Meaning: "coexist" means live together in the same place.

Wrong options:

• coexsist: It adds an extra "s". Write "coexist". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• exist: This is a different word and not the same idea the speaker used.

Correct answer: latched

Explanation: You hear "have latched onto this gluten". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "latched" means held on to strongly or became attached.

Wrong options:

• lached: It leaves out the "t". Write "latched". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• attached: This is a different word and not the exact word the speaker said.

Correct answer: deficit

Explanation: Listen for "fibre deficit and that changes". You need a word for not enough.

Meaning: "deficit" means a lack or not enough of something.

Wrong options:

• defecit: It has "e" where the word has "i". The right spelling is "deficit". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• deficits: "deficits" has an extra "s" at the end. The speaker says "deficit", with no "s".

Correct answer: microbiota

Explanation: On the recording you hear "decrease the microbiota diversity". After "the" the sentence wants the name for gut microbes.

Meaning: "microbiota" means the tiny living organisms that live in the gut.

Wrong options:

• microbiome: "microbiome" is a close word, but it ends in "me". The speaker says "microbiota", which ends in "ta".

Correct answer: regards

Explanation: Listen again to "with regards to the Mediterranean". The word shows more than one, so it ends in s.

Meaning: "regards" means about or concerning something.

Wrong options:

• reguards: It adds an extra "u". Write "regards". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• regard: "regard" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "regards", so write the "s".

Correct answer: virtually

Explanation: Here you hear "I think virtually all diets". A word meaning almost all, it ends in ly.

Meaning: "virtually" means almost completely or nearly all.

Wrong options:

• vitually: It leaves out the "r". Check the letters: "virtually". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• actually: This word has a different meaning and is not what the speaker said.

Correct answer: longevity

Explanation: The speaker says "with longevity, they are". This is about long life, one single word.

Meaning: "longevity" means long life or a long healthy life span.

Wrong options:

• longivity: It has "i" where the word has "e". The right spelling is "longevity". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• long life: This is two words and not the single word the speaker used.