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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #35293 Medium Urban Life
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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:

City living has obviously influenced human culture—as have often been noted, how you going to keep them down on the farm after they've seen Paree'? But urban life may have also influenced human genes, making the descendants of ancient city dwellers more resistant to disease. That's according to a study in the journal Evolution. The researchers started from the premise that densely populated cities would be good places for infectious diseases, which could spread easily from person to person. That situation should have set up selection pressure for the ability to survive such infections. The scientists sampled the DNA of 17 populations from Africa, Asia and Europe, including longtime urbanites—like Italians. Turks and Iranians—and traditionally rural or nomadic groups, like Malawians or the Saami people of northern Scandinavia.
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Printed "phosphoenolpyruvate", the speaker says "influenced"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "has obviously influenced human". The first letters differ, so listen from the start.

Printed "minuses", the speaker says "scientists"

Explanation: The speaker says "The scientists sampled the", not "minuses". They start with different letters, so listen from the start.

Printed "chewing", the speaker says "including"

Explanation: Listen for "including longtime urbanites". The first letters are different, so check the word start carefully.

"Evolution" matches the audio

Explanation: "a study in the journal Evolution." The journal name may look formal and odd. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Italians" matches the audio

Explanation: "longtime urbanites, like Italians." The country name may stand out and seem tricky. It matches the audio, so do not click it.

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