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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #36404 Medium Ventilation
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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:

Contrary to popular wisdom, a new study finds that if you want to avoid getting sick you should open a window. At least if you don’t want to catch TB in a hospital in Lima, Peru, Researchers from the Imperial College London were looking for ways to limit the spread of tuberculosis in the Peruvian situation. One major site of transmission is apparently the hospital waiting room, where infected individuals come to be treated. In close quarters, one person with TB can infect many others, by sneezing, coughing, even speaking. To curb the contagion, the researchers prescribed ventilation. And the best ventilation, they find, is the simplest—opening the doors and windows. Such natural ventilation really keeps things moving.
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Printed "impedances", the speaker says "Researchers"

Explanation: Listen again to "Researchers from the Imperial". The printed word "impedances" is on the page. The two words start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "sharecroppers", the speaker says "individuals"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "infected individuals come to". You see "sharecroppers" in print. The words begin with different letters, so trust your ears not the print.

Printed "freelancers", the speaker says "researchers"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "the researchers prescribed ventilation". The printed word "freelancers" is on the page. Both words end the same way, so listen to the start to tell them apart.

Printed "temptation", the speaker says "ventilation"

Explanation: The speaker says "Such natural ventilation really" not "temptation". On the page it says "temptation". The two words start with different letters, so listen for the right start.

"Imperial" matches the audio

Explanation: "from the Imperial College London" has a proper name. It may look strange, but the speaker says it exactly as printed. Do not click it.

"tuberculosis" matches the audio

Explanation: "limit the spread of tuberculosis in" has a long medical word. Do not be tempted to change it, the speaker really says it. Do not click it.

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