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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #35144 Short Obesity in America
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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:

America's problem with obesity is well known. And more and more cats and dogs are also suffering from obesity. Now veterinarians have found that another favorite animal is in danger of serious health problems due to being just too fat: horses. Horses in Virginia were found being experiencing a big increase in cases of laminitis, a condition where the connective tissue between the hoof and bone falls apart. It's what got the racehorse Barbara, researchers at the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine theorized that the laminitis increase might be related to an epidemic of obesity, which could bring about chronic inflammation and other deleterious conditions.
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Printed "thieves", the speaker says "increase"

Explanation: Listen again to "a big increase in". The printed word and the spoken word start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "television", the speaker says "condition"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "a condition where the". Both words end with the same two letters, so listen to the start of the word.

Printed "attentive", the speaker says "connective"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "the connective tissue between". The words do not start with the same letter, so pay attention from the first letter.

Printed "cheeseburgers", the speaker says "researchers"

Explanation: The speaker says "researchers at the Virginia-Maryland". The printed word is much longer, so trust the audio, not the long printed word.

Printed "leeches", the speaker says "laminitis"

Explanation: Listen for "the laminitis increase might". Both words start with the same letter l, so listen to the rest of the word.

"laminitis" matches the audio

Explanation: "cases of laminitis," looks unusual on the page. It may seem like a trick, but the speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

"obesity" matches the audio

Explanation: "suffering from obesity." is a common word that might seem obvious. The speaker actually says this word, so do not click it.

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