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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #37989 Short Obesity1
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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:

So, the other problem is that obesity is portrayed using images of very obese people, which means people who are merely overweight or mildly obese are able to say, thank goodness, that's not me and tuck into another burger and fries and wash it down with a sugar-rich beverage. So, despite the. Many news stories on the health campaigns, the message on prevention may not be getting through exactly. So, this is a quite from the young lady. It's not unhealthy! If you are fat, you shouldn't eat it. But, if you're skinny, you should. And this is a story about the offer to do home delivery of maccas. So, the problem with media is very much wider than news media reporting and the invention of the Internet and the birth of social media mean that it has never been easier to push unhealthy and effectual and possibly dangerous solution to obesity to an ever increasing online audience.
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Printed "overtime", the speaker says "overweight"

Explanation: The speaker says "merely overweight or mildly", not "overtime". Both words start with the same letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "clean", the speaker says "wash"

Explanation: Listen for "wash it down with a", not "clean it down". The first letters differ, so focus on the beginning of the word.

Printed "saying", the speaker says "quite"

Explanation: You will hear "So this is a quite from", not "saying". The two words start with different letters, so listen from the first sound.

Printed "correction", the speaker says "delivery"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "home delivery of maccas", not "correction". The printed word makes no sense here, so trust the sound.

Printed "referring", the speaker says "reporting"

Explanation: Listen again to "news media reporting and the", not "referring". Both words end the same way, so wait for the whole word.

Printed "healthy", the speaker says "unhealthy"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "push unhealthy and effectual and", not "healthy". The words start with different letters, so listen from the first sound.

Printed "ranges", the speaker says "solution"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "dangerous solution to obesity", not "ranges". The printed word does not make sense in the sentence, so follow your ears.

"maccas" matches the audio

Explanation: "home correction of maccas" looks odd on the page, so it may catch your eye. The speaker actually says that exact phrase as printed, so do not click it.

"effectual" matches the audio

Explanation: "push unhealthy and effectual and" has a rare word that may seem wrong at first. The speaker says this word exactly as written, so do not click it.

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