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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #45375 Short Similarity
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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:

It is wrong, however, to exaggerate the similarity between language and other cognitive skills, because language stands apart in several lies. For one thing, the use of language is universal-all normally developing children learn to speak at least one language, and many learn more than one. By contrast, not everyone becomes proficient at complex mathematical reasoning, few people learn to paint well, and many people cannot carry a tune. Because everyone is capable of learning to speak and understand language, it may seem to be simple. But just the opposite is true-language is one of the most complexes of all human cognitive abilities.
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Printed "from", the speaker says "between"

Explanation: Listen for "similarity between language". They start with different letters, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "factors", the speaker says "lies"

Explanation: You will hear "apart in several lies". The first letters differ, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "play", the speaker says "speak"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "learn to speak". The first letters are different, so listen to the entire word.

Printed "behaves", the speaker says "becomes"

Explanation: Listen again to "not everyone becomes". They both start with b, and they also end with the same letters 'es'.

Printed "won't", the speaker says "cannot"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "many people cannot carry". The words start with different letters, and the spoken word is longer.

Printed "complex", the speaker says "simple"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "seem to be simple". They start with different letters, so listen from the start of the word.

"language" matches the audio

Explanation: "use of language is universal" repeats the same word. It looks like a trick, but the speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"normally" matches the audio

Explanation: "all normally developing children" has a common word next to a change. It may look wrong, but the speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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