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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #32821 Medium Iron
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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:

Iron is a great material for making tools. But the oldest known iron artifacts were actually intended for decoration: nine Egyptian beads that date back to 3200 B.C. And now we know that this ancient jewelry has an even more impressive origin—the iron out of which it was crafted came from space. The metal cylinders were discovered in Egypt in 1911. To analyze the structure and chemical composition of the beads, researchers bombarded them with neutrons and gamma rays. The tests revealed that the jewelry contained trace elements not present in Earthly ores—but that are found in iron-rich meteorites. The study is in the Journal of Archaeological Science. The meteoric metal was hammered flat and rolled into beads more than 5,000 years ago. This date is some 1,500 years before the invention of smelting. That technique made it possible for terrestrial iron to be shaped into tools, and to supplant copper and bronze as civilization's metal of choice.
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Printed "jerks", the speaker says "artifacts"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "oldest known iron artifacts". The printed word and the spoken word start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "effervescent", the speaker says "intended"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "actually intended for decoration". The printed word is much longer than the spoken word, so follow your ears.

Printed "transacted", the speaker says "bombarded"

Explanation: The speaker says "researchers bombarded them with", not "transacted". The first letter is different, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "monozygotic", the speaker says "iron rich"

Explanation: Listen for "in iron-rich meteorites". The printed word makes no sense before "meteorites", so trust the sound you hear.

Printed "histological", the speaker says "Archaeological"

Explanation: You will hear "Journal of Archaeological Science". The first letters are different, so wait for the full word.

Printed "suspension", the speaker says "invention"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "the invention of smelting". The first letter is different, so listen for the full word.

Printed "doublespeak", the speaker says "technique"

Explanation: Listen again to "That technique made it possible". The printed word makes no sense here, so follow the audio.

"Egyptian" matches the audio

Explanation: "nine Egyptian beads" may look like a trick because the place name is familiar. The speaker actually says it as printed, so do not click it.

"neutrons" matches the audio

Explanation: "with neutrons and gamma rays" is a technical phrase that can seem wrong on the page. The audio matches it exactly, so do not click it.

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