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Keyword capacity
Sub Entry Number 1
Type of Sentence
Error Sentence I wish to improve my speaking and listening capacities.
Correct Sentence I wish to improve my speaking and listening skills.
Cloze Error Sentence I wish to improve my speaking and listening [[capacities]].
Cloze Sentence I wish to improve my speaking and listening [[skills]].
Cloze Answer skills
Choices capacities | skills
Explanation

capacity = the power or quality that makes someone able to do, experience, give or receive something: 'These children display an extraordinary capacity for learning.' 'Man's capacity for love and generosity is unlimited.'

skill = what someone needs to have learned before they can actually do a particular job or activity: 'Being a good manager requires a number of highly specialized skills.' 'This course is designed to develop the student's reading and writing skills.'

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