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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #34262 Short USs
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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:

As you've probably heard, the US is in the midst of an obesity epidemic, Americans just keep getting fatter and fatter. But the bad news doesn't end there. Because in today's issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, scientists from Harvard and the University of California in San Diego report that obesity is actually contagious. And it seems you catch it from your friends. After analyzing 32 years worth of data from more than 12,000 individuals, the researchers found that thin people tend to cluster with thin people...and not just for warmth. And that people with more mass tend to gravitate toward one another, too. But it’s not that folks seek friends with a similar physique. Or that people who pack on the pounds all frequent the same fast-food franchises or avoid the same gyms. What the scientists think is happening is that as those around you start plumping out, you come to think that being a bit hefty isn’t such a bad thing.
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Printed "celebrants", the speaker says "Americans"

Explanation: Listen again to "Americans just keep getting". The page shows "celebrants". They start with different letters, so listen to the first letter.

Printed "itemise", the speaker says "scientists"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "scientists from Harvard". The page shows "itemise". They start with different letters, so listen to the first sound.

Printed "sagaciously", the speaker says "actually"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "is actually contagious". They end with the same letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "eatables", the speaker says "researchers"

Explanation: The speaker says "the researchers found that". The printed word "eatables" makes no sense in this sentence, so follow the sound.

Printed "canvassing", the speaker says "happening"

Explanation: Listen for "is happening is that". The printed word "canvassing" starts with a different letter, so listen to the first letter.

"New" matches the audio

Explanation: "in today's issue of the New England" has a common word that may look repeated. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Diego" matches the audio

Explanation: "University of California in San Diego report" has a place name that might seem odd. The speaker pronounces "Diego" exactly, so do not click it.

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