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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #35568 Short Smithsonian American
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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:

At the Smithsonian American Art Museum, you can see a large heart-shaped sculpture made of blown glass. The deep red colored heart is topped with a burning flame also made of glass. It is called the Sacred Heart of Healing and was made by the artist Tim Tate. How did he make this interesting glass form? Today we answer this question as we explore the art of making glass. Throughout history, people from cultures around the world have been making glass. People first found and used glass made by nature. For example, lightning can create tubes of glass when it strikes sand that has the right combination of minerals. Glass pieces produced by lightning are called fulgurites. Obsidian is a kind of black glass formed when the heat of a volcano melts the silica material in sand. Ancient cultures broke off pieces of obsidian to make knives and weapons such as arrows.
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Printed "can't", the speaker says "can"

Explanation: Listen for "you can see a". Both words start with the same letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "color", the speaker says "colored"

Explanation: You will hear "deep red colored heart". The spoken word is longer, so wait for the end of it.

Printed "flamming", the speaker says "flame"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "a burning flame also". The first letter is the same, but the spoken word is much shorter.

Printed "has", the speaker says "have"

Explanation: Listen again to "world have been making". They start the same, so hear the whole word.

Printed "white", the speaker says "black"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "kind of black glass". The two words start with different letters, so listen to the start of the word.

"Smithsonian" matches the audio

Explanation: "At the Smithsonian American Art Museum" looks like a long name. It is spoken exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Tim" matches the audio

Explanation: "made by the artist Tim Tate" may seem wrong on the page. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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