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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #47004 Short DTM
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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:

Demographic transition considers both birth rate and death rate and refused to the transition from high birth and death rates to low birth and death rates which a country develops when it moves from a pre-industrial to an industrial system of economy. This is demonstrated through a demographic transition model or DTM. The theory behind this is based on an interpretation of demographic history developed in 1929 by demographer Warren Thompson. It was Thompson who observed transitions in both the birth and death rates in industrialized societies over a course of 200 years. Accordingly, most developed countries are in stage 3 or 4 of the model. Most developing countries have reached stage 2 or 3. The exceptions are chiefly in poor sub-Saharan Africa as well as some Middle Eastern countries. These poor countries are typically affected because of government policy as well as civil strife.
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Printed "raises", the speaker says "refused"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "and refused to the". The first letters match, so listen to the whole word to catch the difference.

Printed "detains", the speaker says "develops"

Explanation: The speaker says "a country develops when". The printed and spoken words share the first letter, and the spoken form is a bit longer.

Printed "transaction", the speaker says "transition"

Explanation: Listen for "a demographic transition model". The words begin and end the same, so focus on the middle part.

Printed "interpret", the speaker says "interpretation"

Explanation: You will hear "an interpretation of". The spoken word has extra letters at the end, so listen for that longer ending.

Printed "space", the speaker says "stage"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "in stage 3 or 4". They start the same but the endings differ, so listen to the end of the word.

Printed "rich", the speaker says "poor"

Explanation: Listen again to "These poor countries are". The printed and spoken words start with different letters, so trust the audio for the first sound.

Printed "same", the speaker says "civil"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "as well as civil strife". The words begin with different letters, so listen from the first part of the word.

"Warren" matches the audio

Explanation: "demographer Warren Thompson" has a proper name that may catch your eye. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"industrialized" matches the audio

Explanation: "industrialized societies over a" is a long printed phrase that looks tricky. It is spoken the same as printed, so do not click it.

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