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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #30153 Short Chocolate Eaters
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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:

Researchers at the University of California claim to have discovered that people who eat chocolate regularly tend to be lighter than those who rarely eat it. The findings may seem surprising in that chocolate has a great many calories and, in general, the more calories people consume, the more likely they are to put on weight. The recent studies emphasize that it is more the regularity with which people eat chocolate that is significant rather than the amount they consume. Whether they eat a little or a lot seems to make no difference, whereas eating it frequently appears to reduce weight more than only having it occasionally.
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Printed "hardly", the speaker says "rarely"

Explanation: Listen again to "those who rarely eat it". The printed and spoken words start with different letters. Both end the same, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "suspicious", the speaker says "surprising"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "may seem surprising in that". Both words start with s, so listen for the ending to tell them apart.

Printed "contain", the speaker says "consume"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "people consume, the more likely". The first letter is the same, so wait to hear the rest of the word before you click.

Printed "establish", the speaker says "emphasize"

Explanation: The speaker says "recent studies emphasize that it", not "establish". Both words begin with e, so listen to how the word continues.

Printed "important", the speaker says "significant"

Explanation: Listen for "that is significant rather than". The printed and spoken words start with different letters, so hear the whole word first.

Printed "freely", the speaker says "frequently"

Explanation: You will hear "eating it frequently appears to". They share the first letter f and the spoken word is much longer than the printed one.

"University" matches the audio

Explanation: "Researchers at the University of California" has a long proper name next to it. It looks unusual, but the speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"occasionally" matches the audio

Explanation: "only having it occasionally" sits at the sentence end and looks like a trick. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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