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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #36651 Short American baseball
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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:

After World War Two, many Americans still believed that people of different races should not mix. In some parts of the country, blacks and whites lived in separate areas and went to separate schools. Blacks who tried to change the system risked being beaten or killed. Blacks were not permitted to play on professional baseball teams or in any other major league sport. No black man had played for a major league baseball team since eighteen eighty-four. In that year, American baseball organizations agreed to bar blacks. That began changing when Jackie Robinson played his first game for New York's Brooklyn Dodgers on April fifteenth, nineteen forty-seven.
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Printed "difference", the speaker says "different"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "people of different races". Both words start with the same letter, so listen for the whole word.

Printed "risking", the speaker says "risked"

Explanation: The speaker says "the system risked being", not "risking". They start with the same letter, and the spoken word is shorter, so listen to the end.

Printed "have", the speaker says "had"

Explanation: Listen for "No black man had played". The printed word does not fit the sentence, so trust your ears.

Printed "while", the speaker says "when"

Explanation: You will hear "That began changing when Jackie". The first letter is the same, so wait for the whole word.

"World" matches the audio

Explanation: "After World War Two" may look formal or old, so it can seem odd. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Brooklyn" matches the audio

Explanation: "New York's Brooklyn Dodgers" has a place name that may catch your eye. It is spoken exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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