Meaning: "data" means information or facts.

Wrong options:

• dta: It leaves out the "a". The right spelling is "data". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• date: "date" is a different word and means a time or meeting.

Correct answer: consistent

Explanation: Listen for "shifts consistent with climate". It follows "shifts", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "consistent" means in agreement or matching.

Wrong options:

• consistant: It has "a" where the word has "e". Check the letters: "consistent". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• consistently: "consistently" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "consistent".

Correct answer: compelling

Explanation: On the recording you hear "More compelling is probably the". It comes after "More", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "compelling" means strong or convincing.

Wrong options:

• compeling: It leaves out the "l". The right spelling is "compelling". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• compellingly: "compellingly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "compelling".

Correct answer: shifted

Explanation: Listen again to "56 have shifted in a direction". The form must end in ed, because it follows "have".

Meaning: "shifted" means moved or changed position.

Wrong options:

• shifed: It leaves out the "t". Write "shifted". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• shift: "shift" is missing the ending. The speaker says "shifted", with "ed" at the end.

Correct answer: warming

Explanation: Here you hear "with a warming signature". You need a word that ends in ing after "a".

Meaning: "warming" means getting warmer or increasing in temperature.

Wrong options:

• wraming: Two letters are in the wrong order. The right spelling is "warming". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• warning: "warning" has a different meaning about caution and is heard differently.