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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #32817 Short Polar Vortex
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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:

Fed up with the polar vortex? If so, consider this: Shivering may actually share some of the benefits of exercise—at least in terms of burning fat. Researchers studied shivering in a group of 10 men and women. First the volunteers rested under a temperature-controlled blanket, which dropped from 80 degrees Fahrenheit to a chilly 54. Then they cycled on an exercise bike. Researchers took blood samples during both activities. Turns out, shivering and exercise spurred muscles to secrete similar amounts of irisin—a hormone that tells brown fat to turn up the furnace—even though exercise took 10 times as much effort. The researchers say the metabolic pathway may have evolved to save us energy. Shivering alone is a costly survival mechanism—it relies on muscle contraction to warm us. Whereas shivering-activated brown fat can convert chemical energy directly to heat. The study is in the journal Cell Metabolism.
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Printed "texturing", the speaker says "Shivering"

Explanation: Listen for "Shivering may actually share". They start with different letters, but both end the same.

Printed "leopardesses", the speaker says "benefits"

Explanation: You will hear "share some of the benefits". The printed word makes no sense here, and the two words start with different letters.

Printed "frequenters", the speaker says "Researchers"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "Researchers studied shivering". They begin with different letters, though they share the same final two letters.

Printed "contrives", the speaker says "exercise"

Explanation: Listen again to "cycled on an exercise bike". They start with different letters and they end differently.

Printed "inadmissible", the speaker says "chemical"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "convert chemical energy directly". The printed word makes no sense here, and the first letters are different.

"Fahrenheit" matches the audio

Explanation: "80 degrees Fahrenheit to a chilly" may look unusual, but the speaker says it exactly as printed. Do not click it.

"volunteers" matches the audio

Explanation: "First the volunteers rested under" might seem odd, yet the speaker uses that exact word. Do not click it.

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