# PTE Listening FIB #10: Ocean Currents and...

Listening: Fill in the Blanks #10 - Level 2 - Feeds Listening

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

For many years the favorite horror story about ____ climate change was that a shift in ocean currents could ____ cool Europe's climate. These currents, called the overturning ____ bring warm water and warm temperatures north from the equator to Europe. Susan Lozier, an ____ at Duke University, says scientists have long worried that this ocean circulation could be disrupted.

## Answer

1. abrupt
2. radically
3. circulation
4. oceanographer

## Explanation

Two adverbs and two nouns hide here. "Radically" ends in -ally, and the middle syllables run together in speech. "Abrupt" has a silent-sounding p before the final t. For "oceanographer", the article "an" before the gap tells you the word starts with a vowel sound.

## Hints

- Focus on the context of the sentence to determine the missing word type.
- Listen for the specific terminology related to ocean science and climate.

## Transcript

For many years, the favorite horror story about abrupt climate change was that a shift in ocean currents could radically cool Europe's climate. These currents, called the overturning circulation, bring warm water and warm temperatures north from the equator to Europe. Susan Lozier, an oceanographer at Duke University, says scientists have long worried that this ocean circulation could be disrupted.

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