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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #32809 Medium Animal Sounds
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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
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Correct Transcript:

Many animals use sounds to convey information. Humans use vocal labels for objects and for people. We call these words, and names. A few creatures, such as dolphins and parrots, can learn specific vocal labels. And wild dolphins are known to have particular, individual signature whistles. Scientists at Scotland’s St. Andrews University wanted to know: can these whistles be used as labels? The researchers analysis sounds from dolphins off Scotland’s east coast, and extracted these signature whistles. Then they altered the sounds so the calls wouldn't sound exactly like the originating dolphin. They played those sounds back to the dolphins, along with whistles from dolphins familiar to the animals and whistles from strangers. When the dolphins heard their own signature whistle they retainly responded with that same sound. That reaction only happened twice when they heard sounds from their pals and not at all when they heard the alien dolphin.
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Printed "ontogenetic", the speaker says "specific"

Explanation: The speaker says "can learn specific vocal labels", not "ontogenetic". They start with different letters, but both end with the same two letters.

Printed "husbands", the speaker says "dolphins"

Explanation: Listen for "wild dolphins are known". The written word starts with a different letter and ends differently from the spoken word.

Printed "drinkable", the speaker says "individual"

Explanation: You will hear "particular, individual signature whistles". They begin with different letters, and the printed word ends differently.

Printed "propositions", the speaker says "whistles"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "can these whistles be used". The printed word makes no sense in that sentence, so trust what you hear.

Printed "right", the speaker says "analysis"

Explanation: Listen again to "researchers analysis sounds". The spoken word is much longer than the printed word.

Printed "needy", the speaker says "retainly"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "they retainly responded". The printed word starts with a different letter and is much shorter.

"Scotland’s" matches the audio

Explanation: "Scientists at Scotland's St. Andrews University" has a place name that looks formal. It is exactly what the speaker says, so do not click it.

"pals" matches the audio

Explanation: "their pals and not at all" has a casual word that might look wrong. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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