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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #37709 Short Reb Zelig
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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:

Old Zelig was eyed askance by his brethren. No one deigned to call him Reb Zelig, nor to prefix to his name the American equivalent Mr. The old one is a barrel with a stave missing, knowingly declared his neighbours. He never spends a cent; and he belongs nowheres. For to belong, her New Yorks East Side is of no slight importance. It means being a member in one of the numberless congregations. Every decent Jew must join A Society for Burying its Members, to be provided at least with a narrow cell at the end of the long road. Zelig was not even a member of one of these.
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Printed "iced", the speaker says "eyed"

Explanation: The speaker says "was eyed askance", not "iced". Both words end the same, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "stake", the speaker says "stave"

Explanation: Listen for "a barrel with a stave". Both words start with the same letter, so wait for the whole word.

Printed "speeds", the speaker says "spends"

Explanation: You will hear "He never spends a cent". Both words start and end the same, so follow the sound, not the meaning.

Printed "last", the speaker says "long"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "end of the long road". Both words start with the same letter, but their endings differ, so listen to the full word.

"brethren" matches the audio

Explanation: "askance by his brethren" looks unusual and may make you doubt it. The speaker says this phrase exactly, so do not click "brethren".

"nowheres" matches the audio

Explanation: "and he belongs nowheres" feels odd and may tempt you to mark it. The speaker says this word exactly, so do not click "nowheres".

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