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<!-- (audio) Mark: Sure. We can do some tests on the staging server, can't we? -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

Sure. We can do some tests on the BLANK, BLANK we?

--blanks--

staging server

--feedback--

This phrase of two words means a separate environment used for testing changes before they go live. It mirrors the production server to ensure updates work as expected.


can't

--feedback--

It is part of a tag question, used here to confirm or check agreement after a positive main statement using can.

--explanation--

Staging server refers to a testing environment where changes to a system or application are tested before being implemented on the live, production server. For example:

We uploaded the new website features to the staging server for testing. - In this sentence, staging server is the testing space used to ensure that the new website features function correctly before they go live.

Can't in this context is part of a tag question. It follows a positive statement to confirm or check agreement in a polite or conversational way. For example:

We can finish the task today, can't we? - In this sentence, the positive statement (We can finish the task today) is followed by the negative tag question (can't we?) to check for agreement or confirmation.

--scene--

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