Meaning: "lucrative" means profitable or makes money.

Wrong options:

• lucretive: It has "e" where the word has "a". The right spelling is "lucrative". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.

Correct answer: wool

Explanation: You hear "bringing gold, silver and wool to". After "and" the sentence needs a word for a thing.

Meaning: "wool" means sheep hair used to make cloth.

Wrong options:

• woolen: "woolen" has an extra "en" at the end. The speaker says "wool".

Correct answer: commodity

Explanation: Listen for "its most precious commodity, which". After "precious" you need a word for a trade good.

Meaning: "commodity" means a good that is bought and sold.

Wrong options:

• commidity: It has "i" where the word has "o". Write "commodity". Only the exact spelling gets the mark.

Correct answer: kilometers / kilometres

Explanation: On the recording you hear "stretched over 6,000 kilometers from". A number comes before, so you need more than one unit, ends in s. You can write "kilometers" or "kilometres". Both get the mark.

Meaning: "kilometers" means units used to measure distance.

Correct answer: range

Explanation: Listen again to "climbing the Pamir mountain range, crossing". After "mountain" you need a word for a group of mountains.

Meaning: "range" means a line or group of connected mountains.

Wrong options:

• raange: It adds an extra "a". The right spelling is "range". Every letter must be correct to get the mark.
• ridge: This is a different landform. The recording named the group of mountains.