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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #43551 Short The trodden
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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:

Once upon a time, it matters little when, and in stalwart England, it matters little where, a fierce battle was fought. It was fought upon a long summer day when the waving grass was green. Many a wild flower formed by the Almighty Hand to be perfumed goblet for the dew, felt its enameled cup filled high with blood that day and shrinking dropped. Many an insect deriving its delicate colour from harmless leaves and herbs, was stained a new that day by dying men and marked its frightened way with an unnatural track. The painted butterfly took blood into the air upon the edges of its wings. The stream ran red. The trodden ground became quagmire, whence, from sullen pools collected in the prints of human feet and horses hoofs, the one prevailing hue still lowered and glimmered at the sun.
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Printed "then", the speaker says "and"

Explanation: Listen again to "and in stalwart England". They start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "last", the speaker says "long"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "a long summer day". Both words start with "l", so listen to the end of the word.

Printed "found", the speaker says "formed"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "formed by the Almighty". Both words start with the same letter, so wait for the whole word.

Printed "bleeding", the speaker says "blood"

Explanation: The speaker says "blood that day", not "bleeding". Both words start with "b", and the printed word is much longer than the spoken word.

Printed "masked", the speaker says "marked"

Explanation: Listen for "marked its frightened". Both words end with the same two letters, so listen to the middle of the word.

Printed "book", the speaker says "blood"

Explanation: You will hear "blood into the air". The first letter is the same, but the words end differently, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "perfect", the speaker says "prevailing"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "one prevailing hue". Both start with "p", and the spoken word is much longer, so listen for the extra part.

"stalwart" matches the audio

Explanation: "in stalwart England" has an old word that looks odd on the page. The speaker actually says it, so do not click it.

"waving" matches the audio

Explanation: "the waving grass was green" may seem wrong, yet it matches the audio exactly. Do not click it.

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