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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #46017 Short The impact
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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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Correct Transcript:

The impact on young Australians who are interested in buying a home of their own has been very significant. Australia's housing affordability now shapes the typical housing cycle or housing career as some people call it. Most Australians in the normal course of events are people who move through the housing cycle in a way that matches the stages of life that they're at. So, they move out of the family home in their late teens or early 20s as they gain their independence from their families, then they rent to save for a home they can afford as either a group or maybe a couple. And maybe they can upgrade it when they have a family in their middle age, they are more than likely that paid off their mortgage. And that means they have housing security in their old age. That's no longer the typical housing cycle for Australians, young people generally live at home for much longer than they once did.
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Printed "has", the speaker says "now"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "now shapes the typical". Both words start with different letters, so listen to the first sound.

Printed "long", the speaker says "normal"

Explanation: The speaker says "normal course of events", not "long". The spoken word is much longer, so listen for extra letters.

Printed "neighbor", the speaker says "housing"

Explanation: Listen for "housing cycle in a". The two words begin with different letters, so hear the whole word.

Printed "ability", the speaker says "stages"

Explanation: You will hear "stages of life that". The printed word makes less sense here, so trust the audio.

Printed "run", the speaker says "move"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "move out of the". The words start with different letters, so listen to the start.

Printed "lease", the speaker says "rent"

Explanation: Listen again to "rent to save for". The two words do not start the same, so hear the first sound.

Printed "capture", the speaker says "upgrade"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "upgrade it when they". The spoken word is the same length but starts with a different letter.

Printed "for", the speaker says "that"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "that paid off their". The printed and spoken words start differently, so listen to the opening sound.

Printed "deposits", the speaker says "security"

Explanation: The speaker says "housing security in their", not "deposits". The two words start with different letters, so follow the audio.

"Australia's" matches the audio

Explanation: "Australia's housing affordability has" has the country name and extra words. It looks long, but the speaker says it exactly as printed. Do not click it.

"home" matches the audio

Explanation: "buying a home of their" shows the simple word home near changed words. It may catch your eye, but the speaker says it exactly. Do not click it.

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