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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #48662 Short Gamer
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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:

Picture a gamer, someone who spends countless hours immersed in one of those online role-playing alternate realities. And what do you see? Is it a physically fit female closer to 40 than 14? If not, you may need to rethink your assumptions about geekdom. Because a study in the Journal of communication shows that when it comes to dominating the virtual world, women are actually more hardcore than men. Scientists conducted a survey of some 7,000 players who were logged on to a game called EverQuest II. And they discovered some interesting things. First off, the average age of the gamers surveyed was 31. And that playing time tended to increase with age. Which is also where the sex defences come in. The female gamers actually logged more time online: an average of 29 hours a week, versus 25 for the males, with the top players putting in 57 hours a week on the girl's side, and 51 for the guys. What's more, it looks like women are more likely to lie about how much they really play.
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Printed "pitifully", the speaker says "physically"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "a physically fit female". The printed word "pitifully" is not what you hear. Both words start with "p" and end the same, so listen to the middle.

Printed "oration", the speaker says "communication"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "the Journal of communication shows". Click "oration" here. The word you hear is much longer.

Printed "incorrigibly", the speaker says "actually"

Explanation: The speaker says "women are actually more hardcore", not "incorrigibly". The printed word is much longer than the one you hear.

Printed "lor", the speaker says "hardcore"

Explanation: Listen for "more hardcore than men". "lor" is on the page, but not in the audio. It has only three letters, and the speaker says a long word.

Printed "departed", the speaker says "conducted"

Explanation: You will hear "Scientists conducted a survey". So "departed" is the changed word. Both end the same way, so listen to the start of the word.

Printed "desensitises", the speaker says "defences"

Explanation: On the recording the words are "the sex defences come in". You see "desensitises" on the page. Both start with "de", so listen to the whole word.

"geekdom" matches the audio

Explanation: The last word in "your assumptions about geekdom" is rare. It may look like a trick, but the speaker says it exactly. Do not click it.

"EverQuest" matches the audio

Explanation: "a game called EverQuest II" has the name of a game. Names often look wrong, but this one matches the audio. Do not select it.

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