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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #48628 Short Food's Tale
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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:

Here's a strange tale of two previously unrelated food products. First: chitlins, that delicacy of fried pig large intestines. They're well-loved throughout the South, especially during the upcoming holiday season. But the smell of them cooking inspires significantly less affection. Because the cooking process sometimes smells like, well, feces. Researchers in Japan thought that cilantro could help. Because cilantro is used in a variety of cuisine around the world to mask smells, as well as to add distinctive flavors. And in a previous study, the research team had shown that cilantro can mask the challenge stench. In the new research, in the Journal of agriculture and Food Chemistry, they isolated cilantro's volatile compounds and tested each one for its autowriting power.
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Printed "difficultly", the speaker says "delicacy"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "that delicacy of fried". Both words start with the same first letter, so listen to the end of the word.

Printed "reprieve", the speaker says "cuisine"

Explanation: The speaker says "variety of cuisine around", not "reprieve". The two words start with different letters, so listen from the first sound.

Printed "fringing", the speaker says "challenge"

Explanation: Listen for "mask the challenge stench". The printed word looks different and the two words start with different letters, so follow your ears.

Printed "marginal", the speaker says "agriculture"

Explanation: You will hear "Journal of agriculture and Food". The printed and spoken words start with different letters, so pay attention to the full word.

Printed "bookwriting", the speaker says "autowriting"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "for its autowriting power". The printed and spoken words end with the same letters, so listen to the beginning.

"chitlins" matches the audio

Explanation: "First: chitlins, that" may look odd on the page. It is exactly what the speaker says, so do not click it.

"feces" matches the audio

Explanation: "smells like, well, feces" can seem harsh to some listeners. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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