Questions 1-10 Complete the table below. Write one word and / or a number

3
household
4
renewable
5
footprint
6
emissions 
7
warming
8
fuels
Useful strategy: signposting
1 
1
D 
2
C 
3
E 
4
A 
5
B
Useful language: cause and effect
1 
1
effect 
2
cause 
3
effect
 
4
cause 
5
cause
6
effect
Exam Practice
Questions 31–40
31 gardens The idea of ‘important plants are no longer 
found in’ is paraphrased in ‘...gardens …don’t 
always contain the kind of plant that insects need.’
32 climate change In the recording, the ‘cause of’ 
butterfly and beetle loss is changed to ‘They 
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[=scientists] put this down to climate change’. [Both 
words are necessary]
 Distraction
‘fragmentation of habitat’ is also 
mentioned, but scientists do not believe this is a 
cause. The phrase is also 3 words, and only two 
words can be written in each gap.
33 memory We are told that pesticide impacts on 
[=affects] a bee’s memory. This is further explained 
as ‘This means that they cannot remember how to 
get back to their hive.’
34 food chain ‘An essential part of’ becomes ‘at the 
bottom of the food chain… They’re [=insects are] 
absolutely vital’ [Both words are necessary]
35 medicine In the recording, the idea of research 
based on plants is expressed as ‘scientists are now 
studying plants to find out whether they might be a 
source of medicine’.
36 meat The answer can be found in ‘If we cut down on 
[=reduced] how much meat we ate [=consumed]…’