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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #46809 Short Study English
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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:

You're all studying English now, and I'm sure that you've studied English for several years before this, but have you ever stopped to think about why you study English? Why do you and millions of other people around the world speak English? Historically, English was the native language of a very small country, England. So how did it become so common around the world. That's the question we're going to try and answer today. I'm going to start my lecture by talking about where English is spoken, and I'll give you some interesting statistics about how many people actually use English. After that I'm going to move on to a more difficult question. The question of who owns English, does English really belong to English people? Is it part of the culture of England?
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Printed "raffled", the speaker says "stopped"

Explanation: The speaker says "stopped to think about", not "raffled". They start with different letters, so listen to the first sound.

Printed "narrow", the speaker says "native"

Explanation: Listen for "native language of a". The printed word "narrow" is on the page, but you hear "native". Both start with n, so hear the whole word before you decide.

Printed "waking", the speaker says "talking"

Explanation: You will hear "talking about where English", not "waking". They start with different letters, so listen to the start of the word.

Printed "really", the speaker says "actually"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "actually use English", not "really". The printed word fits the sentence idea, so trust your ears, not the meaning.

Printed "anchoring", the speaker says "culture"

Explanation: Listen again to "culture of England", not "anchoring". The printed word is much longer and does not fit the idea, so the sound will differ.

"England" matches the audio

Explanation: "a very small country, England." uses a name you know. It may look odd here, but the speaker says it as printed, so do not click it.

"English" matches the audio

Explanation: "who owns English, does English really" repeats a common word. It may seem like a trick, but the speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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