Meaning: "businesses" means more than one company or organisation.

Wrong options:

• buisnesses: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "businesses". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• business: "business" has no "es" at the end. The speaker says "businesses", so write the "es".

Correct answer: crack

Explanation: The speaker says "difficult to crack". It comes after "to", so you need an action word.

Meaning: "crack" means to break into something by finding a weakness or secret.

Wrong options:

• crak: It leaves out the "c". Write "crack". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• break: This is a different action word and not the exact word used in the sentence.

Correct answer: access

Explanation: You hear "unauthorised access". It follows "prevent", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "access" means the ability to get into a system or data.

Wrong options:

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

Correct answer: authentication

Explanation: Listen for "two-factor authentication". You need a long security word that ends in tion.

Meaning: "authentication" means the process that checks someone is who they say they are.

Wrong options:

• authentification: It adds an extra "fi". The right spelling is "authentication". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• authorization: This is a different security word with a different meaning.

Correct answer: practices

Explanation: On the recording you hear "trends and practices". It comes after "and", so you need more than one and do not forget the s.

Meaning: "practices" means normal ways of doing things or methods.

Wrong options:

• practises: It has "s" where the word has "c". Check the letters: "practices". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.