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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #34507 Medium Sweet Diet
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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:

For worms fed a sugary diet, life is sweet. But short. According to a new study published in the journal Cell Metabolism, consistently adding a small amount of sugar to a worm's regular diet of bacteria shortened its lifespan by 20 percent. The research was performed on C. Elegans, tiny roundworms that typically live an average of two weeks. In previous work, Cynthia Kenyon of the university of California, San Francisco, found that an imitation to a gene called daf-2 changed insulin signaling and doubled the lifespan of the worms. And the worms didn't get old at their usual pace and then hang on longer—they actually aged more slowly. Now Kenyon's new study shows that worms with the daf-2 mutation don't get the life-extending benefits if they are routinely fed glucose.
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Printed "deliciously", the speaker says "consistently"

Explanation: Listen again to "consistently adding a". You see "deliciously" on the page. Both words end the same, so hear the whole word.

Printed "gauntlet", the speaker says "shortened"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "shortened its lifespan". The printed "gauntlet" starts with a different letter, so listen for the first sound.

Printed "affirmed", the speaker says "research"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "research was performed". The printed "affirmed" does not make sense here, so trust the audio.

Printed "patronymically", the speaker says "typically"

Explanation: The speaker says "typically live an average". The printed "patronymically" is much longer, so listen for a shorter word.

Printed "nationality", the speaker says "university"

Explanation: Listen for "university of California San". The printed "nationality" starts with a different letter, so wait for the full word.

Printed "orientalists", the speaker says "benefits"

Explanation: You will hear "benefits if they are". Both words end the same, so hear the full word before you click "orientalists".

"Cell" matches the audio

Explanation: "the journal Cell Metabolism" is in the transcript. It may look like a trick, but the speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

"Elegans" matches the audio

Explanation: "C. Elegans, tiny roundworms" appears in the text. It seems odd, yet the speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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