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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #33709 Medium Eating Background
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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:

In lab tests, music and lighting can affect how much people eat. Now a study has found that changing the ambiance of a fast food restaurant to more of a fine-dining atmosphere lessened the amount of food people crammed into their pie holes. To quote the paper, "softening the lighting and music led people to eat less, to rate the food as more enjoyable, and to spend just as much." That last finding means that fast food joints, which are accused of contributing to the obesity epidemic, might actually try it. The study was led by well-known eating behaviorist Brian Wansink from Cornell University and appears in the journal Psychological Reports. The researchers converted part of a Hardee's so that it had soft lighting and slow jazz instrumentals. The patrons were expected to possibly eat more in the relaxed section.
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Printed "noncontributing", the speaker says "contributing"

Explanation: Listen again to "accused of contributing to". Click "noncontributing" on the page. It starts with a different letter, so listen from the first sound.

Printed "predominately", the speaker says "actually"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "might actually try it". The printed word "predominately" is shown, so click it. Both words begin with different letters, so follow the sound.

Printed "refunded", the speaker says "converted"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "researchers converted part of a Hardee's". The printed word "refunded" appears in the text. They begin with different letters, so listen to the start.

"Wansink" matches the audio

Explanation: "led by well-known eating behaviorist Brian Wansink" has a name you may not know. It is spoken exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Psychological" matches the audio

Explanation: "appears in the journal Psychological Reports" has a long printed word that looks tricky. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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