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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #33488 Medium Net Loss
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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:

Some things are hard to remember. Others are hard to forget—especially things that are traumatic. But kids, it turns out, are better than adults at forgetting the bad stuff. Now scientists think they know why. According to an animal study in the September 4th issue of the journal Science, the brains of adults erect physical barriers that keep painful memories intact. As adults, events that emotionally disturb us tend to get seared into our brains. And those memories can resurface, causing anxiety, fear and even post-traumatic stress disorder. But young brains are much more resilient—and can even erase unpleasant memories. To get a better handle on this youthful forgetting, scientists studied the brains of young and old rats.
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Printed "refreshing", the speaker says "forgetting"

Explanation: The speaker says "better than adults at forgetting", not "refreshing". Both words start with different letters, and both end with "ng", so listen to the whole word.

Printed "nonelectrical", the speaker says "physical"

Explanation: Listen for "erect physical barriers". The printed word is much longer than the spoken one, so expect a shorter word in the audio.

Printed "bigotries", the speaker says "memories"

Explanation: You will hear "painful memories intact". The printed word "bigotries" starts with a different letter, so follow the sound.

"seared" matches the audio

Explanation: "tend to get seared into our brains" looks a bit rare. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"resilient" matches the audio

Explanation: "young brains are much more resilient" may look like a tricky long phrase. The audio matches the page, so do not click it.

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