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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #34824 Short Antibiotic Resistance
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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:

For years, scientist and physicians have been up in arms about the rise in antibiotic resistance. Seems that many bacteria, devious buggers that they are, are able to share genetic information—including, say, the instructions for destroying penicillin. Well, if that’s not bad enough, scientists from the N.Y.U. School of Medicine have found that some bacteria can use viruses to help them pass along the recipe for their favorite toxin, results published in the journal Science. Like humans, bacteria are also prone to infection by viruses. And most of these viruses—called bacteriophage, or phage for short—make their bacterial victims sick. Or even dead. But in the laboratory, the scientists discovered that Staphylococcus aureus, the bug that causes toxic shock syndrome among other things.
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Printed "licences", the speaker says "scientist"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "For years, scientist and physicians". The printed word "licences" starts with a different letter, so listen to the whole first word.

Printed "overjoying", the speaker says "destroying"

Explanation: The speaker says "the instructions for destroying", not "overjoying". Both words end with the same letters, so follow the sound, not the meaning.

Printed "punished", the speaker says "published"

Explanation: Listen for "results published in the". Both words start with the same letter, so wait for the whole word to hear the difference.

Printed "airdrome", the speaker says "syndrome"

Explanation: You will hear "toxic shock syndrome among". The printed word ends the same way, so listen to the first letter to spot the real word.

"bacteriophage" matches the audio

Explanation: "bacteriophage, or phage for short" looks like a rare word in the sentence. It is exactly what the speaker says, so do not click it.

"Staphylococcus" matches the audio

Explanation: "Staphylococcus aureus, the bug" is a long scientific name and may seem odd. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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