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Correct answer: impact
Explanation: Here you hear "reduce our environmental impact". It comes after "environmental", so you need a word for a thing.
Meaning: "impact" means an effect on the environment.
Wrong options:
- impacct: It adds an extra "c". Check the letters: "impact". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
- impart: "impart" is a close word, but it ends in "rt". The speaker says "impact", which ends in "ct".
Correct answer: lighting
Explanation: The speaker says "energy efficient lighting". The word ends in ing, so listen for that ending.
Meaning: "lighting" means the lights or light system in the office.
Wrong options:
- ligthing: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "lighting". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
- light: "light" is missing the ending. The speaker says "lighting", with "ing" at the end.
Correct answer: transportation
Explanation: You hear "public transportation or carpool". You need a word for travel that ends in tion.
Meaning: "transportation" means ways of travel or moving people.
Wrong options:
- transportaion: It leaves out the "t". Write "transportation". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
- transport: "transport" is missing the ending. The speaker says "transportation", with "ation" at the end.
Correct answer: devices
Explanation: Listen for "water-saving devices in all restrooms". You need more than one, so do not forget s at the end.
Meaning: "devices" means small machines or fittings that save water.
Wrong options:
- devieces: It adds an extra "e". Write "devices". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
- device: "device" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "devices", so write the "s".
Correct answer: kitchens
Explanation: On the recording you hear "restrooms and kitchens". The sentence lists places, so you need more than one place word.
Meaning: "kitchens" means the rooms where food is prepared in the office.
Wrong options:
- kichen: It leaves out the "t" and it leaves out the "s". Check the letters: "kitchens". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
- kitchen: "kitchen" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "kitchens", so write the "s".
Correct answer: workplace
Explanation: Listen again to "becoming a greener workplace". After "a greener" you need a word for the work place.
Meaning: "workplace" means the office or the place where people work.
Wrong options:
- workpace: It leaves out the "l". Check the letters: "workplace". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
- work place: This is written as one word here, two words is not correct.
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