Listening: Fill in the Blanks · Part 3: Listening

Water Crisis

178 students marked "I sat this"Added 8 Jul 2019Question #150010

Type the missing words.

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Transcript with gaps

Now that story's been scotched, as only part of contingency planning. But it was a symptom of the dramatic turn of events in South Australia, and it flushed out other remarks from water 1 and people like Tim Flannery, indicating that things were really much worse than had been 2 even earlier this year. So is Adelaide, let alone some whole 3 of South Australia, in serious bother? Considering that the vast amount of its drinking water comes from the 4 Murray, something many of us outside the State may not have quite realized. Is their 5 something we have to face up to as a nation?

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Listening: Fill in the Blanks format (Pearson)

Pearson's name: Fill in the Blanks (Type In)

PromptRecording of 30–60 seconds
Time to answerNot set per question (Part 3 lasts 31–39 minutes)
Skills assessedListening

How it is scored

  • Each correct word, spelled correctly, scores 1 point.
  • The recording plays only once.

Source: Pearson, PTE Academic & UKVI test format, Part 3: Listening, checked 9 October 2026.