Passage Reference: This large language family includes most of the languages that are spoken throughout Europe, languages such as English, French and Greek.

Common Mistake: Some students write Spanish, which is also Indo-European but the speaker mentions it later in a different context. This is a context shift trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: "languages such as English, French and Greek" = Table: "Languages (any two)"

Tips: When a table says "any two", listen for a short list of examples and choose one you hear clearly.

Key Vocabulary:

• includes = has
• languages = types of language

Question Focus: Direct match - naming the language family

Correct Answer: Afro-Asiatic

Passage Reference: Another large language family is the Afro-Asitic family. It's spelt it A-F-R-O-A-S-I-A-T-I-C.

Why this is correct: The speaker clearly introduces the next family by name. Even though the spelling is explained, the family name is Afro-Asiatic.

Common Mistake: Students may miss the name while focusing on the spelling. This is a distractor trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: "Another large language family is the Afro-Asitic family" = Table: "Language family"

Tips: When the speaker says "another large language family is...", be ready to write the name.

Key Vocabulary:

• family = group
• includes = contains

Question Focus: Direct example - language within the Afro-Asiatic family

Correct Answer: Arabic

Passage Reference: Languages such as Arabic, which is spoken throughout the Middle East and many of the local languages of the Sahara Desert region, such as Hosa, are members of the same family.

Why this is correct: The speaker gives Arabic as a clear example of a language in the Afro-Asiatic family.

Common Mistake: Some students write Hausa, which is also mentioned, but the table already shows Hausa. This is a partial truth trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: "Languages such as Arabic" = Table: "Languages (any two)"

Tips: If one example is already written, listen for the other example in the list.

Key Vocabulary:

• spoken = used
• members = part of

Question Focus: Synonym match - location information

Correct Answer: middle east

Passage Reference: Languages such as Arabic, which is spoken throughout the Middle East

Why this is correct: The speaker says Arabic is spoken throughout the Middle East, which completes the location description.

Common Mistake: Students may write Sahara Desert, but that refers to local languages, not Arabic. This is a wrong reference trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: "spoken throughout the Middle East" = Table: "Spoken in"

Tips: Listen carefully to which language matches which place.

Key Vocabulary:

• throughout = across
• region = area

Question Focus: Direct match - regions where Bantu is spoken

Correct Answer: central

Passage Reference: Bantu includes most of the languages spoken in central and southern Africa.

Why this is correct: The speaker says Bantu languages are spoken in central and southern Africa. Either word can fit one of the gaps.

Common Mistake: Some students repeat the same region twice. This is a number of items trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: "central and southern Africa" = Table: "Spoken in"

Tips: When you hear two connected areas, expect two nearby gaps.

Key Vocabulary:

• includes = covers
• southern = south

Question Focus: Direct match - second region for Bantu languages

Correct Answer: south africa

Passage Reference: Bantu includes most of the languages spoken in central and southern Africa.

Why this is correct: The second area mentioned is southern Africa, which fits as "south Africa" in the table.

Common Mistake: Students sometimes write only south, which is incomplete. This is a grammar fit trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: "southern Africa" = Table: "south Africa"

Tips: Check if the gap needs one word or a full place name.

Key Vocabulary:

• southern = south
• region = area

Question Focus: Direct naming of a language family

Correct Answer: sino tibetan

Passage Reference: A fourth large group of languages is the Sino-Tibetan family.

Why this is correct: The speaker clearly introduces the Sino-Tibetan family as another major group.

Common Mistake: Some students write Chinese, which is a language, not the family. This is a category trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: "the Sino-Tibetan family" = Table: "Language family"

Tips: Do not confuse the family name with languages inside it.

Key Vocabulary:

• group = family
• includes = has

Question Focus: Example language within Sino-Tibetan

Correct Answer: vietnamese

Passage Reference: Sino-Tibetan also includes the languages of Southeast Asia, languages such as Vietnamese and Thai.

Why this is correct: The speaker lists Vietnamese as one of the languages in this family, so it fits the table.

Common Mistake: Students sometimes write Japanese, but the speaker says it is unrelated. This is a distractor trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: "languages such as Vietnamese and Thai" = Table: "Chinese, ___"

Tips: Listen for examples after the phrase "such as".

Key Vocabulary:

• dialects = varieties
• includes = contains

Question Focus: Direct example - Polynesian languages

Correct Answer: Hawaiian

Passage Reference: Hawaiian and Indonesian are examples of Polynesian languages.

Why this is correct: The speaker gives Hawaiian as a clear example of a Polynesian language.

Common Mistake: Some students write Madagascar, which is a place, not a language. This is a category trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: "Hawaiian and Indonesian" = Table: "Languages"

Tips: Check whether the gap asks for a language or a place.

Key Vocabulary:

• examples = samples
• island = land with water around

Question Focus: Summary word - general location

Correct Answer: islands

Passage Reference: The Polynesian languages are island languages. They are spoken on the islands around Indonesia and on the many islands eastward all the way to Hawaii and on the islands west all the way to Madagascar

Why this is correct: The speaker repeatedly says these are island languages spoken on many islands, so islands summarises the idea.

Common Mistake: Students may write one specific place like Hawaii, but the table needs a general description. This is a partial truth trap.

Paraphrasing: Transcript: "island languages... on the islands" = Table: "Spoken in"

Tips: If many places are listed, the answer is often a general word.

Key Vocabulary:

• eastward = to the east
• spread = moved

General Tips:

• FIB answers follow the order of the recording. Use the previous answer to predict where the next one is.
• Always check the word limit. More than two words is automatically wrong.
• Copy the exact word you hear. Do not change it to a synonym.
• Listen for signpost phrases like "another large family" or "such as".
• Pay attention to whether the gap needs a language name, a family name, or a place.