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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #30156 Short to Travel Abroad
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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:

In the 19th century, few people could afford to travel abroad; it was expensive and there weren't the mass transport systems that we have today. So curiosity about foreign lands had to be satisfied through books and drawings. With the advent of photography, a whole new dimension of "reality" became available. Publishers were not slow to realize that here was a large new market of people hungry for travel photography and they soon had photographers out shooting the best known European cities, as well as more exotic places further away. People bought the pictures by the millions, and magic lantern shows were presented in schools and lecture halls. Most popular of all, however, was the stereoscopic picture which presented three-dimensional views and was considered a marvel of Victorian technology.
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Printed "massive", the speaker says "mass"

Explanation: The speaker says "the mass transport", not "massive". Both words start with the same letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "version", the speaker says "dimension"

Explanation: Listen for "a whole new dimension". The words start with different letters, but they end the same, so hear the start.

Printed "eager", the speaker says "hungry"

Explanation: You will hear "people hungry for". The printed and spoken words begin with different letters, so trust your ears.

Printed "afield", the speaker says "away"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "places further away". Both words start with the same letter, so wait for the whole word.

Printed "leisure", the speaker says "lecture"

Explanation: Listen again to "in schools and lecture halls". Both words start the same and end the same, so listen to the middle part.

Printed "pretended", the speaker says "presented"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "which presented three-dimensional". The printed and spoken words share the same first letter and same ending, so focus on the middle.

"photography" matches the audio

Explanation: "travel photography and they soon" may look odd next to the change. It is exactly what the speaker says, so do not click it.

"European" matches the audio

Explanation: "best known European cities" has a common word that could trick you. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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