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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #43568 Short Grandville
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You will hear a recording of an amateur chef talking about their experience participating in a local cooking competition. 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:

Participating in the Grandville Cooking Contest was an exhilarating experience for me. As someone who cooks primarily for pleasure, competing against professional chefs was intimidating yet exciting. The challenge was to prepare a dish using locally sourced ingredients within a two-hour timelimit. My entry, a spicy pumpkin soup garnished with roasted seeds, was well-received, although I didn’t win the first prize. Feedback from the judges highlighted the inventive use of spices and the presentation of the soup. Despite not winning, the competition ignited my passion for cooking even further, and I plan to enter again next year with a more elaborate recipe.
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Printed "daunting", the speaker says "intimidating"

Explanation: The speaker says "was intimidating yet exciting", not "daunting". The two words start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "thrilling", the speaker says "exciting"

Explanation: Listen for "was intimidating yet exciting". They start with different letters, but they end with the same two letters.

Printed "timeframe", the speaker says "timelimit"

Explanation: You will hear "within a two-hour timelimit". The first letter is the same, so wait for the whole word to tell them apart.

Printed "topped", the speaker says "garnished"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "soup garnished with roasted". The words start with different letters, so listen to the beginning.

Printed "top", the speaker says "first"

Explanation: Listen again to "didn't win the first prize". They start with different letters, so hear the start to choose correctly.

Printed "innovative", the speaker says "inventive"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "highlighted the inventive use of spices". The first letters match, so follow the whole word, not the meaning alone.

Printed "more", the speaker says "further"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "cooking even further, and I". The spoken word is longer, so listen for the longer form.

"Grandville" matches the audio

Explanation: "Participating in the Grandville Cooking Contest" has an uncommon place name. It looks tricky, but the speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

"roasted" matches the audio

Explanation: "a spicy pumpkin soup topped with roasted seeds" has a familiar word nearby. The word "roasted" matches the audio exactly, so do not click it.

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