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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #4600 Short Astronauts
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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:

Pioneers on early missions to the moon did not sleep very low. Although the Apollo 11 lunar module, for example, was designed to be large enough to accommodate two passengers, its cabin was crowded with bulky equipment and specimens collected on the mission. Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin, the first astronauts who tried to sleep in space, found that they were unable to stretch out fully, and they were required to sleep in their spacesuits, which were uncomfortable and not very warm. In addition, the system regulating the craft was noisy, and its illuminated switches and panels kept the environment uncomfortably bright—all circumstances that are not conducive to restful sleep. While the Apollo craft was being built, its designers gave priority to functionality over comfort. Focused on its safe landing on the moon, they needed to make the lunar module as lightweight as possible, which meant that its interior, including its sleeping quarters, was not very luxurious.
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Printed "soundly", the speaker says "low"

Explanation: Listen for "did not sleep very low". Click "soundly" on the page, it is not what you hear.

Printed "samples", the speaker says "specimens"

Explanation: You will hear "bulky equipment and specimens". Both words start with s, so wait for the end of the word.

Printed "unwieldy", the speaker says "uncomfortable"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "they were uncomfortable and not". Click the printed word "unwieldy", the speaker says a much longer word.

Printed "controlling", the speaker says "regulating"

Explanation: Listen again to "the system regulating the craft". The printed word "controlling" is shown, and the words share the same ending letters.

Printed "conditions", the speaker says "circumstances"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "all circumstances that are not". Because both start with c, follow the whole word to choose correctly.

Printed "convenience", the speaker says "comfort"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "priority to functionality over comfort". The printed word "convenience" is on the page, but the spoken word is much shorter.

Printed "comfortable", the speaker says "luxurious"

Explanation: The speaker says "not very luxurious", not "comfortable". The two words begin with different letters, so listen from the first sound.

"Apollo" matches the audio

Explanation: "the Apollo 11 lunar module". It looks like a tricky name, but the speaker says it exactly. Do not click it.

"Neil" matches the audio

Explanation: "Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin". Their names are familiar and may distract you, but the speaker says them exactly. Do not click it.

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