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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #32823 Short Hearing
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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:

Just when you thought you'd heard everything, scientists have found that the reason you can hear everything—including things that are very quiet—is because your ears have tiny tubelike motors that mechanically amplify sounds. You’ve probably heard that it's the hair cells in your ears that allow you to hear. These cells sport tufts of spiky hairs that are like little molecular Mohawks. When sound waves enter the ear these hairs vibrate, and that motion then gets translated into an electrical message that tells your brain that there's something worth listening to. But the movement of those hairs is not passive, like tall grass swaying in the breeze. The electrical signals they produce feed back on the system, causing the hairs to tilt even more. It's that so-called "flexo-electric effect" that boosts the audio signal and amplifies the sound, findings published in the April 22nd issue of the journal Public Library of Science ONE.
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Printed "sanitises", the speaker says "scientists"

Explanation: The speaker says "you thought you'd heard scientists", not "sanitises". Both words start with s, so listen to the end of the word.

Printed "nonelectrical", the speaker says "electrical"

Explanation: Listen for "translated into an electrical", not "nonelectrical". The printed word starts with n, so the first letter is different. Listen from the start.

Printed "sunhat", the speaker says "movement"

Explanation: You will hear "But the movement of those hairs", not "sunhat". The printed word makes no sense here, so trust the audio, not the page.

Printed "taught", the speaker says "so called"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "so called \"flexo-electric effect\"", not "taught". The printed word starts with a different letter, so listen to the whole phrase.

Printed "onset", the speaker says "published"

Explanation: Listen again to "findings published in the April", not "onset". The two words start with different letters, so focus on the start of the word.

"hair" matches the audio

Explanation: "the hair cells in your ears" may look simple, but the speaker says it exactly. Do not click it.

"Mohawks" matches the audio

Explanation: "like little molecular Mohawks" looks unusual and might trick you, but the speaker really says it that way. Do not click it.

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