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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #32828 Medium Ladybug
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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:
If you like a glass of wine with your pizza, you might be interested in the news from this week’s American Chemical Society meeting in Chicago. First the bad news: it seems that a growing number of winemakers find that their reds, whites and roses taste a little like ladybugs. These cute little aphid-eaters are becoming quite a nuisance in vineyards across the country, where they accidentally get harvested with the grapes and stink up the resulting wine. Chemists at Iowa State University used a gas chromatograph and a panel of human sniffers to analyze the odor produced by hundreds of live ladybugs. They found the stench was made mostly by chemicals that smelled like roasted peanuts and green peppers. Which maybe nobody wants in a delicate Chablis. But there’s good news about pizza. Chemists at the University of Maryland have figured out how to boost the antioxidant levels in pizza dough. Maybe that discovery will catalyze a whole new generation of bad foods that are good for you.
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Printed "cytoskeleton", the speaker says "American"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "week's American Chemical Society". It is written as "cytoskeleton" on the page, not in the audio. They start with different letters, so listen to the start of the word.

Printed "electors", the speaker says "sniffers"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "a panel of human sniffers". It shows "electors" on the page, not what you hear. They start with different letters, so listen to the start.

Printed "crewed", the speaker says "produced"

Explanation: The speaker says "odor produced by hundreds". You see "crewed" on the page, not in the audio. The first letters differ, so listen from the start.

Printed "virgins", the speaker says "hundreds"

Explanation: Listen for "hundreds of live ladybugs". On the page it reads "virgins", not the spoken word. The two words start with different letters, so catch the start.

Printed "utilize", the speaker says "catalyze"

Explanation: You will hear "will catalyze a whole new". The page says "utilize", which is not what you hear. Both end with the same two letters, so listen to the beginning and middle.

"Chablis" matches the audio

Explanation: "delicate Chablis." This wine name may look odd, but the speaker says it exactly. Do not click it.

"Maryland" matches the audio

Explanation: "University of Maryland have figured". This place name can seem like a trick. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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