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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #34821 Medium Astronaut
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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:

The space shuttle Discovery, mission 128, is in orbit right now. With some fascinating people on board. Pilot Kevin Ford became interested in flying when he was a kid and read the book Carrying the Fire, by Michael Collins, command module pilot on Apollo 11. When he was old enough to take flying lessons. Ford paid for them with money he earned bagging groceries. Mission Specialist Jose Hornandes was born in California, into a family of migrant farm workers. He spent his childhood shuttling between Mexico and California, working in the fields and speaking little English. But during the school year, his parents, who possessed only third grade educations, had him and his siblings attend school full time.
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Printed "washes", the speaker says "Hornandes"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "Mission Specialist Jose Hornandes was". The printed word "washes" is on the page. They start with different letters, but both end with "es", so listen to the whole name.

Printed "tattering", the speaker says "shuttling"

Explanation: Listen again to "childhood shuttling between Mexico". You see "tattering" on the page. Both words end with "ng", and they start with different letters, so follow the sound, not the meaning.

Printed "placed", the speaker says "third grade"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "only third grade educations". On the page you see "placed". The printed word does not make sense here, and the first letters differ, so trust your ears.

"bagging" matches the audio

Explanation: "earned bagging groceries" looks like a small phrase from the story. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

"Ford" matches the audio

Explanation: "Pilot Kevin Ford" has a familiar name that may catch your eye. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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