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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #34123 Medium Cereal Boxes
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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:

When you walk down the cereal aisle, do you ever get the feeling that Cap'n Crunch is looking at you? Well, that's just silly. He's actually looking at your kids. That's according to a study by Brian Wansink and colleagues at Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab. The researchers wondered whether the characters on cereal boxes actually make eye contact. And whether that could influence a shopper's choice of breakfast fare. So they hit the cereal aisle. And they found that kids' cereals tend to be placed on lower shelves than grownup offerings. What’s more, Tony the Tiger and his kid-friendly pals tend to gaze downward, while the Quaker Oats guy stares straight ahead. In a second study, adult volunteers were handed a box of Trix. On some boxes, the rabbit looked straight ahead, on others, he gazed away. When asked what they thought of Trix.
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Printed "gluttonously", the speaker says "actually"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "He's actually looking at". The printed word is "gluttonously" on the page. They start with different letters, and the printed word is much longer than the spoken word.

Printed "varnishes", the speaker says "characters"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "the characters on cereal boxes". The printed word is "varnishes" in the text. They start with different letters, and "varnishes" does not make sense in this sentence.

"Cap'n" matches the audio

Explanation: "Cap'n Crunch is looking at you" has a punctuation mark in the name. It may look odd, but the speaker says it exactly as printed. Do not click it.

"Cornell" matches the audio

Explanation: "Cornell University's Food and Brand Lab" contains a proper name you might not know. It can seem tricky, but the speaker says it exactly as printed. Do not click it.

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