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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #33712 Short Salty Skin
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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 both painful and insulting to rub salt in a wound. But a new study shows that salty skin can actually ward off infections, at least in mice fed a high-sodium diet. That's according to a study in the journal Cell Metabolism. We tend to think of dietary salt as a health threat. And it is. Too much sodium has been linked to high blood pressure and a increased risk for heart attack and stroke. But we also crave salty snacks and store the accumulated sodium in our bodies, particularly in the skin. A clue to explaining this paradox came when researchers noticed that mice that were attacked by a cage mate wound up with an unusually large amount of sodium at the site of the bite. They then found high sodium levels in people at the locations of bacterial skin infections. So the researchers fed mice a high-sodium diet. And found that the dietary salt boosted the activity of immune cells in the animals' skin, which gave them a leg up when it came to healing their wounds.
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Printed "popularly", the speaker says "actually"

Explanation: The speaker says "salty skin can actually", not "popularly". The two words start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "respecter", the speaker says "pressure"

Explanation: Listen for "linked to high blood pressure", not "respecter". The printed word starts with a different letter, so focus on the word you hear.

Printed "wreaked", the speaker says "increased"

Explanation: You will hear "and a increased risk", not "wreaked". The words end the same way, but they begin differently, so follow the sound from the start.

Printed "carnivorously", the speaker says "particularly"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "store the accumulated sodium in our bodies, particularly", not "carnivorously". The two words begin with different letters, so wait for the full word.

Printed "freelances", the speaker says "researchers"

Explanation: Listen again to "when researchers noticed that mice", not "freelances". The printed word looks different from the spoken word at the start, so trust your ears.

Printed "centennial", the speaker says "bacterial"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "locations of bacterial skin infections", not "centennial". The printed and spoken words start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "flippancy", the speaker says "activity"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "boosted the activity of immune", not "flippancy". The spoken word is shorter and begins differently, so follow the sound, not the meaning.

"Cell" matches the audio

Explanation: "a study in the journal Cell Metabolism" has a journal name that looks formal. It is spoken exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"mice" matches the audio

Explanation: "at least in mice fed a high-sodium" may seem close to other animals. The speaker says "mice" exactly, so do not click it.

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