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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #34650 Medium T Cell
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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:

Keep this podcast a secret. Because new research points to a possible blind spot in airport security screening: it may be easier to sneak something dangerous past security-a box cutter, for example by also including an obvious and innocuous banned object, like a water bottle, into the mix as a distraction. Scientists recruited college students to find targets on a computer display. Their task: search for lines that formed a T amidst other non-T lines in 10 different experiments. Sometimes the T’s were easy to find, sometimes they were more hidden. When the easy and tough ones appeared with equal frequency, the students found both on the same screen. When the easy T's appeared two to three times more frequently, the students were more likely to miss the tough ones. But when the students were given extra time, lessening the pressure, they were more able to find both targets almost as quickly.
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Printed "sculptural", the speaker says "possible"

Explanation: The speaker says "points to a possible blind", not "sculptural". The two words start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "mongooses", the speaker says "innocuous"

Explanation: Listen for "an obvious and innocuous", not "mongooses". The two words start with different letters, so follow the audio.

Printed "duennas", the speaker says "students"

Explanation: You will hear "recruited college students to", not "duennas". They start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

"screening" matches the audio

Explanation: "airport security screening" may look tricky because it is near the changed word. The speaker says screening exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"bottle" matches the audio

Explanation: "like a water bottle" sits next to the altered word and may catch your eye. The speaker names bottle exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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