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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #45640 Short Heartlands
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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
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This busy little town is named after Sir David's first cousin. It's also a Welsh language stronghold. According to the 2001 census results, seventy percent of the town's population could speak Welsh but even here the language may not be completely safe. The Welsh language board expects last year's census results to show a fall in the number of Welsh speakers living in its northern and western heartlands. One of the main reasons for that the board says immigration. Many Welsh speakers are choosing to leave the country. At the same time, only a small percentage of those moving in can speak the language or choose to learn it. Historically, over the past 70-80 years, Wales people have continually left in order to find a better standard of pay maybe in quality of employment. The things have changed was probably is that there is a larger amount of English people now who have found Wales of the last 20-25 years particularly this corner of Wales and regarded is a desirable place to come and live and as opposed to many areas in England and cheaper as well.
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Printed "popular", the speaker says "named"

Explanation: The speaker says "is named after Sir", not "popular". Click "popular" on the page. The first letters differ, so listen to the start of the word.

Printed "fifty", the speaker says "seventy"

Explanation: Listen for "seventy percent of the". The page shows "fifty" instead. The words begin with different letters, so listen to the first sound.

Printed "eastern", the speaker says "western"

Explanation: You will hear "its northern and western heartlands". The printed word reads "eastern". Because the first letters differ, focus on the start of that word.

Printed "house", the speaker says "country"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "leave the country". The text has "house". Both words begin differently, so listen from the first sound.

Printed "large", the speaker says "small"

Explanation: Listen again to "a small percentage of those". The transcript shows "large". The first letters are different, so listen to the start.

Printed "living", the speaker says "pay"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "standard of pay maybe". The printed word is "living". The spoken word is much shorter, so listen for a short word.

Printed "know", the speaker says "now"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "English people now who". The page shows "know". The first letters differ, so listen to the start of the word.

Printed "palace", the speaker says "place"

Explanation: The speaker says "desirable place to come", not "palace". The transcript prints "palace". Both begin and end the same, so listen to the middle of the word.

"Sir" matches the audio

Explanation: "is named after Sir David's first cousin" may look odd on the page. The speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

"Welsh" matches the audio

Explanation: "a Welsh language stronghold" uses a common word. It matches the audio exactly, so do not click it.

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