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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #32838 Medium Hungry fish

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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:

A hungry fish can kill prey with a quick bite. That is, of course, if its prey hasn't already died of fright. Take tasty dragonflies. The mere presence of predators—even caged ones—is enough to scare dragonflies to death, according to a study in the journal Ecology. Researchers collected wild dragonfly larvae, and placed them in tanks with fish or insect predators. The larvae could see and smell their hunters—but were kept safe by underwater cages. After two months, the researchers took a head count—and found that dragonfly larvae sharing quarters with their killers were two to four times as likely to die off, compared to counterparts living in predator-free waters. And they had slimmer chances of surviving metamorphosis, too. The authors suggest a couple reasons why. First, prey tend to make fewer forays for snacks when predators are lurking around, so they may not be as nutritionally fit. And previous studies have shown that the presence of predators ups stress levels in prey.

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Printed "petitions", the speaker says "presence"

Explanation: Listen for "the presence of predators". Both words start with the same first letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "legalize", the speaker says "dragonflies"

Explanation: You will hear "scare dragonflies to death". The printed word starts with a different letter, so the start does not match.

Printed "distorting", the speaker says "according"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "according to a study". The printed and spoken words end with the same two letters, but they start differently.

Printed "rend", the speaker says "compared"

Explanation: Listen again to "compared to counterparts living". The spoken word is much longer than the printed one.

Printed "repulse", the speaker says "counterparts"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "counterparts living in predator-free". The printed word is much shorter than the spoken word, so check length.

Printed "binnacles", the speaker says "predators"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "when predators are lurking around". The printed word and the spoken word start with different letters, so listen from the first sound.

"caged" matches the audio

Explanation: "even caged ones, is enough" looks odd and may catch your eye. The speaker actually says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"tanks" matches the audio

Explanation: "placed them in tanks with fish" has a short common word that seems strange next to errors. The speaker says "tanks" exactly, so do not click it.

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