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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #36797 October Prediction Short Cumulative Culture
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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:

They may be our cousins, but orangutans and other primates are nowhere near humans in terms of technological achievement, social organization or culture. As humans, capacity for building off one another, an integral part of our so called cumulative culture that has allowed us to build up so much in so little time. But how do we develop such advanced methods of learning in the first place? Kevin Leyland of the IJniversity of St Andrews spoke with me about his team's quest to pinpoint the social and cognitive process that underlie humans ability to acquire and transmit knowledge.
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Printed "accomplishment", the speaker says "achievement"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "in terms of technological achievement". Printed shows "accomplishment" on the page, so click that word. They share the first letter a, so listen to the whole word to tell them apart.

Printed "interesting", the speaker says "integral"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "an integral part of our". You see "interesting" in the text, click it. Both words begin with i, so focus on how the word ends.

Printed "accurate", the speaker says "advanced"

Explanation: The speaker says "such advanced methods of learning". On the page it says "accurate", click that printed word. The heard word is shorter, so notice the length as you listen.

Printed "cultural", the speaker says "cognitive"

Explanation: Listen for "social and cognitive process". The transcript shows "cultural", click that printed word. Both words start with c, so wait to hear the end.

Printed "transfer", the speaker says "transmit"

Explanation: You will hear "acquire and transmit knowledge". The page reads "transfer", click that printed word. The meanings are similar, so trust your ears, not the sense of the sentence.

"orangutans" matches the audio

Explanation: "but orangutans and other primates" may look unusual on the page. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"IJniversity" matches the audio

Explanation: "Kevin Leyland of the IJniversity of St Andrews" has a strange capital letter, which may catch your eye. The speaker pronounces it as shown, so do not click it.

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