Recognition of Voice

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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #33490 Short Recognition of Voice

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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:

It's tough to pick a familiar face out of a crowd—but focusing on a known voice in a noisy room is easy. And a new study "scanned volunteers” brains to look at how we solve the so-called cocktail party problem. The work is in the journal Nature. Researchers recorded the activity of the subject s cerebral cortexes while playing them sentences spoken by different voices. First, the subjects listened to individual sentences and reported key features of each one. Then, they heard two different sentences played at the same time, but had to listen to and recall details from only one voice. Each voice drew a particular response from the auditory cortex. And even with an extra sentence playing simultaneously, researchers saw that the cortex responded specifically to the voice that the subject was focusing on. This finding indicates that our brains process sound based not only on the audio input they receive, but also on our listening goals.

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Printed "longhand", the speaker says "recorded"

Explanation: You will hear "recorded the activity of". The printed word is "longhand". It starts with a different letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "paragons", the speaker says "sentences"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "sentences spoken by different". The printed word shows a different first letter, so trust your ears.

Printed "militant", the speaker says "different"

Explanation: Listen again to "spoken by different voices". The page says "militant". Both words end the same two letters, so focus on the start.

Printed "transmissible", the speaker says "individual"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "individual sentences and reported". The printed word is much longer than the spoken word.

Printed "cleavers", the speaker says "features"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "key features of each". The printed word begins with another letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "missioner", the speaker says "particular"

Explanation: The speaker says "drew a particular response", not "missioner". The first letters are different, so follow the sound.

Printed "preparatory", the speaker says "auditory"

Explanation: Listen for "from the auditory cortex". Both printed and spoken words end the same two letters, so listen for the start.

"Nature" matches the audio

Explanation: "the work is in the journal Nature." Nature is a proper name and may look tricky. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

"cocktail" matches the audio

Explanation: "the so-called cocktail party problem." Cocktail is a common word and may catch your eye. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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