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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #48663 Long Carbon Emission
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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:

China emits over a quarter of the world's carbon--some 10 billion tons. That's twice what we pump out here in the U.S. But before the finger-wagging begins, consider that a quarter of China's C02 emissions come from making exports--in other words, stuff for countries like us. "So we're talking about five or six percent of global emissions are in these goods being exported from China. And that may not sound like a lot, but five or six percent of 35 billion tons is a lot of C02." Steve Davis is a climate energy scientist at the University of California Irvine. He and his colleagues wanted to see whether outsourcing manufacturing to China--which happens to be good for our wallets--is also good for the planet. Spoiler alert: doesn't look like it. Because China is so reliant on coal for their energy.
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Printed "inviolate", the speaker says "scientist"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "climate energy scientist". Both words start with different letters, and "inviolate" makes no sense here, so listen to the whole word.

Printed "sunbeams", the speaker says "colleagues"

Explanation: The speaker says "he and his colleagues", not "sunbeams". The first letters are different, so trust the sound, and note "sunbeams" does not fit the sentence.

"C02" matches the audio

Explanation: "a quarter of China's C02 emissions" appears. It looks odd on the page, but the speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

"coal" matches the audio

Explanation: "reliant on coal for" is the phrase nearby. The short word may catch your eye, but the speaker says it exactly, so do not click it.

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