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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #48638 Short HIW
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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:

With HINI on the rise and flu shots hard to find, few things are as terrifying as. But now a report in the journal psychological Science suggests that coughing and sneezing can spread more than viruses. They also spread fear, of germs and more. So you're on line for a movie when the guy behind you lets loose a big, juicy. Maybe you hold your breath, or maybe you decide to skip the flick and go home to scrub your hands like you're Lady Macbeth. Well, psychological got to wondering whether that well-grounded caution could snowball into an overarching skittishness about disease and other things. So they stationed a colleague on a college campus and had her sneeze loudly as students walked by. They then asked those students to estimate the risk the average American runs of having a heart attack or getting killed in an accident. Sure enough, kids who'd heard sneezing were more doom-and-gloom than those who got away Scott tissue-free.
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Printed "liturgical", the speaker says "psychological"

Explanation: You will hear "journal psychological Science". The printed word "liturgical" is on the page. Both words start with different letters, so listen to the whole word before you click.

Printed "smuggling", the speaker says "coughing"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "coughing and sneezing". On the page you see "smuggling" instead. The words start with different letters, so listen to the first sound to tell them apart.

Printed "customised", the speaker says "psychological"

Explanation: Listen again to "Well, psychological got to wondering". The printed word "customised" is on the page. The spoken word is much longer, so listen for a longer word.

Printed "fumbling", the speaker says "wondering"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "got to wondering whether". You see "fumbling" printed there. The words start with different letters but end the same, so focus on the start.

"sneezing" matches the audio

Explanation: "sneezing can spread more" sits next to the changed word and may look like a trick. The speaker says "sneezing" exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Macbeth" matches the audio

Explanation: "scrub your hands like you're Lady Macbeth" looks dramatic and may catch your eye. The speaker says "Macbeth" exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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