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Practice Listening: Highlight Incorrect Words ID: #48683 Short Tone Deaf
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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:

The ability to distinguish between sounds of varying pitch makes people capable of producing and understanding speech and music. And the way we are able to process pitch has been thought to be unique to our big-brained species. But now, there's evidence that a tiny monkey—the common marmoset from Brazil—can distinguish pitch the same way we do. That's according to a study in the proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Ten years ago, researchers identified a region of the marmoset brain that period to process pitch. But they needed to confirm that the animals did indeed notice changes in pitch—which presented a challenge: they had to find a way to get the animal to indicate that it had heard something. So they trained the marmosets to respond to a change in pitch with a behavior—specifically, they would lick a waterspout. The researchers then had the animals listen to a series of notes with the same pitch.
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Printed "prostituting", the speaker says "producing"

Explanation: In the audio you hear "capable of producing and". The printed word is "prostituting" on the page. Both words start with the same letter, so listen to the whole word before you click it.

Printed "sterling", the speaker says "understanding"

Explanation: Here the speaker says "producing and understanding speech". The printed word "sterling" is on the screen. The two words start with different letters, so the first sound will help you tell them apart.

Printed "sneezes", the speaker says "proceedings"

Explanation: The speaker says "in the proceedings of", not "sneezes". The printed word "sneezes" makes no sense here, so trust your ears.

Printed "recommend", the speaker says "period"

Explanation: Listen for "that period to process pitch". The printed word shown is "recommend". The two words start with different letters and end differently, so listen to the whole word.

"marmoset" matches the audio

Explanation: "the common marmoset from Brazil" looks unusual and may seem like a trick. The speaker actually says it exactly as printed, so do not click it.

"waterspout" matches the audio

Explanation: "they would lick a waterspout" may look odd and tempting to change. The audio matches the printed word here, so do not click it.

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