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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #40671 Short Black holes
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You will hear a recording of a science communicator explaining the concept of black holes. 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:

Today, we're exploring one of the universe's most intriguing phenomena: black holes. These cosmic enigmas are not just voids, but rather areas of intense gravitational force that nothing, not even light, can escape from. The theory of relativity predicts that black holes result from the collapse of massive stars, leaving behind a singularity where all matter is compressed to a dense core. Around the singularity, the event horizon marks the point of no return. Scientists use advanced telescopes to study these invisible objects, relying on the radiation emitted by material as it spirals into the black hole.
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Printed "fascinating", the speaker says "intriguing"

Explanation: Listen for "most intriguing phenomena". The printed word "fascinating" starts with a different letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "empty", the speaker says "voids"

Explanation: You will hear "just voids, but". The printed word "empty" begins with a different letter and ends differently, so follow the sound.

Printed "pull", the speaker says "force"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "gravitational force that". It starts with a different letter and does not match the audio.

Printed "collapsing", the speaker says "collapse"

Explanation: Listen again to "from the collapse of". The first letter is the same, so wait for the whole word.

Printed "point", the speaker says "core"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "a dense core". It starts with a different letter and ends differently.

Printed "utilise", the speaker says "use"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "Scientists use advanced". Both words begin with the same letter and end the same way, so listen to the full word.

"black" matches the audio

Explanation: "black holes" appears in the sentence. It matches the audio, so do not click it.

"horizon" matches the audio

Explanation: "event horizon" is the phrase in the sentence. It may seem technical, but the speaker pronounces it the same way, so do not click it.

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