Meaning: "coal" means a black rock fuel used for heat and power.

Correct answer: widespread

Explanation: Listen for "there came the widespread use". It comes before "use", so you need a describing word.

Meaning: "widespread" means happening in many places or by many people.

Wrong options:

• widepsread: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "widespread". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• widespreadly: "widespreadly" has an extra "ly" at the end. The speaker says "widespread".

Correct answer: extracted

Explanation: On the recording you hear "that amount is extracted globally". It comes after "is", so the word ends in ed.

Meaning: "extracted" means taken out or removed from the ground.

Wrong options:

• exracted: It leaves out the "t". Check the letters: "extracted". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.

Correct answer: decayed

Explanation: Listen again to "from decayed plants and animals". The word describes plants and animals, so it ends in ed.

Meaning: "decayed" means rotted or broken down over a very long time.

Wrong options:

• decayd: It leaves out the "e". Write "decayed". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• deceased: Deceased means dead now, not rotted over long time.

Correct answer: releases

Explanation: Here you hear "Burning fossil fuels releases billions of tons". The sentence needs an action word, so do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "releases" means sends out into the air.

Wrong options:

• relases: It leaves out the "e". The right spelling is "releases". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• release: "release" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "releases", so write the "s".