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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #42073 Short Vegetables
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You will hear a recording of a local gardener discussing the challenges and rewards of maintaining a community garden. 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:

Maintaining a community garden is both challenging and rewarding. Firstly, it requires continuous care and attention to ensure plants grow healthily. We often deal with pests like snails, which can damage young seedlings. However, the satisfaction of harvesting your own vegetables and flowers is incomparable. The garden also serves as a habitat for wildlife, attracting birds and beneficial insects. Moreover, it fosters a sense of community among participants, as everyone contributes their time and efforts. Lastly, teaching children about the importance of sustainability and local food production is an invaluable experience.
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Printed "park", the speaker says "garden"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "a community garden is both". You will see "park" on the page. The two words start with different letters, so listen to the first sound to tell them apart.

Printed "constant", the speaker says "continuous"

Explanation: Listen again to "it requires continuous care". The printed word "constant" is on the page. Both words start with the same first letter, so wait for the whole word.

Printed "slugs", the speaker says "snails"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "pests like snails". The printed word "slugs" is on the page. Both words start with the same first letter, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "Overall", the speaker says "Moreover"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "Moreover it fosters a sense". That printed word reads "Overall" on the page. They start with different letters, so listen from the first sound to tell them apart.

Printed "effort", the speaker says "efforts"

Explanation: The speaker says "their time and efforts", not "effort". Both words start the same, but the spoken form means more than one.

Printed "kids", the speaker says "children"

Explanation: Listen for "teaching children about the importance". The page shows "kids" instead. The spoken word is much longer than the printed word, so listen for a longer word.

Printed "consumption", the speaker says "production"

Explanation: You will hear "local food production is". They start with different letters, but they end the same, so focus on the first part.

"vegetables" matches the audio

Explanation: "harvesting your own vegetables and flowers" has a longer familiar word. It may catch your eye, but the speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"birds" matches the audio

Explanation: "attracting birds and beneficial insects" has a common short word that looks simple. It might seem like a trick, but the speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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