[phrases, sounds, connections, them, topic, words]

Firstly, we check if what we hear are the (a)…………………. of a language and match these with the (b)…………….. we already know. We then group (c)……….……. together into (d)……………….. ,which helps us decide what the (e)……………… is. Finally, we make (f) …………………….. between what we think we have heard with our pre-existing knowledge.