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id: 685d7a9fa94aca168aedbe10
title: Task 82
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-82
lang: en-US
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# --description--

This is a review of the entire dialogue you just studied.

# --instructions--

Write the following words or phrases in the correct spot:

`on your own`, `self-taught`, `online courses`, `to practice`, `interested in`, and `apply`.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`Tom: Hey, Alice. How did you get into tech?`

`Alice: My background is a bit unconventional. I didn't study tech at a traditional university. I'm mostly BLANK and I took a lot of BLANK.`

`Tom: That's interesting! So you didn't attend a regular college or anything like that?`

`Alice: No, not at all. I was at a different job, but I got really BLANK programming and tech, so I started learning in my free time.`

`Tom: That's impressive! Did you enjoy learning BLANK?`

`Alice: Absolutely. It was challenging, but I loved it. The flexibility of online learning allowed me to balance my job and my studies.`

`Tom: Did you work on any projects during your self-study?`

`Alice: Yes, I did. I built a few small web applications just BLANK. It was a great way to BLANK what I learned.`

`Tom: I admire your dedication. It is amazing how far you got studying by yourself.`

## --blanks--

`self-taught`

### --feedback--

Learned something without a teacher, usually by studying alone.

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`online courses`

### --feedback--

Lessons or classes you can take on the internet.

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`interested in`

### --feedback--

Wanting to learn more about something or liking it.

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`on your own`

### --feedback--

Doing something by yourself without help.

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`to practice`

### --feedback--

To do something again and again to get better at it.

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`apply`

### --feedback--

To use what you have learned in real situations.
