Meaning: "worst" means most bad.

Wrong options:

• wrost: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "worst". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• worse: "worse" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "worst", which ends in "t".

Correct answer: Unemployment

Explanation: Listen for "Unemployment has fallen below". You need the word for the jobless rate, so it ends in ment.

Meaning: "Unemployment" means the jobless rate.

Wrong options:

• Unemployement: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "Unemployment". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• employment: Employment means people with jobs, the opposite of the needed idea.

Correct answer: typical

Explanation: On the recording you hear "the typical household saw its". It comes after "the", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "typical" means normal or common.

Wrong options:

• typcial: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "typical". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• typically: "typically" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "typical".

Correct answer: uninsured

Explanation: Listen again to "the uninsured rate is at". It comes before "rate", so you need a word for people without insurance.

Meaning: "uninsured" means people without insurance.

Wrong options:

• unsinsured: It adds an extra "s". Write "uninsured". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• insured: Insured is the opposite, it means people who have insurance.

Correct answer: breathing

Explanation: Here you hear "a lot of breathing room". After "lot of" you need a word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "breathing" means space or time to manage things.

Wrong options:

• breathng: It leaves out the "i". Write "breathing". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• breath: "breath" is missing the ending. The speaker says "breathing", with "ing" at the end.

Correct answer: political

Explanation: The speaker says "for political gain". After "for" you need a describing word that ends in al.

Meaning: "political" means to do with politics or power.

Wrong options:

• poltical: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "political". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• practical: Practical has a different meaning about usefulness, not about politics.

Correct answer: latter

Explanation: You hear "Count me in the latter camp". The sentence needs the word that means the second option.

Meaning: "latter" means the second of two choices.

Wrong options:

• latar: It has "a" where the word has "te". The right spelling is "latter". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• later: Later talks about time, not the second of two choices.