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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #36519 Short American universities

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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

Result:

Correct Transcript:

A listener in Poland recently sent us an e-mail. Slawek Loboda writes: "There are many American universities and colleges that provide long-distance education to the world. The trouble is that each university says that it is the best. After an hour of searching and reading what they hav.e in their offer, one gets a headache. You simply don't know whom to trust and what to choose". Slawek goes on to say, "I have been listening to VOA for years and I would trust you if you made an interesting program about American universities for foreigners. Is there a university that you could recommend?"

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Printed "is", the speaker says "are"

Explanation: The speaker says "There are many American", not "is". They start with different letters, so listen from the first letter.

Printed "then", the speaker says "that"

Explanation: Listen for "each university says that it". Both words start with the same letter, so wait for the whole word.

Printed "who", the speaker says "whom"

Explanation: You will hear "don't know whom to". They start with the same letter, but the spoken word is longer.

Printed "them", the speaker says "you"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "I would trust you if". They start with different letters and the spoken word is shorter.

"Slawek" matches the audio

Explanation: "Slawek Loboda writes" looks unusual, so it may trick you. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"VOA" matches the audio

Explanation: "listening to VOA for years" has an acronym that looks odd on the page. The speaker also says it, so do not click it.

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