Meaning: "initial" means at first.

Wrong options:

• intial: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "initial". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• initially: "initially" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "initial".

Correct answer: report

Explanation: You hear "The report is in the". It comes after "The", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "report" means a written or published study.

Wrong options:

• reprot: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "report". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: modified

Explanation: Listen for "They also modified the precipitation". It comes before "the", so you need an action word in past form.

Meaning: "modified" means changed slightly.

Wrong options:

• modifed: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "modified". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: decade

Explanation: On the recording you hear "the rest of the decade". It needs a single word meaning ten years.

Meaning: "decade" means ten years.

Wrong options:

• decad: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "decade". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.