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[=scientists] put this down to climate change’. [Both 2 Most of these might be used as locating words, but NOT
words are necessary] y an adverb or adjective

Distraction ‘fragmentation of habitat’ is also y prepositions and conjunctions
mentioned, but scientists do not believe this is a Therefore, the locating words are usually clear noun
cause. The phrase is also 3 words, and only two phrases and very often proper nouns.
words can be written in each gap. Useful strategy: identifying words with a similar
33 memory We are told that pesticide impacts on meaning
[=affects] a bee’s memory. This is further explained 1 1 C 2 F 3 A 4 D 5 B 6 E
as ‘This means that they cannot remember how to
get back to their hive.’ Useful strategy: identifying locating words and phrases
34 food chain ‘An essential part of’ becomes ‘at the The locating words and phrases are all dates, time
bottom of the food chain… They’re [=insects are] phrases and proper nouns, as follows:
absolutely vital’ [Both words are necessary]
35 medicine In the recording, the idea of research The Discovery of Antarctica
based on plants is expressed as ‘scientists are now 18 and Early 19 Centuries
th
th
studying plants to find out whether they might be a y 1773: James Cook saw several rocky
source of medicine’. 1 from his ship near Antarctica
36 meat The answer can be found in ‘If we cut down on y 1820: Bellingshausen and Lazarev saw the coast of
[=reduced] how much meat we ate [=consumed]…’ Antarctica
37 bricks We are told that ‘they [=builders/housing y 1821: while hunting 2 at sea,
developers] removed tons and tons of the sand and John Davis landed in Antarctica
turned it [=the sand] into bricks’.
38 eggs The speaker explains that that the metalmark y 1829–31: the first 3 was brought
back from Antarctica
butterfly lays its eggs on the buckwheat plant, and
on no other. Late 19 Century
th
39 fire In the recording ‘wildlife’ is explained as y 1895: The International Geographical Congress
‘butterflies and plants’ and we are told that fire has encouraged exploration and 4
destroyed a significant number of them [= it has led in Antarctica
to their loss]. y 1898: a Belgian expedition stayed in Antarctica
40 conservation The speaker explains that while over 5
some projects involving conservation need a lot of y 1898: 6 were used for transport
land, others do not. In the case of the metalmark for the first time
butterfly, it only needed the area of the dunes to
survive. Useful strategy: anticipating possible answers
1 y 1821: on an expedition to hunt 2 ,
READing PASSAgE 1 John Davis landed in Antarctica
Training ‘hunt’: so, this must be an animal or bird that
Useful strategy: identifying key words and phrases humans hunted
1 2 A newspaper report in the Sydney Daily Times y 1829–31: the first 3 was brought
contained factual errors. back from Antarctica
3 Some academics have criticised the theory put ‘first’: so, this had not been done before
forward by Dr Jonathan Purdie. ‘brought back’: so, this must have been small
4 Whales off the coast of South Africa behave in the enough to be transportable
same way as whales in New Zealand waters. y 1895: The International Geographical Congress
5 The Rolls-Royce Merlin engine was modified and encouraged exploration and 4
in Antarctica
improved in its first years in production. ‘encouraged’: so, this must be an activity that the
6 The British public held a wide variety of opinions International Geographical Congress would have
on this topic, according to a survey completed by been likely to encourage
over 3,000 people. ‘exploration’: so, this is likely to be a noun to complete
the phrase ‘exploration’ and