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<!-- (audio) Lisa: If it was a targeted attack, we need to find out what they accessed. -->

--instructions--

Listen to the audio and complete the sentence below.

--fillInTheBlank--

--sentence--

If it BLANK a targeted attack, we BLANK to find out what they accessed.

--blanks--

was

--feedback--

This past tense verb is used because Lisa is talking about a possible event that already happened.


need

--feedback--

This verb expresses that something is necessary or important to do.

--explanation--

Lisa's sentence follows a common conditional structure:

If it was... is used to talk about a possibility.

We need to... is used to show that something is necessary.

Lisa is saying that if the attack was intentional, it is necessary to check what the attackers accessed.

--scene--

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        },
        "opacity": 0
      }
    ],
    "audio": {
      "filename": "B1_14-3.mp3",
      "startTime": 1,
      "startTimestamp": 34.34,
      "finishTimestamp": 37.72
    }
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      "character": "Lisa",
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    },
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      "dialogue": {
        "text": "If it was a targeted attack, we need to find out what they accessed.",
        "align": "center"
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