Meaning: "announcing" means making something known publicly.

Wrong options:

• annoucing: It leaves out the "n". Check the letters: "announcing". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• announce: "announce" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "announcing", which ends in "ing".

Correct answer: innovation

Explanation: Listen for "research finance and innovation". The sentence needs a word for new ideas or new products, it ends in ion.

Meaning: "innovation" means new ideas or new products.

Wrong options:

• innovtion: It leaves out the "a". Write "innovation". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: analysts

Explanation: On the recording you hear "according to analysts". You need a word for people who study this, more than one so it ends in s.

Meaning: "analysts" means people who study data and trends.

Wrong options:

• analist: It has "i" where the word has "y" and it leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "analysts". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• analyst: "analyst" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "analysts", so write the "s".

Correct answer: companies

Explanation: Listen again to "home to companies such as Google". It comes after 'to' so you need a word for businesses, and more than one ends in s.

Meaning: "companies" means business organisations or firms.

Wrong options:

• companys: It has "y" where the word has "ie". The right spelling is "companies". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• company: "company" is a close word, but it ends in "y". The speaker says "companies", which ends in "ies".

Correct answer: economic

Explanation: Here you hear "and the economic heft, state". You need a describing word before 'heft', meaning about the economy, it ends in ic.

Meaning: "economic" means about the economy and money.

Wrong options:

• economical: "economical" has an extra "al" at the end. The speaker says "economic".