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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #34119 Short Pig Pen
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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:

You might blame your pets for shedding all over the house. But we humans do it too—and our stuff is alive. "We're constantly emitting microbes around us. And this is coming from shedding of our skin, from exhaling, our hair, we’re just full of these guys." Adam Altrichter, a microbial ecologist at the university of Oregon. "We've never been sterile organisms. We are definitely masses of microbes both in and on us." If you're picturing the Peanuts character Pig Pen, you may not be far off. Because biologists estimate we shed a million particles an hour—including, of course, a lot of bacteria. Altrichter and his colleagues wanted to measure that cloud of particles—the "Pig Pen" effect, if you will—so they asked 11 volunteers not to shower.
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Printed "partially", the speaker says "constantly"

Explanation: Listen for "constantly emitting microbes around". The two words start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "provisoes", the speaker says "microbes"

Explanation: You will hear "microbes around us". The printed and spoken words start with different letters, so do not trust the first sound alone.

Printed "cannery", the speaker says "university"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "university of Oregon". The printed word 'cannery' does not make sense in this sentence.

Printed "increment", the speaker says "estimate"

Explanation: Listen again to "estimate we shed a". The printed and spoken words begin with different letters, so hear the whole word.

Printed "daddies", the speaker says "colleagues"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "colleagues wanted to". The two words start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

"Pig" matches the audio

Explanation: "the Peanuts character Pig Pen" looks like a trick from comics and may catch your eye. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Altrichter" matches the audio

Explanation: "Adam Altrichter, a microbial" has a rare name next to common words and may seem wrong. It is spoken exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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