# PTE Listening FIB #3: Cancer Moonshot Initiative...

Listening: Fill in the Blanks #3 - Level 1 - Feeds Listening

> You will hear a recording. Type the missing word in each blank.

Hi everybody, it's Joe Biden. I ____ a report to President Obama laying out how far we've come since he put me in charge of the Cancer ____ that was back in January and lay out a real vision for where we need to go in the immediate future to: to do in five years what would otherwise take ten; to ____ a real sense of urgency into the fight against cancer; and to change the culture and reimagine our system in order to be able to win. When President Nixon ____ war on cancer in 1971, he had no army, he had no resources, and no clear strategy. But after 45 years of progress, funding research, training scientists and physicians, and treating millions of patients -- we now have the army. We now have tools, powerful tools. And with this Moonshot, we now have a clear ____ for the road ahead. It matters, ____ , because there's a consensus now that we're at an inflection point with science, medicine, and technology all advancing faster than ever and offering real ____ . We can't play by the rules of 1971 -- we didn't have this working for us.

## Answer

1. delivered
2. Moonshot
3. inject
4. declared
5. strategy
6. folks
7. promise

## Explanation

Listen for past-tense endings. "Delivered" and "declared" both end in a soft -ed that is easy to miss, and the dates around them tell you the action is finished. Write "Moonshot" as one word with a capital M, since it names the program. "Folks" is informal and quick, so catch the final -s.

## Hints

- Listen for the specific verbs and nouns used in the context of the Cancer Moonshot initiative.
- Focus on the speaker's tone and the key terms related to the history and future of cancer research.

## Transcript

Hi everybody, this is Joe Biden. I delivered a report to President Obama, laying out how far we've come since he put me in charge of the cancer moonshot. That was back in January. And to lay out a real vision for where we need to go in the immediate future, to do in five years what otherwise would take 10, to inject a real sense of urgency into the fight against cancer, and to change the culture and reimagine our system in order to be able to win. You know, when President Nixon declared a war on cancer in 1971, he had no army, he had no resources, and no clear strategy. But after 45 years of progress, funding research, training scientists and physicians, and treating millions of patients, we now have an army. And we have tools, powerful tools. And with the moonshot, we now have a clear strategy for the road ahead. It matters, folks, because there's a consensus now that we're at an inflection point, with science, medicine, technology, all advancing faster than ever and offering real promise. We can't play by the rules of 1971, when we didn't have this working for us.

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