Meaning: "audience" means the group of people listening.

Wrong options:

• audince: It leaves out the "e". Write "audience". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• audiences: "audiences" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "audience", with no "s".

Correct answer: stenography

Explanation: Here you hear "difference between stenography or just". Use a word for a method or thing that records speech.

Meaning: "stenography" means the method of writing down speech quickly.

Wrong options:

• stenograph: It leaves out the "y". Write "stenography". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• stenographer: "stenographer" is a close word, but it ends in "er". The speaker says "stenography", which ends in "y".

Correct answer: facility

Explanation: The speaker says "purpose of a facility, a spy". It comes after a small word like a, the or every.

Meaning: "facility" means a building or base used for a purpose.

Wrong options:

• facilty: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "facility". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• facilities: "facilities" is a close word, but it ends in "ies". The speaker says "facility", which ends in "y".

Correct answer: intercept

Explanation: You hear "tie up between the intercept and". Use a word for a thing or group that links with ABC.

Meaning: "intercept" here means the group or act that caught or handled information.

Wrong options:

• intersept: It has "s" where the word has "c". Write "intercept". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• interception: "interception" has an extra "ion" at the end. The speaker says "intercept".

Correct answer: bearing

Explanation: Listen for "with some bearing on the kind". The sentence needs a word that means influence or relevance.

Meaning: "bearing" means influence or relevance to something.

Wrong options:

• bareing: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "bearing". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• bearings: "bearings" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "bearing", with no "s".

Correct answer: happening

Explanation: On the recording you hear "Actually happening in the world". After "Actually" the sentence needs an action word that ends in ing.

Meaning: "happening" means taking place now in the world.

Wrong options:

• happenning: It adds an extra "n". Check the letters: "happening". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• happened: "happened" is a close word, but it ends in "ed". The speaker says "happening", which ends in "ing".