Meaning: "environment" means the natural world around us.

Wrong options:

• enviroment: It leaves out the "n". Write "environment". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• environments: "environments" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "environment", with no "s".

Correct answer: cars

Explanation: Here you hear "instead of renting cars". After "renting" you need a thing word and more than one, ends in s.

Meaning: "cars" means vehicles you drive.

Wrong options:

• car: This is one car. The sentence needs more than one vehicle, so it needs s.
• carrs: It adds an extra "r". Check the letters: "cars". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: local

Explanation: The speaker says "like a local". Because it follows "like a", you need a word for a person.

Meaning: "local" means a person who lives in that place.

Wrong options:

• locals: "locals" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "local", with no "s".
• locol: It has "o" where the word has "a". Write "local". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: waste

Explanation: You hear "reduce plastic waste". The next word names what we throw away, so use waste.

Meaning: "waste" means rubbish or unwanted material.

Wrong options:

• wastes: "wastes" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "waste", with no "s".

Correct answer: bags

Explanation: Listen for "and shopping bags". The sentence needs more than one, so the word ends in s.

Meaning: "bags" means containers for carrying things.

Wrong options:

• bag: This is one bag. The sentence needs more than one, so add s.
• bagsy: It adds an extra "y". Write "bags". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: impacts

Explanation: On the recording you hear "reduces shipping impacts". The word shows effects, and it ends in s.

Meaning: "impacts" means the effects or harm from moving goods.

Wrong options:

• impact: "impact" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "impacts", so write the "s".