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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #33911 Medium Sex and Happiness
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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:

The key to a happy marriage and a happy life in retirement? According to a recent study, one answer is sex. Researchers mined a national data set called the 2004 General Social Surveys. They analyzed the responses of 238 married seniors, 65 and older, about happiness and sex. They did not examine the responses of non-married seniors, a growing sexually active group. For those, only 40 percent were very happy with life in general. Almost 60 percent were very happy in their marriage. Sixty percent were very happy with life, and 80 percent were very happy in their marriage. The researchers say the correlation held even when accounting for other factors that might keep seniors smiling, such as good health and financial stability. The findings were presented at the Gerontological Society of America’s annual meeting in Boston. The researchers say the information could help showcase the need for sexual health interventions for older Americans. So they can stay active - and active.
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Printed "unblemished", the speaker says "marriage"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "a happy marriage and". The printed word and the spoken word start with different letters, and the printed word is much longer.

Printed "steadied", the speaker says "non married"

Explanation: Listen again to "non married seniors". The printed word and the spoken word begin with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "cleavages", the speaker says "researchers"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "The researchers say". The two words start with different letters, so trust the sound, not the printed word.

Printed "debouching", the speaker says "accounting"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "accounting for other". Both words end with the same two letters, so listen to the start of the word.

Printed "gestation", the speaker says "information"

Explanation: The speaker says "the information could help", not "gestation". Both words end with the same two letters, so listen to the beginning of the word.

"2004" matches the audio

Explanation: "2004 General Social Surveys" may look odd because of the numbers, but it is spoken exactly that way. Do not click it.

"Boston" matches the audio

Explanation: "annual meeting in Boston" might seem like a strange city name, but the speaker says it as printed. Do not click it.

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