Meaning: "dominate" means to have power over or control.

Wrong options:

• dominte: It leaves out the "a". Check the letters: "dominate". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• dominant: "dominant" is a close word, but it ends in "nt". The speaker says "dominate", which ends in "te".

Correct answer: false

Explanation: Listen for "on the false premise that". The sentence needs a describing word for a wrong idea.

Meaning: "false" means not true or incorrect here.

Wrong options:

• fals: It leaves out the "e". Check the letters: "false". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: expense

Explanation: On the recording you hear "at the expense of the". You need a word for the cost to others.

Meaning: "expense" means the loss or harm suffered by others.

Wrong options:

• expence: It has "c" where the word has "s". Write "expense". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: desperate

Explanation: Listen again to "hungry and desperate people". The sentence needs a strong describing word about need.

Meaning: "desperate" means in great need and without hope.

Wrong options:

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

Correct answer: inevitably

Explanation: Here you hear "are inevitably acting to". You need a word that tells how this happens, ends in ly.

Meaning: "inevitably" means that it will happen and cannot be avoided.

Wrong options:

• inevitabely: It adds an extra "e". The right spelling is "inevitably". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• inevitable: "inevitable" is a close word, but it ends in "e". The speaker says "inevitably", which ends in "y".

Correct answer: separate

Explanation: The speaker says "they separate one section of". The sentence needs an action word meaning keep apart.

Meaning: "separate" means to divide into different parts or groups.

Wrong options:

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

Correct answer: commercialization

Explanation: You hear "poison of commercialization". It names a process and ends in tion.

Meaning: "commercialization" means making something into a business or profit activity.

Wrong options:

• comercialization: It leaves out the "m". Check the letters: "commercialization". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• commercialism: "commercialism" is a close word, but it ends in "sm". The speaker says "commercialization", which ends in "zation".