Listening: Fill in the Blanks · Part 3: Listening

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25 students marked "I sat this"Added 12 Aug 2018Question #151136

Type the missing words.

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Transcript with gaps

Carbon-rich soil is dark, 1 and fertile, and retains some water. But erosion can occur if soil is dry, which is a likely effect if it contains 2 amounts of carbon. Erosion is of course bad for people trying to grow crops or 3 animals on that 4. In the 1970s and 80s, Lal was studying soils in Africa so 5 of organic matter that the ground had become extremely hard, like cement. There he met a 6 in the study of global warming, who suggested that carbon from the soil had moved into the atmosphere. This is now looking 7 likely.

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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.