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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #48651 Medium North cape
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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:

For some reason, every year a few dozen runners dash from southern Italy all the way to the North Cape of Norway, in what's called the TransEurope-Footrace. It takes about two months to cover the almost 2,800 miles, about 45 miles a day. In the 2009 edition 44 of the 66 participants allowed themselves to be examined medically throughout. The findings were presented November 29th at the annual meeting of the Radiological Society of North America in Chicago. And some of the discoveries may be of use to the less ambitious among us. Muscle volume of the legs actually went down 7 percent because of the incredible energy consumption of the daily distances. And some leg injuries were found to be safe to run through. It was okay to keep going with simple leg muscle inflammation, for example. But other overuse injuries, like joint inflammation, carried a greater risk of worsening.
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Printed "sudden", the speaker says "southern"

Explanation: Listen for "from southern Italy". Both words start with the same letter, so hear the whole word.

Printed "surreptitiousness", the speaker says "participants"

Explanation: You will hear "44 of the 66 participants". It looks very long on the page and does not fit here, so click it.

Printed "prevents", the speaker says "themselves"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "allowed themselves to be". The printed word begins with a different letter, so the words start differently.

Printed "enterprises", the speaker says "findings"

Explanation: Listen again to "The findings were presented". It starts with a different first letter, so follow the sound not the look.

Printed "expectant", the speaker says "presented"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "were presented November 29th". They begin with different letters, so listen to the whole word rather than the page.

"Chicago" matches the audio

Explanation: "in Chicago" has a simple place name that may catch your eye as strange. The speaker says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"Radiological" matches the audio

Explanation: "the Radiological Society of North America" has a formal printed phrase that may look odd. The speaker says "Radiological" exactly as printed, so do not click it.

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