Meaning: "urgency" means how soon something needs doing.

Wrong options:

• urgancy: It has "a" where the word has "e". Check the letters: "urgency". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: importance

Explanation: The speaker says "urgency and importance." It follows 'and', so use a word for value.

Meaning: "importance" means how valuable or needed something is.

Wrong options:

• importence: It has "e" where the word has "a". The right spelling is "importance". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

Correct answer: necessary

Explanation: You hear "adjust as necessary." It follows 'adjust as', so the word ends in ary.

Meaning: "necessary" means what is needed.

Wrong options:

• neccessary: It adds an extra "c". The right spelling is "necessary". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• necessarily: "necessarily" is a close word, but it ends in "ily". The speaker says "necessary", which ends in "y".

Correct answer: breaks

Explanation: Listen for "times for breaks is". It comes after 'for', so you need more than one and it ends in s.

Meaning: "breaks" means short rests between work periods.

Wrong options:

• breakes: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "breaks". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• brakes: This is a different word about stopping, not short rests.

Correct answer: time

Explanation: On the recording you hear "managing one's time". After 'one's', you need a word for what you manage.

Meaning: "time" means the hours you have to use each day.

Wrong options:

• tyme: It has "y" where the word has "i". Write "time". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• times: "times" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "time", with no "s".