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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #37375 Short Floodwaters
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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
Result:

Correct Transcript:

Food that has come in contact with floodwaters can sicken anyone who eats it. Water from floods may contain animal and human waste. It can also contain other pollutants like chemicals from agriculture and industry. After a flood, food safety specialists at the United States Department of Agriculture have this advice: Throw away anything that is not stored in a waterproof container if there was a chance of contact. Food containers that are not water-proof include those with screw caps, snap lids, pull tops and crimped caps. Also, throw away boxes of juice, milk or baby formula if they have come into contact with floodwater.
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Printed "strike", the speaker says "sicken"

Explanation: You will hear "can sicken anyone who". They share the first letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "agricultural", the speaker says "agriculture"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "chemicals from agriculture and". They begin with the same letter, so wait for the whole word before you click.

Printed "has", the speaker says "have"

Explanation: Listen again to "Department of Agriculture have this". On the page it shows "has" instead, so listen to the middle and end of the word.

Printed "lids", the speaker says "proof"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "not water-proof include those". The page shows "lids", so listen from the start because the words begin with different letters.

Printed "has", the speaker says "have"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "if they have come into". The page says "has" instead, so hear the full word before you click.

"crimped" matches the audio

Explanation: "pull tops and crimped caps" has an unusual word, but the speaker says it exactly as printed. Do not click it.

"snap" matches the audio

Explanation: "those with screw caps, snap lids" may look like a trick, but the audio matches the printed word. Do not click it.

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