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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #33905 Medium Hillary
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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:

Hillary is undecided. Obama and McCain both passed. But the scientific community is committed to staging a candidates' debate about science and technology. They want straight talk on political buzzwords like climate change and stem cells, as well as less discussed issues like funding for basic research and the National Institutes of Health. What started as citizens worried about the U.S. losing its edge is now a movement called Science Debate 2008. An article in the current issue of the journal Science, claims that, by 2010, 90 percent of the world's scientists and engineers will live in Asia, where research is well funded. The authors say the US needs to keep up because science and engineering drove half of America's economic growth over the last fifty years. Science Debate 2008 had to cancel a debate before the upcoming Pennsylvania primaries because candidates wouldn't commit. Now plans are already in the works for Oregon, where primaries are set for May 20th.
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Printed "attacked", the speaker says "discussed"

Explanation: Listen again to "less discussed issues". On the page it reads "attacked".

Printed "reserved", the speaker says "research"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "basic research and the". What you see is "reserved" on the page.

Printed "contrivances", the speaker says "scientists"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "the world's scientists and". On the page it shows "contrivances" instead.

Printed "gears", the speaker says "engineers"

Explanation: The speaker says "scientists and engineers", not "gears". Both start with different letters, so listen to the start for the change.

Printed "raver", the speaker says "Pennsylvania"

Explanation: Listen for "upcoming Pennsylvania primaries". You see "raver" on the page, but the spoken word is much longer.

Printed "corked", the speaker says "wouldn't"

Explanation: You will hear "wouldn't commit". They start with different letters, so listen to the start to spot the change.

"stem" matches the audio

Explanation: "political buzzwords like climate change and stem cells," looks like a trick. It is exactly what the speaker says, so do not click it.

"Oregon" matches the audio

Explanation: "plans are already in the works for Oregon," may look changed. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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