Meaning: "offset" means made less or balanced.

Wrong options:

• ofset: It leaves out the "f". Check the letters: "offset". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: assigned

Explanation: Listen again to "Scores were assigned for". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "assigned" means given or allocated.

Wrong options:

• assinged: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "assigned". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: performers

Explanation: Here you hear "best performers over time". After "best" you need more than one, so add s at the end.

Meaning: "performers" means the people who do the tasks.

Wrong options:

• perfromers: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "performers". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• performer: "performer" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "performers", so write the "s".

Correct answer: experience

Explanation: The speaker says "and experience in the first place". It comes after "and", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "experience" means past practice and skills gained over time.

Wrong options:

• experiance: It has "a" where the word has "e". The right spelling is "experience". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• experienced: "experienced" has an extra "d" at the end. The speaker says "experience".

Correct answer: decade

Explanation: You hear "spends a decade or more". It comes after "a", so name a single time period of ten years.

Meaning: "decade" means a period of ten years.

Wrong options:

• decad: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "decade". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• decades: "decades" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "decade", with no "s".

Correct answer: experts

Explanation: Listen for "even the experts have". After "the" you need a word for people, and it is more than one.

Meaning: "experts" means very skilled or trained people.

Wrong options:

• exparts: It has "a" where the word has "e". The right spelling is "experts". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• expert: "expert" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "experts", so write the "s".