# PTE Listening FIB #14: Marine Mammal Hotspots...

Listening: Fill in the Blanks #14 - Level 2 - Feeds Listening

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

What she was interested in was marine ____ , things like ____ . And she found three places in the oceans which were hotspots. And what these had in common was that these hotspots were all located at ____ between ocean currents. And this seems to be the sort of place that has lots of the plankton that some of these ____ feed on. So now people who want to protect the species that are ____ need to get as much information as possible. For example, there's an ____ project called the Census of Marine Life.

## Answer

1. mammals
2. seals
3. boundaries
4. species
5. endangered
6. international

## Explanation

Most blanks here are plurals, so listen for the final -s in "mammals," "seals," and "boundaries." "Things like" introduces examples, which points to plural "seals." "Boundaries" ends in -ies. "Species" looks the same in singular and plural. "Endangered" has a soft -ed that links into "need."

## Hints

- Listen carefully to the speaker's description of the animals and the ocean environment.
- Focus on the specific nouns and adjectives used to describe the locations and the conservation project.

## Transcript

What she was interested in was marine mammals, things like seals, and she found three places in the oceans which were hotspots, and what these had in common was that these hotspots were all located at boundaries between ocean currents, and this seems to be the sort of place that has lots of the plankton that some of these species feed on. So now people who want to protect the species that are endangered need to get as much information as possible. For example, there's an international project called the Census of Marine Life.

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