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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #3934 Short Milky Way
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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(s) 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:

The "Milky Way" can be seen as a hazy band of white light some 30 degrees wide arcing above the sky. Although all the instrumental naked-eye stars in the entire sky are part of the Milky Way, the light in this band eminates from the accumulation of unresolved stars and other material located in the direction of the galaxy plane. Dark regions within the band, such as the Great Rift and the Coalsack, are areas where light from distant stars is blocked by interstellar dust. The area of the sky obstructed by the Milky Way is called the Zone of Avoidance.
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Printed "across", the speaker says "above"

Explanation: The speaker says "arcing above the sky", not "across". Both words start with the same letter, so listen to the whole word to hear the difference.

Printed "individual", the speaker says "instrumental"

Explanation: Listen for "the instrumental naked-eye stars". The printed word is "individual" and both words end the same, so follow the sound, not the meaning.

Printed "originates", the speaker says "eminates"

Explanation: You will hear "band eminates from the". The first letters differ, so listen from the very start of the word.

Printed "galactic", the speaker says "galaxy"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "the galaxy plane". Both start with the same letter, so wait for the whole word before you decide.

Printed "obscured", the speaker says "obstructed"

Explanation: Listen again to "sky obstructed by". Both words end the same, so listen carefully to pick the printed word to click.

"Coalsack" matches the audio

Explanation: "the Coalsack" appears in the line about dark regions. It is spoken exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Milky" matches the audio

Explanation: "Milky Way" appears in the sentence about the band of light. The speaker says it as printed, so do not click it.

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