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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #32844 Medium Garlic
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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:

Various studies have suggested that eating garlic can be good for you. It's been credited with lowering blood pressure, protecting against heart disease, preventing blood clots, even fighting off colds. Now researchers from the University of Alabama at Birmingham think they have a better idea how garlic might work its medicinal magic. The Alabama team exposed red blood cells to the juices pressed from a standard, supermarket-issue clove of garlic. And they found that the garlic-soaked cells started giving off hydrogen sulfide, which is the gas that gives rotten eggs their delightful bouquet. Ok, I know you're probably thinking that smelling like sewage seems even more odious than reeking of garlic. But on a molecular level, a pinch of hydrogen sulfide can be just what the doctor ordered. Because hydrogen sulfide serves as a chemical messenger that helps relax blood vessels.
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Printed "woodworking", the speaker says "lowering"

Explanation: The speaker says "credited with lowering blood pressure", not "woodworking". The first letters differ, so listen to the start.

Printed "sheepfold", the speaker says "garlic soaked"

Explanation: Listen for "the garlic-soaked cells". The printed item is one short word, but the audio has two words.

Printed "sidemen", the speaker says "hydrogen"

Explanation: You will hear "giving off hydrogen sulfide". They end with the same two letters, so listen to the start.

Printed "mortality", the speaker says "probably"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "you're probably thinking". The printed word "mortality" makes no sense, so focus on the start.

Printed "midden", the speaker says "thinking"

Explanation: Listen again to "probably thinking that". The two words start with different letters, so listen to the start.

"delightful" matches the audio

Explanation: "their delightful bouquet". It looks like a strange choice, but the speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

"bouquet" matches the audio

Explanation: "their delightful bouquet". It may look tricky, but the speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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