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<!-- (Audio) Brian: It was eye-opening, especially the parts about protecting data. -->

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Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

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It was BLANK, especially the parts about BLANK data.

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eye-opening

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This word means enlightening or revealing, often leading to a new understanding or perspective. It's a composite word, so don't forget the hyphen between the words.


protecting

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This word is the -ing form of a verb used after the preposition about, referring to the act of safeguarding something.

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The term eye-opening describes something that is enlightening or surprising, often revealing new or unexpected information. For example:

The workshop on cybersecurity was eye-opening for the team. - this means the workshop brought many new ideas and it helped the team understand a lot of things about cybersecurity.

When a verb, like to protect follows a preposition, like about, it must be in the -ing form (gerund). This structure is common in English to describe actions connected to the preposition. In the sentence, about protecting highlights the topic being discussed. For example:

She is interested in learning more about artificial intelligence. - here, in is the preposition and to learn is the verb in the -ing form.

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