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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #46605 Short Tilt
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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:

I read recently somewhere that by by having a. Tilt of 45 degrees. On while holding a smartphone, you put weight on your cervical spine of 25 kilogrammes, the equivalent of 25 kilogrammes. I think what's going to happen in the years to come, especially with the current, the generation, who are currently teenagers by the age of 30, we will experience. We'll see massive epidemic of cervical spine injuries caused by mobile phones. The guy the current guidance about the right way to hold the smartphone is like this. It's a very awkward way to hold it. And that I had, I have some personal experience, some recent personal experience. I've started doing it because I developed actually some problems a few months ago. So, I started using it this way. I've been shouted. Out a couple of times because people think that I'll take videos of him.
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Printed "back", the speaker says "cervical"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "on your cervical spine". The words start with different letters, and the spoken word is much longer.

Printed "latest", the speaker says "current"

Explanation: The speaker says "with the current the", not "latest". The first letter is different, so wait for the whole word.

Printed "epidermal", the speaker says "epidemic"

Explanation: Listen for "massive epidemic of". Both words start with 'e', so listen to the whole word.

Printed "strange", the speaker says "awkward"

Explanation: You will hear "a very awkward way". The first letters are not the same, so listen to the full word.

Printed "completed", the speaker says "started"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "I've started doing it". The first letters differ, but both words end the same, so listen to the start.

Printed "double", the speaker says "couple"

Explanation: Listen again to "a couple of times". The first letter differs, yet the words end the same, so focus on the start.

"smartphone" matches the audio

Explanation: "holding a smartphone, you" may look odd here. The speaker says 'smartphone' exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"teenagers" matches the audio

Explanation: "who are currently teenagers by" might catch your eye. The speaker says 'teenagers' exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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