Meaning: "maintaining" means keeping something in good condition over time.

Wrong options:

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

Correct answer: nutrients

Explanation: Listen for "provide essential nutrients". It comes after "essential", so you need more than one and an s at the end.

Meaning: "nutrients" means the substances in food the body needs.

Wrong options:

• nutriennts: It adds an extra "n". The right spelling is "nutrients". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• nutrient: "nutrient" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "nutrients", so write the "s".

Correct answer: muscles

Explanation: On the recording you hear "heart strong and muscles toned". After "and" you need a word for body parts, more than one.

Meaning: "muscles" means the body parts that move and give strength.

Wrong options:

• musles: It leaves out the "c". Check the letters: "muscles". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• muscle: "muscle" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "muscles", so write the "s".

Correct answer: crucial

Explanation: Listen again to "hydration is crucial. Drink". It comes after "is", so you need a describing word, ends in al.

Meaning: "crucial" means very important.

Wrong options:

• crutial: It has "t" where the word has "c". Write "crucial". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• critical: This is not the exact word the recording used.

Correct answer: wellness

Explanation: Here you hear "contribute significantly to overall wellness". It follows "overall", so you need a word for a state of health, ends in ness.

Meaning: "wellness" means good health and feeling well.

Wrong options:

• wellnes: It leaves out the "s". Write "wellness". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.