Meaning: "emphasis" means a strong focus or priority.

Wrong options:

• emphisis: It has "i" where the word has "a". Check the letters: "emphasis". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• emphasize: "emphasize" is a close word, but it ends in "ze". The speaker says "emphasis", which ends in "s".

Correct answer: recreational

Explanation: Here you hear "variety of recreational facilities". 'recreational' describes the facilities, so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "recreational" means for fun, sport, or free-time activity.

Wrong options:

• recreationl: It leaves out the "a". Write "recreational". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• educational: The sentence needs a word for fun and sport, not learning.

Correct answer: design

Explanation: The speaker says "upcoming design workshops". 'design' comes after 'upcoming', so you need a word for a thing, person or idea.

Meaning: "design" means planning how something will look or work.

Wrong options:

• desgin: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "design". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• designing: "designing" has an extra "ing" at the end. The speaker says "design".

Correct answer: sustainable

Explanation: You hear "creating sustainable spaces". 'sustainable' describes spaces and ends in able.

Meaning: "sustainable" means able to continue long term without harm.

Wrong options:

• sustanable: It leaves out the "i". Write "sustainable". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• sustained: "sustained" is a close word, but it ends in "ed". The speaker says "sustainable", which ends in "able".

Correct answer: vision

Explanation: Listen for "Our vision is to see". 'vision' follows 'Our', so you need a word for a plan or idea.

Meaning: "vision" means a clear plan or idea for the future.

Wrong options:

• vission: It adds an extra "s". Check the letters: "vision". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• mission: This sentence needs a future idea, not a task word.

Correct answer: initiatives

Explanation: On the recording you hear "invest in similar initiatives". 'initiatives' means more than one project, so do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "initiatives" means new projects or programs started to do something.

Wrong options:

• initatives: It leaves out the "i". Check the letters: "initiatives". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• initiative: "initiative" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "initiatives", so write the "s".