---
id: 6581157ca9f14c1f5394d232
title: Task 8
challengeType: 22
dashedName: task-8
lang: en-US
---

<!-- (Audio) Maria: I love exploring many new technologies and improving my skills. -->

# --description--

The verb `explore` means to look around and learn about new places or things, like when you explore a new park. 

The verb `improve` means to get better at something, like when you practice to improve your English. In the audio, listen for the activities Maria loves, described by words ending in `-ing`.

# --fillInTheBlank--

## --sentence--

`I love BLANK many new technologies and BLANK my skills.`

## --blanks--

`exploring`

### --feedback--

This word is a gerund describing the activity Maria enjoys related to discovering new tech. It ends in `-ing` and acts as a noun in this context.

---

`improving`

### --feedback--

Another gerund that follows `and`, indicating another activity Maria enjoys, which is about getting better at something. It also ends in `-ing` and serves as a noun.

# --scene--

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      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 11.76,
      "finishTimestamp": 15.04
    }
  },
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      "startTime": 0
    },
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        "text": "I love exploring many new technologies and improving my skills.",
        "align": "center"
      }
    },
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    }
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```
