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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #37841 Short Templecombe
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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:

It was a hot afternoon, and the railway carriage was correspondingly sultry, and the next stop was at Templecombe, nearly an hour ahead. The occupants of the carriage were a small girl, and a smaller girl, and a small boy. An aunt belonging to the children occupied one corner seat, and the further corner seat on the opposite side was occupied by a bachelor who was a stranger to their party, but the small girls and the small boy emphatically occupied the compartment. Both the aunt and the children were conversational in a limited, persistent way, reminding one of the attentions of a housefly that refused to be discouraged. Most of the aunt's remarks seemed to begin with "Don't," and nearly all of the children's remarks began with.
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Printed "carry", the speaker says "carriage"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "railway carriage was". The first letter is the same, so listen to the whole word and note it is longer.

Printed "small", the speaker says "smaller"

Explanation: The speaker says "a smaller girl, and" not "small". Both words start with the same letter, so wait for the end of the word.

Printed "they", the speaker says "their"

Explanation: Listen for "stranger to their party". The words start the same, but the printed one ends differently, so follow the sound.

Printed "ant", the speaker says "aunt"

Explanation: You will hear "Both the aunt and". They start and end the same, so hear the whole word.

Printed "house", the speaker says "housefly"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "a housefly that refused". The spoken word is much longer than the printed one, so listen for the extra letters.

Printed "refuses", the speaker says "refused"

Explanation: Listen again to "that refused to be". Both words begin the same, but the printed one ends differently, so trust your ears.

"Templecombe" matches the audio

Explanation: "next stop was at Templecombe" may look rare. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

"bachelor" matches the audio

Explanation: "occupied by a bachelor" may catch your eye. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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