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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #30143 Short Explore 2
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You will hear a recording. Below is a transcription of the recording. Some words in the transcription differ from what the speaker said. Please click on the words that are different.
* Click on the words that are different from what you hear
Result:

Correct Transcript:

When explorer Roald Amundsen set out to find the Northwest passage, his official mission was scientific - a search for the magnetic north pole. But as historian Roland Huntford describes, the real drive behind the expedition came from a deep desire to conquer the unknown. "One of the reasons that Amundsen would have been inspired by the Northwest Passage is simply that it was one of the last great geographical goals unaccomplished. What you have to realize is that by the 1870s, most of the earth had been discovered."
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Printed "Pasture", the speaker says "passage"

Explanation: Listen for "the Northwest passage". Both words start with the same letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "south", the speaker says "north"

Explanation: You will hear "magnetic north pole". The words start with different letters, so the first sound will help you choose.

Printed "colonize", the speaker says "conquer"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "to conquer the unknown". The printed and spoken words start with the same letter, so wait for the end.

Printed "challenged", the speaker says "inspired"

Explanation: Listen again to "been inspired by the". The printed and spoken words start with different letters, so the first sound tells them apart.

Printed "accomplished", the speaker says "unaccomplished"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "last great geographical goals unaccomplished". The spoken word is longer, so it takes more time to say.

Printed "1880s", the speaker says "1870s"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "by the 1870s". Both written numbers start and end the same way, so listen to the middle number sound.

"Roald" matches the audio

Explanation: "When explorer Roald Amundsen set out" looks like a name you might misread. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Huntford" matches the audio

Explanation: "But as historian Roland Huntford describes" has a rare surname that can look odd. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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