... Go on, Heidita. Intermediate?.

• not, in number 17 "maintain" not mountain. - nila45 Feb 12, 2012
• Nila this was difficult fo me to understand and I have been speaking English for 68 years. - Eddy Feb 12, 2012

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Answer 4

1. an amount (?) of water
2. two thirds
3. misnamed
4. __ of space
5. gem (?) blue colour
6. oasis
7. sterile void
8. metal melting
9. are locked
10. absolute zero
11. blessed
12. water molecule
13. discern
14. __ asset (?) of
15. driver of nature
16. mankind
17. fully dependent
18. storing (?)
19. life sustained(?)
20. humanity's waste

Here are my answers. Generally, I had little difficulty in understanding Laura, because I'm used to listening native English speakers and not Spanish natives speaking English. But I liked because that's what makes it a challenge!

• Fantastic effort ianta. - Eddy Feb 12, 2012

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Answer 5

I felt I just had to post this in order to praise all the Non English participants. I myself had to listen to some sections three times just to make sure of what was being said. Well done everyone.

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Answer 6

I myself had to listen to some sections three times just to make sure of what was being said.

Eddy, sweetheart, you should really work on your English, dear, if these non-natives understood, well, that says it all, doesn't it

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Answer 7

Eddy, sweetheart, you should really work on your English, dear, if these non-natives understood, well, that says it all, doesn't it.

Cariño I totally agree. I will definitely be taking part in your next English exercise.

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