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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #45641 Short Shipwrecks
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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:

Our civilization, which subsumes most of its predecease, is a great ship steaming at speed into the future. It travels faster, future, and more laden than any before. We may not be able to foresee every reef and hazard, but by reading her compass bearing and headway, by understanding her design, her safety record, and the abilities of her crew, we can. I think, plot a wise course between the narrows and bergs looming ahead. And I believe we must do this without delay, because there are too many shipwrecks behind us. The vessel we are now aboard is not merely the biggest of all time; it's also the only one left.
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Printed "predominant", the speaker says "predecease"

Explanation: Listen for "most of its predecease". The first letters match, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "further", the speaker says "future"

Explanation: You will hear "into the future". Both words start with "f", so wait for the end of the word.

Printed "slower", the speaker says "faster"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "It travels faster". The first letters differ, so listen from the start.

Printed "drawing", the speaker says "understanding"

Explanation: Listen again to "by understanding her design". The spoken word is much longer, so listen for the longer form.

Printed "should", the speaker says "must"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "we must do this". The first letters differ, so listen to the start of the word.

Printed "moments", the speaker says "time"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "biggest of all time". The spoken word is much shorter, so listen from the start.

"compass" matches the audio

Explanation: "reading her compass bearing" has a clear phrase around compass. It may look tricky, but the speaker says it exactly. Do not click it.

"shipwrecks" matches the audio

Explanation: "too many shipwrecks behind us" uses a long word near the change. It can trick you, but the speaker says it exactly. Do not click it.

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