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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #36654 Short Birds-eye view
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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:

Today we explain some expressions about birds. For example, if something is for the birds, it is worthless or not very interesting. Someone who eats like a bird eats very little. And a birds-eye view is a general look at an area from above. Did you know that if you tell a young person about the birds and the bees you are explaining about sex and birth? Have you ever observed that birds of a feather flock together? In other words, people who are similar become friends or do things together. Here is some good advice: a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. This means you should not risk losing something you have by trying to get more of something you do not have.
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Printed "express", the speaker says "explain"

Explanation: You will hear "we explain some expressions". Both words start with the same first letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "for", the speaker says "from"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "an area from above". The first letter is the same, so wait for the whole word.

Printed "for", the speaker says "about"

Explanation: Listen again to "person about the birds". The words start with different first letters, so listen for the start of the word.

Printed "similarly", the speaker says "similar"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "are similar become friends". Both words start with the same first letter, so listen to the ending of the word.

Printed "has", the speaker says "have"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "you have by trying". The first letter is the same, so wait for the whole word.

"expressions" matches the audio

Explanation: "some expressions about birds" contains the word expressions. It may look unusual, but the speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"bush" matches the audio

Explanation: For example, "two in the bush" includes the word bush. It might seem like a trick, but the speaker says it the same, so do not click it.

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