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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #34822 Short Bookworm
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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:

What does a bookworm have in common with a black-tufted marmoset? They both like a little quiet Or so say scientist in the Royal Society journal Biology Letters. As urban areas continue to expand, their human inhabitants spread all sorts of pollution: air pollution, light pollution, even noise pollution. Each of these environmental encroachments affects the survival and behavior of local wildlife. And monkeys are no exception, scientist in Brazil were studying how marmosets in a city park cope with ambient noise. And they found that the monkeys tend to settle down in whatever part of the park is most quiet. On weekdays, the marmosets steered clear of the roar of traffic, and on Sundays they shunned the clamor of visiting crowds.
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Printed "mulcted", the speaker says "black tufted"

Explanation: Listen again to "a black tufted marmoset". The printed word starts with a different letter, so listen to the start.

Printed "sanitises", the speaker says "scientist"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "so say scientist in the Royal". Both words start with the same first letter, so wait for the whole word.

Printed "postmarks", the speaker says "encroachments"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "environmental encroachments affects". The spoken word is much longer than the printed word, so listen for a longer word.

Printed "licences", the speaker says "scientist"

Explanation: The speaker says "no exception, scientist in Brazil", not "licences". The printed and spoken words start with different letters, so listen to the first sound.

Printed "parleying", the speaker says "studying"

Explanation: Listen for "were studying how marmosets". The first letters differ, so focus on the start, and both words end the same way.

Printed "metier", the speaker says "whatever"

Explanation: You will hear "settle down in whatever part". The two words end the same, but the spoken word is longer, so listen from the start.

"marmosets" matches the audio

Explanation: "the marmosets steered clear" looks like a tricky word, but the speaker says it exactly as printed. Do not click it.

"pollution" matches the audio

Explanation: "light pollution, even noise pollution" may stand out, yet the audio matches this printed phrase exactly. Do not click it.

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