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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #32839 Medium Airport baggage
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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:

What do airport baggage screeners, students and basketball players have in common? They all need a good night's sleep. A study presented this week at the Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies suggests basketbailers who get some extra z's are more likely to score in a game. (Stanford University) researchers monitored members of the school's men's basketball team during two weeks of regular sleep cycles and then two weeks with extra sleep. With extra sleep the athletes reported increased energy; faster sprint times; and better free-throw shooting. Another study found that college students who pull all-nighters to prepare for tests tend to have lower grade point averages than those who get regular sleep. And 2nd and 3rd graders with sleep disorders are more likely to receive bad grades in math, reading and writing, according to a study from Chappaqua Public Schools in New York.
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Printed "occlusions", the speaker says "students"

Explanation: You will hear "baggage screeners, students and". The printed word "occlusions" starts with a different letter. It is also longer, so listen to the whole word before you click.

Printed "extramarital", the speaker says "Professional"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "Associated Professional Sleep". The two words end with the same letters, so listen to the start to tell them apart.

Printed "inhabited", the speaker says "monitored"

Explanation: Listen again to "researchers monitored members of". Both printed and spoken words end the same way, so focus on how the word begins to decide.

Printed "suits", the speaker says "school's"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "the school's men's basketball team". The printed word and the spoken word both start with s, but the spoken word is much longer.

Printed "vivo", the speaker says "free throw"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "better free-throw shooting". The printed word "vivo" makes no sense before "shooting". Trust your ears and click the printed word.

"basketbailers" matches the audio

Explanation: "basketbailers who get some extra z's" looks odd on the page. It may seem odd, but the speaker says it as printed. Do not click it.

"Chappaqua" matches the audio

Explanation: "from Chappaqua Public Schools" has an unusual name that can seem wrong. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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