Meaning: "depictions" means pictures or versions of something.

Wrong options:

• depicitions: It adds an extra "i". Write "depictions". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• depiction: "depiction" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "depictions", so write the "s".

Correct answer: repetition

Explanation: Listen for "a 'repetition' of". You need a word that means doing again, it ends in tion.

Meaning: "repetition" means something done again or copied.

Wrong options:

• repetion: It leaves out the "ti". Write "repetition". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• replica: This is a different word and not the exact term the speaker used.

Correct answer: curious

Explanation: On the recording you hear "have long been curious to". The sentence needs a describing word showing a desire to know.

Meaning: "curious" means wanting to know or wanting an answer.

Wrong options:

• curios: It leaves out the "u". The right spelling is "curious". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• curiosity: "curiosity" is a close word, but it ends in "sity". The speaker says "curious", which ends in "us".

Correct answer: extensive

Explanation: Listen again to "An extensive research project". You need a describing word that means large in scale.

Meaning: "extensive" means large in amount or covering a wide area.

Wrong options:

• extesive: It leaves out the "n". The right spelling is "extensive". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• intensive: This word has a different meaning and so is wrong here.

Correct answer: original

Explanation: Here you hear "the original example". The word means the first version, not a different form.

Meaning: "original" means the first or earliest version.

Wrong options:

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