Meaning: "democratic" means based on elections and public choice.

Wrong options:

• democractic: It adds an extra "c". The right spelling is "democratic". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• democracy: "democracy" is a close word, but it ends in "cy". The speaker says "democratic", which ends in "tic".

Correct answer: criticized / criticised

Explanation: Listen again to "widely criticized as an". You need an action word in the past, it ends in ed. You can write "criticized" or "criticised". Both get the mark.

Meaning: "criticized" means said to be wrong or unfair.

Wrong options:

• critisized: It has "s" where the word has "c". Check the letters: "criticized". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• criticize: "criticize" is missing the ending. The speaker says "criticized", with "d" at the end.

Correct answer: released

Explanation: Here you hear "results released late Sunday". This already happened, so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "released" means made public or announced.

Wrong options:

• realesed: Two letters are in the wrong order. Write "released". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: majority

Explanation: The speaker says "needed for a majority in parliament". You need a word for more than half.

Meaning: "majority" means more than half the seats or votes.

Wrong options:

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

Correct answer: campaign

Explanation: You hear "The campaign was marred by". It comes after "The", so you need a word for a thing.

Meaning: "campaign" means the organised effort to win votes.

Wrong options:

• campain: It leaves out the "g". Write "campaign". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.