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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #32837 Short US Airways
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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:

Back on January 15th, US Airways Flight 1549 made that amazing water landing in the Hudson after both engines were taken out by Canada geese, which can weigh eight pounds each. Now scientists have used forensic techniques to clear local geese—the perpetrators were out-of-towners. The study appears June 8th in the journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Crash investigators sent feather samples from the plane's engines to the Smithsonian, which has a dedicated Feather Identification Lab. The researchers examined the feather's hydrogen isotopes, which include regular hydrogen atoms and hydrogens with additional neutrons. The isotope ratios tell you about the bird's diet. And that tells you where they dined. The analysis showed that the birds that hit the plane were much closer to geese migrating from Canada's Labrador region than the geese who live year-round in New York. That info could be important for strategies to avoid future bird strikes.
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Printed "dioceses", the speaker says "techniques"

Explanation: The speaker says "forensic techniques to", not "dioceses". The printed word starts with a different letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "aggregations", the speaker says "investigators"

Explanation: Listen for "Crash investigators sent", not "aggregations". The two words start with different letters, so hear the first sound.

Printed "leviathan", the speaker says "hydrogen"

Explanation: You will hear "feather's hydrogen isotopes", not "leviathan". The printed word makes no sense here, so follow the audio.

Printed "spiciness", the speaker says "hydrogens"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "and hydrogens with", not "spiciness". The printed word begins with a different letter, so listen to the start.

Printed "shroud", the speaker says "year round"

Explanation: Listen again to "geese who live year-round", not "shroud". The printed word is short but starts with a different letter, so hear the whole phrase.

Printed "urate", the speaker says "important"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "could be important for", not "urate". The spoken word is much longer, so listen for extra sounds.

"Frontiers" matches the audio

Explanation: "the journal Frontiers in Ecology" has a journal name that may look strange. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Smithsonian" matches the audio

Explanation: "to the Smithsonian, which" shows a proper name that seems rare. It matches the audio exactly, so do not click it.

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