Meaning: "politician" means a person who works in government or public office.

Wrong options:

• poltician: It leaves out the "i". Write "politician". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• politics: "politics" is a close word, but it ends in "s". The speaker says "politician", which ends in "ian".

Correct answer: paraphrase

Explanation: The speaker says "To paraphrase Oscar Wilde". The phrase needs an action word that means say again in different words.

Meaning: "paraphrase" means to say something again using different words.

Correct answer: deprivation

Explanation: You hear "social deprivation was among the causes". You need a word for lack of basic things, it ends in tion.

Meaning: "deprivation" means lack of basic things or services.

Wrong options:

• deprivaton: It leaves out the "i". The right spelling is "deprivation". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• privation: This is a different word students use by sound. The text needs the full form used here.

Correct answer: courts

Explanation: Listen for "going through the courts". The word means more than one, so do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "courts" means places where legal cases are heard.

Wrong options:

• corts: It leaves out the "u". Write "courts". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.
• court: "court" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "courts", so write the "s".