Meaning: "journalist" means a person who writes news for newspapers or media.

Wrong options:

• jouralist: It leaves out the "n". Check the letters: "journalist". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.
• journal: "journal" is missing the ending. The speaker says "journalist", with "ist" at the end.

Correct answer: influential

Explanation: Here you hear "polemical and influential little book". You need a describing word that shows importance, ends in ial.

Meaning: "influential" means having a strong effect on ideas or people.

Wrong options:

• influencial: It has "c" where the word has "t". The right spelling is "influential". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• influence: "influence" is a close word, but it ends in "ce". The speaker says "influential", which ends in "tial".

Correct answer: conflicts

Explanation: The speaker says "where conflicts of interests among". After "where" you need more than one, so do not forget the s at the end.

Meaning: "conflicts" means several fights or disagreements between groups.

Wrong options:

• confict: It leaves out the "l" and it leaves out the "s". The right spelling is "conflicts". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• conflict: "conflict" has no "s" at the end. The speaker says "conflicts", so write the "s".

Correct answer: fraud

Explanation: You hear "rather than by force or by fraud". You need a short word for cheating, it ends with d.

Meaning: "fraud" means cheating or tricking people to get money or power.

Wrong options:

• fruad: Two letters are in the wrong order. Check the letters: "fraud". A small spelling mistake loses the mark.