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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #3658 Short Digital
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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(s) said. Please click on the words that are different.
* Click on the words that are different from what you hear
Result:

Correct Transcript:

Well computers and other digital technology had become commonly used in schools. Since the early 1980s levels of technology integration in education vary across countries, districts, schools and classrooms. Research on the impact of technology on learning has arrived at mixed results leading to heated debates on the need for expensive tech plans in schools.
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Printed "rationally", the speaker says "commonly"

Explanation: Listen again to "become commonly used". They start with different letters, and both end the same way.

Printed "1990s", the speaker says "1980s"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "Since the early 1980s". Both start the same letter and end the same way, so listen to the whole number.

Printed "labrooms", the speaker says "classrooms"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "and classrooms". The printed word reads "labrooms" and the spoken word is longer, so listen for the extra sounds.

Printed "same", the speaker says "mixed"

Explanation: The speaker says "arrived at mixed results", not "same". The words begin with different letters and mean different things, so trust your ears.

Printed "extensive", the speaker says "expensive"

Explanation: Listen for "expensive tech plans". Both words start with the same letter, so listen to the middle of the word.

"computers" matches the audio

Explanation: "Well computers and other digital technology" looks normal next to changed words. It is exactly what the speaker says, so do not click it.

"schools" matches the audio

Explanation: "in schools" appears twice and may seem like a trick nearby. The speaker repeats it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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