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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #36653 Short Monkeys
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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:

Monkeys are very similar to us in many ways. Most have ten fingers and ten toes, and brains much like ours. We enjoy watching them because they often act like us. In fact, Charles Darwin's theory of evolution says that monkeys and humans share a common ancestor. Songwriter William Gilbert, in the musical "Princess Ida", wrote: "Darwinian man, though well-behaved, at best is only a monkey shaved." His words -- sung to Sir Arthur Sullivan's music -- make listeners smile. Well, monkeys make us smile, too, because they are creatures full of playful tricks. This is why many monkey expressions are about tricky people or playful acts. One of these expressions is monkeyshines, meaning tricks or foolish acts.
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Printed "smaller", the speaker says "similar"

Explanation: Listen for "very similar to us". "smaller" is on the page, not what you hear. Both start with s, so listen to the end.

Printed "watch", the speaker says "watching"

Explanation: You will hear "watching them because they". The page shows "watch", but the spoken word is longer.

Printed "said", the speaker says "says"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "theory of evolution says that". The printed word is "said", yet both start with s, so wait for the whole word.

Printed "are", the speaker says "is"

Explanation: Listen again to "at best is only a". The page has "are". They start with different letters, so listen to the first sound.

Printed "tricking", the speaker says "tricky"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "about tricky people or playful". The transcript shows "tricking", but both words start with t, so focus on the ending.

"Princess" matches the audio

Explanation: "the musical 'Princess Ida'" may look like a trick because the name is unusual. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Darwinian" matches the audio

Explanation: ""Darwinian man, though well-behaved,"" looks like a hard word next to the change. It is spoken exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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