Meaning: "sales" means how many copies were sold.

Wrong options:

• salles: It adds an extra "l". Check the letters: "sales". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• sails: This sounds the same but means boats, not how many copies were sold.

Correct answer: action

Explanation: Listen for "little action was taken". "Action" is a word for something done here.

Meaning: "action" means something done to stop illegal downloads.

Wrong options:

• acton: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "action". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• actions: "actions" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "action", with no "s".

Correct answer: positive

Explanation: On the recording you hear "seeing positive results". You need a word before "results", a word for a thing, person or idea.

Meaning: "positive" means good or successful here.

Wrong options:

• positve: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "positive". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• positively: "positively" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "positive".

Correct answer: directly

Explanation: Listen again to "it's working directly with digital". After "working" the sentence needs a word that tells how, ends in ly.

Meaning: "directly" means in a straightforward or immediate way.

Wrong options:

• directaly: It adds an extra "a". The right spelling is "directly". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• direct: "direct" is missing the ending. The speaker says "directly", with "ly" at the end.

Correct answer: cut

Explanation: Here you hear "have cut back or stopped". Because "have" is before it, the sentence needs an action word.

Meaning: "cut" means reduced or made smaller here.

Wrong options:

• cuted: It adds an extra "ed". Check the letters: "cut". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• cutting: This form shows an ongoing action, but the sentence needs the past or completed idea.

Correct answer: advertisements

Explanation: The speaker says "supported by advertisements". It comes after "by", so a word for things, more than one ends with s.

Meaning: "advertisements" means paid messages or ads that fund websites.

Wrong options:

• advertisments: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "advertisements". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• advertisement: "advertisement" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "advertisements", so write the "s".