Meaning: "experiencing" means going through or having something now.

Wrong options:

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

Correct answer: distinctive

Explanation: Listen for "make us distinctive from". The sentence needs a describing word that fits after "make us".

Meaning: "distinctive" means clearly different from others.

Wrong options:

• distintive: It leaves out the "c". Check the letters: "distinctive". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• distinct: "distinct" is missing the ending. The speaker says "distinctive", with "ive" at the end.

Correct answer: vigilant

Explanation: On the recording you hear "for us to be vigilant and". You need a describing word that follows "be" and ends in ant.

Meaning: "vigilant" means careful and watchful.

Wrong options:

• vigillant: It adds an extra "l". The right spelling is "vigilant". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• vigilante: "vigilante" has an extra "e" at the end. The speaker says "vigilant".

Correct answer: continuous

Explanation: Listen again to "third decade of continuous economic". You need a word before "economic" that means without stopping, ends in ous.

Meaning: "continuous" means without stopping or without breaks.

Wrong options:

• continous: It leaves out the "u". The right spelling is "continuous". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• continued: "continued" is a close word, but it ends in "ed". The speaker says "continuous", which ends in "ous".

Correct answer: imagine

Explanation: Here you hear "Imagine what we would be facing". You need an action word, the plain word imagine.

Meaning: "imagine" means to think about something that might happen or be true.

Wrong options:

• imagene: It has "e" where the word has "i". Write "imagine". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• imagination: "imagination" is a close word, but it ends in "ation". The speaker says "imagine", which ends in "e".

Correct answer: loss

Explanation: The speaker says "economic loss entering picture". You need a word for a problem, only one, after "economic".

Meaning: "loss" means something lost or a reduction in value or jobs.

Wrong options:

• los: It leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "loss". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• losses: "losses" has an extra "es" at the end. The speaker says "loss", with no "es".